1997 Chevrolet Suburban Suspension Problems

“Vehicle constantly jerks from left to right at any speed over 30 MPH. It is very hard to keep on the road. It started at aprox 15,000 mi. I have changed tires and that did not help. A lot of my co-workers have the same problem with their truck too. If you ask service they know exactly what causes this and say it is not under warranty.”

“When the vehicle made a turn steering wheel would became loose, and the vehicle jerked into the next lane. Steering wheel became stiff after it jerked. The problem only happened when a left or right turn was made. The mechanic indicated that evo sensor was going out and needed to be replaced. .....”

“I own a1997 chevy Suburban lt. We asked a local chevy dealer to fix the doors to close properly, which they claimed to do. I noticed that the door did not line up and they said they adjusted the strike plate. Evidently that means they used a sledge hammer. My wife was driving down the road and one of the locked doors opened up as she was driving down the road. Luckily my 4 year old son was in his carseat. It has happened twice. She could not reclose the door and so she tied it shut. I found that the door latch was still shut. …”

“The first time I had a problem was right after I bought the Suburban, it pulled to the right. The dealer could not find any problems, but they eventually aligned the tires ( which they said it was very unusual to have to do that for a brand new vehicle). Over the months after the alignment, I did not notice any problems. I can not tell you exactly when my car started having problems. My vehicle would all of a sudden have a very loose feeling in the control of the steering. Thinking it was just me, I didn't think much of it for awhile. …”

“The transmission shifted very hard and make a loud clunking noise when shifting into forward gears after about the first 100 miles. It was taken in twice while still under warranty and I was told there was nothing wrong with it. The third time I took it in it was getting extremely bad, it was now out of warranty, and I was told I needed a new transmission. The front end has been aligned twice within 15,000 miles and still pulls hard to the right. The ABS system has failed periodically over a six month period of time - it was reported three times. …”