2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON A LIFT AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED, CAUSING A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE C...
Mileage: 140,000
I WAS SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT WHEN THE STEEL REAR BRAKE LINE SPONTANEOUSLY SPLIT AND DUMPED ALL LINE PRESSURE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, AND I ROLLED RIGHT INTO TRAFFIC BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE PEDAL ENOUGH TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE AGAINST A CURB. ...
Mileage: 153,000
I HAD A MAJOR BRAKE FAILURE THE OTHER DAY WHILE DRIVING. I HAD NO BRAKES, BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY REPORTED THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES.
Mileage: 235,000
THIS ISSUE OCCURRED IN JULY OF 2016 WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION IN FLORIDA. WE BEGAN TO LOSE BRAKING ABILITY UNTIL FINALLY THE VEHICLE BECAME ALMOST INOPERABLE, ONLY ABLE TO TRAVEL AT ABOUT 20 MPH AND STILL BE ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. ONE OF THE STEEL BRAKES LINES HAD BLOWN A HOLE IN IT....
Mileage: 190,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 95 COMING BACK FROM DAYTONA WHEN A DRIVER LET ME KNOW THAT MY TIRES WHERE LOW SO I WHEN TO A GAS STATION TO PUT SOME AIR IN AND THATS WHEN I NOTICE THAT MY TIRES HAD A LOT OF NAILS LTHE 4 TIRES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. MY TIRES ARE LNOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE THE RECEI...
Mileage: 211,284
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LETIRES, TIRES SIZE: 265/70R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE BEFORE A LOUD BOOMING SOUND WAS HEARD. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT...
Mileage: 150,000
WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING WHILE NOT MOVING EXTREME AMOUNTS OF EXHAUST FUMES ARE ENTERING THE CABIN AREA THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THIS IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WHICH ARE BREAKING ALLOWING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO OPEN AND ALLOW FUMES TO ENTER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH RESULTS ...
Mileage: 104,569
EXHAUST BOLTS BROKEN AND CAUSING A LEAK MAKING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO PASS EMISSIONS ALSO. STEERING STABILIZERS BROKEN.
EXHAUST BOLTS BROKEN AND CAUSING A LEAK MAKING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO PASS EMISSIONS ALSO. STEERING STABILIZERS BROKEN.
WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, VEHICLE STRUCK AN ADULT DEER - FRONT END SQUARE HIT OFFSET TO PASSENGER SIDE. FRONT PASSENGER LIGHTS, GRILL, RADIATOR SUPPORTS, BUMPER, SIDE FENDER, AND HOOD ALL SEVERELY DAMAGED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE ENDED UP AT $4,38...
Mileage: 132,945
COMPLETE BREAK FAILURE. BREAK PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND ALMOST KILLED MY FAMILY. NOTICED LEAKING BREAK FLUID COMING OUT OF RUSTED BREAK LINE UNDER VEHICLE.
Mileage: 130,000
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 75MPH BATTERY, SECURITY AND LOW FUEL POPPED ON INTO MESSAGE CENTER. GAS GAUGE, VOLT METER, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE QUIT WORKING, HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF IT ALMOST GOT HIT. I KNOW NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE.
Mileage: 198,000
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 75MPH BATTERY, SECURITY AND LOW FUEL POPPED ON INTO MESSAGE CENTER. GAS GAUGE, VOLT METER, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE QUIT WORKING, HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF IT ALMOST GOT HIT. I KNOW NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE.
Mileage: 198,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 7/28/15*CN UPDATED 10/18/2017*CN
Mileage: 180,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE NEAR EXIT 10, TRAVELLING TO BOSTON. AHEAD, ALL TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED IN BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER SET OF LANES. AS I DECELERATED, I HEARD A NOISE AND THE TRUCK JERKED SLIGHTLY. WHEN I TRIED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO THE SERVICE LANE, I HAD NO TRANSMISSION AND HAD TO ...
Mileage: 10,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DISABLED AND THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INACCURATE FUEL LEVE...
