2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Problems & Recalls
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PASSENGER FRONT BRAKE IS LOCKING UP WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENTS AND CALIPER AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT. HAS CAUSE SMALL FIRE.
Mileage: 302,000
NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH, BUT UPON BREAKING AT SLOW SPEED THE PEDAL EITHER PUSHES BACK OR THE BRAKES SLOW THE VEHICLE AT A FRIGHTENINGLY SLOW PACE, ALL WHILE THE ABS SYSTEM IS ON AS IF SLIDING ON ICE, BUT IT WAS AND IS DRY PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS 95 -100% OF EVERY BRAKING ATTEMPT. I HAVE TAKEN I...
Mileage: 60,000
WHETHER IT'S IDLING OR DRIVING SHUTS OFF I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE WIRING HARNESSES THAT COME WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND STILL NO AVAIL IT'S CAUSED A LOT OF TIME OFF OF WORK AND A LOT OF HEADACHE I WORK FOR A REPUTABLE DEALERSHIP I WORKED ON VEHICLES FOR OVER 40 YEARS
WHETHER IT'S IDLING OR DRIVING SHUTS OFF I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE WIRING HARNESSES THAT COME WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND STILL NO AVAIL IT'S CAUSED A LOT OF TIME OFF OF WORK AND A LOT OF HEADACHE I WORK FOR A REPUTABLE DEALERSHIP I WORKED ON VEHICLES FOR OVER 40 YEARS
WHETHER IT'S IDLING OR DRIVING SHUTS OFF I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE WIRING HARNESSES THAT COME WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND STILL NO AVAIL IT'S CAUSED A LOT OF TIME OFF OF WORK AND A LOT OF HEADACHE I WORK FOR A REPUTABLE DEALERSHIP I WORKED ON VEHICLES FOR OVER 40 YEARS
WHILE REPLACING THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON MY SUBURBAN (SEE TRACKING NUMBER 11066863), I NOTICED THE FUEL LINES GOING TO THE FUEL FILTER WERE ALSO TERRIBLY RUSTED. IT APPEARS THE RUST EMANATES FROM THE PLASTIC CLAMP THAT SECURES THE FUEL LINE TO THE FRAME. THE TUBE NUT THAT GOES INTO THE FILTER APPE...
Mileage: 215,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT TH...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT TH...
Mileage: 160,000
CORRODED AND LEAKING BRAKE LINES. ABS ACTIVATING DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING.
Mileage: 98,000
WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEED I FEEL A CHATTERING LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED AND THE CAR WON'T STOP UNTIL I LET UP AND RE-APPLY PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. I'VE COME CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT MORE THAN ONCE.
Mileage: 263,000
TIRE SIZE P265/70R17DOT4BT6DYWR THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS SET OF 3 0611 ODD TIRE1711 THE OTHER ODD NUMBER 1711. PURCHASED TIRES IN 2012 ONLY 24000 MILES NOW THEY ARE CRACKED FOUND OUT THESE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2011.I DRIVE TO THE AROLINAS AT THE MINIMUM OF ONCE A YEAR AND I DON'T APPRECIATE DRIV...
WHILE DRIVING HOME, ON A HIGHWAY, I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT CHANGED AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER GETTING IT HOME I CHECKED THE BRAKES AND THEY LOOKED AS THOUGHT THEY SHOULD WORK (NOTE IT WAS INSPECTED IN DEC 2015 AND PASSED). AFTER MORE CHECKI...
Mileage: 65,883
ALL BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY, I CAN MAKE THEM GO OFF SOMETIMES BY SHUTTING DOWN AND RESTARTING ENGINE, BUT NOT ALWAYS. RECALL # 05V379000 COVERS SAME MODEL YEAR VEHICLES IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES, CORROSION ISSUE! MY LOCAL DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR BRAKE ...
Mileage: 190,000
WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WITH HER MOTHER, WENT TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR - LIMPED THE TRUCK HOME - CHECKED MASTER CYLINDER, ADDED FLUID AND WHEN WE PUSHED THE PEDAL, FLUID CAME POURING OUT THE CORRODED REAR BRAKE LINE - WHILE NO ONE WAS HURT THIS TIME, IT IS EASY TO IMAGINE HOW...
Mileage: 180,000
SOME DAYS MY TRUCK WILL NOT START SOME DAYS IT DOES FOR INSTANCE IT WILL START FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS CONSECUTIVELY AND THEN IT WONT START FOR 2-3 DAYS AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS OF JUST SITTING. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, THE ALTERNATOR , STARTER , FUEL PUMP AND I'M STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBL...
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY FAMILY AND I WERE COMING HOME FROM TWO DIFFERENT TRIPS. THE FIRST TRIP WAS TO NEW ORLEANS FROM SOUTH TEXAS. ON OUR WAY HOME, WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, OUR SUBURBAN SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH. THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PUT THE VEHICLE IN NE...
Mileage: 220,000
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY FAMILY AND I WERE COMING HOME FROM TWO DIFFERENT TRIPS. THE FIRST TRIP WAS TO NEW ORLEANS FROM SOUTH TEXAS. ON OUR WAY HOME, WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, OUR SUBURBAN SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH. THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PUT THE VEHICLE IN NE...
Mileage: 220,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMAT...
