2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Electrical System Problems

FAULTS OR SHORTS IN THE ELECTRICAL HARNESSES HAVE CAUSED PREMATURE FAILURE OF HEADLAMPS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE AUTO PARTS STORE THEY CONFIRM THAT MANY PEOPLE COME IN WITH THIS SIMILAR FAILURE. KNOWN ISSUE WITH SUPPLIER QUALITY ON GM FORUMS SUGGEST THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE MODEL LAUNCH. WE HAVE REPLACED ALL LIGHTS AND FUSES CHASING THE HARNESS AND NOT STILL HAVE THE DEALERSHIP STATING THAT THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL HARNESS SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACED.

Mileage: 99,000

TAKATA INFLATORS ... STILL NO REPAIR INFO. ALSO, AS NOTED IN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS, MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG/DASH COVER HAS A HUGE CRACK ALL THE WAY ACROSS. NEEDS TO BE FIXED. ALSO - WE HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUE AFTER ELECTRICAL ISSUE. WHEN WILL THEY ADDRESS THESE ISSUES?

SAFE LITE AUTO GLASS PLACED POLYEURETHANE GLUE ON THE REAR WINDOW AUTO DEFROSTER METAL CONTACT TO THE REAR WINDOW OF MY CHEVY 2007 LT SUBURBAN. I HIT THE REMOTE STARTER AND ALLOWED THE CAR TO RUN FOR 9 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WILL AUTO SHUT OFF AFTER 10 MINUTES. MY DAUGHTER SMELLED SMOKE IN THE CAR SO I INSERTED MY IGNITION KEY AND I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS. I THEN BACKED MY CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE, PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND MY REAR WINDOW EXPLODED INTO PIECES OF GLASS EVERYWHERE. I CALLED THE POLICE, FILED A POLICE REPORT, FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY (GEICO, REF CLAIM # : 0501768800101053) WHERE THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER FOUND THAT THE METAL CONTACT DID CAUSE A CHEMICAL REACTION WITH THE POLYURETHANE GLUE AS THE CAUSE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 277,000

IGNITION DOES NOT ENGAGE ENGINE WHEN KEY IS TURNED. TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TURNING KEY ON, COMPLETELY OFF, THEN ON AGAIN UNTIL ENGINE WILL ENGAGE AND START. STABILITRAK LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND GOES OFF EVERY 20-40 MILES. ROUGH SHIFT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING VIOLENTLY AND THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE HAD BEEN THIRTY DIFFERENT CODES ON THE COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, HE SMELLED A STRONG BURNING RUBBER ODOR. THE AIR BAG AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LAMPS ALSO ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CHAFED AND BURNED NEAR THE LIFT GATE THAT EXTENDED TO THE FUSE BOX. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

Mileage: 132,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOGS GO UP AND DOWN, THE STABILITY CONTROL AND PARK ASSIST LIGHTS FLASH AS WELL AS THE IN DASH AUDIO SYSTEM. THE CAR LOOSES POWER. SCARED OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN TO THE STARTING WITCH CONTROL IT JUST STARTS BUT ENGINE STALES RIGHT WAY , I CHANGE THE STARTER AND STILL THE NO GOOD NEED HELP THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS PROBLEMATIC FOR YEARS. THE DISPLAY WOULD LIGHT AND MESSAGE CENTER WOULD INDICATE ALL TIRES WERE LOW WHEN NONE WERE BY CHECK OF ACCURATE GAUGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS FINALLY BEEN ADDRESSED AT LEAST TEMPORARILY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STAY ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO SHOP AND DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. TESTS HAVE BEEN RUN AND THE CODES RESET, TO NO AVAIL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND VEHICLE PERFORMANCE SEEMS NORMAL, HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS USELESS FOR ANY "REAL" PROBLEM. PLEASE CONSIDER THE LOW MILEAGE (CURRENTLY 18,224) WHEN CONSIDERING PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 15,200