Mileage: 260,000
WENT TO START MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND IT WOULDN'T START. I LISTENED FOR THE FUEL PUMP TO ENGAGE AND IT WASN'T WORKING. I CHECKED THE RELAY AND NOTICED IT WAS MELTED ON ONE CORNER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO NOTICED THAT GM HAS DONE NO...
Mileage: 175,808
WENT TO START MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND IT WOULDN'T START. I LISTENED FOR THE FUEL PUMP TO ENGAGE AND IT WASN'T WORKING. I CHECKED THE RELAY AND NOTICED IT WAS MELTED ON ONE CORNER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO NOTICED THAT GM HAS DONE NO...
Mileage: 175,808
I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PROCEEDED TO PARK MY SUBURBAN. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THEY PULSATE AND GAVE OUT COMPLETELY. NO SERVICE LIGHTS OR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON PREVIOUS TO THE INCIDENT. WHEN THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK I TRIED TO PUMP THEM TO GET THEM TO WORK BUT NOTHIN...
Mileage: 139,000
CHEVROLET HAS CONTINUED TO IGNORE THE ABS BRAKE ISSUE WITHIN THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS SEPARATE FROM THEIR WHEEL SENSOR ISSUE.THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE.HAS A CIRCUIT BOARD ISSUE WHICH DEACTIVATES THE ABS SYSTEM AND SHOWS A BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ON DASH.IN SNOW TODAY MY ABS FAILED AND I SLID THR...
Mileage: 108,000
ON JANUARY 29, 2014, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY SUBURBAN TRAVELING ON A SNOW AND ICY ROAD WHEN THE SUBURBAN BEGIN TO SPIN AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. HE WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. HE WAS WEARING THE SHOULDER AND LAP BELT.THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO OTH...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH...
Mileage: 100,000
BRAKE LINES SEVERELY CORRODED AND BLEW OUT. SEVERE CORROSION UNDER TRUCK TOO. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON 1/25/2013. COMING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION I WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BY AN 18 WHEELER. I WOKE UP IN THE HOSPITAL ALMOST A MONTH LATER. PICTURES OF MY VEHICLE SHOW THAT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. GOOD THING I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. MD SAY THE BRUISING TO HEART OTHER INT...
Mileage: 235,000
THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE PEDAL LAST ALL PRESSURE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. WAS SUCCESSFUL IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE FROM 35 MPH WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND FAILED. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT OTHER BRAKE LINE ARE IN THE SIMILAR CON...
Mileage: 120,000
MOVING MY BOAT IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP MY BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS CONTROLLER FAILED CAUSING NO BRAKING!!! PUMPED THEM LIKE CRAZY AND IT JUST PISSED OUT ALL OF THE FLUID. I HAD MY CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE AREA AND I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THEY WERE NOT KILLED! ...
Mileage: 120,000
WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, A HYDRAULIC LINE SERVING THE FRONT BRAKES RUPTURED CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF FRONT BRAKES. THIS IS THE THIRD HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TWO LINES TO FAIL WERE ON THE REAR AXLE. ALL OF THE REMAINING HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES ARE HEAVILY RUSTED AND P...
Mileage: 109,636
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH I WAS NEAR MY EXIT AND ACTIVATED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE ROOM TO CHANGE LANES AND PASS MY EXIT AND DOWNSHIFTED TO SLOW AND EVENTUALLY STOP. I HAD TRIED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE CABLE SNAPPED ON THE SPOT...
Mileage: 132,000
I PURCHUSED 2001 SUBURBAN AND TRIED TO CONTACT THE RECALL PEOPLE AT 18006302438 ABOUT RECALL #54628-05V379000.THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE THE SERVICE ALREADY BEEN DONE. BUT THE VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING THE RECALL SAID ITS DOING. *TR
I HAVE A 2001 1500 CHEVY SUBURBAN THAT I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IT WAS 109,000 MILES ON IT. MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING AT 50,000 MILES. WE FOUGHT WITH DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER AND HAD THEM REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. WELL GUESS WHAT? I HAVE APPR. 59,000 ON THIS TRANSMISSION AND IT ...