Mileage: 86,000
DRIVING IN CLOSE TRAFFIC (BUMPER TO BUMPER) UPHILL ON TWO LANE BRIDGE, BRAKE PEDAL JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND NO BRAKES! FRANTICALLY, I WORKED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE. GOING DOWN THE BRIDGE I COASTED (NO AREA TO PULL OFF), ONCE OFF THE BRIDGE AND SAFE TO PULL OVER I DID SO. NOT...
Mileage: 217,000
DRIVING DOWN L STREET IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA APPROACHING 96TH STREET. BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD JUST BEFORE LIGHT AT 96TH ST ON A SLIGHT HILL WHICH ASSISTED VEHICLE STOPPING. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LOW. THE...
Mileage: 91
TRAVELING ON HWY 35 IN DALLAS TEXAS AND MESSAGE APPEARED ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER "REDUCED POWER MODE". VEHICLE SPEED DROPPED TO 20 MPH (POSTED SPEED WAS 70 MPH). HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND A FIX HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE DEALER SO FAR HAS CHARGED ME $900 AND IT DID NOT FIX IT.THIS ...
Mileage: 150,000
TRAVELING ON HWY 35 IN DALLAS TEXAS AND MESSAGE APPEARED ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER "REDUCED POWER MODE". VEHICLE SPEED DROPPED TO 20 MPH (POSTED SPEED WAS 70 MPH). HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND A FIX HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE DEALER SO FAR HAS CHARGED ME $900 AND IT DID NOT FIX IT.THIS ...
Mileage: 150,000
TRAVELING ON HWY 35 IN DALLAS TEXAS AND MESSAGE APPEARED ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER "REDUCED POWER MODE". VEHICLE SPEED DROPPED TO 20 MPH (POSTED SPEED WAS 70 MPH). HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND A FIX HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE DEALER SO FAR HAS CHARGED ME $900 AND IT DID NOT FIX IT.THIS ...
Mileage: 150,000
DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL ROAD AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY REDUCED SPEED TO 10 MPH. MESSAGE DISPLAYED "REDUCED POWER MODE". NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO DIAGNOSE. ALL REPAIRS I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET FORUMS ARE EXPENSIVE AND THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY RETURNS. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME. TH...
Mileage: 156,000
THE BRAKES WENT OUT DUE TO A CORRODED FITTING, WHILE BACKING A BOAT TRAILER/BOAT INTO THE WATER. SO NO BRAKES, USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE AND THE BRAKE LINE FITTING WAS REPAIRED. ON NOVEMBER 10, 2014 THE BRAKES WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING IT. AGAIN A CORRODED FIT...
Mileage: 180,000
THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A PUBLIC ROAD AND WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THERE WERE NO BRAKES OR PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL. VEHICLE WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A STOP AFTER SOME EVASIVE DRIVING TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES. THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN DUE TO CORROSION OF THE FITTINGS. THIS IS THE ...
Mileage: 190,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Mileage: 130,000
PAINT ON THE ROOF AND HOOD STARTED TO FADE. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
MY WIFE HAD DRIVEN THE SUBURBAN LIKE ALWAYS AND WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. AT THE END OF THE DAY SHE PARKED IT AND IT SAT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. I WALKED OUT TO IT AND FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE I SAW A LARGE PUDDLE UNDERNEATH MY DRIVERS SIDE. WHEN I TURNED ON MY TRUCK THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AND WHEN I SHI...
Mileage: 180,000
MY WIFE HAD DRIVEN THE SUBURBAN LIKE ALWAYS AND WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. AT THE END OF THE DAY SHE PARKED IT AND IT SAT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. I WALKED OUT TO IT AND FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE I SAW A LARGE PUDDLE UNDERNEATH MY DRIVERS SIDE. WHEN I TURNED ON MY TRUCK THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AND WHEN I SHI...
Mileage: 180,000
VEHICLE BRAKING IS INTERMITTENTLY AFFECTING DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING. THE ABS ENGAGES PULSING THE BRAKES AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE BRAKING ABILITY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE BRAKE LINES, CALIPERS, AND PADS HAVE ALL BEEN CHECKED OR REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE SPEED SENSORS ON BOTH FROM HU...
Mileage: 167,445
WITH OUT WARNING, UPON APPROACHING A STOP SIGN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.THANK THE LORD I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY USING MY E BRAKE. OTHER WISE I WAS LOOKING AT A BIG TREE. THIS WAS A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE.I THEN HAD TO BE TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD MY BRAKE LINES WHERE COMPLETEL...
Mileage: 42,000
VARIOUS INCIDENTS OF VEHICLE DYING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE HIGH. DOES NOT DO IT WHEN COLD. HAS FAILED TO START ALSO. AFTER WAITING 10-20 MINUTES ENGINE MAY START AND CONTINUE WITHOUT PROBLEM TO DESTINATION. HAVE CHANGED SENSOR WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT OF PROBLEM. LOCAL GARAGE HAS N...
Mileage: 150,000
VARIOUS INCIDENTS OF VEHICLE DYING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE HIGH. DOES NOT DO IT WHEN COLD. HAS FAILED TO START ALSO. AFTER WAITING 10-20 MINUTES ENGINE MAY START AND CONTINUE WITHOUT PROBLEM TO DESTINATION. HAVE CHANGED SENSOR WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT OF PROBLEM. LOCAL GARAGE HAS N...
Mileage: 150,000
VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO STOP WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. PARKING IS SO HARD TO DO, THAT I PARK AT LEAST 4 SPACES FROM OTHER VEHICLES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. IT FEELS LIKE THE ABS IS KICKING IN WHEN IT SHOULDN'T BE. NO ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. WHEN I AM TRAVELING SLOWLY DOWNHILL, PULLING IN...
Mileage: 87,200
PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT VEHICLE STOPPING. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR
Mileage: 123,500
DRIVING AT 40 MPH, WENT TO STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE LINE UNDER THE TRUCK BLEW OUT. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE VERY RUSTY. *JS
Mileage: 179,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE JUST DIED. IT DOES IT ON EXTREMELY HOT DAYS AND AFTER DRIVING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THERE ARE NO WARNINGS FOR THE ENGINE CUTTING OFF AND IT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE AS IT ...
Mileage: 136,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE JUST DIED. IT DOES IT ON EXTREMELY HOT DAYS AND AFTER DRIVING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THERE ARE NO WARNINGS FOR THE ENGINE CUTTING OFF AND IT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE AS IT ...
Mileage: 136,000
WHILE BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH WENT DOWN SLIGHTLY AND THEN WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH VEHICLE NOT STOPPING. DROVE IT INTO THE CUL-DE-SAC ACROSS THE STREET, APPLIED BRAKES AT THE STOP SIGN, DIDN'T STOP, WENT INTO DRIVEWAY AND PARKED IT. HUSBAND WENT UNDERNEATH...
Mileage: 145,000
I WAS TOWING MY BOAT AND HAD TO STOP FOR A YELLOW, THEN RED LIGHT. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULD NOT STOP, RAN THROUGH THE LIGHT. I MADE IT THROUGH BEFORE TRAFFIC ENTERED THE INTERSECTION, SO NO ACCIDENT. I DROVE SLOWLY TO A REPAIR FACILITY WITH SAFETY FLASHERS ON. MECHANIC SAYS ALL THE BRAKE...
Mileage: 181,000
A WAS EXITING RT 50 ONTO ROUTE 8, WEST BOUND RAMP...IN QUEENANNES COUNTY MARYLAND, THE LIGHT CHANGED SUDDENLY FROM GREEN TO YELLOW AND I REALIZED I COULD NOT MAKE THE LIGHT. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND VEHICLE STARTED TO STOP, AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST LET GO AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. FOUND I HAD N...
Mileage: 146,000
HAVE 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 4WD 5.3 ENGINE A/T. WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED OUT & LOST ALL STEERING/BRAKES. 131,589 MILES ON ODOMETER AT TIME. MANAGED TO COAST VEHICLE ONTO SHOULDER, WAITED 2 MINUTES, STARTED VEHICLE AGAIN, PULLED OUT INTO BUSY TRAFFIC JUST TO MAKE IT 2 B...
Mileage: 131,589
HAVE 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 4WD 5.3 ENGINE A/T. WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED OUT & LOST ALL STEERING/BRAKES. 131,589 MILES ON ODOMETER AT TIME. MANAGED TO COAST VEHICLE ONTO SHOULDER, WAITED 2 MINUTES, STARTED VEHICLE AGAIN, PULLED OUT INTO BUSY TRAFFIC JUST TO MAKE IT 2 B...
Mileage: 131,589
HAVE 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 4WD 5.3 ENGINE A/T. WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED OUT & LOST ALL STEERING/BRAKES. 131,589 MILES ON ODOMETER AT TIME. MANAGED TO COAST VEHICLE ONTO SHOULDER, WAITED 2 MINUTES, STARTED VEHICLE AGAIN, PULLED OUT INTO BUSY TRAFFIC JUST TO MAKE IT 2 B...
Mileage: 131,589
HAVE 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 4WD 5.3 ENGINE A/T. WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED OUT & LOST ALL STEERING/BRAKES. 131,589 MILES ON ODOMETER AT TIME. MANAGED TO COAST VEHICLE ONTO SHOULDER, WAITED 2 MINUTES, STARTED VEHICLE AGAIN, PULLED OUT INTO BUSY TRAFFIC JUST TO MAKE IT 2 B...
Mileage: 131,589
SAT. 2/16/13 I STARTED MY 02 SUBURBAN UP BY TURNING THE KEY THROUGH AN OPEN DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT 6 INCHES. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR YEARS, BUT REALLY NOTICED IT THIS TIME BECAUSE MY ARM GET HIT BY STEERING WHEEL SINCE I WAS OUTSIDE VEHICLE. NORMALLY WHEN IT ...
Mileage: 213,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND AS I ATTEMPTED TO STOP I APPLIED BRAKES WHICH WITHOUT ANY WARNING WENT TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE KEPT MOVING. I WAS LUCKY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AT STOP SIGN AND I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE SUBURBAN IN NEUTRAL AND COAST TO STOP. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED....
Mileage: 69,789
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO BE FULLY DEPRESSED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THERE WAS A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHA...
Mileage: 31,412
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. PLEASE ADD MY NAME TO THE NHTSA # EA11001 INVESTIGATION. *TR
Mileage: 169,500
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. PLEASE ADD MY NAME TO THE NHTSA # EA11001 INVESTIGATION. *TR
Mileage: 169,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO DECELERATE TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY TO FURTHER INSPECT THE FAILURE WHERE HE THEN NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHI...
Mileage: 64,000
ON 10-5-12 I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN IN EATON RAPIDS MICHIGAN. I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO COAST AND SLOW ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY AND INTO A PARKING LOT. I NOTED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I CHECKED AND NOTED THE R...