DOME LIGHT DON'T WORK VERY UNSAFE FOR MY KIDS TO GET IN OR OUT OF THE CAR! VERY UNSAFE! DEALER WANTS $475+ TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM THEY THINK" ITS SHORT SOME WHERE "THEY TOLD ME, MAKES ME EVEN MORE NERVOUS. NEED HELP! *LN

Mileage: 50,000

2007 SUBURBAN LTZ BATTERY HAS BEEN COMPLETELY DRAINED 2X WITHIN ONE MONTH. ONCE AFTER HAVING THE DOORS AND BACK OPEN FOR APPROX 10 MIN AND THE OTHER AT A CAR WASH WHILE THE STAFF CLEANED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ( APPROX 10 MIN). FIRST TIME DEALER BLAMED THE COLD AND THE LACK OF DRIVING AT THE TIME, HAD THE BATTERY TESTED AND THE BATTERY IS COMPLETELY DEAD. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. READING THE REVIEWS AND AM ASTONISHED THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BATTERY DRAIN ISSUE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS A FAMILY VEHICLE, BUT AM VERY CONCERNED WITH ITS RELIABILITY. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

BATTERY IN 2007 SUBURBAN LTZ DRAINED TWICE HAD TO BE JUMPED AND THEN TAKEN TO DEALER THEN HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 35,610

NO CRASHES OR INJURIES. ON 2 OCCASIONS, WITH THE IGNITION OFF AND LISTENING TO THE RADIO FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WAS CLEANING THE INTERIOR WITH THE DOORS OPEN AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ON. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. DROVE THE VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE AFTER RECHARGING THE BATTERY. VEHICLE FAILED TO START FOR RETURN TRIP. TOOK VEHICLE (2007 SUBURBAN LTZ TO DEALER FOR AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECK. THEY REPORTED THAT EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK. HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT OF NOSTART TRYING TO LEAVE HOME DURING A SNOW STORM. FINALLY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. RANGE OF DATES IS FROM JAN 2008 THROUGH JAN 2010. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

NO CRASHES OR INJURIES. ON THE INDICATED DATE I HAD THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, LISTENING TO THE RADIO. AFTER A SHORT TIME APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, I DISCOVERED THAT THE CAR BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED. I HAVE BEEN CAREFUL NOT LET THESE INCIDENTS OCCUR AGAIN BUT IT HAS REPEATED AT LEAST 6 TIMES. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS WHEN I HAD A FLAT TIRE REPLACED AND THE TIRE SERVICE TECH ATTEMPTED TO REPROGRAM THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM AT WHICH TIME, THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED IMMEDIATELY. THE REPROGRAMMING WAS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THE BATTERY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO COMPLETE THE TPMS. I FOLLOWED THE OWNER'S MANUAL'S INSTRUCTIONS' AND HAD THE SAME RESULTS, A DEAD BATTERY AND UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT. I NOW HAVE A USELESS TPMS AND THE DANGER OF GETTING STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERS TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM STARTING AT $99.00 +. A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD BE FREE OF THESE TYPES OF DEFECTS. I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 10,458

2007 CHEVY SUBUBAN REGISTERED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VANDERBILT SITTING IN PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE WAS OFF AS WELL AS WAS THE IGNITION. SUDDENLY FROM WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT A MASSIVE FIRE BROKE OUT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM THE CITY OF HENDERSONVILLE TENNESSEE. RESPONDED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. INITIAL INVESTIGATION FROM THE OFFICERS AT THE SCENE INDICATED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE COMING FROM THE CONTROL RELAY BOX ATTACHED TO THE LEFT SIDE FENDER WALL. VEHICLE IS A 2007 CHEVY SUBURBAN PURCHASED 10-31-2006 WITH 320,000 MILES ON VEHICLE POLICE & FIRE AT SCENE. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