Mileage: 109,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ...
Mileage: 115,700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED. THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLY CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY; HOWEVER THERE WERE EXTERIOR DAMAGES TO THE BUILDING. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 97,000
NOTICED NO BOLT HEAD ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD, WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. THEN FOUND ANOTHER BOLT HEAD IN SKID GUARD DURING OIL CHANGE, THIS WAS FROM THE FRONT BOLT OF SAME EXHAUST MANIFOLD! THE HEADS BROKE OFF CLEANLY FOR NO VISIBLE REASON. FIXED FRONT BOLT BUT REAR O...
Mileage: 108,000
SINCE MY LAST MAJOR REPAIR WHICH WAS JULY 2010 WHEN MY RADIATOR AND TIMING BELT HAD MALFUNCTION, WHICH I PAID $653.34 FOR REPAIRS, THE SURBURBAN BEGAN TO STALL AFTER MY LAST OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS 10/04/2011. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL EACH TIME THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED, THEN IT WOUL...
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 SUBURBAN AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING OR BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE TRUCK HOME AND I SAW THE REAR AXLE WAS WET WITH BRAKEFLUID. THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE HAD ROTTED AND BROKE. THE TRUCK IS VERY WELL KEPT UP AND I ALWA...
Mileage: 140,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 SUBURBAN AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING OR BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE TRUCK HOME AND I SAW THE REAR AXLE WAS WET WITH BRAKEFLUID. THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE HAD ROTTED AND BROKE. THE TRUCK IS VERY WELL KEPT UP AND I ALWA...
Mileage: 140,000
AFTER ENTERING THE PARKING LOT OF THE LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PARK IN THE MARKED SPACE BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP, THE PEDAL TRAVEL ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT NO BREAKING EFFECT AT ALL, FORTUNATELY THAT SECTION OF THE LOT WAS MOSTLY EMPTY AND I LET THE TRUCK ROLL TO ALMOST A ST...
Mileage: 80,015
HAD NEW WILDCOUNTRY TIRE, PURCHASED FROM LES SCHWAB SEPARATE FROM THE WHEEL OUT TO A DEFECT. TIRE HAD ONLY BEEN ON THE WHEEL APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. LT 26570R16. *TR
Mileage: 20
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO A MEDIAN. AS A RESULT, THE MEDIAN MOVED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON....
Mileage: 110,000
MAIN BRAKE LINE LEAK, LOCATED ON TOP OF CHASSIS LEADING TO REAR BRAKES, LEAKED AT CLIP POINT UNDER PASSENGER DOOR WHERE ROAD SALT RESIDUE CAN SIT AND CORRODE LINE. LINE WAS ALSO HEAVILY RUSTED IN OTHER AREAS OF LINE ON TOP OF CHASSIS. ENTIRE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED! *TR
Mileage: 104,150
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO RUST AND A LEAK. WHILE STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE AB...
Mileage: 78,000
2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN FUEL GAUGE READING EMPTY WHEN IT IS NOT EMPTY. SMELL OF FUEL AND BURNING COMING FROM CAR. FUEL GAUGE FLOATING, SHOEING EMPTY,FULL, HALF FULL. *LN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO STOP. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THA...
Mileage: 108,650
OUR 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN IS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS WHICH WERE SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED DURING A 2005 RECALL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR IS EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN ACTIVATION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL # 05068. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GM TO BASICALLY FIX IT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET WHICH I F...
Mileage: 60,000
THE SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY'S STEEL WIRE BROKE WHILE SPARE TIRE WAS STORED UNDER THE TRUCK. THIS OCCURRED WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *TR
Mileage: 216,400
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, OUR 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AS I PARKED TO INVESTIGATE, FLAMES BEGAN TO CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE SEAT AND I PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A WATER HOSE. THE FIRE SEEMS TO INITIATE FROM THE WIRING FOR THE SEAT CONTROL. LEFT MINOR DAM...
Mileage: 172,300
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, OUR 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AS I PARKED TO INVESTIGATE, FLAMES BEGAN TO CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE SEAT AND I PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A WATER HOSE. THE FIRE SEEMS TO INITIATE FROM THE WIRING FOR THE SEAT CONTROL. LEFT MINOR DAM...
Mileage: 172,300
I HAVE SUBURBAN 2001, THE REAR WINDOW (TAILGATE WINDOW) GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE HINGES SUDDENLY. THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM IN GM SUBURBANS AND I AM AFRAID THIS MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS THE TAILGATE WINDOW MAY SEPARATE, FLY OFF AND HIT SOMETHING. I AM NOT SURE IF THE WINDOW WILL FLY OFF, MIN...
I HAVE SUBURBAN 2001, THE REAR WINDOW (TAILGATE WINDOW) GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE HINGES SUDDENLY. THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM IN GM SUBURBANS AND I AM AFRAID THIS MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS THE TAILGATE WINDOW MAY SEPARATE, FLY OFF AND HIT SOMETHING. I AM NOT SURE IF THE WINDOW WILL FLY OFF, MIN...
I HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 REGARDING THE ABS BRAKE MODULE CONTROL THAT FAILED, AFTER RESOURCE ITS LOOKS LIKE MANY THOUSAND OF 2000-2002 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM , I CALL GM AND THEY SAYING THEIR IS NO RECALL. IF YOU CHECK THAT ISSUE WOULD YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ? [XXX...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 10 MPH. WHEN THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE IT WOULD CAUSE AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICAT...
Mileage: 65,000
HUGE SAFETY ISSUE !!!!!! 1. VEHICLE MAINE STATE INSPECTION 2. TWO REAR AND SIDE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION 3. MUST REPLACE BRAKE LINES; SIDE LINE REPLACEMENT REQUIRES REMOVAL OF 30 GALLON GAS TANK! HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED. *TR
Mileage: 135,000
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THE ABS COMPUTER ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN FAILED AT JUST OVER 70,000 MILES. I CONTACTED CHEVY ABOUT THIS AND WAS TOLD IT OCCURRED OFTEN AND THAT IT WASN'T COVERED.. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAV...
Mileage: 71,000
2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION ON LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE. I VERIFIED THE CORROSION BY CLIMBING UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. THIS FAILURE IS NOT DUE TO AN ACCIDENT WITH THE TRUCK NOR HAS THE BRAKE LINE BEEN CRUSHED DUE TO RUNNING OVER A LARGE OBSTRUCTION. THE BRAKE L...
Mileage: 86,924
THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WITH JUST THE PEDAL APPLICATION, ON DRY PAVEMENT UNDER 20 MPH. ACTIVATED AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHILE KEEPING PEDAL PRESSURE ON. LUCKILY I TRY NOT TO FOLLOW CARS CLOSELY. HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WHEN HITT...
Mileage: 98,438
MY 2001 SUBURBAN COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND THE STEERING STOPS WHEN I AM AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH, IF I AM MAKING A TURN, BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, OR COME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN. I TOOK IT TO MANY PLACES TO HAVE IT TESTED AND THEY ALL STATED THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE NOTHING WAS DETECTED. I HAVE HAD ...
Mileage: 143,000
MY 2001 SUBURBAN COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND THE STEERING STOPS WHEN I AM AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH, IF I AM MAKING A TURN, BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, OR COME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN. I TOOK IT TO MANY PLACES TO HAVE IT TESTED AND THEY ALL STATED THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE NOTHING WAS DETECTED. I HAVE HAD ...
Mileage: 143,000
SERVICE BRAKES,HYDRAULIC,ANTILOCK. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 LT, ABS PROBLEM. RECURRENCE OF FAILURE OF ABS PUMP TO DEACTIVATE. PUMP RUNS CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL IT BURNS UP. REPLACED PREVIOUSLY (NOT UNDER WARRANTY). OVER $1000. AT THIS TIME THE ABS FUSE IS PULLED SO PUMP WON'T BURN UP AGAIN, BUT I HAVE NO ANTILOCK BRAKES. APPARENTLY A...