Mileage: 118,000
TRAVELING DOWNHILL TOWARD A T-INTERSECTION, APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MISSED AN APPROACHING VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT BY INCHES AS I SWUNG TO THE RIGHT, THRU A STOP SIGN. RETURNED HOME, THINKING A RUBBER BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED. UPON INSPECTION, THE STEEL BRAKE PIPE APPROXIMATELY TEN ...
Mileage: 78,280
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AT AN INTERSECTION AND HEARD A CRANKING NOISE BEFORE THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THERE WAS RUST DAMAGE ON THE BRAKE LINES. AS A RESULT,...
Mileage: 177,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AT AN INTERSECTION AND HEARD A CRANKING NOISE BEFORE THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THERE WAS RUST DAMAGE ON THE BRAKE LINES. AS A RESULT,...
Mileage: 177,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKING DISTANCES INCREASED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE TH...
Mileage: 100,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR SUBURBAN TO HER JOB WHICH IS LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM HOME. WHEN SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AFTER LEAVING OUR DRIVE WAY, SHE THOUGHT SHE HEARD SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED LIKE A WOOSH OF AIR AND NOTICED THAT SHE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL MORE THAN USUAL. ON HER WAY HOME FROM WO...
Mileage: 63,000
I HAD JUST PULLED AWAY FROM MY HOME ( APPROXIMATELY GOING 5 MPH) AND MY STEERING WHEELED LOCKED TO THE RIGHT AND I SIDE SWIPED 2 PARKED VEHICLES. I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL, WAS SEAT BELTED, NOT ON MY CELL PHONE NOR WAS I TEXTING...MY FULL ATTENTION WAS ON DRIVING AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE S...
MICHELIN TIRES SIZE 265/70/15 ARE CRACKING ON THE SIDE WALL AREA ALSO TREAD IS COMING OFF TIRES,I DID PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM COSTCO FIVE YEARS AGO ,BUT THE TIRES HAVE LESS THAN FORTY THOUSAND MILES ON THEM,COSTCO REFUSED TO ROTATE OR WORK ON THEM,THE TIRES ORIGINAL WARRANTY WAS FOR SIXTY FIVE T...
Mileage: 42,000
WHEN DRIVING FROM WORK, MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY ARRIVED HOME, WE NOTICED A SIZABLE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE TRAIL LED ALL THE WAY TO THE GARAGE. SINCE I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE IT TO A MECHANIC FOR A FORMAL ASSESSMENT, MY HUSBAND WENT U...
Mileage: 111,653
DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED. LOSS OF ENGINE AT SPEEDS OF 60+ MPH AFTER DRIVING ONE HOUR. ENGINE RESTARTED WITH IN TWO MINUTES. PROBLEM OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH SHORTER RUN TIMES BETWEEN EACH ATTEMPT. OVER A THREE YEAR TIME FRAME VEHICLE HAS...
Mileage: 54,000
BRAKES LINE CORRODED, PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. *TR
BRAKE FAILURE DUE HOLE IN CORRODED BRAKE LINE DURING BRAKING. FIRST REPAIR DATE OCT 2010 EST. SECOND FAILURE 12/23/2011. IN BOTH FAILURES BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND REDUCES ABILITY TO SLOW OR STOP VEHICLE. 2ND FAILURE BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING OUT ON REAR COMPONENTS OF VEHICLE INCLUDING EXHAUST. NO BR...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE TRAILER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. TH...
Mileage: 135,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE TRAILER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. TH...
Mileage: 135,000
MY BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE THEM WITH STAINLESS LINES BECAUSE I KNOW THEY ARE NOT SAFE. IT'S A COSTLY LABOR INTENSIVE REPAIR . *TR
Mileage: 135,000
WHILE PARKING A TRAVEL TRAILER INTO A STEEPLY-SLOPED DRIVEWAY AFTER A 300-MILE TOW WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY ABOARD, NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS UNCOMMONLY LONG. FOLLOWING DAY, DEPARTED WITHOUT THE TRAILER FOR A SHORT DRIVE AND AGAIN NOTICED A LOW PEDAL. DROVE ABOUT THREE MILES WITH EXTREME CAUTI...
Mileage: 148,301
WHILE PARKING A TRAVEL TRAILER INTO A STEEPLY-SLOPED DRIVEWAY AFTER A 300-MILE TOW WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY ABOARD, NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS UNCOMMONLY LONG. FOLLOWING DAY, DEPARTED WITHOUT THE TRAILER FOR A SHORT DRIVE AND AGAIN NOTICED A LOW PEDAL. DROVE ABOUT THREE MILES WITH EXTREME CAUTI...
Mileage: 148,301
WHILE PARKING A TRAVEL TRAILER INTO A STEEPLY-SLOPED DRIVEWAY AFTER A 300-MILE TOW WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY ABOARD, NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS UNCOMMONLY LONG. FOLLOWING DAY, DEPARTED WITHOUT THE TRAILER FOR A SHORT DRIVE AND AGAIN NOTICED A LOW PEDAL. DROVE ABOUT THREE MILES WITH EXTREME CAUTI...
Mileage: 148,301
I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WHICH WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE PEDAL DROPS NEAR THE FLOOR AND THE ABS CAUSES IT TO KICK BACK AND PULSATE THIS HAPPENS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS CAUSING GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. THESE SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH A RECALL WHERE THEY SPRAYED ANTI CORR...
Mileage: 78,650
I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WHICH WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE PEDAL DROPS NEAR THE FLOOR AND THE ABS CAUSES IT TO KICK BACK AND PULSATE THIS HAPPENS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS CAUSING GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. THESE SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH A RECALL WHERE THEY SPRAYED ANTI CORR...
Mileage: 78,650
I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WHICH WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE PEDAL DROPS NEAR THE FLOOR AND THE ABS CAUSES IT TO KICK BACK AND PULSATE THIS HAPPENS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS CAUSING GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. THESE SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH A RECALL WHERE THEY SPRAYED ANTI CORR...
Mileage: 78,650
2002 SUBURBAN JUST STOPS WHILE DRIVING, NO WARNING NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH OR NOTHING IT JUST STOPS. AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. CHANGED INJECTORS FUEL FILTER PUMP AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN CHANGED THE FLEX FUEL SENSOR. SOME ONE WILL DIE BECAUSE OF THIS IN THE FUTURE IF THEY HAVEN'T DONE SO YET. I HAVE...
Mileage: 178,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ARE FAILING DUE TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ABS VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPA...
Mileage: 160,000
MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 HAS BEGAN TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. IT STALLS WHEN FUEL TANK IS LOW AND WHEN TANK IS FULL. LATELY, ITS BEEN DIFFICULT TO CRANK. I HAVE A NEW BATTERY, THE ALTERNATOR TESTED FINE, I'VE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED TWICE AND IT STILL STALLS. *TR
Mileage: 202,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL; THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE BRAKE WAS REPLACED ONCE BY THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE C...
Mileage: 90,171
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED OVER A SPAN OF SEVERAL MONTHS UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE ...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 LT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,346.
Mileage: 114,346
NON WORKING EMERGENCY BRAKE. (RECENTLY PURCHASED VEHICLE USED.) APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS CLASS OF VEHICLE BY CHEVROLET AND GMC. REPAIR IS DIFFICULT, COSTLY, AND GENERALLY INEFFECTIVE. VERY DANGEROUS. NOT ONLY WILL THE E-BRAKE TYPICALLY NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE FROM A STAND-STILL. IT W...
Mileage: 141,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY SLOW RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE. ...
Mileage: 58,000
2000 CHEVY SUBURBAN REAR GLASS HATCH HINGE ON PASSENGERS SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE GLASS, I HAVE READ ABOUT 50+ OF THESE FROM 2000-2005 MODELS AND GM SAYS NO ONE HAS COMPLAINED. THEY WANT YOU TO BUY A NEW ONE FOR $800.00. *TR
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN. THE TRUCK STARTED SHUTTING OFF AT ANY SPEED LEAVING ME WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. I CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER THE NEXT DAY BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THEN CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. CAR STARTED ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER AND THEN CUT OUT A BLOC...
Mileage: 155,000
2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN. LOSS OF BRAKES IN VEHICLE. PEDAL COULD BE PRESSED TO FLOOR BOARD. DEALER CONFIRMED BRAKE LINE CORROSION, RUPTURE AND FAILURE. H&L CHEVY, DARIEN, CT. *TR
Mileage: 122,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATE AT LESS THAN 10 MPH AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD VIBRATE ABNORMALLY WITH AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE DEALER REPLACED THE...
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY 2002 SUBURBAN WITH A 5.3L FLEX FUEL EQUIPPED VEHICLE JUST WOULD STALL WITH OUT WARNING AND CAUSE ME TO LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND OTHER ITEM RELATED TO THE ENGINE RUNNING. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN BEFORE BEING ABLE TO RESTART IT. NO CODE WOULD SH...
Mileage: 117,000
2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING BRAKES WHERE APPLIED IN A NORMAL MANNER AND DRIVER FELT BRAKE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. AFTER INVESTIGATION FOUND BRAKE LINE RUPTURED NEAR DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. SERIOUS INJURY AND DAMAGE WHERE AVOIDED ONLY BECAUSE OF AN EMPTY HIGHWAY...
Mileage: 107,895
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 3 TO 10 MPH, THE ABS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E106000 (WHEELS: CAP/COVER/HUB). THE REMEDY STATED THE DEALER ...
Mileage: 50,200
WHILE DRIVING SUBURBAN ON A LONG TRIP OVER 2 HOT DAYS, ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING ONCE EACH DAY AFTER MANY HOURS OF DRIVING (5 PEOPLE WITH LUGGAGE, NO TRAILER). FIRST DAY OCCURRENCE WAS AFTER DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC WITH MANY STOPLIGHTS BUT SPEED WAS ABOUT 60 MPH AT THE TIME AND QUICKLY LOST POWER...
Mileage: 98,000
MY 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA ID 05V3379000 ON 11/24/06. THE PROBLEM IS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP BETWEEN 5-10MPH DUE TO CORROSION NEAR ABS SENSOR - UNDER RECALL CLEAN AREA AND LUBE. SINCE THIS IS A CORROSION ISSUE IT WILL RECUR MANY TIME IN FUTURE. APPROX 4 YEARS AFTER RECALL ...
Mileage: 59,872
AT LOW SPEEDS (<30 MPH) ABS ACTIVATES WHICH IS LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. HAS POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS IN RESIDENTIAL AND CITY TRAFFIC. *TR
Mileage: 97,000
MY WIFE OWNS TWO GM SUBURBANS, 2002 AND 2004. BOTH EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO ROTTING BRAKE LINES WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. I HAVE PAID OVER $2,000.00 TO HAVE THEM BOTH REPAIRED. THE 2002 FAILURE SENT ME OUT INTO THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOME UNABLE TO STOP. THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE 2004 ...
Mileage: 90,000
MY 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN HAS INTERMITTENT BUT INCREASINGLY MORE FREQUENT AND LONGER DURATION STARTING PROBLEMS. MY RESEARCH TELLS ME THAT IT IS EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE 2000 AND 2001 SUBURBAN MODELS THAT WERE UNDER A 2005 FUEL PUMP HARNESS RECALL. AFTER NEARLY 4 MONTHS OF DEALING WI...
Mileage: 85,000
ON NOVEMBER 16TH 2009 WITH NO WARNING MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD , CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. DIRECT TIRE OF WATERTOWN (PHONE:617-9...
Mileage: 95,415
WHILE TRAVELING ON BUSY STREET, OUR 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN SUDDENLY WAS WITHOUT POWER. PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR DID NOTHING AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THIS LEFT US ATTEMPTING TO NAVIGATE FROM BUSY STREET WITH OUR THREE KIDS IN THE CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES! ...
Mileage: 127,000
WHILE TRAVELING ON BUSY STREET, OUR 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN SUDDENLY WAS WITHOUT POWER. PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR DID NOTHING AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THIS LEFT US ATTEMPTING TO NAVIGATE FROM BUSY STREET WITH OUR THREE KIDS IN THE CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES! ...
Mileage: 127,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A BLAST OF AIR LIKE A TORNADO OR HURRICANE IN MY CAR. PAPERS AND THINGS IN MY CAR STARTED FLYING. WHEN I STOPPED I DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR WINDOW HAD SEPERATED ITSELF FROM THE FRAME AT THE TOP AND WAS NOW OPEN BY AN INCH. THE WINDOW IS DESIGNED TO OPEN F...
Mileage: 76,000
THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT. TYPICALLY 10 MILES PER HOUR AND LESS. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST 40% OF THE TIME WHEN STOPPING. WE ALMOST RAN IN TO THE BACK OF A PARKED VEHICLE. A RECALL WAS PERFORMED IN JANUARY OF 2007 BUT I AM WONDERING IF THIS WAS ACTUALLY F...
Mileage: 125,000
EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. HAS BEEN BAD SINCE 36K MILES AND DEALER REFUSES TO TOUCH BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. FIX IS BUYING NEW CABLES WITH NEW EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL; WHY NEW PEDAL? THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. WHY S...
NORMAL OPERATION ABS CYCLING WHEN INCHING TO A STOP,ON HWY OPERATION ABS CYCLES EVEN WHEN BRAKING AND THERE ARE NO ADVERSE CONDITIONS PROBLEM IS SPORADIC AT BEST FOR CONSEQUENCES IT HAS NOT BUT COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT. HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RECALL, SENSORS FOR ABS WERE REPLACED. PROBLEM IS STI...
Mileage: 68,577
NORMAL OPERATION ABS CYCLING WHEN INCHING TO A STOP,ON HWY OPERATION ABS CYCLES EVEN WHEN BRAKING AND THERE ARE NO ADVERSE CONDITIONS PROBLEM IS SPORADIC AT BEST FOR CONSEQUENCES IT HAS NOT BUT COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT. HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RECALL, SENSORS FOR ABS WERE REPLACED. PROBLEM IS STI...
Mileage: 68,577
1.NORMAL OPERATION 2. ABS CYCLING WHEN INCHING TO A STOP,ON HWY OPERATION ABS CYCLES EVEN WHEN BRAKING AND THERE ARE NO ADVERSE CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM IS SPORADIC AT BEST. AS FOR CONSEQUENCES,IT HAS NOT BUT COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT. 3. PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. *CN *TR
Mileage: 66,585
2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 LOSES ACCELERATION POWER ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. ONCE BRAKE IS APPLIED VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLS AND HAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 70 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY...
Mileage: 120,000
I HAD A NEARMISS, I CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING MY GARAGE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT LOCKED UP COMPLETELY AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOPPED. I HAD TO APPLY OVER 100 POUNDS OF PRESSURE FOR ABOUT 40 FEET BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. *TR
Mileage: 27,600
ANTILOCK BRAKES ERRATIC OPERATION LESS THAN 5 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 101,932
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED OF 5MPH ON A DRIED PAVEMENT, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE ENGAGED UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS FORCED TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 112,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. HE STATED THAT THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR IS PERFECTLY IN TACT FROM THE OUTSIDE; HOWEVER, FROM THE INSIDE IT WAS SMEARED AND DISPLAYED DOUBLE VISION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE WITH AN ESTIMATE OF $100.00. TH...
Mileage: 65,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL WHEN THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TIGHTENED AN UNSPECIFIED COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 65,000
ABS LIGHT ON-DEALER SAYS $1500 TO REPAIR, HE SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A LONG TIME AGO. I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR IT SO AM NOW DRIVING A CAR THE HAS NO ABS PROTECTION. *TR
Mileage: 74,652
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF SOMETHING HANGING FROM UNDERNEATH HIS VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE GAS TANK BRACKETS, USED TO SUPPORT THE GAS TANK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER...
Mileage: 160,000
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND VERY HEAVING STEERING REQUIRING GREAT EFFORT. I MADE A HARD U-TURN AND THEN FOUND THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY HEAVY. IT TOOK BOTH HANDS AND A LOT OF FORCE TO STEER THE CAR. I PULLED OVER, POPPED HOOD, AND SAW NOTHING WRONG. NO DASH MALFUNCTION LIGHTS WERE ON....
Mileage: 84,500
I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT-IMPACT MOTOR-VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE IMPACT OCCURRED. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED AND NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURY ("CERVICAL STRAIN" - WHIPLASH) AND ...
LOW DIM HEADLIGHT SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SOMETIME IT WILL COME BACK ON AND IT WON'T COME ON AT ALL, BUT CAN HIT THE FUSE BOX UNDER HOOD IT WILL COME BACK ON, NOW IT DON'T WORK AT ALL, HAVE TO RIDE WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHT ON. *TR
Mileage: 48,333
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN LS WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT, I ENCOUNTERED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WOULD COAST UNTIL I REACHED A SPEED OF 30MPH., I WOULD PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPT TO RE-START THE ENGINE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 45,000
I HAVE A 2002 SUBURBAN THAT SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2002 I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING RIGHT. EVERY TIME I BROUGHT IT IN IT WOULD BE IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR LESS THAN A DAY AND I WOULD BE TOLD THAT EVERYTHING IS OKAY. NOW MY WARRANTY IS UP AND MY TRANSMISSION IS BROKE. I ...
Mileage: 68,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A ROCK CRASHED INTO HER WINDSHIELD. AS A RESULT, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND PRODUCED PIECES OF GLASS ON THE FRONT SEATS AND DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE WINDSHIELD SHOULD NOT HAVE PRODUCES GLASS PIECES. AS OF MAY 6, 200...
Mileage: 100,000
2002 SUBURBAN PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME AT 77K MILE. NOW THEY HAVE BEGUN LOCK AND HAVE TO BE RESET A COUPLE TIMES TO GET THEM TO RELEASE. A LOUD SQUEAL ACCOMPANIES BEFORE IT RELEASES. PARKING BRAKE PEDAL IS TO THE FLOOR. TRUCK STILL HAS ORIGINAL DISK BRAKES ALL AROUND. *TR
Mileage: 77,000
MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN LEFT ME AND MY THREE CHILDREN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER DRIVING WHILE MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR STARTED PULLING HARD TO THE LEFT AND DECELERATED IN SPEED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND GET OUT. WHEN I LOOKED AT MY TIRE, I SAW ...
Mileage: 85,500
I HAVE AJ 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN W/144K MILES ON IT. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IF THE FUEL LEVEL GOT TOO LOW IT WOULD NOT START. IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS HAVE HAD THE INTERMITTENT SHUT OFF PROBLEM LISTED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS. I HAVE HAD IT DO IT ON ROUGH ROADS AND INTE...
Mileage: 143,870
I HAVE AJ 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN W/144K MILES ON IT. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IF THE FUEL LEVEL GOT TOO LOW IT WOULD NOT START. IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS HAVE HAD THE INTERMITTENT SHUT OFF PROBLEM LISTED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS. I HAVE HAD IT DO IT ON ROUGH ROADS AND INTE...
Mileage: 143,870
WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, THE STEERING RESISTS VERY STRONGLY A TURN TO THE RIGHT IN THE FIRST 10-20 DEGREES OF STEERING WHEEL TURN TO THE RIGHT OF STRAIGHT. THE STRENGTH OF RESISTANCE IS VARIABLE, DEPENDING ON THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. SITTING STILL, THERE IS A SLIGHT ?HITCH? OR NOTHING AT ALL. AS VEH...
Mileage: 68,000
THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE LIFT GLASS SEPARATED AND THE GLASS WOULDN'T CLOSE. YOU HAD TO MANUALLY LINE IT UP. APPARENTLY THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM BUT GM WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE CUSTOMER SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY OVER $800 TO GET THIS FIXED. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE LIFTGATE GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE HINGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WIND WAS BLOWING AT THE TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE LIFTGATE WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN. T...
Mileage: 68,000
CLANKING IN STEERING WHEEL / COLUMN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FINE JUST HOW 2002 SUBURBANS RUN. NOT HAPPY WITH ANSWER, TOOK IT BACK AGAIN, INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED. 6 MONTHS LATER, SAME THING, AGAIN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED. GUESS WHAT, MAKING APPOINTMENT TO GO B...
CLANKING IN STEERING WHEEL / COLUMN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FINE JUST HOW 2002 SUBURBANS RUN. NOT HAPPY WITH ANSWER, TOOK IT BACK AGAIN, INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED. 6 MONTHS LATER, SAME THING, AGAIN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED. GUESS WHAT, MAKING APPOINTMENT TO GO B...
THE PLASTIC HINGE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW GLASS ON THE SUBURBAN TAILGATE HAS SEPARATED WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY JOINED AND THE WINDOW IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE ON THIS SIDE. IN TALKING TO ONE OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOPS AND A LOCAL AUTO GLASS COMPANY, I WAS TOLD BY BO...