CAR DOES NOT START. COMPLETLEY DEAD BATTERY. EASILY JUMP STARTS.ALT SHOWS 14.5 CHARGE AFTER JUMP..THISHAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES.T OOK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. HEY SAY - NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE.. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A NO-START CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, IN WHICH THE ALTERNATOR WAS RE-ADJUSTED TO INCREASE THE CHARGE OF THE BATTERY. HOWEVER THE BATTERY CONTINUALLY LOSES ENERGY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RE-INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 60,000

EVERY 4-5 MONTHS THE BATTERY GOES DEAD. IT'S AS IF THE LIGHTS OR SOMETHING WAS LEFT ON BUT ONCE WE GET IT STARTED AND CHECK EVERYTHING THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING LEFT ON. AFTER GETTING IT STARTED IT WILL GO ANOTHER 4-5 MONTHS AND BE COMPLETELY FINE THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT WILL BE DEAD AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5-6 TIMES OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TRAVELERS IN SUBROGEE OF CLIFFORD BOYER: MR BOYER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND SUFFERED A TOTAL LOSS AS A RESULT OF AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT IN THE GMC VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT. OWNER HEARD HORN GOING OFF AT 3AM AND LOOKED OUTSIDE AND SAW A SMALL FIRE ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT HOOD NEAR TIRE AREA. FIRE BURNED INTENSELY THROUGHOUT LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS MORNING AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THANK GOD SHE WAS DRIVING IN SLOW SPEED AND COULD STOP THE VEHICLE AND AVOIDED A CRASH. IT HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE SHE HAD TO TURN LEFT BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND SHE WENT STRAIGHT. SHE WAS SCARED A LOT AND WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. YESTERDAY WE HAVE SERVICED THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS SOME RECALL AND THEY UPDATED THE ECU ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 51,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS DURING DAYLIGHT. HE ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. A COMPLAINT WAS SUBMITTED TO GENERAL MOTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,440. UPDATED 02-04-08. *KB

Mileage: 1,500

IN AUGUST LAST YEAR I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. AT 2000 MILES THE CAR IS 1ST TOTALLY DRAINING THE BATTERY ( I WAS IN CAMPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST- THEY FOUND ME AFTER 3 HRS- SHERIFF DEPT). SINCE THEN EVERY MONTH SAME AND THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED 3 BATTERIES. TODAY 2/21/2007 IS THE 7TH TIME. I PAY $825/MTH + RENT A CAR EVERY MONTH -- THEY DO NOT PAY FOR RENT A CAR BECAUSE THEY START BLAME EACH OTHER. GMC IS BLAMING THE DEALER AND THE DEALER GMC. I'M IN THE MIDDLE AND I DON'T HAVE A CAR. I NEED YOUR HELP THANK YOU. *NM

Mileage: 2,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 GMC SUBURBAN HOME WITH MY FAMILY. I LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED I WAS DRIVING AT 90 MILES AN HOUR. WHAT A SURPRISE. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING WRONG. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME I WAS GOING 120 MILES AN HOUR PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THIS JUST HAPPENED AND I HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED YET. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF NOT FIXED. I READ MANY BLOGS AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED BY THIS SAFETY ISSUE. IN MY OPINION THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY A SAFETY RECALL. I WORK FOR GM AND I AM VERY EMBARRASSED BY THIS QUALITY ISSUE. SO MUCH FOR THE QUALITY OF GM VEHICLES WHEN I SEE MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO VIEW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE DAY THE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO READ ANY OF THE FEATURES ON DASHBOARD. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

Mileage: 5

CAR IS 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN - 2 MONTHS OLD. CHECK ENGINE AND CHECK AIR BAG LIGHTS CAME ON. THEN, NEXT DAY CAR WOULD NOT START AND WAS JUMPED EASILY. AFTER 2 DAYS AT DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT., DECIDED IT WAS THE CDM. 15 DAYS LATER CDM CAME IN BUT, SERVICE TECHS FOUND 4-5 WIRES "BURNT UP". WIRING HARNESS IS BROKEN. AFTER 6 DAYS WIRING HARNESS IS IN AND BEING REPLACED CURRENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS NOT SURE THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM