2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Problems & Recalls
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The ABS and Brake lights illuminate as per GM recall 05v379000. This occurs each time the vehicle is driven. I purchased this vehicle on 12/6/2023 from Kyle's Kars which is a used car dealership in Slatington, PA. A warranty was not offered due to the age, however I did purchase a warranty from Ca...
this vehicle has a non-functioning parking brake. There was a recall in 2004 for 880,000 trucks and suv's. I have taken it to my garage twice but they cannot fix this problem because it is not fixable
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BEHIND HIS FATHER'S VEHICLE, THEY HAD APPROACHED A STOP AND ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS HIS FOOT WAS ON THE PEDAL, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR THE ABS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE AS THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO ...
Mileage: 159,000
FUEL PUMP MAY FALTER OR FAIL; FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL, REPLACED IT; OTHER FUSES PASSED TESTING WITH METER; VEHICLE STARTED, WOULD NOT RUN MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES. NEW FUEL FILTER. GUY AT SERVICE STATION BANGED ON GAS TANK, AND IT WOULD START THEN RUN GREAT FOR A MINUTE, THEN WILL NOT REST...
Mileage: 209,357
FUEL PUMP MAY FALTER OR FAIL; FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL, REPLACED IT; OTHER FUSES PASSED TESTING WITH METER; VEHICLE STARTED, WOULD NOT RUN MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES. NEW FUEL FILTER. GUY AT SERVICE STATION BANGED ON GAS TANK, AND IT WOULD START THEN RUN GREAT FOR A MINUTE, THEN WILL NOT REST...
Mileage: 209,357
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COMMONWEALTH CHEVROLET (155 MARSTON ST, LAWRENCE, MA 01841, (978) 687-3000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SID...
Mileage: 210,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COMMONWEALTH CHEVROLET (155 MARSTON ST, LAWRENCE, MA 01841, (978) 687-3000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SID...
Mileage: 210,000
THE PASSENGER SIDE SECOND SEAT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT.
Mileage: 248,325
EXHAUST AND MANIFOLD COVER BOLTS ARE TOO WEAK AND THE HEADS BREAK OFF. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM WITH RACING BOLTS. MUCH BETTER NOW.
Mileage: 109,000
ON MARCH 16, 2017, I WAS TRAVELLING ON A MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN MY 2001 SUBURBAN WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER ON. I WAS SITTING ON A THIN SEAT CUSHION. TWENTY MINUTES INTO THE 40 MINUTE TRIP, I TURNED MY SEAT HEATER OFF. TEN OR SO MINUTES LATER, I SMELLED A HORRIBLE RUBBER/P...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT END AND FRONT WHEELS WERE ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WE...
Mileage: 204,654
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT END AND FRONT WHEELS WERE ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WE...
Mileage: 204,654
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE EMITTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, WHICH WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILE...
Mileage: 200,000
WHILE THANKFULLY DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, MY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WITH NO WARNING..PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY SHIFTING THE TRANS DOWN TO 2ND THEN 1ST. MECHANIC SAID KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AFTER I STOPPED, PUMPED THE BRAKES AND BRAKE ...
Mileage: 135,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE HARD TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC)....
Mileage: 190,000
THREE TIMES I HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. DRIVING TWO TIMES AND HAD JUST ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION THIRD TIME, WHICH WAS TODAY -- SURPRISE!!!! HAD TO SLOWLY DRIVE HOME, YET AGAIN, WITH NO BRAKES!!!!!
Mileage: 176,000
BRAKE LINES FAILED TWICE DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION BECAUSE CHEVY USED A INFERIOR STEEL PRODUCT ON ALL TRUCKS FROM 1998 TO 2005. THE DEALER REPAIRED MY 2002 AVALANCHE FOR $600.00 TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES. HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT REPAIR MY 2001 SUBURBAN WHICH HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. GM NEEDS TO R...
Mileage: 118,150
PREMATURE REAR SECTION OF BRAKE LINE RUST OUT 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN.
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE CRAN...
Mileage: 101,000
I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, MODEL 2500, AS I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE RUNNING INTO THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE. THE BRAKES NOW APPEAR TO BE WORKING FINE. THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, BUT NEVER TO ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN EQUIPPED WITH HERCULES ALL TRAC A/T TIRES, SIZE: 265/70R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE TECHNICIAN WHO REPLACED THE TI...
Mileage: 205,000
THE ABS ACTIVATE WITHOUT REASON WHEN I SLOW TO A STOP. THE PROBLEM BEGAN INFREQUENTLY AND I ATTRIBUTED IT TO POSSIBLE SLIPPERY SURFACE CONDITIONS. OVER THE PAST YEAR THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE AND HAPPENS FREQUENTLY NOW. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE SUBJECT OF A ...
Mileage: 125,000
MY SON WAS DRIVING AND REAR ENDED A MAN GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE FRONT END SUSTAINED A GREAT DEAL OF DAMAGE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ENGINE BEING PUSHED BACK SEVERAL INCHES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY SON SUSTAINED MINOR WHIPLASH TYPE INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND BACK.
Mileage: 260,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH UPHILL, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A PICK-UP TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT R...
Mileage: 270,000
DRIVING AT 65 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE, SUDDENLY THE SUNROOF GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME AND FLEW AWAY INTO THE ROAD BEHIND US. THE INSIDE SUN SHADE WAS ALSO SUCKED OUT. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME. THE FRAME AND MOTOR ARE INTACT AND STILL OPERATE NORMALLY. SUNROOF WAS MADE BY VERMEULEN-HO...
Mileage: 147,458
DRIVING AT 65 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE, SUDDENLY THE SUNROOF GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME AND FLEW AWAY INTO THE ROAD BEHIND US. THE INSIDE SUN SHADE WAS ALSO SUCKED OUT. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME. THE FRAME AND MOTOR ARE INTACT AND STILL OPERATE NORMALLY. SUNROOF WAS MADE BY VERMEULEN-HO...
Mileage: 147,458
I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 40MPH ON A LOCAL ROAD ON MY WAY FROM DROPPING THE KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL. I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN ONTO MY STREET, AND THE SUBURBAN BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL. THANKFULLY, THERE WAS NOBODY AHEAD OF ME, AND I SLOWED THE TRUCK GRADUALLY. I THEN IDLED BACK HOME, WITHOUT ANY...
Mileage: 115,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC LOSS OF BRAKING DUE TO RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. UPON INSPECTION ALL LINE HAD SEVERE CORROSION RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF ALL BRAKE LINES. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY RESULTING IN CAR PASSING THROUGH RED LIGHT. *TR
Mileage: 214,000
BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING. REPAIR WAS BRAKE LINES RUSTED. COST TO REPLACE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS $2500. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
LOST TOTAL BRAKES. SERVICE SHOP NOTED SEVERE BRAKE LINE RUSTING. REPAIRED RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. TRUCK WILL BE UNDERGOING TOTAL BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT DUE TO RUSTING. *TR
Mileage: 72,000
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH DOWNTOWN BETHESDA, BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. PULLED OVER AND NOTED FLUID LEAKAGE UNDER FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF CAR. DROVE CAR TO DEALER AT 5MPH; IDENTIFIED EXTENSIVE RUST THROUGH BRAKE LIN...
Mileage: 119,732
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMAT...
Mileage: 120,000
BRAKES FAILED ON A RURAL ROAD BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP. TRIED TO PUSH THE BRAKES LIKE NORMAL, BUT THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP, BUT WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND EVEN THOUGH I JUST HAD NEW BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS PUT ON, I NEED TO BUT NEW BRAKE LINES I...
Mileage: 161,000
DRIVING DOWN A HILL ON MY STREET THE BRAKES GAVE WAY. I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE SERVICE STATION INDICATED THE REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO RUSTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE ...
Mileage: 140,000
DRIVING DOWN A HILL ON MY STREET THE BRAKES GAVE WAY. I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE SERVICE STATION INDICATED THE REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO RUSTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE ...
Mileage: 140,000
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP BECAUSE OF A RUSTED-THRU BRAKE LINE. THIS TIME, I WAS ENTERING A HIGH-SPEED MERGE FROM ONE FOUR LANE HIGHWAY TO ANOTHER AND TRAFFIC WAS BACKING UP. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES SLIGHTLY HARD TO SLOW DOWN IN TIME. PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FL...
Mileage: 136,000
I WAS DRIVING ON MAY 12 FROM FILLMORE CA TO LAX AIRPORT I WAS ON FREEWAY 5 PASSING VALENCIA BY THE EXIT OF FREEWAY 14 WHEN A WHITE BAN HIT THEIR BRAKES I DID THE SAME THING BUT I THINK THE BRAKE OF MY CAR DID WORK PROPERLY AND I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR SO I WENT TO THE LEFT LINE AND A GREY CIVIC HIT ...
Mileage: 144,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER W...
Mileage: 140,000
TIGHT TURN IN DRIVEWAY ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING ALMOST RUNNING INTO GARAGE DOOR. IF HAD BEEN AT INTERSECTION I WOULD HAVE HIT CAR ON FRONT OF ME! CAR TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN ARLINGTON TX
Mileage: 148,000
2001 SUBURBAN - WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR LEAVING ME BARELY ANY BRAKING POWER, BUT FORTUNATELY SINCE I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED (25 MPH) I WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. I THEN DROVE TO A GARAGE WHICH WAS VERY CLOSE TO WHERE I WAS AND HAD T...
Mileage: 93,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION WAS ABNORMALLY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE...
THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS DOWN ARE BREAKING OFF AT THE HEADS AND CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKS. WHICH ARE IN TURN CAUSING MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FAIL PREMATURELY. I HOPE GM FIXES THIS MASSIVE PROBLEM WITH THERE LS V8 ENGINES! *TR
Mileage: 242,000
THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS DOWN ARE BREAKING OFF AT THE HEADS AND CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKS. WHICH ARE IN TURN CAUSING MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FAIL PREMATURELY. I HOPE GM FIXES THIS MASSIVE PROBLEM WITH THERE LS V8 ENGINES! *TR
Mileage: 242,000
WHILE DRIVING BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST , VEHICLE TOWED ALL BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND REPLACED ESPECIALLY AT SECURE POINTS. *TR
Mileage: 87,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE FRONT BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES ...
Mileage: 165,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAME SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS NOT READILY A...
Mileage: 124,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAME SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS NOT READILY A...
Mileage: 124,000
I HAD JUST ACCELERATED FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND TWO CARS PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. THEY WERE FORCED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY DUE TO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEM MAKING A LEFT TURN. THIS FORCED ME TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. I JAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATED, THE TIRES STARTED TO SQUEA...
Mileage: 67,125
MY VEHICLE'S "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CONTINUES TO LIGHT UP EVEN AFTER HAVING THE CODE ERASED. MANY OTHER OWNERS OF CHEVROLET SUBURBANS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. OBD CODE P0332 STATES THE KNOCK SENSOR HAS LOW VOLTAGE. THE PROBLEM MANY PEOPLE HAVE IS WHEN WATER OR MOISTURE GETS INTO THE ENGINE COMPA...
Mileage: 104,500
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED IN A PARKING LOT. PARKED VEHICLE. UPON RETURN LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AND BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE VERY CORRODED ON THIS 12 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, FUEL LINES ARE ALSO VERY CORRODED BUT HAVE NOT YET FA...
Mileage: 134,000
I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND WITHOUT WARNING WHEN I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS JUST GOING TO SLOW DOWN FOR AN EXIT AND NOBODY WAS DIRECTLY IN-FRONT OF ME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MORE SERIOUS INCIDENT UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES I GOT THE VEHICLE HOME I INVESTIG...
Mileage: 125,756
BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. STOPPING ABILITY WAS VERY POOR. WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME, SO WE RETURNED HOME. UPON INSPECTION BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING DOWN FRAME RAIL UNDER DRIVERS SEAT, WHERE ABOUT FIVE BRAKE LINES ENTER THE ABS VALVE UNIT. THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALL SEVE...
Mileage: 145,182
WHILE BRAKING AT A STOP LIGHT THE ABS STARTED MAKING A BUZZING SOUND; IT FAILED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM NO LONGER BE USED SAFELY. *TR
Mileage: 182,000
BRAKE FAILURE. METAL BRAKE LINE BETWEEN MASTER CYLINDER AND CALIPER DEVELOPED A LEAK DUE TO CORROSION OF THE METAL BRAKE LINE. MECHANIC SAID ALL METAL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY ON THESE FAULTY LINES. THE REPLAC...
Mileage: 75,995
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME HESITANT TO START. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CAMSHAFT...
Mileage: 18,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND TURN THE KEY IN ORDER TO START THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLA...
Mileage: 60,000
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON A 2 LANE PUBLIC ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN PEDAL SUDDENLY BECAME SOFT AND REQUIRED MANY ACTUATION TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN THE ANTICIPATED DISTANCE AND A COLLISION WITH CROSS-TRAFFIC NEARLY OCCURRED. ON INVESTIGATION, THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR WAS EM...
Mileage: 130,000
ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND PREVENTED THE CAR FROM SLOWING DOWN. LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND TRIED AGAIN, IT SEEMED TO WORK. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES INCORRECTLY AT ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
Mileage: 133,000
BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NOTICED FLUID LOW. CHECKED AND FOUND LEAK IN BRAKE LINE DUE TO CORRODED/RUSTED LINE. *TR
PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND ONLY OFFERED A MINUSCULE AMOUNT OF STOPPING POWER, I LIMPED 1.5 MILES HOME USING DOWNSHIFTING. BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND APPARENTLY BURST, BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER UNDER HOOD WAS COMPLETELY EMPT...
Mileage: 148,000
I JUST FIX MY HEAD GASKET FROM LEAKING 2 WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT A WEEK LATER THE SENSOR GAVE OUT THEN THE OTHER SENSOR KNOCK SENSOR 2 THEN THE SENSOR PUMP GAVE OUT TOO WITH IN 6 MONTHS AND COST ME ABOUT 4000 AFTER TAX CHEVY. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
I JUST FIX MY HEAD GASKET FROM LEAKING 2 WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT A WEEK LATER THE SENSOR GAVE OUT THEN THE OTHER SENSOR KNOCK SENSOR 2 THEN THE SENSOR PUMP GAVE OUT TOO WITH IN 6 MONTHS AND COST ME ABOUT 4000 AFTER TAX CHEVY. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE...
Mileage: 115,000
I WAS TAKING MY SUBURBAN IN FOR IT'S ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION AND WAS NOTIFIED BY MY MECHANIC THAT ONE OF THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LINES (EXITING THE ABS PUMP) WAS LEAKING AND THAT ALL FIVE OF THE PRIMARY BRAKE LINES ARE EXTERNALLY RUSTED AND NEAR BREAKING. ALL FIVE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED RESULTING I...
ABS SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AS PART OF 2006 RECALL CAMPAIGN. SENSORS WERE CLEANED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. PLEASE NOTE THAT IN 2006 WHEN ISSUE FIRST SURFACED, ONE WEEK PRIOR TO RECALL, CHEVROLET DEALER QUOTED A PRICE OVER $800.00 TO REPLACE HUBS. THEN WHEN RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED, THEY SAID THE HUBS COU...
Mileage: 158,000
VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER RECALL BELOW ON 1/26/2006. ABS SENSOR WAS INSPECTED AND CLEANED, BUT NOT REPLACED. DEFECT COVERED IN RECALL IS NOW BEING DISPLAYED BY VEHICLE (BRAKING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED AT LOW SPEED - CAUSED BY ABS SENSOR MALFUNCTION). VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT DRIVEABLE. APPARENTLY THE SO...
Mileage: 117,000
VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER RECALL BELOW ON 1/26/2006. ABS SENSOR WAS INSPECTED AND CLEANED, BUT NOT REPLACED. DEFECT COVERED IN RECALL IS NOW BEING DISPLAYED BY VEHICLE (BRAKING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED AT LOW SPEED - CAUSED BY ABS SENSOR MALFUNCTION). VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT DRIVEABLE. APPARENTLY THE SO...
Mileage: 117,000
THIS CONCERN HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY BUT CONTINUES TO MOVE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ABS MODULE ...
Mileage: 130,000
I WAS DRIVING MY SUBURBAN IN TOWN AT LOW SPEED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS I TRIED TO STOP THE TRUCK. FORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT AFTER A MUCH LONGER THAN USUAL STOPPING DISTANCE. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THE AD...
Mileage: 49,612
BRAKE LINE TO LEFT FRONT WHEEL RUPTURED AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. AFTER INSPECTING BRAKE LINES IT IS OBVIOUS THAT EVERY METAL BRAKE LINE IS RUSTED FROM END TO END AND IT APPEARS THAT OTHER METAL BRAKE LINES ARE SEEPING FLUID AS WELL. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY REC...
AFTER TOWING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER 60 MILES, MY WIFE WAS BACKING SUBURBAN INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND PULLED FORWARD TO ADJUST THE TRAILER ANGLE AND LOST ALL STEERING. WHEN I WENT TO SEE WHAT IT WAS DOING, NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. WAS ABLE TO BACK THE TRAILER INTO THE DRIV...
Mileage: 107,009
AFTER TOWING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER 60 MILES, MY WIFE WAS BACKING SUBURBAN INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND PULLED FORWARD TO ADJUST THE TRAILER ANGLE AND LOST ALL STEERING. WHEN I WENT TO SEE WHAT IT WAS DOING, NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. WAS ABLE TO BACK THE TRAILER INTO THE DRIV...
Mileage: 107,009
FAILED BRAKES DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAD IN CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *KB
Mileage: 119,571
FAILED BRAKES DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAD IN CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *KB
Mileage: 119,571
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER STALL WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR FAIL TO START. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND I...
Mileage: 141,229
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN THAT COMPLETELY STALLED OUT, (SEPT 29,2011) WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO TRANSPORT MY FOUR YOUNG CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. PLEASE NOTE, THAT I'M IN AN AREA THAT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THIS MEANS THAT WHEN MY CAR IS DOWN, I'M AT THE MERCY OF FRIENDS AND NE...
Mileage: 144,229
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND AFTER OPENING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, HE REALIZED THAT THE DRIVER HEATED SEAT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED WHO FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO...
Mileage: 190,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND THE CONTACT DROVE INTO THE CURB TO PREVENT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTI...
Mileage: 113,854
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) AND FOR 05V155000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FIRST RECALL REPAIRED THE FAILURE THAT OCCUR...
Mileage: 120,600
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) AND FOR 05V155000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FIRST RECALL REPAIRED THE FAILURE THAT OCCUR...
Mileage: 120,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO BACKFIRE WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ...
Mileage: 96,000
FIRST INCIDENT: VEH. WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. TURNED OUT TO BE FUEL DELIVERY FUSE. REPLACED, AND RAN FINE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. SECOND INCIDENT: DRIVING AT APPROX. 55 MPH, VEHICLE LOST POWER, STARTED SPUTTERING AS IF OUT OF GAS ALTHOUGH IT WAS 1/4 FULL. UNABLE TO EXCEED 25 MPH DUE TO LITTLE/NO POWER....
Mileage: 143,000
FIRST INCIDENT: VEH. WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. TURNED OUT TO BE FUEL DELIVERY FUSE. REPLACED, AND RAN FINE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. SECOND INCIDENT: DRIVING AT APPROX. 55 MPH, VEHICLE LOST POWER, STARTED SPUTTERING AS IF OUT OF GAS ALTHOUGH IT WAS 1/4 FULL. UNABLE TO EXCEED 25 MPH DUE TO LITTLE/NO POWER....
Mileage: 143,000
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS OVER 50% OF THE TIME. STARTED IN EARLY DECEMBER. WE HAD EARLY SEASON SNOWS LAST YEAR. PASSED INSPECTION LATER THAT MONTH. HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE AT LOCAL AUTO SERVICE BUSINESS & NO OBVIOUS ISSUES. TALKED TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY'D HAVE TO INVESTIGA...
Mileage: 99,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY WHICH WAS INACCURATE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE FUE...
Mileage: 69,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY WHICH WAS INACCURATE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE FUE...
Mileage: 69,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MAY 18, 2010, WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGES AND WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJU...
Mileage: 105,000
IF I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES AND I GO OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD LIKE A BRIDGE SEAM OR SPEED BUMP, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE KICKS IN AND TAKES AWAY MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE CAR. I HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED CARS IN THE PAST BECAUSE I CAN NOT STOP ONCE THE ANTILOCK KICKS IN. MY MECHA...
Mileage: 1,000
MAIN BRAKE LINE LEAK IN 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE LINE ROTTED OUT AND LEAKED SO BAD THAT IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE LINE. *TR
Mileage: 127,891
WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP, THE ABS BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN KICK IN, RENDERING THE BRAKES INEFFECTIVE. IT STARTED IN THE SPRING (WI) SO I WAS UNSURE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS ROAD CONDITIONS, HOWEVER AFTER THE 2ND OCCURRENCE ON WHAT WAS A DRY ROAD, I TOOK THE CAR IN. BRAKES WERE RECENT...
Mileage: 156,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH HE HEARD A RATTLING AND KNOCKING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Mileage: 105,000
I PURCHASED A SET OF SIGMA STAMPEDE TIRES IN 2-2007. 3 OF THE 4 TIRES PURCHASED HAD SIDE WAL BLOW OUTS. I TOOK THE TIRES TO WHERE I BOUGHT THEM AND THE OWNER SAID IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THERE COULD BE A DEFECT. I CONTACTED TBC CORP. ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS TIRE HAD BEEN RECALLED BUT T...
Mileage: 151,072
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE TOOK A LONG TIME TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) WAS REFERENCED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CALLED A REGIONAL GMC ...
Mileage: 65,000
CLUNKING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION, GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, WHAT HAPPENS IF INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILS? *TR
Mileage: 25,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED TWICE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT 35,852 MILES. DURING THE SECOND FAILURE, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 35,852
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2001 SILVERADO WITH THE SAME ENGINE, BUT NOT FOR THE SUBURBAN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND F...
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND COMPLETELY STOP. THE OTHER COMPONENTS, SUCH AS THE RADIO, WERE STILL OPERABLE. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE ALWAYS AFFECTED AND WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE IM...
Mileage: 59,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND COMPLETELY STOP. THE OTHER COMPONENTS, SUCH AS THE RADIO, WERE STILL OPERABLE. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE ALWAYS AFFECTED AND WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE IM...
Mileage: 59,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND COMPLETELY STOP. THE OTHER COMPONENTS, SUCH AS THE RADIO, WERE STILL OPERABLE. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE ALWAYS AFFECTED AND WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE IM...
Mileage: 59,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. ON NOVEMBER 6, 2008, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AND A POLICE REPORT. THERE ...
Mileage: 100,000
CAR STALLED SUDDENLY AT 40 MPH, LOSING POWER STEERING IN TRAFFIC. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE CAR RESTARTED. INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. WHILE GM HAS RECALLED 2001 SUBURBANS FOR CRANK POSITION FAILURES IN THIS YEAR MODEL, MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. I PURCHASED REPLACEMENT PAR...
Mileage: 139,000
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING THE VEHICLE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. AFTER TOWING IT TO A CHEVY DEALER, THEY INFORMED US THAT THE SHAFT IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD BROKEN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL ON GM/CHEVY TRUCKS FOR THIS PROBLEM. GM DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RECALL FOR POWE...
Mileage: 88,180
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, IT MADE A HUMMING SOUND. HE DISCONNECTED THE MODULE AND THE HUMMING STOPPED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THEY R...
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, IT MADE A HUMMING SOUND. HE DISCONNECTED THE MODULE AND THE HUMMING STOPPED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THEY R...
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, IT MADE A HUMMING SOUND. HE DISCONNECTED THE MODULE AND THE HUMMING STOPPED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THEY R...
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN THAT IS ALSO HAVING THE DREADED ABS ISSUE, ABS ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHILE CORNERING WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. I NOTICE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT BECAUSE I LIVE IN THE NORTHWEST, NOT THE MIDWEST OR NORTHEAST, IT DOES NOT PERTAIN TO ME. THIS IS ABSOL...
Mileage: 91,600
NOVEMBER 2004 I HAD AN AUTO ACCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING HOME LATE AT NIGHT AFTER MY HUSBAND AND I HAD BEEN OUT TO DINNER WITH A FRIEND ON LEAVE FROM THE MILITARY. WE WERE ON THE WAY TO PICK OUR KIDS UP FROM MY PARENTS AND IT WAS MISTING OUTSIDE. I WAS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON THE FAR...
Mileage: 105,000
NOVEMBER 2004 I HAD AN AUTO ACCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING HOME LATE AT NIGHT AFTER MY HUSBAND AND I HAD BEEN OUT TO DINNER WITH A FRIEND ON LEAVE FROM THE MILITARY. WE WERE ON THE WAY TO PICK OUR KIDS UP FROM MY PARENTS AND IT WAS MISTING OUTSIDE. I WAS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON THE FAR...
Mileage: 105,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHT THAT INDICATES THE PARKING BRAKE IS ACTIVATED WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT WHILE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS STILL APPLIED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ...
Mileage: 30,000
EVERY MORNING WHEN I START THE CAR, IT "LUNGES" FORWARD. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED 3 OR 4 TIMES DURING THE DAY BUT IT DOES HAPPEN EVERY MORNING. I KEEP THE CAR IN THE GARAGE SO WHEN IT DOES MOVE FORWARD IT IS ONLY A COUPLE OF INCHES, BUT WHEN I AM IN A PARKING LOT, I MAKE SURE TO LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM B...
Mileage: 160,303
THE 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WHICH I OWN LEAKS COLD AIR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER FEET. I WAS TOLD BY MY INSURANCE CO. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY GM ON THIS AS IT IS A DEFECT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HEATING DUCT, IT EVIDENTLY FALLS APART AND COLD AIR FROM OUTSIDE POURS ONTO THE PASSENGERS FEET....
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE LOST POWER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UN...
Mileage: 116,000
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN K2500, IT TAKES ME 45 MINUTES TO FILL UP THE GAS TANK, I BELIEVE THE AIR DOES NOT ESCAPE FROM THE GAS TANK AND IT CAUSES IT TO OVERFLOW WHEN FILLING AND MAY CAUSE FIRE IF UNATTENDED SINCE WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS PUMP TO PUMP FASTER IT OVERFLOWS AND LEAKS ON THE EXHAUST PI...
Mileage: 159,000
2001 SUBURBAN-STEERING SHAFT POP TURN OVER BUMPS,CAUSE STEERING TO SHAKE/ POP. STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED ON 10/23/2007. COMPLAINT HOW MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS OUT THERE THAT DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS BULLETIN MY TRUCK HAVE 116737 MILES I SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THIS. WHAT IF I WOULD HAVE HAD A AC...
Mileage: 4,500
THE ABS ON MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN ACTIVATES AT SLOW SPEEDS EXTENDING MY STOPPING DISTANCE. I WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL IN OCTOBER, 2005 WHEN I HAD NO SYMPTOMS BUT TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO SAYS THEY COMPLETED THE RECALL REQUIREMENTS. NOW, I AM HAVING THE SYMPTOMS AND GM REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE ABS WHEEL SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATE...
Mileage: 219,000
OUR 4 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO PUT OUR 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN IN GEAR WITHOUT STARTING THE CAR OR PRESSING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR STARTING ROLLING DOWN THE HILL. FORTUNATELY MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO JUMP IN THE WINDOW AND PRESS THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT NONE OF THE CHIL...
Mileage: 75,000
OUR 4 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO PUT OUR 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN IN GEAR WITHOUT STARTING THE CAR OR PRESSING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR STARTING ROLLING DOWN THE HILL. FORTUNATELY MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO JUMP IN THE WINDOW AND PRESS THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT NONE OF THE CHIL...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON JANUARY 26, 2007. ON 2/10/07 THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS TAKING LONGER THAN EXPECTED TO BRAKE AND HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO OTHER VEHICLES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT SAID THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSH UPWARD AND T...
Mileage: 76,999
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUBURBAN CHEVROLET. THE CONTACT RECEIVED ASAFETY RECALL 01V159000 CONCERNING SEAT BELTS, RERTRACTOR ON SECOND AND THIRD ROW SEATS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SAFETY RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT'S PASSENGER SIDE RETRAC...
Mileage: 108,000
TRANSMISSION ON A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH 76000 MILES FAILED WHILE ON EXPRESSWAY ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *NM
Mileage: 76,231
PARKING BRAKE DID NOT DISENGAGE ON DRIVERS SIDE, REMOVAL OF WHEEL AND DISC SHOWED ACTUATING MECHANISM NOT FULLY RETRACTED, FIXED BY PUSHING ACTUATING LEVER TOWARDS WHEEL TO "REST LEVER". EXTREMELY POOR DESIGN. *JB
TOOK 2001 SUBURBAN IN NOVEMBER 2005 TO WILTON CHEVROLET, WILTON, CT, FOR GM ABS BRAKE RECALL, FIXING BRAKE TERMINALS FOR POSSIBLE CORROSION IN NORTHEASTERN STATES. DEC. 05 - OCTOBER 2006 ABS DASHBOARD LIGHT WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY FOR SHORT TIME AND THEN GO OFF WITH NO REASONING. FROM AUGUST -...
Mileage: 98,148
MY PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I DID NOT KNOW THIS UNTIL THE FIRST INSPECTION. IT DID NOT PASS AND I HAD TO PAY $150.00 TO "FIX" IT. EVERY YEAR AFTER THAT IS HAS FAILED. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALER WITH THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK. I SURE HOPE SOMEONE DOES NOT DIE BE...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR WAS REFLECTING DOUBLE IMAGES CAUSING CONFUSION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE MIRROR DELAMINATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 80,600
ABS MODULE FAILED @ 37,000 MI AND AGAIN @ 67,000 MI. DEALER CHARGED APPROX. 1200.00 EACH TIME. *JB
Mileage: 67,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING. THE CONTACT NEVER USED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD GO BAD IF IT WAS NEVER USED. UPDATED 9/13/2006 -THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION ...
Mileage: 83,000
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. PUMP ON ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN CAUSING PUMP FAILURE UNLESS DISCONNECTING FUSE AT PANEL. UPON DISCONNECTING FUSE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS USELESS AS IS THE TRACTION CONTROL FEATURE. ALL LIGHTS, ABS, TRACTION ASSIST, BRAKE BECOME ILLUMINATED ...
Mileage: 98,000
ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON. *NM
Mileage: 93,000
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WILL NOT INSPECT VEHICLE DUE TO FAULTY EMERGENCY BRAKE DESIGN. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER AND MANUFACTURER WILL NOT WARRANTY. $600 DEALERSHIP REPAIR OR $400 AT LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. *JB
Mileage: 36,157
I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH 68,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING TWICE BECAUSE IT CRACKED IN HALF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CHEVY SAYS IT WAS MY FAULT. HOW DOES A LADY WHO IS NOT THAT STRONG CRACK TWO POWER STEERING IN HALF WHILE SHE IS DRIVING? *JB
Mileage: 37,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT IN THE SIDE AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE TURNED SIDEWAYS IN AN INTERSECTION AND THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE, WHILE WEARING SEAT BELTS, SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE C...
Mileage: 59,000
GM CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL FOR WIRING ON THE FUEL SYSTEM FOR 2001 SUBURBANS. MY FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED RECENTLY DUE TO THIS SAME ISSUE. THE VIN NUMBER OF MY SUBURBAN WAS NOT COVERED, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS THAT AS DESCRIBED BY THE RECALL NOTICE. THE REPAIR SHOP CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALE...
Mileage: 89,690
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. APPEARS PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECTIVE WHICH HAS CAUSED BRAKE TO BE INOPERABLE AND TRIGGERED A FAILED STATE INSPECTION ON 4/7/06. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED IN THE NEXT 15 DAYS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN INSPECTION. HAVE BEEN TOLD THE DEFECT IN THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM WILL NECESSI...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V155000, REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Mileage: 77,000
LEAKING FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SEALS ON A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, 1500, 4WD. *NM
Mileage: 71,000
LEAKING FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SEALS ON A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, 1500, 4WD. *NM
Mileage: 71,000
WE HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH 26281 MILES ON IT. ON MARCH 18 2006 WE WENT ON A 200 MILE , ROUND TRIP RIDE. BRAKES WERE FINE THEN. NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING WRONG. STOPPING DISTANCE WAS THE SAME NO BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON VEHICLE NO NOISES COMING FROM BRAKES AT ALL. EVERYTHING SEEMED FIN...
Mileage: 26,281
MY 2001 SUBURBAN HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC TWICE. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTART THE ENGINE BOTH TIMES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR AS WELL. PROBLEM GOES AWAY IF THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STALLING IN TRAFFI...
Mileage: 50,100
I PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN IN LATE 2005. WE ARE CURRENTLY ON OUR THIRD TRANSMISSION WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST ONE LOCKED UP AT 20 M MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND FAILED AT ABOUT 98 M AND COST US ABOUT $2500 TO REPLACE AS GM ONLY OFFERED A 1 YR. WARRANTY ON REPLAC...
Mileage: 20,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN 1999 THROUGH 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE'S, SUBURBANS, AND K1500 TRUCKS. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CHEVROLET VEHICLES. IN MY SMALL CIRCLE OF ACQUAINTANCES, I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE TOO MANY TRANSMISSION FAILURES BY THE AFORE MENTIONED VEHICLES. MY BROTHER IN LAW JUST HAD ...
Mileage: 78,000
2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE ABS SYSTEM AS STATED IN RECALL. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB
DT: THE CONTACT NOTICED A VERY STRONG SMELL IN GARAGE THAT WOULD ALMOST BURN THE EYES, AND LEAVE A STAIN ON THE FLOOR. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT...
Mileage: 62,707
2001 SUBURBAN REAR FRAME RAILS BROKE OFF. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME WAS NOT MADE WITH A THICK METAL. *JB
WE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR OF MY WIFE'S 2001 TAHOE APPEARED TO HAVE A MELTED PLACE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PLASTIC HOUSING. THERE WAS A GREEN/YELLOW CIRCLE IN THE CENTER OF THE MIRROR WHERE IT APPEARED TO HAVE GOTTEN TO HOT. I REMOVED THE MIRROR WHICH WAS CONNECTED BY FOUR WIRES. TWO W...
Mileage: 142,500
WE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR OF MY WIFE'S 2001 TAHOE APPEARED TO HAVE A MELTED PLACE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PLASTIC HOUSING. THERE WAS A GREEN/YELLOW CIRCLE IN THE CENTER OF THE MIRROR WHERE IT APPEARED TO HAVE GOTTEN TO HOT. I REMOVED THE MIRROR WHICH WAS CONNECTED BY FOUR WIRES. TWO W...
Mileage: 142,500
DT: THE CONTACT STATES RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V155000 ON NOVEMBER 17, 2005 CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, AFTER SHE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED , THEY ADVISED HER THAT IT WAS BECAU...
DT: THE CONTACT STATES RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V155000 ON NOVEMBER 17, 2005 CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, AFTER SHE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED , THEY ADVISED HER THAT IT WAS BECAU...
DT: CONTACT STATED THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM SHORTED OUT. THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD HAD BEEN ON. THE MOTOR TO ABS SYSTEM WOULD RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY. HE REMOVED THE FUSE TO THE ABS SYSTEM. THE ABS SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKED. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO STATED THEY COULD REPLACE ...
Mileage: 75,022
ABS/BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON AND STAY ON. ONCE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, LIGHTS DON'T COME ON UNTIL AFTER A PERIOD OF DRIVING. HAD BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OK. *JB
Mileage: 70,000
2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN - ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT SLOW SPEEDS, WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT. VEHICLE TAKES LONGER TO STOP, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. DEALER REPLACED RUSTED WHEEL HUB. BUT, INDICATED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE. *JB
Mileage: 85,000
RECALL REPAIR DONE ON CHEVY SUBURBAN 2001 WHICH INVOLVED TAKING DOWN THE FUEL TANK (NEW WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED). HAS SERIOUS CONCERN NOW, THAT THE CAR IS NOW LESS SAFER DUE THE FUEL TANK MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING. IN FACT MY FUEL GAUGE STARTED NOT WORKING AFTER THIS AND NOW THEY HAVE TAKE DOWN TH...
Mileage: 24,320
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE THIRD ROW PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE CHILD'S NECK. THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT TO FREE THE CHILD. THERE SHOULD BE A WAY TO TURN OFF THE LOCKING FEATURE OF THE SAFETY BELT. *AK
Mileage: 40,000
WENT TO GET MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN INSPECTED AND IT FAILED BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD. THE INSPECTOR SAID THIS IS A EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES AND IF HE GOT 100 SUBURBANS IN TO BE INSPECTED 90 WOULD FAIL BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *NM
Mileage: 80,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS RECALL 05V155000 FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEALER THEY SAID IF THIS VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND TH...
Mileage: 68,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ABS ACTIVATED. THIS HAPPENED AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ON ONE OCCASION HE PANIC BRAKED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THIS RESULTED IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF VE...
Mileage: 60,000
VEHICLE WITH 25,300 MILES FAILED THE ANNUAL VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION DUE TO FAILURE OF THE PARKING BRAKE TO HOLD. THE DEALER STATED RUST HAD FORMED ON THE ROTORS AND THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THEY AND THE BRAKE LININGS WERE NOT WORN OUT. THE DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THE DESIGN HAD...
Mileage: 25,300
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 VEHICLE THE FUEL MODULE MELTED WIRES THAT TRIPPED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WHICH SHUT THE CAR OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED UNDER THE HOOD. NO CRASH REPORTED. VEHICLE DID GO INTO OTHER LANES. *AK A RECALL ...
Mileage: 29,400
2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN; ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED. TAKEN TO GROSSINGER CHEVY FOR REPAIRS ON 11/23/05. ABS SENSORS REPLACED AND FR ROTORS TURNED TO REMOVE CORROSION WHICH TRIGGERS SENSORS. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS; RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER. FR ROTORS TURNED AGAIN SINCE SMALL CORROSION SPOT STILL EVIDEN...
Mileage: 70,790
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. IN OCTOBER 2004 THE VEHICLE QUIT. A FUSE WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $137.75. THIS AMOUNT INCLUDED THE TOWING FEE. ON 12-07-04, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $306.00 TO HAVE ANOTHER FUSE REPLACED. THIS INCLUDED...
Mileage: 52,000
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. IN OCTOBER 2004 THE VEHICLE QUIT. A FUSE WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $137.75. THIS AMOUNT INCLUDED THE TOWING FEE. ON 12-07-04, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $306.00 TO HAVE ANOTHER FUSE REPLACED. THIS INCLUDED...
Mileage: 52,000
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THAT SIMPLY WOULD NOT START. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INCIDENTS AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP. THE MECHANIC NOTED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FUEL PUMP LEAK. THE CONTACT PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE ...
Mileage: 100,000
ON JUNE 25TH, 2003, MY WIFE HIT ANOTHER CAR WITH OUR 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED. MY WIFE SAID THAT SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. OUR SUBURBAN SLOWED BUT DIDN'T STOP. I TOLD HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REMEMBER HOW HEAVY THE SUBURBAN WA...
Mileage: 88,000
MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 2500 LT HAS 52000 MILES IT IS BURNING OIL ON LONG TRIPS. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR THIS. CHEVY DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS NOT A RECALL AS OF NOW. THEY WANT MY PRIVATE WARRANTY TO PAY FOR THIS. I ALSO HAVE A FIFTY DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE THAT I ...
Mileage: 39,000
HONORABLE SENATORS & CONGRESSMEN: WE SEEK YOUR INVESTIGATION AND PROTEST OVER GENERAL MOTORS' OUTRAGEOUS DECISION TO EXCLUDE WISCONSIN FROM ITS RECENT TRUCK/SUV ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM RECALL. SOME 14 "COLD WEATHER" STATES (PLUS CANADA) WERE COVERED, INCLUDING ALL BORDERING WISCONSIN---BUT NOT ...
DT: THERE IS RECALL # 05V155000 FOR THE FUEL MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY WHERE THE WIRE BREAKS THE SEAL IN THE GAS TANK. CONTACTED THE DEALER. THEY TOOK THE GAS TANK OFF AND THAT THE FUEL MODULE WAS BAD. THE WIRE GOT WARM AND CAUSED A HOLE IN THE CONNECTOR, AND FUEL VAPORS LEAKED OUT, AND ENGINE ...
Mileage: 46,000
DT: THERE IS RECALL # 05V155000 FOR THE FUEL MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY WHERE THE WIRE BREAKS THE SEAL IN THE GAS TANK. CONTACTED THE DEALER. THEY TOOK THE GAS TANK OFF AND THAT THE FUEL MODULE WAS BAD. THE WIRE GOT WARM AND CAUSED A HOLE IN THE CONNECTOR, AND FUEL VAPORS LEAKED OUT, AND ENGINE ...
Mileage: 46,000
MY ABS ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT ALMOST EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. *JB
Mileage: 85,000
THE PARKING BRAKE ON OUR 2001 SUBURBAN HAS FAILED FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 4 YEARS. FROM DISCUSSIONS WITH REPAIR SHOPS AND OTHER SUBURBAN OWNERS, IT IS APPARENT THAT GM HAS A REAL DESIGN FLAW IN THE PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM FOR THE 2000 PLUS SUBURBANS. WE LIVE IN A VERY HILLY PART OF THE STATE OF TEX...
Mileage: 69,000
I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IN PE05020. THE ABS COMES ON ALMOST EVERY TIME I STOP. MY WIFE ALMOST CRASHED IN ANOTHER CAR IN A PARKING LOT. WHILE I DON'T LIVE IN CANADA WHERE GM RECALLED VEHICLES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, I LIVE IN THE NORTH STATE SUBJECT TO THE SAME CONDITIONS. WHAT IS GM WAITING ...
Mileage: 48,545
WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND IT FELT LIKE ABS ENGAGED EVEN THOUGH THE PAVEMENT WAS BONE DRY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEN, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SITUATION. SO I WENT TO AN CHEVRO...
ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON MY VEHICLE (NHTSA # 05V379000). CHEVROLET DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RECALL (NOT JUST MY VIN, BUT THE WHOLE RECALL) AND WON'T EVEN LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHOWING THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS. I PAID $600 LAST YEAR TO REPAIR IT, THE VEHI...
Mileage: 10,000
DT: WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT HOLD. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP EVEN IF PUMPING THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING 10 MPH OR SLOWER. NO ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THE CONSUME R FOUND OUT THAT THE SAME VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED IN CANADA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER ASKED HIM ABOUT T...
Mileage: 65,800
DT: WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT HOLD. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP EVEN IF PUMPING THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING 10 MPH OR SLOWER. NO ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THE CONSUME R FOUND OUT THAT THE SAME VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED IN CANADA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER ASKED HIM ABOUT T...
Mileage: 65,800
DT: WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT HOLD. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP EVEN IF PUMPING THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING 10 MPH OR SLOWER. NO ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THE CONSUME R FOUND OUT THAT THE SAME VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED IN CANADA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER ASKED HIM ABOUT T...
Mileage: 65,800
ABS SENSOR/BRAKING ISSUE. MECHANICS TROUBLE SHOOTING AND RESEARCH ON INTERNET SHOWS THAT IT IS IDENTICAL TO ISSUE REPORTED IN CURRENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED IN HTTP://WWW.EBEARING.COM/NEWS2005/053101.HTM ALREADY A RECALL IN CANADA. VERY UPSET AT THESE FINDINGS AND THAT MY FAMILY HAS BEEN ...
Mileage: 124,000
HAVE A 2001 SUBURBAN LT ABOUT 10 TO 5 MPH THE ABS WILL START PUMPING THE BRAKES COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR PARKING IN A LOT WITH THE WHEEL TURNED. HAPPENDS ALOT. THIS ALL HAPPENING WITH NO RAIN. WHEN IT'S SUNNY AND DRY.
Mileage: 13
ANTI- LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEED EVEN THOUGH NO CONDITIONS EXIST THAT WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO KICK IN. *JB
Mileage: 74,000
WHILE TURNING SHARPLY THE STEERING AND BRAKES SUDDENLY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVESHAFT IN THE STEERING BROKE. THIS PART WAS A RECALL IN THE 2000 GM TRUCK LINE, WHILE MINE IS A 2001. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL WHY WON'T THEY PAY FOR M...
Mileage: 66,122
DT: CONSUMER OWNS 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. TWO OF THE ELECTRICAL MOTORS HAD GONE OUT ON THE POWER WINDOWS, TWO SEPARATE WINDOWS. SHE TOOK VEHICLE A GARAGE T TO HAVE WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED , AND THE MECHANIC CALLED THE DEALER FOR PARTS, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTOR WAS ALREADY ON BACK ORDER, SHE SAI...
DT: CONSUMER OWNS 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. TWO OF THE ELECTRICAL MOTORS HAD GONE OUT ON THE POWER WINDOWS, TWO SEPARATE WINDOWS. SHE TOOK VEHICLE A GARAGE T TO HAVE WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED , AND THE MECHANIC CALLED THE DEALER FOR PARTS, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTOR WAS ALREADY ON BACK ORDER, SHE SAI...
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1/2 TON WITH 39,000 MILES ON IT. THE EMERGENCY (PARKING) BRAKE IS DEFECTIVE. IT WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND WAS TOLD BY VARIOUS REPAIR PEOPLE THAT IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSU...
Mileage: 385,000
DT: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE HAVD TO APPLY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE ACCELATOR, IT SEEMED TO BE STUCK. THIS ONLY HAPPEND WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK OR REVERSE. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON MAY 12, 2005. DEALER LOOKED AT VEHICLE BUT WAS GOING TO CHARGE TH...
Mileage: 20,000
2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVESHAFT BROKE IN THE STEERING. *MR THE VEHICLE LOST THE STEERING AND BRAKES. *SC
THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN THERE IS NO WHEEL SLIPPAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FOWARD ESPECIALLY ON INCLINES. *JB
Mileage: 42,000
2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, PARKING BRAKE (EMERGENCY BRAKE) HAS NEVER WORKED. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SIMPLE ADJUSTMENT AND SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS NORMALLY DRIVEN ONLY ON LONG TRIPS--RATHER THAN DAILY USE I WAS NOT TOO CONCERNED. DID NOT BOTHER TO REPORT TO DEALER BECAUSE TOO MUCH HASSLE OVER OTHER DEFEC...
Mileage: 1
DT: THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS WERE WORKING POORLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THEY ALSO MADE A THUMPING SOUND WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS OTHER THINGS BESIDES THE ABS SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP WANTED CONSUMER TO SPEND MONEY ON THE BRAKE PADS/R...
Mileage: 36,600
DT: THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS WERE WORKING POORLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THEY ALSO MADE A THUMPING SOUND WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS OTHER THINGS BESIDES THE ABS SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP WANTED CONSUMER TO SPEND MONEY ON THE BRAKE PADS/R...
Mileage: 36,600
DT: THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS WERE WORKING POORLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THEY ALSO MADE A THUMPING SOUND WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS OTHER THINGS BESIDES THE ABS SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP WANTED CONSUMER TO SPEND MONEY ON THE BRAKE PADS/R...
Mileage: 36,600
ON TUESDAY, JULY 19TH, I HAD 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN SERVICED AT A LOCAL SHOP, WHERE I RECEIVED MY MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTED 60K MAINTAINENCE, WHICH INCLUDED AN INSPECTION OF ALL MY PRIMARY SYSTEMS, INCLUDING BRAKE. NO PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED. ON FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2005, I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY A...
Mileage: 60,300
THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM HERE IS A COPY OF WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 4X4 2500 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05020 MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. COMPONENT : SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED : APRIL 28, 2005 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED : OPEN S...
Mileage: 81,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED. LUCKILY WE WERE GOING DOWN A HILL AND NO OTHER CARS NEARBY, SO WE COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. CAR WOULD NOT CRANK - IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. IT WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID A FUSE WAS BLOWN WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEY DID NO...
ROTORS RUSTED, PITTED, CORRODED AT ONLY 10,000 MILES; 15 MONTHS OLD. ALL TURNED, BUT WERE UNDER SPECIFICATIONS, SO DEALER HAD TO REPLACE (UNDER WARRANTY)
Mileage: 10,006
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION; LOST ALL FORWARD GEARS ON NJ TURNPIKE AFTER SLOWING DOWN FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT. ONLY 16,000 MILES ON VEHICLE; 1 YR 11 MONTHS OLD.
Mileage: 16,000
I HAVE A 2001 SUBURBAN WITH 65000 MILES THAT INTERMITENTLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND DOESN'T IMMEDIATELY RESTART. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN HOT AND COLD WEATHER, AND OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, NEIGHBORHOOD SPEEDS, AND SLOWING TO STOP SPEEDS. USUALLY THE VEHICLE RE-STARTS AFTER 10 MINUT...
Mileage: 65,000
MY ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY AND INTERMITTENLY, SOMETIMES STAYING ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP AND OTHER TIMES NEVER COMING ON AT ALL. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND REPLACED, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I'M GETTING REAL TIRED OF MY 2001 CHEVY SUBUR...
Mileage: 91,000
MY ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY AND INTERMITTENLY, SOMETIMES STAYING ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP AND OTHER TIMES NEVER COMING ON AT ALL. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND REPLACED, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I'M GETTING REAL TIRED OF MY 2001 CHEVY SUBUR...
Mileage: 91,000
PARKING BRAKE ON 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WON'T HOLD. WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE CAN STILL ROLL.
Mileage: 81,000
2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT FREQUNTLY LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT EXTEND ENOUGH TO SECURE A PERSON. SEAT BELT OFTEN LOCKS UP WHEN PASSENGER IS BELTED IN AND PASSENGER CANNOT MOVE.
Mileage: 500
THE ABS MODULE THAT GM HAS KNOWN IS A PROBLEM. IT'S A PROBLEM IN MODEL YEARS 99 THROUGH 02. I OWN A 2001 SUBURBAN WITH 54,000 MILES. THERE IS A RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVE THAN REPLACEMENT THAT GM WILL NOT ADMIT TOO. SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR THE ALTERNATIVE. IT'S NOT HARD TO FIND. THIS P...
DT: CALLER SAYS AXLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE ABOUT 1 YEARS AGO. DEALER EXAMINED THE OTHER SIDE, THEN SAID IT WAS ALRIGHT. DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM AT MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. CURRENTLY, BRAKES STARTED MAKING A NOISE, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AXLE BROKE. DEALER SAID IT WAS CALLER'S PROBLEM. MAN...
Mileage: 64,000
CONTACT STATES THIS PAST WEDNESDAY WHILE HIS WIFE WAS SHOPPING, SHE OPENED UP THE GLASS PORTION OF THE LIFTGATE. THEN SHE ALMOST SHUT IT, AND THEN SHE REACHED UNDER TO GET A HOLD OF THE LIFTGATE HANDLE AND RAISED THE ENTIRE LIFTGATE ABOVE HER HEAD .WHEN SHE RAISED THIS THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD BROKE AN...
Mileage: 78,000
ON 5/2/05 CONTACT NOTICED AN INVESTIGATION FOR ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, WHO REPORTED NO REMEDY FOR PROBLEM. AT LOW SPEED 10-15 MPH VEHICLE KEEPS ON GOING, WHEN TRYING TO STOP. CONTACT HAS SERVICE RECORDS, AND VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED. *AK CONSUMER ADDS ALONG WITH E...
Mileage: 77,000
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER WORKED IN HIS VEHICLE. HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE TOLD HIM IT'S A FAULTY DESIGN AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THE TRANSMISSION WON'T STAY IN PARK DUE TO THE PROBLEM. *TT
I HAVE 2 2001 CHEVYS WITH ABS PROBLEMS. SUBURBAN AND SILVERADO PICKUP. WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP, THE BRAKES WILL RELEASE LIKE ONE ICE, BUT ONE DRY PAVEMENT
I HAVE NOTICED WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS THAT MY 2001 SUBURBAN IS HAVING AN INTERMITENT PROBLEM AT SLOW SPEEDS STOPPING. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AND IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP. A TECHNICIAN FRIEND OF MINE LOOKED AT IT AND SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS PART OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIV...
Mileage: 61,800
I HAD MY CHEV. SUBURBAN 1500, YR. 2001 IN FOR THE 60,000 MI. SERVICE AND A NEW FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS. I HAD PROBLEMS RIGHT AWAY WITH FUEL BEING BELOW 1/4 TANK. IT WAS STALLING OUT. NO LOW ON FUEL LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT DID. THAT WAS AT 1/8 OF A TAN...
I HAD MY CHEV. SUBURBAN 1500, YR. 2001 IN FOR THE 60,000 MI. SERVICE AND A NEW FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS. I HAD PROBLEMS RIGHT AWAY WITH FUEL BEING BELOW 1/4 TANK. IT WAS STALLING OUT. NO LOW ON FUEL LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT DID. THAT WAS AT 1/8 OF A TAN...
PARKING BRAKE ON 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 DOES NOT HOLD. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUPS WHICH HAVE THE SAME TYPE PARKING BRAKE. I AM HAVING TO PAY TO HAVE THE BRAKE REPAIRED IN ORDER TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE DESIGN AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE PARKING BRAKE IS APPARENTL...
DT: CONSUMER STATES: THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED TO THE POINT WERE THE ABS BRAKES WON'T WORK AND NEITHER WILL 4 WHEEL DRIVE, POSSIBLY DUE TO ROAD SALT. THE ABS WILL DEACTIVATE WHEN HITTING A BUMP SOMETIMES OR SOMETIMES WHEN JUST STARTING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAID MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLAC...
Mileage: 59,300
ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT ACTIVATE WHEN GOING UNDER 15 MPH
Mileage: 56,800
SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK FROM GAS TANK OF 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WILL LEAK AT APPROX. 1/2 GAL PER HOUR. WILL LEAK WHEN RUNNING AT IDLE, RUNNING AT SPEED, AND STOPPED, ENGINE OFF. PLEASE TAKE NOTE - THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL RUN WITH THE FUEL TANK LEAKING SIGNIFICANTLY. NO ERROR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYE...
Mileage: 76,603
CONSUMER STATES: SHUTTING ON AND OFF THE IDLE WILL GO LOW AND HIGH AND WILL ITSELF SHUT OFF. HAD WORK DONE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT ONLY LASTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS. HAD THE SMELL OF GAS. ALSO, SEAT BELTS ON THE SECOND SEATS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CAN'T PULL THE SEAT BELTS OUT, THEY ARE STUCK ...
Mileage: 49,000
CONSUMER STATES: SHUTTING ON AND OFF THE IDLE WILL GO LOW AND HIGH AND WILL ITSELF SHUT OFF. HAD WORK DONE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT ONLY LASTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS. HAD THE SMELL OF GAS. ALSO, SEAT BELTS ON THE SECOND SEATS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CAN'T PULL THE SEAT BELTS OUT, THEY ARE STUCK ...
Mileage: 49,000
ON 1/4/04, WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN I95 IN FLORIDA. AS WE APPROACHED AN OVERPASS, THE TRAFFIC HAD COME TO A STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND TRUCK SLOWED DOWN, BUT WHEN IT REACHED AROUND 10 MPH, THE TRUCK KEPT GOING. I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF...
Mileage: 39,000
MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND COMING TO A STOP, AT SLOW SPEEDS, MY ABS BRAKES COME ON. IT USUALLY OCCURS AT APPROX. 3MPH. I HAVE TRIED REPLACING MY BRAKE PADS, MY ABS COMPUTER AND A SENSOR. NONE OF THESE ACTIONS HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE NUMBER OF TIMES IT HAS OCCU...
Mileage: 60,000
ON APRIL 30,2005 WHILE OPERATING THE 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLY SHAFT FAILED. THE STEERING ASSIST WAS IMMEDIATLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF BEFORE THE SHAFT LEFT THE HOUSING WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE PULLEY COMING OFF AND CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT...
Mileage: 70,000
CONSUMER STATES: THE ABS ACTIVATED BETWEEN 10-15 MPH. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE HUBS WERE DETERIORATING DO TO CORROSION. *NM
Mileage: 56,100
CONTACT STATES: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE LOCKING WHILE SLOWING DOWN. THE BRAKES ARE JERKING WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE. THE BRAKES ARE TAKING CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE CAR IS ACTUALLY STOPPED. THIS IS EVEN A PROBLEM IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS.*AK
Mileage: 45,000
PROBLEM WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES- LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES REQUIRED WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DURING LOW SPEEDS. NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED
PROBLEM WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES- LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES REQUIRED WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DURING LOW SPEEDS. NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED
UNWANTED ACTIVATION OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING APPLICATIONS.
Mileage: 52,800
CALLER STATED THAT HE HAD UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION ON LOW-SPEED BRAKING. BRAKES WOULD KICK IN ON DRY FLAT PAVEMENT AS HE WAS COMING TO A STOP. GENERALLY HAPPENING AT LOWERED SPEEDS OF 10 MPH OR LESS.*AK
Mileage: 52,800
THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED ON MY 2001 GM SUBURBAN
Mileage: 67,000
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT SQUEAKS RANDOMLY, CAUSING A MAJOR DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING UNTIL I FIGURED OUT IT WAS MY MOVEMENTS, CAUSING THE NOISE. WHENEVER I GET THE CHANCE TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE, IT STOPS FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. DEALER STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO KEEP TRUCK AND CHECK IT OUT. IF A PROBLEM, T...
TRANSMISSION FAILURE... REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 32000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 61000 MILES. *AK
Mileage: 61,000
FUEL LEAK DUE TO FUEL PUMP WIRING AND CONNECTOR. LOST 3/4 TANK OF GAS.*AK
Mileage: 70,000
NO KNOWN EVENT LED TO FAILURE. MY ABS ENGAGES UNNECESSARILY ON WET/SNOWY PAVEMENT. IT EVEN HAPPENS ON DRY PAVEMENT. IT HAPPENS ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND RIGHT BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD THE SPEED SENSORS REPLACED AND THE SEATING FOR THE SENSORS CLEANED OUT. COST FOR REPAIR WAS ...
Mileage: 36,700
DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE MAKING A U-TURN THE VEHICLE STALL. CONDITION CAUSES LOSS OF POWER ASSIST AND POWER BRAKES. NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *NM *TT
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE MAKING A ROUTINE TURN THE POWER STERRING FAILED CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION. FURTHER INVESIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PUMP SHAFT HAD BROKEN.*AK
Mileage: 70,000
I STOPPED TO GET GAS 1 MILE FROM MY HOUSE ON THE WAY TO WORK. I FILLED THE TANK AND GOT BACK IN THE CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE IT CONTINUED TO TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. I TRIED 3 TIMES. A PERSON BEHIND MY 2001 SUBURBAN NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING BENEATH THE CAR. IT INITIALLY WAS L...
Mileage: 44,222
VEHICLE STALLED ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY----FUSES BLOWN- ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT---HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES- NOT REPAIRED-STILL STALLING AND BLOWING FUSES.*AK
Mileage: 55,890
WITH ENGINE RUNNING, THERE IS ALWAYS A LOUD WHINE NOISE FROM FUEL TANK. I SUSPECT MAYBE FUEL PUMP. 52000 MILES. HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/F1451-SUBURBAN.HTML YOU SHOULD ADD "AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS" TO YOUR SOURCE LIST ON THIS WEBSITE.
Mileage: 51,000
POWER STEERING PUMP FLOW CONTROL VALVE ACTUATOR OR POWER STEERING GEAR VALVE IMBALANCE CAUSING TIRE WEAR AND UNNECESSARY ALIGNMENTS. EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR IN ONLY 2 MONTHS SINCE BRAND NEW. VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AT ALL SPEEDS. TWO SEPARATE ALIGNMENTS AND NUMEROUS TIRE ROTATIONS (COSTS TO CUS...
Mileage: 51,000
FUEL PUMP FAILURE ON A 2001 SUBURBAN. *JB
Mileage: 62,000
2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 ELECTRICAL FROM TIME I BOUGHT VEHICLE RADIO WOULD RESET TIME TO 1:00 (DEFAULT) FOR NO REASON. DEALER REPLACED RADIO AND PROBLEM PERSISTED. NOW THE RADIO WORKS SOME OF THE TIME MOSTLY NOT AT ALL, AND THE CD PLAYER WORKS SOME OF THE TIME. LIGHTS DIM OFTEN WHEN DRIVING, OBVIOU...
Mileage: 41,000
THE HORN FUSE KEPT BURNING OUT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND NO DFECTS WERE FOUND. LATER, WHILE PARKING IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT STARTED TO BLOW OWN ITS OWN. HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN, AND CURRENTLY THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL.*AK
Mileage: 70,000
THE HORN FUSE KEPT BURNING OUT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND NO DFECTS WERE FOUND. LATER, WHILE PARKING IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT STARTED TO BLOW OWN ITS OWN. HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN, AND CURRENTLY THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL.*AK
Mileage: 70,000
OWNER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. IT LOCKED UP THE WHEELS, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED OF THE EXISTING PROBLEM, AND THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS THE SIXTH VEHICLE OF ITS KIND TO ENCOUNTER THIS DEFECT. *AK
Mileage: 75,000
PERFORMED A "KICK DOWN" TO PASS DUMP TRUCK ON HIGHWAY. AFTER PASSING THE TRUCK AND BACK IN MY LANE OF TRAVEL THE ENGINE OVER REVS TO 5000+ RPMS AND CAR HALTS TO A STOP IN FRONT OF THE DUMP TRUCK THAT I JUST PASSED, FORCING HIM TO SWERVE AND STAND ON ITS BRAKES TO AVOID REAR-ENDING ME. THE CAR NOW HA...
Mileage: 81,000
HEATED POWER MIRRORS WITH DIMMING FEATURE HAS A LIQUID INSIDE THAT HAS TURNED DIRTY BROWN RESTRICTING SIGHT REARWARD. THE POWER SWITCH ADJUSTING THE REARVIEW MIRRORS INOP. CD PLAYER INOP. SUNROOF INOP. SUNROOF GETS STUCK INSIDE ITS RAILS IN OPEN POSITION. UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE. ENGINE LEAVES POLLS...
Mileage: 80,000
HEATED POWER MIRRORS WITH DIMMING FEATURE HAS A LIQUID INSIDE THAT HAS TURNED DIRTY BROWN RESTRICTING SIGHT REARWARD. THE POWER SWITCH ADJUSTING THE REARVIEW MIRRORS INOP. CD PLAYER INOP. SUNROOF INOP. SUNROOF GETS STUCK INSIDE ITS RAILS IN OPEN POSITION. UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE. ENGINE LEAVES POLLS...
Mileage: 80,000
THE DESIGN OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKES IS VERY POOR AND ACCORDING TO THE 3 BRAKE SHOPS I VISITED, GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM ON SUBURBANS. THE CALIPER CLIPS ON AND IS NOT "FIXED" INTO POSITION. WHAT HAPPENED IN MY CASE AND IS QUITE COMMON IS THAT THE PADS SLIP AND RUB THE DRUM WI...
Mileage: 71,000
A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE WENT TO USE THE SEAT BELT IN THE REAR SEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE BELT WHICH WAS RETRACTED AT THE TIME CAME OUT AND FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER A LOUD NOISE. THE SEAT BELT IS UNUSABLE. *JB
Mileage: 66,000
WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE . THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 74,000
DURING A 60 MPH FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISION, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *JB *SC
Mileage: 57,200
THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT. FIRST WAS ODI # 10088120. SINCE POSTING THAT COMPLAINT, MY FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED 2 MORE TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RESEARCH THIS ON THE WEB, AND HAVE FOUND QUITE A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS ABOUT FUEL PUMPS FAILING IN SUBURBANS AND CHEVY TRUCKS F...
Mileage: 71,000
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MELTED WIRES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BARE WIRES MELTED INSULATION ON THE FUEL P...
I SEE WHERE CHEVROLET IS RECALLING THE SURBURBAN FOR A DEFECTIVE DRIVESHAFT. I HAVE AN EARLY 2001 MODEL AND MY DRIVESHAFT DID CRACKED. I WAS STUCK IN SAN DIEGO FOR TWO DAYS FOR THE DEALER TO GET THE NEW PART. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS WAS VERY RARE, THUS HARD TO FIND THE PART. ...
DRIVING ON SNOW COVERED ROAD. POWER STERRING PUMP SHAFT FAILED MAKING TRUCK EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. POWER STEERING SHAFT FAILED-REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP-OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE MOVING SLOWLY .*AK
Mileage: 74,108
THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THERE WAS A NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A VACUUM. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE NEXT DAY THE BATTERY WAS RECONNECTED, AND THE NOISE CAME BACK. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ABS BRAKE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...
Mileage: 54,047
ON 2/12/04, I TOOK MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE DID NOT WORK. BEING THE FIRST TIME I TRIED TO USE IT AND IT DID NOT WORK, I ASSUMED IT WOULD BE A WARRANTY REPAIR. THE DEALER SAID NO, THIS IS COMMON AND A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ADJUSTMENT. I SAID I HAV...
Mileage: 24,445
MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN MADE A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY LUBED THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FOR $110.00. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED THIS PROBLEM UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AN...
2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS AFTER DRIVING IT A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AFTER HOURS SO THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LOOKED AT FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS. WHEN I CALL ED THE SERVICE WRITER TO INQUIRE...
Mileage: 40,500
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE COST FOR A THE TRANSMISSION WAS $2,576.18. *TC *JB
Mileage: 54,297
THIS IS CONCERNING A '01 Z71 SUBURBAN. HAD TIRES CHANGED DUE TO UNEXPLAINABLE VIBRATION IN WHEELS. AFTER TIRE CHANGE TIRES DEFLATED. FOUND ALUMINUM ALLOY RIMS SEVERELY RUSTED AND PITTED ON THE BACK SIDE, FOUND ONE RIM HAS A HOLE THE SIZE OF A PEA AFTER BRUSHING SOME RUST AWAY. *JB
Mileage: 80,000
CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF NORMAL DRIVING EMERGENCY BRAKE WORE OUT, EVEN IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NEVER BEING USED. CONSUMER DECIDED TO CALL DEALER BECAUSE HE FELT THAT IT WAS A SAFETY FACTOR, KNOWING THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. *AK
Mileage: 63,967
VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE ECM FUSE BLEW OUT AND POPPED OUT. CONSUMER REPLACED THE ECM FUSE, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THESE OCCURRENCES HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN ANY GIVEN DAY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO SIMIL...
Mileage: 32,000
PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD WHEN DEPRESSED. PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. REMOVED REAR ROTOR AND PADS WERE VERY THIN WITH ONLY 48000 MILES, AND THE ONLY TIME THE BRAKE IS USED IS DURING INSPECTION ONE TIME EACH YEAR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS PUZZLING THAT CHEVROL...
Mileage: 48,000
WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER STILL WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE REAR ...
Mileage: 4,368
WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER STILL WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE REAR ...
Mileage: 4,368
WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER STILL WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE REAR ...
Mileage: 4,368
WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER STILL WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE REAR ...
Mileage: 4,368
WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER STILL WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE REAR ...
Mileage: 4,368
WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER STILL WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE REAR ...
Mileage: 4,368
WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER STILL WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE REAR ...
Mileage: 4,368
GAS TANK LEAK AS DESCRIBED IN PREVIOUS REPORTED CLAIMS. *AK
THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX BECAUSE THE BRAKE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED. *BF THE PARKING BRAKE HAD NEVER BEEN USED, YET THE PARKING SHOES WERE WORN OUT. THE LOWER LEFT COWL COVER WAS BROKEN AND WAS BEING HELD TOGETHER BY PUTTY. *SC ...
2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN W/40,000K VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR OUT ( 3 SET REAR BRAKE PADS). (0 FRONT WEAR OUT) NO ASSISTANCE OR REMIDY SUPPLIED BY GENERAL MOTORS. CURRENTY UNABLE TO GET SEVERAL OTHER SUBURBANS TO PASS INSPECTION IN N.J. DUE TO EXCESSIVE REAR BRAKE PRESSURE. I HAVE ALS...
ABS LIGHT CAME ON TODAY. THE ABS PUMP WAS BAD AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. NOTE THAT THE PART WAS IN STOCK, HENCE THIS IS NOT A RARE OCCURENCE. I HAVE SEVERAL OLDER ABS (BOSCH) AUTOMOBILES AND THEY DO NOT FAIL. *AK
Mileage: 50,320
FUEL LEAKED FROM THE TANK AFTER THE CONSUMER PUT GAS INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DIFFERENTIAL BROKE WHICH CAUSED A GRINDING NOISE. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND THAT THE ELEVTRICAL WIRES AROUND THE NECK OF THE TANK WERE MELTED AND THE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THA...
FUEL LEAKED FROM THE TANK AFTER THE CONSUMER PUT GAS INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DIFFERENTIAL BROKE WHICH CAUSED A GRINDING NOISE. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND THAT THE ELEVTRICAL WIRES AROUND THE NECK OF THE TANK WERE MELTED AND THE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THA...
WHILE TRAVELING A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT DRIVER 'S SIDE FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. A SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL TREAD SEPARATED AS WELL...
POWER ASSIST PUMP SHAFT BROKE LEAVING ME UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE. POWER ASSIST PUMP WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND OLD UNIT RETAINED BY DEALER VEH HAD TO BE TAKEN BY TOW TRUCK. *NM THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF LACK OF MAINTENANCE AND LOW ON...
Mileage: 43,118
PURCHASED 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AT THE END OF AUGUST, DROVE IT FOR 1600 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY CAME APART INSIDE. THIS BOTHERED ME BECAUSE OF THE POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION AND MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, AND THE POSSIBILITY ...
Mileage: 48,600
THE THIRD ROW DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED. *JB
Mileage: 54,900
RE; PROBLEMS WITH GM ABOUT DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION ON 2001 CHEV SUBURBAN. *BFTHE TRANSMISSION LOCKING MECHANISM IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *NM
DURING ROUTINE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS LOCKED UP AND STOPPED FORWARD PROGRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY GOING 20+- MPH AT THE TIME. THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO MOVE IN REVERSE BUT NO OTHER GEAR. I HAD NOTICED SOME SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION BUT WAS NOT SURE IF THAT ...
Mileage: 54,338
1)FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. NO ONE WOULD WEAR SEAT BELT DUE TO PROBLEM. MECHANISM REPLACED BY DEALER 4 TIMES, STILL NOT WORKING. DEALER ADED AN EXTENSION TO SEAT BELT AND THAT PREVENTS IT FROM LOCKING. *AK 2)PARKING BRAKE NEVER HELD VEHICLE, STARTED TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALE...
Mileage: 15,000
FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL IT REGISTERED HALF, AND WHEN IT WAS HALF IT REGISTERED EMPTY. . CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE. MANUFACTURER STATED NO COMPLAINTS OR RECALLS ON THIS MATTER WERE FOUND. *AK
Mileage: 100,000
CONSUMER STATED EVERY 43,000 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE PART. *AK
Mileage: 43,000
BOUGHT 2001 SUBURBAN NEW. NEVER USED EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT BRAKE HAS FAILED AND WORN INTO MY ROTOR TO A POINT THAT BOTH ROTORS NOW NEED REPLACING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET. ALSO HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT WORKS FOR GM AS A MEC...
ON AUGUST 19,2004 I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY TO AVOID STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WENT SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT, WHERE IT WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BODY SHOP TESTED THE BRAKE UNIT BEFORE REPAIRS AND FOUND NOT...
Mileage: 51,500
2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN - PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED. WE DID NOT REALIZE FAILURE UNTIL POINTED OUT TO US BY MECHANIC; THOUGHT IT NORMAL THAT THE BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR.*AK
Mileage: 55,000
WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED AFTER SITTING FOR AN 8 HOUR PERIOD THERE IS EXCESSIVE ENGINE LIFTER NOISE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMS UP, THE NOISE GOES AWAY. LOCAL GMC DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT HEAR THE NOISE. *AK
WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP AND I AM DRIVING BETWEEN 10 AND 30 MPH TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN TRANSMISSION DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. IT CAN'T DECIDE TO STAY IN THE PRESENT GEAR OR SHIFT DOWN TO ACCOMADATE THE LOWER SPEED. THEREFORE, IT T...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT FUEL PUMP COULD CATCH ON FIRE AND MELT THE WIRES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED IN MOTION WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING. VEHICLE OPERATED IN REVERSE, BUT NOT IN DRIVE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 40,900
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING FOR 15 MINUTES AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY THE LONGER THE VEHICLE SAT. *AK
Mileage: 670,000
WIRING TO FUEL PUMP INSIDE OF GAS TANK GETTING HOT ENOUGH TO MELT WIRE INSULATION AND PLASTIC CONNECTOR RESULTING IN GAS LEAK AT FUEL PUMP MODULE. HAD REPLACE FUEL PUMP MODULE, BUT ITS MY CONCERN THAT A FIRE COULD BE CAUSED BY OVERHEATED WIRES INSIDE OF FUEL TANK. *JB
Mileage: 79,000
WIRING TO FUEL PUMP INSIDE OF GAS TANK GETTING HOT ENOUGH TO MELT WIRE INSULATION AND PLASTIC CONNECTOR RESULTING IN GAS LEAK AT FUEL PUMP MODULE. HAD REPLACE FUEL PUMP MODULE, BUT ITS MY CONCERN THAT A FIRE COULD BE CAUSED BY OVERHEATED WIRES INSIDE OF FUEL TANK. *JB
Mileage: 79,000
FUEL PUMP WIRING MELTED INSIDE GAS TANK AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE LOST MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND SAFELY GET TO THE SHOULDER. MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE PUMP OWNS AN OLDER SUBURBAN AND HAD HIS FUEL PUMP FAIL ...
Mileage: 60,000
FUEL PUMP WIRING MELTED INSIDE GAS TANK AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE LOST MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND SAFELY GET TO THE SHOULDER. MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE PUMP OWNS AN OLDER SUBURBAN AND HAD HIS FUEL PUMP FAIL ...
Mileage: 60,000
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO FAILED TO START. THESE FAILURES WERE DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. WHEN THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED FUEL PUMP WASN'T HOLDING PRESSURE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 11 TIMES BY EIGHT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 24,000
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT, HOWEVER THE DRIVER MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT HAD BROKEN. *JB *SC *JB
Mileage: 34,000
DRIVING A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WITH 35,000 MILES AND ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE STEELTEX 16 INCH TIRES DURING THE DAY ON DRY ROAD, I HAD AN UNEXPECTED TREAD SEPARATION AND EXPLOSIVE BLOW OUT AT 70 MPH.TIRE PRESSURES WERE CHECKED BEFORE THE TRIP AND NO DEFECTS IN ANY OF THE TIRES WAS NOTED. THER...
Mileage: 36,000
ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I TURNED ON THE ENGINE OF MY CAR AND IT STAYED ON. A MOTOR UNDER THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN, EVEN AFTER I HAD TURNED THE ENGINE BACK OFF. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE MODULE 4.720 IN THE ABS MOTOR. MY CAR HAS APPR...
Mileage: 65,000
2001 CHEVROLET SURBURBAN - APPROX 17000 MILES - MONTHS AGO - RECEIVED A RECALL ON THIS SURBURBAN FOR THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES - TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THESE TIRES LOOKED OKAY. HOWEVER - ON 7/10/04 COMING BACK FROM A 2 MILE DRIVE FOR GROCERIES - (A MAJOR STREET) - HEARD A HUGE...
Mileage: 17,000
WIFE EXPERIENCED SEVERE ACCELERATION, UP TO 100 MPH, AND COULD NOT STOP IT. WE TOOK THE 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN IN FOR SERVICE. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THAN, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME SITUATION WITH A SEVERE ACCELERATION. THE DEALER SERVICE PEOPLE STILL SAY THEY COULD NOT FIND A PR...
Mileage: 43,000
WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED OR VEHICLE DRIVEN OVER A PUMP IN THE ROAD ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN SHOOK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND PACKED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE PROBLEM RECURRED A YEAR LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DIDN'T ACKNOWL...
Mileage: 30,000
AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS AT SAM'S, I DROVE DOWN TO THE SAMS STORE TO MAKE PURCHASES. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE, A POOL OF GAS WAS UNDERNEATH AND BESIDE MY SUBURBAN CAUSING A HUGE FIRE HAZARD. THE FIRE DEPT. WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND OFFERED TO ESCORT US TO OUR CHOICE OF REPAIR LOCATION. THE L...
Mileage: 43,464
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER . AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HAD TO ENGAGE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALER STATED THAT FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED.*AK
Mileage: 55,000
FUEL PUMP WIRES EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK PRODUCED A HOLE, CAUSING LEAKAGE WHEN PUTTING IN FUEL. *AK
Mileage: 70,000
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE AND LOCKED. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE SEAT BELTS FAILED. *AK
Mileage: 42,000
THE TREAD SEPARATED ON THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE OF OUR 2001 SUBURBAN. THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT THE SERIAL NUMBER IS V672WL23600. IT WAS A 65 DEGREE DAY AND THERE WAS NO LOAD ON THE VEHICLE. THE INSIDE 1/3 OF THE TIRE LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A KNIFE AND SLICED DOW...
THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A LOUD NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A MUFFLER AND OR VACUUM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN WHICH THEY HAD TAKEN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS BUT WASN'T SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY THEN STATED THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE SYSTEM IN WHICH AIR WOULD SURROUND THE EN...
Mileage: 38,470
THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A LOUD NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A MUFFLER AND OR VACUUM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN WHICH THEY HAD TAKEN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS BUT WASN'T SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY THEN STATED THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE SYSTEM IN WHICH AIR WOULD SURROUND THE EN...
Mileage: 38,470
PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD. *AK
2001SUBURBAN Z55 AUTORIDE SUSPENSION, NOT WORKING. HARSH RIDE WITHOUT SHOCK DAMPERING. DEALRER EXAMINED WITH NO CODE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, HARSH RIDE CONTINUES. HELP. *LA
Mileage: 36,000
I TOOK MY 2001 SUBURBAN FOR THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE SHOP CALLED TO SAY IT DID NOT PASS DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING. THERE IS NEVER A NEED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE IN HOUSTON, THEREFORE I HAVE NEVER USED IT. THERE ARE 4 PEOPLE IN MY OFFICE THAT HAVE HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM AND HAD TO PAY...
VEHICLE - 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN, ` 46000 MILES. THE COMPONENT FAILURE INVOLVED AN ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKE) MODULE AND PUMP. A RELAY OR SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILS AND THE PUMPS RUNS CONTINUOUSLY, EVEN WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. APPARENTLY THIS DAMAGES THE PUMP AND THE WHOLE UNIT MUST BE...
Mileage: 46,500
I OWN A 2001 SUBURBAN. THE TRUCK USES 1 QT OF MOTOR OIL TO EVERY 1000 MILES. THE DEALER IS FREDRICK CHEVROLET OF LEBANON, PA. THE GM SONG THEY SING IS THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR A 5.3 ENGINE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NORMAL. DOES GM HAVE A PROBLEM AND DON'T WANT TO OWN UP TO IT? WHAT ABOUT POLLUTIO...
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE A STATE INSPECTION DONE AND FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER, AND THEY FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN OUT, AND BOTH BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 50,000
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE A STATE INSPECTION DONE AND FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER, AND THEY FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN OUT, AND BOTH BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 50,000
THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) HAS FAILED ON MY 2001 SUBURBAN. WITHOUT MANIPULATION OF THE ABS RELAY, THE ABS MOTOR RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. THIS FAILURE LEAVE MY VEHICLE WITHOUT USABLE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (ABS). THIS IS A HEAVY VEHICLE, AND I CONSIDER ABS TO BE A CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM. ...
Mileage: 47,000
ABS MODULE FAILED FOR NO REASON AT 37000 MILES, DEALER SUGGEST REPLACE @ COST OF 1198.00 VERY EXPENSIVE FOR VEHICLE BARELY OUT OF ORIGINAL WARRANTY. *AK
Mileage: 37,000
UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES BY THE DEALERSHIP, WHILE DOING AN OIL CHANGE, THEY NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION. *AK *LA
Mileage: 36,000
FUEL PUMP WIRES OVERHEAT WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE BECOMES INOPERATIVE. *AK
Mileage: 52,000
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE - 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN DURING STATE INSPECTION (TEXAS) APPARENT CAUSE OF PARKING BRAKE FAILURE IS DUE TO MISALIGNMENT OF PARKING BRAKE SHOE. CHEVROLET HAS REDESIGNED THEIR THE RETAINING CLIP WHICH HOLDS THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE IN PLACE. THE REDESIGNED CLIP DOES NOT ALLOW T...
Mileage: 54,000
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE - 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN DURING STATE INSPECTION (TEXAS) APPARENT CAUSE OF PARKING BRAKE FAILURE IS DUE TO MISALIGNMENT OF PARKING BRAKE SHOE. CHEVROLET HAS REDESIGNED THEIR THE RETAINING CLIP WHICH HOLDS THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE IN PLACE. THE REDESIGNED CLIP DOES NOT ALLOW T...
Mileage: 54,000
I HAD A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. IT USED 1 TO 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 2000 MILES. AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER AND GM I WAS FORCED TO FILE A LAWSUIT WHICH WAS HEARD BY AN ARBITRAITOR. I WAS AWARDED FULL MSRP VAULE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE GM MAINTAINED THEIR POSITION ...
Mileage: 27,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THEN, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SPIN THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE COLUMN WITHOUT TURNING THE TIRES.*AK
Mileage: 50,000
I RECENTLY TOKK MY 2001 CHEV SUBURBAN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MISC REPAIRS. ONE OF WHICH WAS THAT THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE NO LONGER HELD THE VEHICLE AT ALL. EITHER IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. ONE DAY I WENT TO USE IT AND IT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. HOW LONG HAD IT BEEN THIS WAY? I RARELY, IF EVER, USE ...
Mileage: 18,900
I RECENTLY HAD THE FUEL PUMP UNIT REPLACED ON MY 2001 SUBURBAN FOR THE 2ND TIME. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2.5 YEARS OLD WITH 19,000 MILES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART. THIS MOST RECENT TIME I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRA...
Mileage: 18,900
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPART FROM PICKING UP OUT TRAVEL TRAILER, BOTH THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT ON OUR 2500 4 WHEEL DRIVE SUBURBAN. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE SUBURBAN WAS THE TRAILER'S BRAKES. LUCKLY WE WERE STILL IN THE PARKING LOT AND THEREFORE GOING SLOW. UPON EXAIMINATION, I PU...
Mileage: 49,000
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPART FROM PICKING UP OUT TRAVEL TRAILER, BOTH THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT ON OUR 2500 4 WHEEL DRIVE SUBURBAN. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE SUBURBAN WAS THE TRAILER'S BRAKES. LUCKLY WE WERE STILL IN THE PARKING LOT AND THEREFORE GOING SLOW. UPON EXAIMINATION, I PU...
Mileage: 49,000
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS (65 MPH), THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. LOST OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES,ETC. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN 6 MONTHS. THE PROBLEM IS THE ECM-B FUSE BLOWING. THE DEALER SAYS THAT EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT AND THAT IT IS A RANDOM PROBLEM....
MY VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE CD/RADIO. WITHIN MINUTES THE SMOKE WAS SO THICK THAT OUR EYES WERE BURNING AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE AND BREATHE. BY THE TIME I GOT THE CAR OVER AND EVACUATED 5 KIDS AND A DOG, FIRE WAS ACTUALLY VISIBLE. THE FLAME WAS ...
FILLED TANK AND PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE. WHOLE HOUSE WAS PERMEATED WITH GAS FUME ODOR. FOUND A POOL OF GASOLINE BETWEEN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOORS. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRE OVERHEATED AND MELTED AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK OUT.
Mileage: 45,000
VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *AK
Mileage: 36,800
2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2WD. *AK
Mileage: 45,050
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT IDLE. CAME ON 1 WEEK TO THE DAY THAT THE ABS MODULE SHORT-CIRCUITED AND FAILED RESULTING IN A $765.00 REOAIR BILL. VEHICLE IN OPERATION FOR ONLY 28 MONTHS WITH 45,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.*AK
Mileage: 45,450
@2001 CHEVY SUBURAN ABS MODULE WENT OUT AT 33,000 MILES. FIXED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. WENT OUT AGAIN AFTER 35,000 ADDITIONAL MILES DEALER SAYS NOTICE IT HAPPENS ON THIS MODEL CAR BUT NOT RECALLED YET. COST ABOUT 1200 TO FIX. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS. CAN HEAR MOTOR RUNNING EVEN WHEN CAR TURNED...
Mileage: 33,000
@2001 CHEVY SUBURAN ABS MODULE WENT OUT AT 33,000 MILES. FIXED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. WENT OUT AGAIN AFTER 35,000 ADDITIONAL MILES DEALER SAYS NOTICE IT HAPPENS ON THIS MODEL CAR BUT NOT RECALLED YET. COST ABOUT 1200 TO FIX. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS. CAN HEAR MOTOR RUNNING EVEN WHEN CAR TURNED...
Mileage: 33,000
BATTERY WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE ENGINE DIES. CAN BE RESTARTED IN A FEW SECONDS. HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS.DEALER DIDNT RECTIFY PROBLEM,THEY ARE PUZZLED.
Mileage: 49,730
WE HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. STARTING IN SEPTEMBER 2003, WHEN THE GAS LEVEL GOT TO 1/2, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD DROP TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WOULD GO ON, THEN THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AND THE GAS GAUGE WOULD GO BACK TO 1/2. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER...
Mileage: 31,518
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 65 MPH THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. THE DRIVER HAD TO SHUT OFF ENGINE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DRIVER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC SAI...
Mileage: 80,000
ELECTRICAL: IF KEY IS TURNED TO ACCESSORY; AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES THE BATTERY IS DRAINED AND CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 YEARS EVEN WITH A NEW BATTERY REPLACEMENT. ALSO, FREQUENTLY THE CLOCK DISPLAY WILL BE ON THE WRONG TIME AND LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN USING THE POWER WIN...
ELECTRICAL: IF KEY IS TURNED TO ACCESSORY; AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES THE BATTERY IS DRAINED AND CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 YEARS EVEN WITH A NEW BATTERY REPLACEMENT. ALSO, FREQUENTLY THE CLOCK DISPLAY WILL BE ON THE WRONG TIME AND LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN USING THE POWER WIN...
AFTER TAKING MY TRUCK IN FOR A COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING SERVICE, I STARTED TO HEAR A RATTLING SOUND EVERY TIME I TURNED ON THE AC. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (CAPITAL CHEVROLET IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA) THINKING THAT THEY FORGOT TO TIGHTEN UP SOMETHING -- ONLY TO FIND OUT I NEED A NEW AC C...
Mileage: 55,000
AFTER TAKING MY TRUCK IN FOR A COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING SERVICE, I STARTED TO HEAR A RATTLING SOUND EVERY TIME I TURNED ON THE AC. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (CAPITAL CHEVROLET IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA) THINKING THAT THEY FORGOT TO TIGHTEN UP SOMETHING -- ONLY TO FIND OUT I NEED A NEW AC C...
Mileage: 55,000
AFTER TAKING MY TRUCK IN FOR A COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING SERVICE, I STARTED TO HEAR A RATTLING SOUND EVERY TIME I TURNED ON THE AC. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (CAPITAL CHEVROLET IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA) THINKING THAT THEY FORGOT TO TIGHTEN UP SOMETHING -- ONLY TO FIND OUT I NEED A NEW AC C...
Mileage: 55,000
BATTERY CONNECTION CABLES-CABLES WIGGLE LOOSE AND CAR CANNOT BE STARTED. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM HOWEVER, THEY SAY THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT.
MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS THE POWER STEERING BRIEF FAILURE PROBLEM I READ ABOUT IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. USUALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING MOMENTARILY GIVING ONE A BRIEF MOMENT OF PANIC.
Mileage: 35,000
THE ABS EBCM MODULE ON MY 2001 SUBURBAN WENT OUT. CHEVY DEALER WILL NOT WARRANTY. A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX $1100.00 FOR THE MODULE ALONE. *LA
Mileage: 64,000
I REPLACED THE GAS TANK ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN ON 2 JAN BECAUSE I HAD DETECTED A GAS SMELL. MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE TANK BECAUSE IT HAD SPLIT AT THE MIDPOINT IN THE SIDE OF THE TANK. WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVROLET, THAT SAID THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO SEE THE TANK BECAUS...
Mileage: 58,294
I TOOK MY 2001 SUBURBAN TO HAVE A STATE INSPECTION DONE AND FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN ALL THE WAY DOWN AND BOTH ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THEY WERE RUSTED INSIDE AND TH...
Mileage: 37,000
I TOOK MY 2001 SUBURBAN TO HAVE A STATE INSPECTION DONE AND FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN ALL THE WAY DOWN AND BOTH ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THEY WERE RUSTED INSIDE AND TH...
Mileage: 37,000
COMPLAINT REGARDING MANUFACTURING DEFECT- PARKING BRAKE.*MR (NAR) *CB
I ASKED HUFFINES CHEVROLET [PLANO, TX] TO CHECK MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AS THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING. THE PEDAL WOULD DEPRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL. THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE HAD CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS AN...
Mileage: 29,700
THE CONSUMER HEARD A MOTOR RUNNING. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE ABS MOTOR. THIS OCCURRED WHILE KEY WAS IN "OFF" POSITION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE ABS MOTOR AND MODULE. *NM
ENGINE KNOCKING AFTER START UP. MUCH WORSE ON COLD DAYS.
Mileage: 51,000
THROTTLE IS STICKING. EXCESSIVE PRESSURE NEEDED TO EXCELERATE FROM IDLE.
Mileage: 51,000
PARKING BRAKE FAILED. *AK
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE DRIVING, ANOTHER MOTORIST FAILED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CONSUMER HIT HIM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 62,000
I HAD TO REPLACE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE AT 29,000 MILES TO DUE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE TIRES. THESE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED EVERY 4,000 MILES. I ASSUMED THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED POORLY.*AK WELL AFTER REPLACING THE ORIGINAL TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES...
Mileage: 47,000
I HAD TO REPLACE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE AT 29,000 MILES TO DUE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE TIRES. THESE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED EVERY 4,000 MILES. I ASSUMED THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED POORLY.*AK WELL AFTER REPLACING THE ORIGINAL TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES...
Mileage: 47,000
THE REAR HATCH WAS MADE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL,AND WAS FALLING OFF. DEALER REPLACED HATCHBACK AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Mileage: 79,000
WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO AN EMBANKMENT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE ROLLBACK. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 40,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT INTERMIDIATE STEERING SHAFT PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE LUBRICATION OF THE SHAFT. *AK
VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN WHEN DRIVING 20-25 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.*AK
Mileage: 34,700
MY ACCELERATOR KEEPS STICKING ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TALKED TO THE FLEET MAINTENANCE PEOPLE HERE AT MY WORK AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER CHEVROLET FLEET VEHICLES. PLEASE PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS IT IS GOING TO CAUSE SOM...
Mileage: 54,000
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK
REAR HVAC COOLANT LINES (2) WERE SEVERED CAUSING COOLANT LOSS. MANUFACTURING DEFECT INVOLVING FRAME MOUNTED HVAC LINES THAT PASS AGAINST A FRAME MEMBER JUNCTION. THE LINES WERE PRESSED HARD AGAINST THE FRAME MEMBER JUNCTION WHICH EVENTUALLY ENDS UP SLICING THE HVAC LINES. WHEN REPAIRED, CHEVROLET...
Mileage: 40,780
ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. *LA
Mileage: 76,000
2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN VIN# [XXX] DEALER REPORTED COOLANT LINE FAILURE CAUSED BY FRICTION OF METAL COOLANT LINE RUBBING AGAINST FUEL TANK. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR AND REMOVE/REPAIR CAUSE OF LINE COMING INTO CONTACT WITH FUEL TANK. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATIO...
Mileage: 62,000
2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN VIN# [XXX] DEALER REPORTED COOLANT LINE FAILURE CAUSED BY FRICTION OF METAL COOLANT LINE RUBBING AGAINST FUEL TANK. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR AND REMOVE/REPAIR CAUSE OF LINE COMING INTO CONTACT WITH FUEL TANK. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATIO...
Mileage: 62,000
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
FIRESTONE LOAD RANGE E TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TOWING AIRSTREAM TRAILER. THE TOW VEHICLE WAS A 2001 SUBURBAN. *MR *SCC *PH *NLM
MY VEHICLE, A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN IS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE P265 7OR/16, AND WAS PART OF THE RECALL AS SEEN ON THE FIRESTONE SETTLEMENT WEBSITE, WHICH ALSO INCLUDED A LIST OF AFFECTED TIRES TO NHTSA PE00-020. AS STATED ON THE LEGAL NOTICE, "ALTHOUGH FIRESTONE'S RECALL AND REPLACEMENT...
OIL CONSUMPTION, STEERING COLUMN, SIDE DOOR PANELS, REAR-END, SEATS CRACKING, FRONT POPPING NOISE, STEERS TO RIGHT CONSTANTLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2001. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY HERE IN N.C. AND ALSO TALKED TO THE DEALER AND MA...
Mileage: 3,000
OIL CONSUMPTION, STEERING COLUMN, SIDE DOOR PANELS, REAR-END, SEATS CRACKING, FRONT POPPING NOISE, STEERS TO RIGHT CONSTANTLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2001. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY HERE IN N.C. AND ALSO TALKED TO THE DEALER AND MA...
Mileage: 3,000
OIL CONSUMPTION, STEERING COLUMN, SIDE DOOR PANELS, REAR-END, SEATS CRACKING, FRONT POPPING NOISE, STEERS TO RIGHT CONSTANTLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2001. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY HERE IN N.C. AND ALSO TALKED TO THE DEALER AND MA...
Mileage: 3,000
OIL CONSUMPTION, STEERING COLUMN, SIDE DOOR PANELS, REAR-END, SEATS CRACKING, FRONT POPPING NOISE, STEERS TO RIGHT CONSTANTLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2001. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY HERE IN N.C. AND ALSO TALKED TO THE DEALER AND MA...
Mileage: 3,000
OIL CONSUMPTION, STEERING COLUMN, SIDE DOOR PANELS, REAR-END, SEATS CRACKING, FRONT POPPING NOISE, STEERS TO RIGHT CONSTANTLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2001. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY HERE IN N.C. AND ALSO TALKED TO THE DEALER AND MA...
Mileage: 3,000
OIL CONSUMPTION, STEERING COLUMN, SIDE DOOR PANELS, REAR-END, SEATS CRACKING, FRONT POPPING NOISE, STEERS TO RIGHT CONSTANTLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2001. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY HERE IN N.C. AND ALSO TALKED TO THE DEALER AND MA...
Mileage: 3,000
WHILE REFUELING VEHICLE FUEL STARTED SPILLING FROM THE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT, MELTING A SEAM, AND CAUSING THE LEAK. *AK
Mileage: 40,000
TWICE, CONSUMER NOTICED A LINE OF GAS ON THE GROUND IN PARKING LOT COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ONCE WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE CONNECTOR AND ONCE FROM A FAULTY SEAL BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT AND THE GAS TANK. THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL.
Mileage: 43,000
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER FAILURE.*MR THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, THERE WAS A RATTLING/ KNOCKING NOISE BUT NO POWER. *PH *JB
Mileage: 4,600
TRAILER HITCH FAILURE: DEFECTIVE WELDS AT KEY ATTACHMENTS POINTS BETWEEN RECEIVER TUBE AND CROSSMEMBER ALLOWED GUSSET PLATES TO SHEAR UNDER LATERAL LOAD, CAUSING RECEIVER TUBE TO ROTATE 30 DEGREES OFF CENTER. DETACHMENT FROM VEHICLE AND LOSS OF TRAILER WAS IMMINENT WHEN CONDITION WAS NOTICED.*AK
Mileage: 34,400
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH ON A SIDE ROAD AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID, AND A COLLIDED WITH A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING.*AK
PER THE DEALER REPAIRMAN THE FUEL PUMP/ASSEMBLY ABOVE FUEL TANK "CRACKED" CAUSING LARGE LOSS OF FUEL DIRECTLY UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING FILLED WITH GASOLINE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER, I STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE INTO...
Mileage: 41,000
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIORWARNING AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL PUMP MODULE (CONNECTOR) WAS LEAKING FUEL DUE TO A FUEL PUMP WIRE THAT HAD MELTED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. *AK GM REPLACED THE 10-AMP FUSE WITH A 20-AMP FUSE. THIS CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. CONSUMER WONDERED WHY THE FUSE DIDN'T BLOW TO PREVENT LEAKAGE. GM DID OFFER A 45/55 SPLIT BU...
Mileage: 44,251
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT HOLD PROPERLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, AND VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS THE LOCAL INSPECTION IN TEXAS. DEALER STATED , "WE WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WE DIDNT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT." *AK
THERE WAS AN ENGINE KNOCKING PROBLEM. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A LETTER THAT CERTIFIED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OKAY TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER DISAGREED, AND FELT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE. *AK THERE WAS A N...
Mileage: 19,000
THERE WAS AN ENGINE KNOCKING PROBLEM. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A LETTER THAT CERTIFIED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OKAY TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER DISAGREED, AND FELT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE. *AK THERE WAS A N...
Mileage: 19,000
THERE WAS AN ENGINE KNOCKING PROBLEM. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A LETTER THAT CERTIFIED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OKAY TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER DISAGREED, AND FELT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE. *AK THERE WAS A N...
Mileage: 19,000
THE REAR PASSENGER AS WELL AS FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WERE NOT EQUIPPED DOOR CHIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK THE CONSUMER STARTED TO DRIVE AND WHEN HE MADE A LEFT TURN, THE DOOR SWUNG OPEN. THE CHILD NEARLY FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE N...
CONSUMER STATED THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. SEVERAL OTHER SUBURBANS HAD FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE OF POOR PARKING BRAKES. *AK *CB *JB
Mileage: 30,000
CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
GASOLINE LEAKED FROM TANK UPON FILLING. I HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AND DEALER FOUND THAT INSULATION HAD MELTED ON WIRES ON FUEL PUMP INTERNAL TO FUEL TANK. WAS ADVISED TO KEEP AT LEAST 1/4 FULL TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM. BOTH THE LEAK AND MELTED WIRES IMPLY A SAFETY PROBLEM.
Mileage: 58,400
ABS MODULE FAILED AT 56K MILES - I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH A FAILURE OF A BRAKING SYSTEM AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. ABS SYSTEM KEPT RUNNING AFTER CAR WAS TURNED OFF. GM DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE ENTIRE MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND CHARGED APPROX. $1000...
Mileage: 56,500
MY FIRESTONE TIRES CAME APART ON MY TRIP TO NEV. I WAS IN A CURVE AT 70MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN THE TRED CAME OFF ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE THROWING US INTO A SKID. THE TRED RIPED OUT THE SPLASH GAURD AND THE FENDER MOULDING THEN HITING THE REAR QUARTER AND LEAVING A14 BY 8 INCH DENT. THEN AB...
Mileage: 39,562
ON JULY 2ND 2003, WE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON OUR 2001 SUBURBAN. THE FIRESTONE STEEL-TEX TIRES (245/75R16)ONLY HAD 13571 MILES ON THEM AND WE HAD MAINTAINED THE TRUCK AND TIRES ACCORDING TO THE GM SERVICE SCHEDULE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. WE WERE HAULING A TRAILER IN THE MOUNTAINS; TEMPERATURE WAS ...
Mileage: 13,571
RT & LT FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS PIN PASSENGERS TO SEAT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT, IS TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. WHEN DRIVER OR PASSENGER TRIES TO MOVE FORWARD, SEAT BELT RESTRAINS PERSON AND WILL NOT LET THEM MOVE FREELY IN THE SEAT. SEAT BELT RETRACTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED...
Mileage: 42,995
WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT A PIECE OF METAL GOT LOOSE AN TORE UP THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK WHICH WAS CAUSED BY AN ACCELERATOR CABLE FAILURE. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED. *AK THE ACCELERATOR WOULD ALSO STICK WHEN STOPPED. THE PRESSURE MUST BE APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL IT SUDDENLY RELEASED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. THE CONSUME...
Mileage: 38,000
DRIVING 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WHEN LEFT REAR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE TRUCK . BODY DAMAGE TO TRUCK REAR FENDER . RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS CRACK AROUND TREAD LIKE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS,. *JB
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL, RESULTING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS IS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE POWER ASSIST AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THESE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED AND REPLACED IN J...
Mileage: 58,000
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL, RESULTING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS IS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE POWER ASSIST AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THESE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED AND REPLACED IN J...
Mileage: 58,000
PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING-- GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *NLM
Mileage: 45,700
THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. *JB
WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH WITHOUT ANY INDICATION LEFT REAR TIRE LOST THE TREAD, BUT STILL HAD AIR IN TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CRACKING OF CORE SUPPORT CAUSING RADIATOR TO FALL INTO ENGINE
Mileage: 71,000
CRACKING OF CORE SUPPORT CAUSING RADIATOR TO FALL INTO ENGINE
Mileage: 71,000
THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED GAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THE ELECTRICAL OVER HEATING OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE CAUSED THE LEAK. THE WIRES ENTERED THE FUEL TANK CHARGED AND CAUSED THE CAP TO MELT/DEFORM WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEAKAGE. *JB
Mileage: 42,000
VEHICLE BURNS 1 TO 2 QUARTS PER 1,000 MILES DRIVEN. HAVE DONE 5 OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS AND GM SAYS THAT ALTHOUGH VEHICLE FAILED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST THE TEST WERE NOT DONE PROPERLY THEREFORE I MUST DO ANOTHER. *JB ASKED GM WHAT THEY WOULD DO IF VEHICLE FAILED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AGAIN AND THEY STA...
TIRE SEPARATION AT 26000 MILES
Mileage: 26,000
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB
WHEN THE CONSUMER SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. *JB
Mileage: 6,000
THE 2ND ROW RIGHT OUT BOARD BELT WAS LOCKED IN THE OPEN POSITION AND THE 3RD ROW LEFT OUT BOARD BELT WAS LOCKED IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION. *JB
THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED UP SO TIGHT, THE PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT GIVE ANY ROOM FOR MOVING COMFORTABLY. *JB
Mileage: 45,500
ABS MODULE FAILED AT 40,200 MILES WITH NO APPARENT REASON. DEALER SAID IT WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE. GM DID REFUND 50% OF THE REPAIR COST AS THE PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SO SOON. *JB
Mileage: 40,200
STARTING ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, OUR 2001 SUBURBAN WOULD "SHUT DOWN" WITHOUT WARNING. IT COULD BE RE-STARTED. THIS HAPPENED 15 - 20 TIMES DURING THESE THREE WEEKS. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP DURING THIS PERIOD AND THE PROBLEM COULD BE REPLICATED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON OCCASION. AS OF ...
Mileage: 26,500
WE OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. BEGINNING ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS SHOP NEARLY CONSTANTLY FOR THREE WEEKS AND THEY CAN FIND NO SPECIFIC CAUSE OR A CURE FOR THE PROBLEM.
Mileage: 27,000
I AM CONCERNED THERE IS A CHEVROLET MANUFACTURING DEFECT, IF WHAT THE LONE STAR CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME IS CORRECT AND AN UNUSED EMERGENCY BRAKE IN A 2001 SUBURBAN CAN DESTROY ITSELF AT ANY TIME MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ON 3/10/2003 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LONE STAR CHEVROLET FOR ...
Mileage: 50,809
DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. MR CORRESPONDENCE IN REFERENCE TO A 2001 CHEVROLET SURBURBAN. *CB *JB
MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN GOT IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO PARKING PAWL FAILURE WHILE PARKED ON A SLOPED SURFACE. PARKING PAWL IS A TRANSMISSION GEAR SAFETY LOCKING MECHANISM THAT WILL PREVENT A VEHICLE FROM MOVING WHILE IN PARK POSITION. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT ALLEGATION DEPARTMENT TO INFOR...
Mileage: 16,000
VEHICLE SHUTS OFF ON FREEWAY WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING CAUSING LOSS OF POWER TO BRAKES, STEERING AND ALL OTHER COMPONENTS. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR REPAIR PROBLEM. *JB
THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR. *NLM
THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEING INOPERATIVE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN FLAW WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE DESIGN OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PLACED IT IN CONTACT WITH THE ROTORS WHICH CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR. *JB
THE REAR BRAKE PADS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR.*JB
Mileage: 31,000
I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE "POWER ASSIST" FEATURE ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURED DURING JANUARY OF 2002, AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AT FOX CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN LAUREL, MD. IN THE 2002 EVENT, I EXPERIENCED A HIGH PITCH WHINING...
Mileage: 58,821
I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE "POWER ASSIST" FEATURE ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURED DURING JANUARY OF 2002, AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AT FOX CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN LAUREL, MD. IN THE 2002 EVENT, I EXPERIENCED A HIGH PITCH WHINING...
Mileage: 58,821
I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE "POWER ASSIST" FEATURE ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURED DURING JANUARY OF 2002, AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AT FOX CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN LAUREL, MD. IN THE 2002 EVENT, I EXPERIENCED A HIGH PITCH WHINING...
Mileage: 58,821
I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST YOUR AGENCY TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION ABOUT A DEFECTIVE PARKING PAWL ON A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN, THIS PARKING PAWL MECHANISM SUPPOSED TO LOCK THE TRANSMISSION GEAR TO PREVENT A VEHICLE TO ROLL OR MOVED WHILE ON PARK POSITION, ESPECIALLY ON A ROLLING HILLS OR SLOPED PA...
Mileage: 16,000
WE BOUGHT A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN , BRAND NEW. SINCE WE OWNED IT, THE AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR FAILED THE FIRST MONTH, FRONT LEFT SHOCK POPS WHEN TURNING, DRIVER'S SEAT WARMER DOESN'T WORK (POSSIBLE FAULTY SWITCH), THE 5.3 LITER ENGINE KNOCKS AND PINGS LIKE CRAZY EVEN WHEN USING 93 OCTANE FUEL ON A STEA...
Mileage: 20
WE BOUGHT A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN , BRAND NEW. SINCE WE OWNED IT, THE AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR FAILED THE FIRST MONTH, FRONT LEFT SHOCK POPS WHEN TURNING, DRIVER'S SEAT WARMER DOESN'T WORK (POSSIBLE FAULTY SWITCH), THE 5.3 LITER ENGINE KNOCKS AND PINGS LIKE CRAZY EVEN WHEN USING 93 OCTANE FUEL ON A STEA...
Mileage: 20
WE BOUGHT A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN , BRAND NEW. SINCE WE OWNED IT, THE AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR FAILED THE FIRST MONTH, FRONT LEFT SHOCK POPS WHEN TURNING, DRIVER'S SEAT WARMER DOESN'T WORK (POSSIBLE FAULTY SWITCH), THE 5.3 LITER ENGINE KNOCKS AND PINGS LIKE CRAZY EVEN WHEN USING 93 OCTANE FUEL ON A STEA...
Mileage: 20
WE BOUGHT A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN , BRAND NEW. SINCE WE OWNED IT, THE AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR FAILED THE FIRST MONTH, FRONT LEFT SHOCK POPS WHEN TURNING, DRIVER'S SEAT WARMER DOESN'T WORK (POSSIBLE FAULTY SWITCH), THE 5.3 LITER ENGINE KNOCKS AND PINGS LIKE CRAZY EVEN WHEN USING 93 OCTANE FUEL ON A STEA...
Mileage: 20
WE BOUGHT A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN , BRAND NEW. SINCE WE OWNED IT, THE AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR FAILED THE FIRST MONTH, FRONT LEFT SHOCK POPS WHEN TURNING, DRIVER'S SEAT WARMER DOESN'T WORK (POSSIBLE FAULTY SWITCH), THE 5.3 LITER ENGINE KNOCKS AND PINGS LIKE CRAZY EVEN WHEN USING 93 OCTANE FUEL ON A STEA...
Mileage: 20
WE BOUGHT A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN , BRAND NEW. SINCE WE OWNED IT, THE AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR FAILED THE FIRST MONTH, FRONT LEFT SHOCK POPS WHEN TURNING, DRIVER'S SEAT WARMER DOESN'T WORK (POSSIBLE FAULTY SWITCH), THE 5.3 LITER ENGINE KNOCKS AND PINGS LIKE CRAZY EVEN WHEN USING 93 OCTANE FUEL ON A STEA...
Mileage: 20
WE BOUGHT A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN , BRAND NEW. SINCE WE OWNED IT, THE AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR FAILED THE FIRST MONTH, FRONT LEFT SHOCK POPS WHEN TURNING, DRIVER'S SEAT WARMER DOESN'T WORK (POSSIBLE FAULTY SWITCH), THE 5.3 LITER ENGINE KNOCKS AND PINGS LIKE CRAZY EVEN WHEN USING 93 OCTANE FUEL ON A STEA...
Mileage: 20
WE BOUGHT A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN , BRAND NEW. SINCE WE OWNED IT, THE AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR FAILED THE FIRST MONTH, FRONT LEFT SHOCK POPS WHEN TURNING, DRIVER'S SEAT WARMER DOESN'T WORK (POSSIBLE FAULTY SWITCH), THE 5.3 LITER ENGINE KNOCKS AND PINGS LIKE CRAZY EVEN WHEN USING 93 OCTANE FUEL ON A STEA...
Mileage: 20
NAR 1/29/2003. WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF OWING THE VEHICLE, THE SAFETY BELT ON THE REAR PASSENGER 3RD SEAT MALFUNCTIONED. THE SEAT BELT CAN'T BE PULLED AWAY FROM THE SEAT BACK TO SEURE IT AND ANY PASSENGERS. GM WOULD NOT COVER THE SEAT BELT UNDER WARRANTY, THEY STATED THAT THE MILEAGE LIMIT ON TH...
I HAVE A SUBURBAN WITH WILDERNESS LE TIRES - P265 70R 16. HAD A "FLAT TIRE" WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I STOPPED TO PUT AIR INTO THE TIRE, IT WAS TOTALLY MISHAPED WITH NUMEROUS BUBBLES IN THE RUBBER. COULD FIND NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE FLAT, AND COULD STILL HEAR AIR ESCAPING THROUGH THE TIRE. MY VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 36,000
CONSUMER STATED HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. ALSO STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS THE INSPECTION ON HIS STATE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND ALSO SAID THAT SINCE THEIR WAS NO RECALL CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. TS DEALER FOUND PARK BRAKE SHOES WORN TO METAL. DEALER REP...
Mileage: 49,346
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. TS
TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN SHIFTING CORRECTLY FOR A LONG TIME. BECAME VERY NOTICEABLE IN JULY OF 2001. REAR AIR SOMETIMES DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN IGNITION IS OFF. FRONT AIRS SOMETIMES CUTS SELF OFF AND BEGINS TO BLOW WARM AIR. ALTHOUGH NOT APPLICABLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHANGED OUT FRONT AND MIDDLE SE...
TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN SHIFTING CORRECTLY FOR A LONG TIME. BECAME VERY NOTICEABLE IN JULY OF 2001. REAR AIR SOMETIMES DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN IGNITION IS OFF. FRONT AIRS SOMETIMES CUTS SELF OFF AND BEGINS TO BLOW WARM AIR. ALTHOUGH NOT APPLICABLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHANGED OUT FRONT AND MIDDLE SE...
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TWO FRONT BOLTS THAT HOLD THE FRONT END WILL COME LOOSE AND THE FRONT END WILL START TO RATTLE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. MR
RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL PIN THE OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT SO HARD THAT YOU CAN NOT MOVE. THE OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FEATURE TO ASSIST WITH RESTRAINING CHILD SAFETY SEATS. NO ONE WILL RIDE IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT DUE TO THE TIGHTENING OF THE SHOULDER BELT. PLEASE DESCRIBE...
RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL PIN THE OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT SO HARD THAT YOU CAN NOT MOVE. THE OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FEATURE TO ASSIST WITH RESTRAINING CHILD SAFETY SEATS. NO ONE WILL RIDE IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT DUE TO THE TIGHTENING OF THE SHOULDER BELT. PLEASE DESCRIBE...
CONSUMER NOTICED FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RETAINER CLIP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. WHICH WAS WITNESSED BY OCCUPANTS OF A SECOND COMPANY VEHICLE, IN WHICH THEY SAW THE EXPLOSIVE FAILURE AND SEPERATION OF THE FIRESTONE TIRE. (FIRSTONE STEELTEX RADIAL LT245-75R16) *SCC
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, DEALER ONLY "RECONDITIONED" THE TRANSMISSION, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS;RUBBING , BUMPING NOISES FROM TRANSMISSION, I HAVA NOT TRUST IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE LONG HISTORY OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND DEFECTS, I WANT THE MA...
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, DEALER ONLY "RECONDITIONED" THE TRANSMISSION, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS;RUBBING , BUMPING NOISES FROM TRANSMISSION, I HAVA NOT TRUST IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE LONG HISTORY OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND DEFECTS, I WANT THE MA...
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, DEALER ONLY "RECONDITIONED" THE TRANSMISSION, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS;RUBBING , BUMPING NOISES FROM TRANSMISSION, I HAVA NOT TRUST IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE LONG HISTORY OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND DEFECTS, I WANT THE MA...
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, DEALER ONLY "RECONDITIONED" THE TRANSMISSION, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS;RUBBING , BUMPING NOISES FROM TRANSMISSION, I HAVA NOT TRUST IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE LONG HISTORY OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND DEFECTS, I WANT THE MA...
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, DEALER ONLY "RECONDITIONED" THE TRANSMISSION, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS;RUBBING , BUMPING NOISES FROM TRANSMISSION, I HAVA NOT TRUST IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE LONG HISTORY OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND DEFECTS, I WANT THE MA...
WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE TAILGATE ASSEMBLY FELL COMPLETELY OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*JB
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT ROLLED ABOUT A 100 YARDS, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK *SCC
Mileage: 16,000
AT 45MPH VEHICLE CRASHED. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, WE BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR SEEMED TO BE MALFUNCTIONING, AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY SERVICE. ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, A PASSENGER DOOR WAS DISCOVERED AJAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING, BUT THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATOR IN THE DASH T...
THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING FAILURE!!. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE ADVISING DEALER HE DID NOT WANT FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TIRES WERE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WANDERS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THERE IS HYDROPLANNING ON WET SURFACES AND IT HANDLES POORLY, THE DEALER RELEASED SOME OF TH...
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE ABS BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN TOTAL BRAKE LOSS. *YH
TIRES ARE COUPLING ON INSIDE OF TREAD. CONSUMER FEELS TIRE MAY BLOW AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND OFFER TO PAY 50 PERCENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
THE FRONT PASSENAGER SEATBELT LOCKS UP AND WON'T ALLOW THE PERSON TO MOVE ABOUT FREELY, REPLACE RETRACTOR LATCH.
RUNNING BOARD IS LOOSE AND NOT FASTENED PROPERLY ON BOTH ENDS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE DELIVERED WITH 305 MILES. NOTICED PARKING BRAKE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT HOLD VEHICLE WHEN PARKED ON SLIGHT INCLINE AFTER ABOUT 1000 MILES. INITIALLY, PARKING BRAKE PEDAL HAD A DIFFERENT FEEL TO THE LAST 2 TO 3 INCHES OF PEDAL TRAVEL, AS IF IT WERE 'GIVING WAY' DUE TO EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON P...
VEHICLE DELIVERED WITH 305 MILES. NOTICED PARKING BRAKE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT HOLD VEHICLE WHEN PARKED ON SLIGHT INCLINE AFTER ABOUT 1000 MILES. INITIALLY, PARKING BRAKE PEDAL HAD A DIFFERENT FEEL TO THE LAST 2 TO 3 INCHES OF PEDAL TRAVEL, AS IF IT WERE 'GIVING WAY' DUE TO EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON P...
WHILE TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR.*AK *YD
CHEVROLET HAS NOT OFFERED TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
REAR END WENT OUT ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER HAS REBUILT REAR END ONCE AND REPLACED RING AND PINION WEARING AND SEAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
REAR END WENT OUT ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER HAS REBUILT REAR END ONCE AND REPLACED RING AND PINION WEARING AND SEAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ON MARCH 30 MY 2001 SURBURBAN QUITE RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A 6 LANE HIGHWAY IN HATTIESBURG, MS. IT WOULD NOT CRANK AGAIN AND EVEN THOUGH I KNEW I HAD PLENTY OF FUEL THE GUAGE WAS SHOWING EMPTY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUSE CONTROLLING THE ENTIRE FUEL OPERATION HAD BLOWN AND AFTER REPLACING IT THE DE...
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER T BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THEN SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, AND RAN INTO A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK *YH
CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR PANEL WAS LOOSE, THE BUMPER LIGHT WAS BROKE, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE PANEL HEATS FASTER THAN THE PASSEWNGERS SIDE.*YH
CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR PANEL WAS LOOSE, THE BUMPER LIGHT WAS BROKE, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE PANEL HEATS FASTER THAN THE PASSEWNGERS SIDE.*YH
CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR PANEL WAS LOOSE, THE BUMPER LIGHT WAS BROKE, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE PANEL HEATS FASTER THAN THE PASSEWNGERS SIDE.*YH
WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT, THERE WAS A FIST SIZE WHOLE ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET (2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, P265/70R16 SPEC # 155MS, ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE)FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE. NLM
THE VEHICLE IS IN AWD OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE - STEP ON THE GAS AFTER BEING STOPPED, THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDS AS IF IT IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. WHEN IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO TURN. ALSO, REAR HEATER TAKES 30 MINUTES TO HEAT UP, AND THEN ONLY BLOWS LUKE WARM AIR WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRES...
THE VEHICLE IS IN AWD OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE - STEP ON THE GAS AFTER BEING STOPPED, THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDS AS IF IT IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. WHEN IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO TURN. ALSO, REAR HEATER TAKES 30 MINUTES TO HEAT UP, AND THEN ONLY BLOWS LUKE WARM AIR WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRES...
CONSUMER HAD A FRONT COLLISION AT 35-40 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK/ BACK AND KNEE INJURIES. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING. DRIVER LEFT VEHICLE, AND WENT AROUND TO PASSENGERS SIDE. VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. WHILE TRYING TO GET INSIDE VEHICLE, OWNER'S LEG WAS RAN OVER BY VEHICLE AND WAS BROKEN IN 3 PLACES. REPORTED AND DRIVEN ON OCTOBER 31, 2001 BY [XXX] *AK *YH INFORM...
THE TRAILER HITCH WELDS BROKE LOSE WHILE TOWING A TRAILER IN I 80 IN OMAHA , NE , THE TRAILER OVERTURNED AND THE SUBURBAN. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE THE CASE BECAUSE I HAD SETTLED WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY, BOLTS CAME LOOSE AND THE WELDS BROKE. CAUSING THE TRAILER TO SWING AND CRASH.*...
I TOOK NEW SUBURBAN IN TWICE FOR VIBRATIONS AND PULLING. CHEVROLET CLAIMED NOTHING WRONG. TIRE BLEW OUT ON 12/26/01. CHEV SAID THAT IT WAS NOT THERE PROBLEM. FIRSTONE SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ONE TIRE BUT THAT CHEV HAD TO PAY FOR DAMAGE TO SUV. CHEV SAID THEY WILL NOT AS THEY CAN NOT SEE INSIDE O...
RECEIVER WELD BROKE CAUSING TRAILER TO SWING AND ROLL SUBURBAN. *AK
MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM- UPON LIGHT AND MEDIUM BRAKE APPLICATION ABS IS ENGAGING, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL AND INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE. CHEVROLET DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM UNTIL 12/13/2001. THEY OBSERVED THE PROBLEM, OPENED A CASE WITH CHEVROLET AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE REAR BRA...
FRONT BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET, THIS EVENT OCCURED ON SMOOTH, DRY, CLEAN ASPHALT. *TT
FRONT BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET, THIS EVENT OCCURED ON SMOOTH, DRY, CLEAN ASPHALT. *TT
TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AT 80 MPH, WOULD NOT REENGAE UNTIL TRACTION CONTROL WAS INACTIVATED.*AK
TWO REAR TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS IN THE SIDEWALL WITH NO APPARENT PUNCTURE RESULTING IN SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE (GENERAL AMERI 660 AS P24575R16, DOTAD70EK14800). NLM
TWO REAR TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS IN THE SIDEWALL WITH NO APPARENT PUNCTURE RESULTING IN SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE (GENERAL AMERI 660 AS P24575R16, DOTAD70EK14800). NLM
THERE IS NO WARNING (EITHER A VISUAL WARNING OR AN AUDIO WARNING) THAT TELLS THE DRIVER WHEN ONE OF THE DOORS ARE NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. THE CHEVROLET 1-800 NUMBER PEOPLE SAY THAT THE SUBURBAN SHOULD HAVE SUCH A 'DOOR AJAR' WARNING & REFER ME TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED. THE L...
I BLEW OUT THE ORIGINAL TIRE ON MY SUBURBAN IN SEPT, AND SPENT $112.00 FOR A BRAND NEW REPLACEMENT, AND BLEW THAT TIRE OUT IN NOVEMBER,THE GUY WHO PUT ON MY SPARE TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES SPLITTING, OR BLOWING, SO I AM HAVING ALL OF THEM REPLACED TOMORROW... I TALKED TO GOOD...
TWO OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES FAILED AT UNDER 10,000 MILES. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THE OTHER TWO AND WAS FORCED TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES AT A COST OF $462.00. I BELIEVE CHEVROLET INSTALLS INFERIOR TIRES ON THIS HEAVY VEHICLE. I HAVAE NEVER HAD TIRES FAIL AT UNDER 10,000 MILES. I WOULD EXPECT COMPENS...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL FADE APPEARS TO BE BE LOCKED UP REQUIRING EXTENDED STOPPPING DISTANCE. *AK.
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT WILL LOCK UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING ON ANY ROAD SURFACE, AT ANY SPEED AND ALL CONDITIONS PREVENTING THE PERSON FROM MOVING FREELY ABOUT IN THE SEAT. THE SEATBELT MUST BE UNBUCKLED, LET RETRACT ALL THE WAY BACK INTO THE SEAT, THEN PULLED OUT AND BUCKLED. THE...
VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER COASTING TO THE SHOULDER AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE TRUCK RESTARTS. THE TRUCK ALSO SPUTTERS DURING ACCELERATION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS REPLACED FOUR WARPED ROTORS THAT CAUSED TH...
VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER COASTING TO THE SHOULDER AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE TRUCK RESTARTS. THE TRUCK ALSO SPUTTERS DURING ACCELERATION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS REPLACED FOUR WARPED ROTORS THAT CAUSED TH...
VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER COASTING TO THE SHOULDER AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE TRUCK RESTARTS. THE TRUCK ALSO SPUTTERS DURING ACCELERATION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS REPLACED FOUR WARPED ROTORS THAT CAUSED TH...
VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER COASTING TO THE SHOULDER AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE TRUCK RESTARTS. THE TRUCK ALSO SPUTTERS DURING ACCELERATION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS REPLACED FOUR WARPED ROTORS THAT CAUSED TH...
VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER COASTING TO THE SHOULDER AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE TRUCK RESTARTS. THE TRUCK ALSO SPUTTERS DURING ACCELERATION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS REPLACED FOUR WARPED ROTORS THAT CAUSED TH...
# 1. THE DAY AFTER I FIRST PUCHASED AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE IT SMOKE US OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE ON OUR VACATION IN OCEANSIDE, CA. #2 THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY AND NOT ANYTHING LIKE THE ONE I DEMOED WHEN I FOUND THIS VEHICLE. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON ROUTE TO OCEANSIDE. THE LAST TWO TRIPS IN...
# 1. THE DAY AFTER I FIRST PUCHASED AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE IT SMOKE US OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE ON OUR VACATION IN OCEANSIDE, CA. #2 THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY AND NOT ANYTHING LIKE THE ONE I DEMOED WHEN I FOUND THIS VEHICLE. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON ROUTE TO OCEANSIDE. THE LAST TWO TRIPS IN...
# 1. THE DAY AFTER I FIRST PUCHASED AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE IT SMOKE US OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE ON OUR VACATION IN OCEANSIDE, CA. #2 THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY AND NOT ANYTHING LIKE THE ONE I DEMOED WHEN I FOUND THIS VEHICLE. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON ROUTE TO OCEANSIDE. THE LAST TWO TRIPS IN...
# 1. THE DAY AFTER I FIRST PUCHASED AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE IT SMOKE US OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE ON OUR VACATION IN OCEANSIDE, CA. #2 THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY AND NOT ANYTHING LIKE THE ONE I DEMOED WHEN I FOUND THIS VEHICLE. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON ROUTE TO OCEANSIDE. THE LAST TWO TRIPS IN...
# 1. THE DAY AFTER I FIRST PUCHASED AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE IT SMOKE US OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE ON OUR VACATION IN OCEANSIDE, CA. #2 THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY AND NOT ANYTHING LIKE THE ONE I DEMOED WHEN I FOUND THIS VEHICLE. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON ROUTE TO OCEANSIDE. THE LAST TWO TRIPS IN...
# 1. THE DAY AFTER I FIRST PUCHASED AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE IT SMOKE US OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE ON OUR VACATION IN OCEANSIDE, CA. #2 THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY AND NOT ANYTHING LIKE THE ONE I DEMOED WHEN I FOUND THIS VEHICLE. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON ROUTE TO OCEANSIDE. THE LAST TWO TRIPS IN...
# 1. THE DAY AFTER I FIRST PUCHASED AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE IT SMOKE US OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE ON OUR VACATION IN OCEANSIDE, CA. #2 THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY AND NOT ANYTHING LIKE THE ONE I DEMOED WHEN I FOUND THIS VEHICLE. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON ROUTE TO OCEANSIDE. THE LAST TWO TRIPS IN...
# 1. THE DAY AFTER I FIRST PUCHASED AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE IT SMOKE US OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE ON OUR VACATION IN OCEANSIDE, CA. #2 THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY AND NOT ANYTHING LIKE THE ONE I DEMOED WHEN I FOUND THIS VEHICLE. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON ROUTE TO OCEANSIDE. THE LAST TWO TRIPS IN...
# 1. THE DAY AFTER I FIRST PUCHASED AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE IT SMOKE US OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE ON OUR VACATION IN OCEANSIDE, CA. #2 THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY AND NOT ANYTHING LIKE THE ONE I DEMOED WHEN I FOUND THIS VEHICLE. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON ROUTE TO OCEANSIDE. THE LAST TWO TRIPS IN...
# 1. THE DAY AFTER I FIRST PUCHASED AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE IT SMOKE US OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE ON OUR VACATION IN OCEANSIDE, CA. #2 THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY AND NOT ANYTHING LIKE THE ONE I DEMOED WHEN I FOUND THIS VEHICLE. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON ROUTE TO OCEANSIDE. THE LAST TWO TRIPS IN...
SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF BRAKE AND POWER STEERING SYSTEM WHILE TOWING A 25 FOOT TRAILER.. BOTH SYSTEMS RUN OFF SAME BELT. POWER STEERING SEIZED AND BROKE BELT.
SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF BRAKE AND POWER STEERING SYSTEM WHILE TOWING A 25 FOOT TRAILER.. BOTH SYSTEMS RUN OFF SAME BELT. POWER STEERING SEIZED AND BROKE BELT.
REAR SEAT HEADREST CANNOT BE REMOVED TO ALLOW REAR SEAT TO FOLD DOWN WITHOUT MOVING FRONT SEAT FORWARD. MOVING THE FRONT SEAT FORWARD TO ALLOW THE REAR SEAT TO FOLD DOWN TO MAXIMIZE CARGO AREA CREATES AN UNSAFE DRIVING POSITION. OWNERS MANUAL DEPICTS HEADREST RELEASES THAT WOULD CORRECT THIS UNSAFE ...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY PEDAL WILL FADE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED.TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK
CONSUMER SMELLED GAS IN AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WITH BUBBLING SOUNDS FROM FUEL TANK. WHEN CONSUMER OPENED FUEL TANK A 12 FOOT STREAM OF FUEL SPRAYED OUT OF TANK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
GAS FUMES CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VECHICLE WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPS REACH OVER 105 DEGRESS. HAS BEEN WITNESSED BY TWO CHEVROLET SERVICE MANAGERS AND HEAD MECHANIC. HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES BY BRADLEY CHEVEROT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE REGIONAL REP HAS STATED THAT THE FUMES BOTH VISABL...
LENGTH OF SEAT BELT STEM WITH LATCH WILL NOT ALLOW CHILD SAFETY SEATS TO BE SECURED TIGHTLY IN CENTER POSITIONS. BELT ENGAGE PLATE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AND DOES NOT KEEP THE BELT FROM LOOSENING. BELT SEEMS TO TIGHTEN BUT WHEN SEAT IS PULLED BECOMES LOOSE. COULD CAUSE PERSON TO BELIEVE SEAT IS SECUR...
TIRE BLEW OUT- NO APPARENT REASON, PHOTOS AVAILABLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P26570R16)
DRIVER'S SIDE, SECOND ROW SEAT DOES NOT HOLD ANY BRAND/STYLE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER HAS CONFIRMED THIS PROBLEM, DENIES ANY DEFECT.*AK
CRUNCHING & VIBRATION FROM DIFFERENTIAL, I THINK. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED BY TWO SEPARATE DEALERS. THEY CAN'T SEEM TO REPLICATE? ANY INFO. WOULD BE APPRECIATED.*AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL START RETRACTING WHILE YOUR DRIVING WITHOUT PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE. IT FEELS LIKE THE SEATBELT IS SUCKING PASSENGER INTO THE SEAT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED SEATBELT. CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT. HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT, REPLACED 4 TIMES. *AK *SLC
THERE ARE SMALL HUNKS OF TREAD MISSING ON THE TWO FRONT TIRES IN DIFFERENT PLACES. *AK
THERE ARE SMALL HUNKS OF TREAD MISSING ON THE TWO FRONT TIRES IN DIFFERENT PLACES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)
FUEL TANK THREE VALVE CAP PRONGS WERE CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TO LEAK OUT. THEY WERE LOCATED ON TOP OF FUEL TANK/ UNDER, AND TO REAR OF DRIVER'S SEAT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED VALVE CAP.
SLOW LEAK IN TIRE. WENT TO GET REPAIRED. FOUND 2 KINKED BEADS ON BOTH SIDES OF TIRE. IF NOT HAD BROUGHT IN TIRE, WAS INFORMED TIRE WOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 8X72 4600 TIRESIZE: P265/70616)
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE CEASED TO OPERATE. LUCKILY WE WERE ON A STRAIGHT-AWAY AND ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. HOWEVER OUR ROUTES USUALLY TAKE US THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL CONTROL,IE; NO BRAKES NO STEERING, AT ANY POSTED SPEED LIMIT THAT...
SEAT BELTS IN SECOND ROW OF SEATS DIRECTLY BEHIND DRIVER, AND CENTER SEATING POSITION SEAT BELTS ARE TOO LONG, WHICH DO NOT SECURE ANY CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN EITHER SEATING POSITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. CONSUMER NOTED THAT SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE SHORTENED IN ORDER TO SECURE CHILD SE...
SEATBELT RETRACTOR, REAR DOOR SEAL. *AK
FRONT AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 30 MPH. FINAL DAMAGE ESTIMATE UNKOWN DUE TO PENDING SAFETY INVESTIGATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. *AK
WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, FUEL BLEW BACK OUT ON CONSUMER'S HAND. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER CAN HEAR TRUCK PERCOLATING. ALSO, CAN SMELL GAS COMING FROM VEHICLE, AND IT GOES ALL THROUGH HOUSE. *AK
THE ELECTRICAL CENTER WOULD SHUTDOWN THE TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO THE CAR. THE FIRST TWO TIME OCCURED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. BUT WAS INDICATED BY THE RADIO HAD LOST POWER WHICH LOCKED THE ANTI-THIEFT SYSTEM. THE LAST TIME WAS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT 45 MILE PER-HOUR. THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED RUN...
CONSUMER HAD REPLACED ALL 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES BECAUSE OF THE DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIRES, THIS SIZE HAD NOT YET BEEN INCLUDED SO CONSUMER COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED, HOWEVER A FEW WEEKS LATER, THIS SIZE WAS RECALLED AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT SHE COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED AT THIS TIM...
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH/APPORACHING A STOP SIGN, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO JAM HIS HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND TO INJURE HIS BACK. NLM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
WINDSHIELD HAD STARTED CRACKING ON DRIVER'S SIDE ON DECEMBER 29, 2000, AND IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR HAPPENED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEFECT STARTED WITHOUT BEING HIT.*AK
COSNUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, WENT OFF ROAD TO AVOID ONCOMING VEHICLE, RAN INTO DITCH HEAD ON, AND HIT A TREE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH COULD HEAR WIND COMING FROM DOORS, AND THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL ON DASHBOARD THAT SHOWED THAT DOORS OPENED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT CHILDREN LEANING AGAINST DOORS.*AK