Chevrolet Suburban 1990

• Recall 59492 [USA]: This condition may cause an inadequate seal at the connection, potentially leading to a fuel leak. in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur.
  Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or origin marking on the fuel filter housing manufactured from october 18, 2005, through march 21, 2006, sold for use on the vehicles listed above and on certain school buses. (to see the school bus engine sizes, click on "document search" and then "bus applications"). The connector on the fuel filter was not manufactured to honeywell's specification. As a result, the o-ring may not seat correctly on the fuel line.
  honeywell will notify owners and replace the fuel filters free of charge. The recall began on october 18, 2006. Owners may contact fram customer service at 1-800-890-2075 (option 1).
  this recall only pertains to aftermarket fram fuel filters and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed.Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 19140 [USA]: If bolt failure occurs to the driver's seat, it wouldallow the seat back to suddenly recline, and could result in loss of vehiclecontrol and a vehicle crash without prior warning.
  The recliner mechanism and the seat frame may have foam and/or vinyl between them, creating a "soft" joint. This "soft" joint results in lower than specified bolt torque which leads to joint looseness, causing bolt fatigue and eventual bolt failure.
  dealers will remove the foam and/or vinyl from between the recliner mechanism and the seat frame "soft" joint and replace the recliner bolts.
  system: interior systems; seat tracks, anchors, and seats.Vehicle description: vans and utility vehicles equipped with bucket seats withknob type recliner mechanisms.Note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed uponservice date and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable time and freeof charge or the remedy does not correct the defect or noncompliance, pleasecontact the gmc service center at 1-313-456-4547 or the chevrolet service centerat 1-800-222-1020. Also, please contact the national highway traffic safetyadministration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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• Recall 21922 [USA]: Separation of the rotor sections can cause loss ofbraking ability in the affected wheel. this could result in increased stoppingdistance and/or loss of vehicle control and an accident.
  Severe corrosion due to road salt at the joint of the stamped steel center section and the cast outer section can cause the sections to separate.
  replace the front brake rotors with new rotors with a corrosion protection coating. However, if replacement of brake linings are necessary, it will be done at owner's expense since brake linings are normal maintenance items.
  system: brakes; hydraulic; disk rotors.Vehicle description: light trucks and vans sold or registered in the followingstates: ct, il, in, ma, me, mi, nh, nj, ny, oh, pa, ri, vt, and wi.Notes: the vehicles involved can be identified by the following: the 5thcharacter of the vehicle identification number must be a "k" or "l", and theseventh character must be "3","4","5","6", or "9".If your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed uponservice date, and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable amount of timeand free of charge or the remedy does not correct the safety-related defect ornoncompliance, please contact your nearest gmc truck zone office. The telephonenumbers of the zone offices are listed in your warranty and owner's assistanceinformation manuals. Also contact the national highway traffic safetyadministration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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• Recall 22072 [USA]: The vented transmission fluid can catch fire if exposedto a source of ignition.
  Unanticipated heat in the transmission can force the transmission fluid out of the vent tube.
  install a longer transmission vent hose routed to the left side of the engine compartment of the vehicle.
  system: power train.Vehicle description: light trucks with 5.0 l, 5.7 l, and 7.4 l engines and 4l60,4l60-e, and 3l80 automatic transmissions.

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• Recall 1995096 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  On certain vehicles, the service-part fuel tanks may have one or more pairs of the six projection welds which attach the sender-unit ring to the tank that do not meet specification. These out of specification welds may fracture during sender unit installation resulting in fuel leakage and a possible vehicle fire. Note: recall covers 1975-1986 chevrolet/gmc c/k pickup and chassis cab trucks and 1987-1991 chevrolet/gmc r/v pickup and chassis cab trucks. Correction: vehicles with fractured sender ring weld pairs will have a new fuel tank installed.

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• Recall 1993141 [Canada]: Powertrain
  Note: r/v suburban trucks - 2 wheel and 4 wheel drive vehicles with automatic transmissions. Vehicles may develop an abnormal pressure build-up in the transmission with the possibility of transmission fluid coming out of the filler tube onto hot engine parts resulting in a possible vehicle fire. Correction: owners will be provided with a new dipstick with a lock-seal top, new owner manual instructions, graphics for checking the automatic transmission fluid level and updated information on towing with an overdrive equipped automatic transmission.

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• Recall 1993153 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
  On vehicles equipped with bucket seats with knob type recliner mechanisms, a front seat recliner bolt may fatigue and break. This may allow the seat back to suddenly recline, which can lead to sudden loss of vehicle control. Correction: recliner bolts will be replaced on affected vehicles.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Engine compartment fires investigation # EA94029

  An alleged malfunction in the atlernator resulting in engine compartmet fires.
  

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Consumer stated vehicle was vibrating, vehicle was taken into shop and consumer was informed that tires were separating, which were replaced at the consumer expense after being told that they were not apart of any recall, the tires that consumer purchased, however were on recall, consumer has been unable to get a repsonse from firestone. (firestone wilderness at tires p235/75r15)*yh

The left rear tire blew out on i 95 while traveling at approx. 70 mph. This caused the truck to sway back and forth from the left lane then back into the right lane several times. I was lucky that nobody was beside me at the time. When i pulled off the road i saw that the whole tread was gone off the tire. It bent up the quarter panel and ripped the tailpipe out of the muffler. The tread had hit some other cars and was about 1/4-1/2 a mile down the road. The tires all have large bulges of uneven treads. I called goodyear and told them the problem. They said they dont have any problems with these tires and any wear problems are probably the fault of my vehicle. They did say they want the blown tire and will replace it, but will not replace the others. So they are all in my garage waiting for a recall. They are dangerous. If you have any questions, call me at my work #. Thank you. *ak (tiresize: 31/10.5/15)( dot number: tire size: 31/10.5/15 )

Pe00 020; consumer was traveling 65mph on highway and heard a noise, tread was flapping up against inner fender well. He was able to pull over to the shoulder , and noticed that the driver's side rear tire tread separated. The tire firestone, steel tex, lt23585r16, dot vn0rtxk127. Dealership was aware of problem.*ak

Tread separated, causing tire to blowout. *ak (dot number: w2m2 jba tiresize: 255/70r15)

Pe 00 020/trie tread separation: while traveling at highway speed of 60 mph, right rear tire experienced a tread separation on a 1990 chevrolet suburban, aftermarket equipment; p235/75r15; dot# unavailable. Driver / two passengers involved, no injury reported. Please feel free to provide any further details. *ak firestone wilderness at p235/75/r15 *mw

Truck accererated sounded like over 100 mph but was going slow speedcould not stopr truck turned off in street and jumped out car rear end broke and u-joint. Very dangerous. *ak

After braking 2 to 3 times the brakes stagger, shudder grabbing and sticking, seems like the antilock system is happening each and every time brakes are applied.

Last week noticed vibration (shdder) coming from the front of the vehicle. Thought it was the tires or balancing. Replaced all four tires (even though they were not worn out). Still had shudder, so next day took it to chevrolet dealer in livermore. Told him the symptoms and made an appointment for 6/29/99 to have it checked. Service manager asked if the vehicle had overdive, replied yes, he responded it maybe something in your torque convertor. No doubt will find out. Then checked with a friend in mn who also has a 1990 suburban. He asked if it was happening at any particular speed. I said i noticed it when accellerating up from 45 miles per hour. He then asked if i had overdrive and i said yes. Then he asked if it happens in the drive setting, said i did not know. Checked this out and their was no shudder in the drive position. I bought the vehicle with full warranty in nov/dec 1991, it was a gm executive vehicle. At approximately 33,000 miles the engine literaly blew up and was replaced under warrantry. At approximately 36,000 miles the transmission failed and again fortunately it was still under warranty. My friend in mn advised that he also lost his transmission unfortunately out of and warranty and had it replaced with an after market transmission unit for this model that does not use / have the overdrive feature. According to him there were many failures of this o/d transmission unit and hence the availability of an after market unit as described. He said the o/d feature was designed in to meet government mileage requirements and clearly had problems. I will know tomorrow what the diagnosis is, and if it turns out to what maybe a design that does not perform as designed (defective)and there is data to support this then i would like your guidance and or suggestions on an appropiate way to approach gm to correct this at thier expense. Perhaps all this note is redundant as they (gm) may already have a policy on replacing these under warranty. Thanks for you help.

While driving, the tread separated from six different firestone atx tires within 20,000 miles. This always occured on a highway in texas. The dates were 10/96, 10/96, 5/97, 12/98, 3/99, & 6/99.( dot number: tire size: 321150r15 )