Mileage: 125,000
2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 LT, 5.7 STALLING PROBLEM. STALLS AT LOW IDLE ROUNDING CORNERS, AND IN PARKING LOTS ENTERING AND EXITING SPACE. RUNS FINE AT NORMAL SPEED. NO STALLING DURING REGULAR HIGHWAY SPEED DRIVING UNLESS SLOWING TO ROUND A CORNER. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #L 05V379000 ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WAS PERFORMED IN 2005 AT THE VALENTI AUTO MALL IN MYSTIC, CT. THE INTENT WAS TO TREAT A GM RECALL NO. 05068 TO FIX ABS FRONT HUB SENSORS THAT WOULD CORRODE. SUPPOSEDLY THEY DID THIS AT 85,000 MILES IN 2005. IN 2009, I HAVE BEEN HAVI...
Mileage: 8,500
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 WHILE GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT THE SPEED OF 20MPH THE LUMBAR SUPPORT IN MY DRIVER'S SEAT "POPPED". WE HEARD A VERY LOUD EXPLODING SOUND AND AT THE SAME TIME I FELT A EXTREME PRESSURE AND PAIN IN MY LOWER BACK... I NOW HAVE LOWER BACK PAIN A DAY LATER. *TR
I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500, THE MIDDLE ROW BENCH SEAT IS A 70/30 SPLIT. THE BOTTOM ( PART YOU SIT ON) OF THE LARGER SIDE (BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT TO MIDDLE OF VEHICLE) WILL NOT STAY LATCHED OR "LOCKED" INTO PLACE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THAT SINCE MY SUBURBAN HAS MORE THAN 100,000 MILES ON I...
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ON MY 2001 SUBURBAN AT 29,000 MILES. THIS WAS MY DADS VEHICLE AND WAS GARAGE KEPT AND DRIVEN ON TRIPS OR TO CHURCH IN RURAL TEXAS, WHICH IS WHY AFTER 8 YEARS IT ONLY HAD 29,000 MILES. I HAD IT SCANNED AT AUTO ZONE. A #1 CYLINDER MISFIRE WAS DETECTED. I MOVED THE C...
Mileage: 29,000
I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN. YESTERDAY, FOR THE 2ND TIME SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WHEN I GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GENERATOR WAS RUNNING UNDER THE TRUCK. WE DISCONNECTED THE ABS FUSES BOTH INSIDE THE TRUCK AND THE ENG...
Mileage: 104,000
I WAS DRIVING ON A 70 MILE HIGHWAY WHEN I FELT A VIBRATION AND THEN MY BACK RIGHT TIRE TREAD BLEW OFF (IN A COMPLETE CIRCLE) AND I WAS LEFT DRIVING ON MY RIM. ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES AND BEEN REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL IN 2007. FOUR NEW TIRES OF THE SAME BRAND WERE INSTALLED. THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING ...
Mileage: 10,000
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. I HAD REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 87813 MILES IN 02/08. AT APPROXIMATELY 78713 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 104783 MILES ON IT AND THE REAR PADS ARE GONE AND THE REAR ROTORS ARE WARPED. THE FRONT PADS CU...
Mileage: 104,786
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. IN AUGUST OF 2004, AT 99,551 MILES, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF SUDDENLY AND WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER TO BE REPLACED. IN JULY OF 2008, THE FUEL PUMP AND FUE...
Mileage: 188,000
INITIALLY PURCHASED SUBURBAN WITH 61,000 MI. HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH ANYTHING. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM FOR A RECALL ON 2001'S FOR ACTIVATION OF ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AT SLOW SPEEDS. HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH IT AT THE TIME I WAITED A FEW WEEKS BEFORE GOING TO BERGSTROM CHEVY IN NEENAH WI. I LET THEM ...
Mileage: 89,000
24 HOURS PREVIOUS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH MADE A CLICKING SOUND. THE CAR THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE DOOR, BURNING TO THE FRAME. *TR
Mileage: 141,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER FAILED AND COULD BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,100. THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 130,000
2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH VORTEC 5.3 L ENGINE. DURING HOT DAYS OR WARM ENGINE, THE THROTTLE STICKS IN "IDLE" POSITION, REQUIRING SIGNIFICANTLY HEAVIER PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RESULTING IN A SUDDEN AND UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION WHEN IT RELEASES FOR THE STUCK "IDLE" POSITION. THIS EVENT O...
Mileage: 50,000
ABS RECALL 05068, CLEAN & INSPECT WHEEL SENSORS, 18 NOV 2005. ABS & TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ON,16 JUN 2006 (55977 MILES). DEALER DIAGNOSTIC CODE C0265, ECBM ($925.59 PART) AND ALSO BPMV ($761.14 PART) PLUS APPROX 2HRS LABOR. I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DISCONNECT THE PUMP FROM THE ABS SYS...
Mileage: 55,977
ABS RECALL 05068, CLEAN & INSPECT WHEEL SENSORS, 18 NOV 2005. ABS & TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ON,16 JUN 2006 (55977 MILES). DEALER DIAGNOSTIC CODE C0265, ECBM ($925.59 PART) AND ALSO BPMV ($761.14 PART) PLUS APPROX 2HRS LABOR. I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DISCONNECT THE PUMP FROM THE ABS SYS...
Mileage: 55,977
WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS AT LOW SPEED POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 25 TIMES. BROUGHT TRUCK TO MECHANIC AND HE HAS CHECKED BELTS AND FLUIDS AND SAYS HE DOESN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THOSE ITEMS. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING I FEEL LIKE STEERING IS EXTREMELY LOOSE. *TR
Mileage: 98,000
ENGINE SHUTS OFF DURING FIRST INITIAL RUN. IF I LEAVE THE HOUSE AND GET TO THE STOP SIGN. IT WILL SHUT OFF. EVEN AFTER THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT WILL SHUT OFF. AFTER THE ENGINE RUNS A WHILE IT OPERATES NORMALLY. *TR
Mileage: 71,000
MY 2001 CHEV SURBAN CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY GARAGE WHEN CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. WHILE PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL MY ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON --I RETURNED HOME WITHIN 5 MINS AND WITH 10 MINS MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. --DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND HAVE HAD SERVICED THERE HAS MY CAR. I HAVE...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WAS ENGAGING PREMATURELY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF HIS GARAGE. THE DEALER...
Mileage: 30,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION. THERE IS AN OPEN AND CLOSED INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE VIN AND INVESTIGATION NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,...
Mileage: 68,000
THE 2001 SUBURBAN'S BODY FRAME AND FRONT WHEEL WELLS ARE POORLY DESIGNED IN THAT THEY ALLOW EXTENSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER SPRAY FROM FLOODED ROADWAYS TO SATURATE THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD TO BE COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTED CREATING AN UNSAFE DRIVING ENVIRONMENT. *TR
I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 2WD 5.3L V8 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW AND FROM DAY ONE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE IN HOLDING THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED. A CURSORY CHECK ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD AND VERY WELL-KNOWN...
Mileage: 10
THE ABS ELECTRONIC MODULE FAILED AGAIN TODAY. THIS WILL BE MY SECOND MODULE. THE FIRST MODULE FAILED IN 2004 AND WAS REPLACED. THE COST OF REPLACING THESE HAS RISEN TO OVER $1200.00 A POP. WHY DOESN'T NHTSA INVESTIGATE THESE FAILURES? THIS MODULE FAILURE RESULTS IN NO ABS WHEN YOU NEED IT IN A CRIS...
SIDE WALLS SEPARATED FROM TIRE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK DURING THE INITIAL STARTING. THE FAILURE GENERALLY OCCURRED DURING WARM WEATHER. AS OF DECEMBER 11, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND CUR...
Mileage: 68,000
ABS KICKS IN AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH EVEN AFTER RECALL FIX IN OCT 2005 DEALER KINDLY DID A GOODWILL REPAIR AT MINIMAL COST TO ME ON 11/7/2007 I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THIS PROBLEM IS RECURRING. *TR
PARKING BRAKES FAILS TO WORK. TRIED TO ADJUST. DID EVERYTHING SHORT OF REPLACING TO WHOLE THING. I DID NOT WORK FROM DAY ONE. *TR
Mileage: 500
CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON HIS 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN. MANUFACTURER DENIED HIS CLAIM TO BE REIMBURSED. *KB THE CONSUMER HAD ALREADY HAD THE WORK DONE REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP PRIOR TO THE RECALL. *JB
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND THIS IS THE 5TH. TRANSMISSION I HAVE PUT IN THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION FIRST FAILED AT 15,339 MILES AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 50,525 MILES IT FAILED AGAIN AND COST ME $1802.94 TO FIX. AT 62,823 IT FAILED AGAIN AND A CHEVROLET DEALER IN OKLAHOMA REPAIR...
Mileage: 73,622
LTR RE HIS 2001 SUBURBAN WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER NOTICING THE ABS SYSTEM SENSOR APPEARING ON THE DASH BOARD; SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *KB WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. AFTER THE CONSUMER JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE, THAT WAS WHEN TH...
EMERGENCY BRAKE WENT OUT FOR NO REASON. WE HAVE NEVER USED EMERGENCY BRAKE SINCE OWNING THE CAR IN 2001. *JB
SAME SYMPTOMS AS WAS SUBJECT OF A RECALL TO BRAKES DONE 09-06-06 (SERVICE TICKET CTCS224790). INTERMITTENT ABS ACTIVATION ON SLOW SPEED STOP THAT CAUSES THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO INCREASE. NO SLIPPERY SURFACE OR TIRE SKIDDING THAT WOULD CAUSE THE ACTIVATION. PRIOR TO THE 2006 RECALL, THESE SAME SYMP...
Mileage: 114,800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING FROZE AND THEN CORRECTED ITSELF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 131,186 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98...
Mileage: 98,000
STEERING,FUEL PUMP MODULE,WIRES CONNECTORS. I TOOK IT IN TO FIX BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT $ 1.054 WHY IF THERE'S A RECALL ON IT THAT WAS JUST FOR THEFUEL PUMP MODUEL CALL ME ABOUT THIS
Mileage: 89,912
PARKING BRAKE, FAILURE TO DISENGAGE OR INDICATE THAT THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, LEADING TO WEAR OF THE REAR ROTOR/DRUM, AND REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. REPLACED ONCE, ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. PARKING BRAKE WAS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL. *AK
Mileage: 10,328
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR WHEELS HAVE FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE WELDS DETACHED FROM ONE OF THE RIMS AND CAUSED A FLAT TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CU...
Mileage: 106,532
THE AUTO-DIMMING HEATED MIRROR ON MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN SUDDENLY CRACKED AFTER BUMPING INTO THE SIDE OF MY GARAGE DOOR. THE MIRROR IMMEDIATELY STARTED DRIPPING A GREEN SUBSTANCE ON THE DRIVEWAY. I STARTED TO CLEAN UP THIS SUBSTANCE WITH MY BARE HANDS WHICH CAUSED A BURNING SENSATION. I THEN NOTI...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. A NHTSA RECALL #05V155000 CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO. A LEAK WAS NOW NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE ...
Mileage: 135,000
THE PARKING BRAKES HAVE FAILED AND UNABLE TO RESTRICT MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE A SAFETY INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE COST TO REPAIR THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM IS EXTENSIVE. *NM
Mileage: 66,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE SUBURBAN. AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF THE LOUD NOISE PERSISTED. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE WAS STILL A LOUD NOISE. SHE CALLED ME AND I CAME OVER TO HER WORK A...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ABS AND PARKING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHERE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS IDENTIFIED THE COMPONENT FAILURE AS THE SERVICE BRAKE; ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE SERVICE DEA...
Mileage: 107,035