Mileage: 89,000
ABS ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE PERMANENTLY FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF ANTI LOCK BRAKES. *TR
Mileage: 81,000
3RD FAILURE OF THE INTERMEDITE STEERING SHAFT ON THE 2002 CHEVROLET 1/2 TON SUBURBAN. *AK
Mileage: 16,725
KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH A/C COMPRESSOR ON 2002 SUBURBAN/TAHOE WITH REAR A/C. DEFECTIVE SYSTEM CAUSES LOUD CHATTER IN BELT TENSIONER DUE TO SLUGS OF LIQUID REFRIGERANT BEING PUSHED INTO THE COMPRESSOR. PROBLEMS FREQUENT ENOUGH FOR GM TO HAVE ISSUED TSB #01139B BUT GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS O...
KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH A/C COMPRESSOR ON 2002 SUBURBAN/TAHOE WITH REAR A/C. DEFECTIVE SYSTEM CAUSES LOUD CHATTER IN BELT TENSIONER DUE TO SLUGS OF LIQUID REFRIGERANT BEING PUSHED INTO THE COMPRESSOR. PROBLEMS FREQUENT ENOUGH FOR GM TO HAVE ISSUED TSB #01139B BUT GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS O...
I WAS UNABLE TO HAVE MY 2002 SUBURBAN INSPECTED. THE PARKING BRAKE BAND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE BRAKE DRUM THIS DECEMBER. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 92K MILES. MY FATHER-IN-LAW HAS THE SAME YEAR/MAKE VEHICLE AND HE HAD TO HAVE HIS PARKING BRAKE REPLACED, BUT ON THE PASSENGER S...
I PURCHASED A NEW 2002 SUBURBAN. MY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED/REPAIRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS BEGUN TO MAKE NOISES AGAIN, INDICATING IT IS TIME FOR YET ANOTHER SERVICE TRIP. *NM
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE TRUCK WOULD RESTART. THE CHEVY DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION. IT DOES NOT TRIGGER A CHECK ENGINE SIGNAL. IT USUAL...
Mileage: 58,000
TL* - THE CONTACT STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BOTH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS CREATE A DOUBLE-VISION. PER THE CONTACT THIS CAUSES HER NOT TO BE ABLE TO USE HER SIDE VIEW MIRRORS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS IN THE PASS REGARDING T...
Mileage: 60,000
THIS IN REFERENCE TO A CLOSED NHTSA ACTION # DP05009. AFTER A PARKING BRAKE FAILURE THAT OCCURRED ON THIS 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH 54,000 MILES ON IT, IN NOVEMBER, I LOOKED INTO SIMILAR SITUATIONS WITH OTHER SUBURBAN OWNERS AND OF THE 3 I FOUND, 2 IN SOUTH CAROLINA, AND ONE IN INDIANA, ALL HAD SIMI...
Mileage: 54,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HOUSTON TOLLWAY AT 65 MPH, MY 2002 SUBURBAN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE WHILE TRYING TO STEER CLEAR OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START...
Mileage: 70,158
GOOD YEAR TIRE FAILURE. BUBBLING OCCURRING ON INTERIOR SIDE WALLS. CUPPING ALSO OCCURRING. I HAVE HAD 9 GOOD YEAR TIRES IN FOUR YEARS ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. *JB
WAS PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER WHEN THE STOCK HITCH RECEIVER BROKE OFF CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, CAUSING A DEATH, AND MULTIPLE INJURIES TO THE WHOLE FAMILY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB
Mileage: 31,663
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THIS YEAR I PURCHASED A NEW TRAVEL TRAILER TO BE TOWED BY THE SUBURBAN. AFTER HEARING OTHER STORIES ABOUT HITCH FAILURE I INSPECTED MINE AND NOTICED THE WELDS WERE CRACKING. THIS WAS AFTER THE SECOND TRIP TOWING THE TRAILER, AND A GOOD THING I CHECKED BEFORE OUR NEX...
Mileage: 70,100
2002 CHEVROLET SURBURBAN ENGINE STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT 70MPH DOWN FREEWAY. WAS ABLE TO GET ENGINE RESTARTED WHILE STILL ROLLING. NO REPAIR MADE YET, SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID MANY POSSIBLE CAUSES AND WOULD BE EASIER TO DIAGNOSE IF IT WOULD NOT START. WIFE'S 2000 MODEL CHEV SUBURBAN HAD ALMOST ...
Mileage: 54,400
LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION CAUSES PEDAL PUSH BACK AND MINIMAL BRAKING ANTI-LOCK ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS ON SECURE PAVEMENT. *JB
Mileage: 66,500
EMERGENCY BRAKE WASN'T WORKING WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I DIDN'T KNOW IT AT THE TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES AND THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED IT ON 10-15-2005. THE MILEAGE WAS 64095. MILEAGE NOW IS 70129. I WOULD ALWAYS USE TH...
#5 CYLINDER 1164 MISFIRES. COLLAPSED LIFTER, BROKEN RINGS. THE DEALERSHIP WENT ON FISHING EXPEDITION, CHARGING ME $271.82 FOR UNNECESSARY WORK (NEW SPARK PLUG AND WIRES). WENT FOR SECOND DIAGNOSES, CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED THIS TIME INDICATING THE ABOVE. MECHANIC CONTACTED GMPP (EXTENDED WARRANTY),TOLD G...
Mileage: 65,414
FOLLOW UP TO SEE IF AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN OPENED REGARDING TWO VEHICLES WITH OFF CENTER STEERING PROBLEMS.*MR SERIAL NUMBER #[XXX] AND [XXX]. *CB *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR