1996 Chevrolet Suburban Engine

1996 SUBURBAN CAUGHT ON FIRE DURING TRANSPORT DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. *TS *NM

I HAVE OWNED 2 1996-1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AND HAVE HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK ON BOTH AT ABOUT 85000 MILES. I DID A LITTLE LOCAL RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE VORTEC 5.7 ENGINE. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A COOLANT LEAK FROM THE ENGINE AREA, THE SERVICE WRITER SAID THIS WAS MOST LIKELY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BECAUSE THEY GET THAT ALL THE TIME. TOAY, I NOTICED A COOLANT PUDDLE IN MY DRIVE WAY AND UPON LOOKING INTO IT, MY LATEST 1996 SUBURBAN WITH A VORTEC 5.7 IS LEAKING AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS IS A COSTLY PROBLEM TO THE CONSUMER. IT COSTS APPROXIMATELY $500.00 TO HAVE THIS DONE. I NOW MUST MAKE THE DECISSION TO HAVE IT FIXED AT THE DEALER FOR $500 OR TO DO IT MYSELF FOR ABOUT $150.00 AND A DAY OF HEADACHES. *AK

I HAVE REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET TWICE NOW FOR MY 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. BOTH TIMES IT HAS COST ME OVER $650.00. BOTH MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT THEY SEE THESE AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK ON THE 5.7 ENGINES. THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY ACTUALLY LAUGHED WHEN I ASKED THEM IF IT WAS SET UP AS A RECALL ITEM FOR THIS ENGINE. *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF ANTI-FREEZE UNDER VEHICLE, LEAKING BETWEEN INTAKE MANIFOLD AND EXHULST. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

ENGINE IDLES VERY ROUGH & MISSES--PCM REFLASHED BY DEALER WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. *AK

NO SUMMARY

MANIFOLD PIPE EXPERINCED STRESS CRACK CAUSING EXCESSIVE NOISE AND FUMES TO ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTENT OF VEHICLE. *YC

STARTED ENGINE AND CHECKED THE COOLANT AND THERE WAS SEEPAGE. SHOOK THE ADAPTER AND IT BROKE OFF AND ALL COOLANT WAS LOST. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO GOODYEAR, ENGINE COOLANT CONNECTOR AND BELT TENSIONER WERE REPLACED. CHEVROLET AREA REPRESENTATIVE SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *AK

MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY CUT OUT OR STALL SURGE FORWARD AND THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL SPEED. DEALER STATES THAT THIS OCCURS DUE THE DIESEL INJECTOR PUMP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS

ENGINE FAN SWITCH FAILED.

INJECTOR PUMP FOR ENGINE FAILED.

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

FAN MOTOR FAILED.

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.