2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Problems & Recalls

the brake lines rust and they burst this occurred on my main brake line going to the abs controller I had no brakes from mechanics they say this is a common problem on usa made cars brake lines should never ever rust and burst

When driving at highway speeds or even around town the vehicle randomly jerks to one side or another alignment was just done and was told all was good tires are new Pitman armor place ball joints replaced still having the issue of it darting specially when going around curves it wants to pull vehicl...

When driving at highway speeds or even around town the vehicle randomly jerks to one side or another alignment was just done and was told all was good tires are new Pitman armor place ball joints replaced still having the issue of it darting specially when going around curves it wants to pull vehicl...

Component SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

Component SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

275/75 r16 tires coming apart on the side walls

Spare tire hoist wire broke and spare tire was released from vehicle on the highway. Vehicle was doing speed limit of 75mph and spare tire barely missed traffic behind vehicle.

Spare tire hoist wire broke and spare tire was released from vehicle on the highway. Vehicle was doing speed limit of 75mph and spare tire barely missed traffic behind vehicle.

The contact owned a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, there were cicadas flying towards the front driver side windshield that obstructed the contact's visibility which caused the contact to crash into a utility pole. The air bags did not deploy. The contact wa...

Mileage: 260,000

The steering pump has plenty of fluid in the reservoir and has been changed regularly. All of the sudden all power assisted steering disappeared when turning to the left making parking nearly impossible causing a great safety concern as this is my only vehicle and now my wife cannot take the tru...

The steering pump has plenty of fluid in the reservoir and has been changed regularly. All of the sudden all power assisted steering disappeared when turning to the left making parking nearly impossible causing a great safety concern as this is my only vehicle and now my wife cannot take the tru...

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THERE WAS TRAFFIC I WENT TO SLOW DOWN MY BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME MY CAR FISH TAILED I RELEASED THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE STILL STILL LOCKED. CAUSED ME TO SLID AT LEAST 30 FEET I WAS ONLY GOING 35. WHICH CAUSED ME SLAM INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER

Mileage: 216,234

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THERE WAS TRAFFIC I WENT TO SLOW DOWN MY BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME MY CAR FISH TAILED I RELEASED THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE STILL STILL LOCKED. CAUSED ME TO SLID AT LEAST 30 FEET I WAS ONLY GOING 35. WHICH CAUSED ME SLAM INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER

Mileage: 216,234

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THERE WAS TRAFFIC I WENT TO SLOW DOWN MY BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME MY CAR FISH TAILED I RELEASED THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE STILL STILL LOCKED. CAUSED ME TO SLID AT LEAST 30 FEET I WAS ONLY GOING 35. WHICH CAUSED ME SLAM INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER

Mileage: 216,234

WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE HORN NOTHING HAPPENS, BUT THE PANIC BUTTON ON THE REMOTE MAKES THE HORN GO OFF. IT'S NOT THE HORN UNDER THE HOOD, THAT IS FAULTY, IT IS THE SWITCH INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL BURNED UP. I HAVE ASKED MULTIPLE MECHANICS TO FIX THIS AND THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE A WHOLE DAY AND THE STE...

Mileage: 130,000

PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE CAR IN PLACE AND WAS LIKE THAT WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW. UNABLE TO REPAIR IT TO MAKE IT HOLD THE CAR. PROBLEMS GETTING CAR INSPECTED.

Mileage: 1,000

WHEN DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC, THE ABS INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED. THIS HAPPENED IN DRY WEATHER ON A FREEWAY. WHEN THE ABS INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED, THE CAR VIBRATED AND ACCELERATED WITH DIFFICULTY AND JERKED. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSIN...

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC, THE ABS INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED. THIS HAPPENED IN DRY WEATHER ON A FREEWAY. WHEN THE ABS INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED, THE CAR VIBRATED AND ACCELERATED WITH DIFFICULTY AND JERKED. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSIN...

Mileage: 120,000

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATING ON THERE OWN WHEN TRYING TO STOP AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH 4 TIMES. I FINALLY PULLED THE ABS FUSE OUT THIS STOPPED IT BUT NOW I HAVE NO ABS IAM IN SOAP LAKE WASHINGTON IT SHOWS A RECALL BUT ONLY FOR A FEW STATES I BOUGHT MY SUBURBAN NEW IN BOISE IDAHO AND NOW...

Mileage: 150,000

CHRYSLER CANNOT FIND THE FUEL RAIL IN US OR CANADA. I CANT WALK AND HAD I NOT GOTTEN DISABLED AND HAD TO GO TO CANADA, AT FAMILIES DUE TO CHILD AND I BEING ASSAULTED AND INJURED. HAVE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS SHOWING WE ENTERED COUNTRY DUE TO STATEMENT ABOVE. CAR NOT USED, GARAGED FOR SEVERAL YEARS BUT...

Mileage: 65,000

CHRYSLER CANNOT FIND THE FUEL RAIL IN US OR CANADA. I CANT WALK AND HAD I NOT GOTTEN DISABLED AND HAD TO GO TO CANADA, AT FAMILIES DUE TO CHILD AND I BEING ASSAULTED AND INJURED. HAVE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS SHOWING WE ENTERED COUNTRY DUE TO STATEMENT ABOVE. CAR NOT USED, GARAGED FOR SEVERAL YEARS BUT...

Mileage: 65,000

CHRYSLER CANNOT FIND THE FUEL RAIL IN US OR CANADA. I CANT WALK AND HAD I NOT GOTTEN DISABLED AND HAD TO GO TO CANADA, AT FAMILIES DUE TO CHILD AND I BEING ASSAULTED AND INJURED. HAVE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS SHOWING WE ENTERED COUNTRY DUE TO STATEMENT ABOVE. CAR NOT USED, GARAGED FOR SEVERAL YEARS BUT...

Mileage: 65,000

BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND BRAKES FAILED TWICE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS. FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE REAR BRAKE LINE BURST. I REPLACED THE RUSTED BRAKE LINE. FRONT BRAKE LINE BURST 6 MONTHS AFTER REAR BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. ALL FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE SO RUSTED, I REMOVED AND REPLACED ...

Mileage: 215,000

BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY I-476 (PHILADELPHIA PA) WITH THE FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. UPON BRAKING TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR AND PUMPING THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES DID NOT RESULT IN ANY BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER MANAGING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A...

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HUB SENSOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAIL...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HUB SENSOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAIL...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT SMELLED A SMOKE ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 193,337

THE REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND CAUSED ME TO HAVE ACCIDENT. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE FRONT BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME 2009 THE DEALER CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS STATING THAT IS ...

Mileage: 60,000

THE CIRCUIT BOARD UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE CAR WAS OCCUPIED.

Mileage: 200,000

THE CIRCUIT BOARD UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE CAR WAS OCCUPIED.

Mileage: 200,000

THE CIRCUIT BOARD UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE CAR WAS OCCUPIED.

Mileage: 200,000

THE PARKING BRAKE ON THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY SINCE NEW AND NOW I GET A REJECTION STICKER IN THE STATE WHERE I LIVE DUE TO THIS AND THEN HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO REPAIR IT AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. IT WILL NOT HOLD EVEN ON THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE. VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 500

BRAKE LINE HAS CORRODED AND RUBBED A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE AND LEADED FLUIDED. HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IS RUBBING IN SAME PLACE ON FRAME AGAIN.

BRAKE LINE ROTTED OUT RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISION. SECOND FAILURE IN AUG. OF 2015 BOTH EVENTS WERE A NEAR COLLISION . THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN KEPT IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION AS A HAULER FOR MY TRAILER, NOW FEAR TO USE AS ALL LINES LOOK BAD, SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE OF A NON COROSSIVE MATERIAL. VEHICLE SPE...

Mileage: 225,000

THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE BY THE BOLT. THE STRAP THEN PIVOTED DOWN ONTO THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE ONLY REASON THE TANK DID NOT HIT THE ROAD IS BECAUSE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE FUEL FILLER HOSES FROM THE GAS CAP.

Mileage: 135,000

MY ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE GOING OFF AT SLOW SPEEDS, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT, GOING ABOUT 4-5 MPH, NEED TO KNOW IF MY VIN IS COVERED IN RECALL

Mileage: 84,000

STARTED VEHICLE PUT IN REVERSE TO BACK UP AND WHEN APPLIED BRAKES THEY PEDAL WAS SOFT AND THEN WENT TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE HIT A TREE. BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED SEVERELY.

Mileage: 102,000

WENT TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK GOT OUT AND BRAKE FLUID WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR NEAR THE FRONT OF THE DRIVERS DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TRAVELING ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY, 35 MPH, APPROACHING RED LIGHT IN LINE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND FELT THE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR. I STEPPED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK BEFORE HITTING THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. SECOND INCIDENT: 2014. TRAVELING DOWN HILL TOWA...

Mileage: 110,000

COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT I NOTICED I NEEDED TO PUSH BRAKE PEDDLE FARTHER DOWN TO STOP. THE SAME FOR EACH STOP AFTER THAT. I KNEW THAT ANOTHER BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED. I HAD TWO REPLACE UNDER HOOD ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THIS ONE IS OVER FRAME MIDWAY BACK. *TR

Mileage: 142,195

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN CRASH AFTER BRAKES FAILED, WITHOUT WARNING INDICATOR. BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED THROUGH IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR BRACKET ON FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

BRAKES FAILED TODAY. STEEL TUBING WAS FOUND TO BE PERFORATED ALONG THE FORWARD LEFT PORTION. THE REMAINDER OF THE TUBING IS SUBSTANTIALLY CORRODED AND APPEARS SUBJECT TO FAILURE AS WELL. I SEE THAT THIS FAILURE IS THE SUBJECT OF NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11001 . *TR

Mileage: 170,000

MY SON WAS TRAVELING @ 50 MPH WHEN BRAKES FAILED. HE NARROWLY MISSED HITTING A CAR AT AN INTERSECTION. FOUND OUT FROM MECHANIC THAT BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED AND WAS ENTIRELY CORRODED. HAD NO WARNING. REPAIR COST $1,200. EVIDENTLY, THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN THAT THERE IS AN AFTERMARKET KIT TO REPLACE ALL ...

Mileage: 164,000

LAST YEAR THE ODOMETER AND GEAR SELECTION DISPLAY ON MY 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN WOULD GO OUT THEN A WHILE LATER IT WOULD COME BACK ON. THIS WENT ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH THE DISPLAY STAYING OFF FOR LONGER AND LONGER TIMES. AROUND DECEMBER 2013, THE DISPLAY WENT OUT PERMANENTLY. I TOOK MY 2002 SUBU...

Mileage: 115,000

DRIVING MY 2002 1500 SUBURBAN THE BRAKE LINE LET LOOSE, GOT THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP ON THE LIFT FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND TWO LEAKING FLUID. UPON INSPECTION FOUND ALL FUEL LINES ROTTED OUT AS WELL. REPLACED ALL LINES IN THE TRUCK BRAKE AND FUEL INCLUDING FRONT RUBBER LINES AND CALIPERS. TRUCK...

Mileage: 85,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND COMING TO A LIGHT CHANGING TO YELLOW DURING A HEAVY SNOWFALL I HAD ATTEMPTED TO STOP . THE ABS PULSATED A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF THE SNOW AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE SUBURBAN DID NOT STOP AND I COULD ONLY HOLD ON HOPE AND PRAY MYSELF AND MY 2 AND 3 YEAR O...

Mileage: 140,987

WE WE WERE TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 75 MILES WHEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. ALL ELECTRICAL STATUS LIGHTS AND THE ENGINE WENT OFF. WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT STARTED RIGHT AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND HAVE REPLACED ALL THE SENSORS BRAKES AND HUBS ON MY SUBURBAN, I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND CHEVY IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE.MY ABS SYSTEM RUNS WHEN IT WANTS PREVENTS MY CAR FROM PROPERLY STOPPING A...

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND HAVE REPLACED ALL THE SENSORS BRAKES AND HUBS ON MY SUBURBAN, I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND CHEVY IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE.MY ABS SYSTEM RUNS WHEN IT WANTS PREVENTS MY CAR FROM PROPERLY STOPPING A...

BACKING TO HOOK UP TO TRAILER, BRAKES FAILED NO PRIOR WARNING (LIGHT). ALL BRAKE LINES NEED REPLACED AS WELL AS FUEL LINES BEGINNING TO LEAK AND WILL SOON NEED REPLACED.

Mileage: 236,000

BACKING TO HOOK UP TO TRAILER, BRAKES FAILED NO PRIOR WARNING (LIGHT). ALL BRAKE LINES NEED REPLACED AS WELL AS FUEL LINES BEGINNING TO LEAK AND WILL SOON NEED REPLACED.

Mileage: 236,000

I WAS APPROACHING A 4-WAY STOP SIGN IN PHILADELPHIA WHEN I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL SINKING TO THE FLOOR. I HAD BEEN USING THIS VEHICLE DAILY AND HAD RECENTLY USED IT FOR A TRIP TO THE STORE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR PROBLEM WITH BRAKING OR PEDAL FEEL BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. I PUMPED THE BRAKE P...

Mileage: 145,790

THE METAL BRAKE LINES APPARENTLY HAVE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF TOTAL FAILURE. ONE METAL LINE BLEW OUT AS WE DROVE DOWN AN INCLINE I HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. THEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AS WE WERE OUT OF TOWN. THE SHOP REPLACED THE LINE THAT BLEW OUT AND POINTED OUT THAT ALL OF THE OTHER METAL ...

Mileage: 123,675

WHEN BRAKING AT LESS THEN 10MPH THE ANTILOCKING BRAKING SYSTEM KICKS IN AND CAUSES THE CAR TO GO MUCH FURTHER TO STOP. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN INJURY BY MY GOING OVER A CURB. NO ANTILOCKING SHOULD OCCUR LESS THEN 10MPH - THIS IS VERY UNSAFE DUE TO THE FACT THAT BRAKING AT UNDER 10MPH FREQUENTLY ...

Mileage: 130,000

WHEN BRAKING AT LESS THEN 10MPH THE ANTILOCKING BRAKING SYSTEM KICKS IN AND CAUSES THE CARE TO GO MUCH FURTHER TO STOP. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN INJURY BY GOING OVER A CURB. NO ANTILOCKING SHOULD OCCUR LESS THEN 10MPH - THIS IS VERY UNSAFE DUE TO THE FACT THAT BRAKING AT UNDER 10MPH FREQUENTLY IN...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL TRAVELED COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE...

Mileage: 115,000

WE WENT ON A FISHING TRIP FROM WILSON, NC TO NEW PORT NEWS. I DROVE ALL THE WAY THERE WITH NO PROBLEM. WE ARRIVED AT THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE AND MY TRUCK CUT OFF. IT CRUNK UP AND ROLLED A LITTLE THEN DIED AGAIN. IT TOOK ME 25 MINUTES TO PARK. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL IT DECIDED TO STAY ON. WE FISHED THEN...

WHILE WAITING STATIONARY AT DRIVE-THRU HARD BRAKE LINE RUPTURED RESULTING IN GREATLY REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AND LARGE LOSS OF FLUID. BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. *TR

Mileage: 242,000

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 A THUMP WAS HEARD AND THE CAR BEGAN TO FILL WITH EXHAUST FUMES. ON EXAMINATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HINGE TO THE REAR WINDOW GLASS BROKE. SINCE THE GLASS EXTENDS UP PAST THE HINGE THE ONLY FIX WAS TO EPOXY IT. THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT WHEN THE WIND...

Mileage: 161,232

JUST HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THIS COST ME A SMALL FORTUNE. THIS IS COVERED UNDER NHTSA ACTION # EA11001. PERFORMED SERVICE TO AVOID CATASTROPHIC EVENT. NOTICE MUST BE MADE TO ALL CURRENT OWNERS OF VEHICLES TO REDUCE RISK OF CATASTROPHIC CRASH \...

Mileage: 73,737

REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I PROCEEDED AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND TESTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR JUST TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A SLOW/CRAWLING STOP. AFTER INSPECTING UNDE...

Mileage: 96,698

SEVERE METAL BRAKE LINE CORROSION: ON SURFACE STREETS, WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE TOWING A DUAL-AXLE TRAVEL TRAILER. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO USE THE TRAILER BRAKE OVERRIDE TO STOP THE TRUCK-TRAILER COM...

Mileage: 190,000

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. PARKING BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED BUT STILL DOES NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. PARKING BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED BUT STILL DOES NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. I HAD TO STOP SHORT AS THE CAR INFRONT OF ME STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. MY CAR STOPPED, BUT IN THE LAST FEW FEET THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LOOKED UNDER THE CAR. IN THE REAR OF THE CAR I COULD SEE FLUID IN A P...

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE PARKING MY 02 SUBURBAN, I COMPLETELY LOST MY BRAKES!! THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR; BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY. WHAT HAPPENED? THE BRAKE LINE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK JUST BELOW THE DRIVER SEAT HAD ROTTED THROUGH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLE...

Mileage: 133,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN TO THE JERSEY SHORE ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY WITH MY FAMILY TO GO ON VACATION I WENT TO GET OFF THE EXIT AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR......WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK I REALIZED THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINE ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY RUST...

Mileage: 94,281

THE BRAKE FAILED AS I WAS STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. THE BRAKE PEDDLE STARTED TO HOLD AND THEN JUST PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE LINE HAS FAILED. THIS IS THE THIRD BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE IN THE LAST 14 MONTHS. WE'VE HAD THE BOTH REAR AND BOTH FRONT LINES REPLACED ALREADY, THIS L...

Mileage: 107,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TODDLER WAS ABLE TO INSERT AND TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE CHILD WAS ALSO ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE JUMPE...

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TODDLER WAS ABLE TO INSERT AND TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE CHILD WAS ALSO ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE JUMPE...

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-60 MPH. A CHARGING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHER...

Mileage: 85,000

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, A PUMP OR SOMETHING KEPT RUNNING AND THE SOUND SEEMED TO BE COMING FORM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND DID NOT CEASE EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I CHECKED THE FUSES AND TRIED DISCONNECTING THE ABS 60...

Mileage: 188,330

BEGAN EMERGENCY BREAKING AND EVASIVE MANEUVERS. SHORTLY AFTER BEGINNING TO TURN, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL 4 WHEELS LOCKED. THE RESULT WAS A 180 DEGREE SPIN ACROSS 5 LANES OF I30 JUST SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN DALLAS. WE ALMOST AVOIDED ANY COLLISION, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE AS WE WERE CLOSE T...

Mileage: 110,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 4WD WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK INTO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN I GOT THERE TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM, I NOTICED THE STEEL BRAKE LINE SUPPLYING THE RIGHT FRONT ...

Mileage: 95,000

I WAS NEARING A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION AND APPLIED BRAKES. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND I WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION. ONCOMING VEHICLE HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS ME. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT A FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY.... BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND TRYING TO SLOW DOWN TO PULL INTO A SPOT. ATTEMPTED TO PUMP BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL DID NOT COME BACK UP. HIT CURB AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. TRUCK NEEDED TO TOWED AND MECHANIC FOUND TROUBLE TO BE A...

Mileage: 138,542

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS, HEATING UP ENGINE COMPARTMENTS, RELEASES CARBON MONOXIDE, AFFECTS O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS IN SOME STATES. GM NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS 1999-2008 ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX. GM MECH...

LEFT-SIDE ENGINE MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE OFF, CAUSING EXHAUST GAS TO ESCAPE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FIREWALL FROM THE DRIVER. THE ESCAPING EXHAUST CAUSES A 'TICKING' NOISE, WHICH IS WHAT BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE OWNER (ME). THE VEHICLE IS WELL-MAINTAINED AND ...

Mileage: 165,000

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED INCORRECTLY AT LOW SPEED ON A STEEP HILL SUCH THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE CROSS STREET WITHOUT STOPPING. VEHICLE WAS IN VERMONT FOR 4 YEARS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. *TR

PULSATING AT BRAKING, LONGER THAN NECCESARY TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP AT LOW SPEED , EXTREME RUST TO UNDERCARRIAGE, SUSPENSION, AND BRAKE PARTS.

PULSATING AT BRAKING, LONGER THAN NECCESARY TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP AT LOW SPEED , EXTREME RUST TO UNDERCARRIAGE, SUSPENSION, AND BRAKE PARTS.

PULSATING AT BRAKING, LONGER THAN NECCESARY TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP AT LOW SPEED , EXTREME RUST TO UNDERCARRIAGE, SUSPENSION, AND BRAKE PARTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE WELDED BACK TOGETHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWAR...

Mileage: 49,000

BRAKE FAILURE, ABS KICKS IN UNDER 5 MPH. LOST BRAKES ONCE. UPON REVIEWING THIS TOPIC ON THE BELOW WEBLINK, FOUND OUT I AND A MULTITUDE OF OTHER CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS HAVE IDENTICAL ISSUES. BASED ON READING THE BELOW LINK, I'M FEARFUL OF LETTING MY WIFE/KIDS IN THIS VEHICLE THAT A POSSIBLE CAR ACCIDE...

Mileage: 119,000

HARD BRAKE LINES FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FOR SERVICE BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 146,100

BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY DUE TO RUSTING BRAKES LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER WITHOUT WARNING ON I-94.

Mileage: 170,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOSSES POWER, REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE SUBURBAN TO THE MECHANIC. CHANGE THE MAF, TPS, AIR FILTERS OTHER SENSORS THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAS POINTED OUT AS PROBLEMS AND HAVE HAD A VEHICLE TUNE UP DONE (NEW SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, OIL CHANGED, ETC.) THE ...

Mileage: 174,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN, V8 ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS AGO MY CAR BEGAN MAKING TERRIBLE NOISES. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WHO INFORMED ME I HAD BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. AND IT WOULD COST OVER $1000 TO REPAIR! I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AND DEALER SAID IT ...

Mileage: 100,000

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP. *TR

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 5-10 MPH ON NORMAL DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 100,000

VEHICLE WILL STALL ON OCCASION WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ACTS AS IF THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT WORKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP WHILE TRYING TO APPLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 OTHER TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AT ABOUT ...

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE WILL STALL ON OCCASION WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ACTS AS IF THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT WORKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP WHILE TRYING TO APPLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 OTHER TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AT ABOUT ...

Mileage: 120,000

MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Z71 (1500) IS EXPERIENCING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHENEVER THE CAR IS ABOUT TO STOP, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AND PREVENT STOPPING IN A NORMAL DISTANCE FOR SLOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL LOW SPEED ACCIDENTS. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN, #05V3...

Mileage: 169,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 167,000.

Mileage: 167,000

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN - I HAD THE ABS SYSTEM REPLACED IN 2005 TO HAVE IT BREAK DOWN AGAIN IN 2008. THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T HEARD SUFFICIENT CONSUMER COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT A RECALL! FURTHER, I CALLED CHEVROLET'S/GMC'S SERVIC...

Mileage: 102,428

2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500 4WD TRANSFER CASE FAILURE *GR THE CONSUMER NOTICEABLE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED OIL DRIPPING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSFER...

SPEEDOMETER ON 2002 AND 2003 MODEL OF CHEVROLET SUBURBAN STICKS AT A RANDOM PLACE. WE HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE BY POLICE FOR DRIVING TOO SLOW. HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. *TR

Mileage: 44

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MP. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STA...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A LOW SPEED HE NOTICED THAT THE ABS SUDDENLY ACTIVATED WHICH ALSO INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 115,000

2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN: GRINDING NOISE HEARD ON UNDERCARRIAGE AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. DETERMINED THE ABS PUMP WAS MAKING THE GRINDING SOUND AND FURTHER DETERMINED AN UNAVAILABLE PART COSTS ABOUT $1200 PLUS LABOR. THERE IS A WAITING LIST FOR THIS PART A MILE LONG. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WORT...

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED SHE EXPERIENCES UNWANTED ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 05V3...

Mileage: 108,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED SLOWLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED ...

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT 5 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE OVER THE CURB AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP ...

Mileage: 62,058

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CHECK COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ILLUMINATION CONTINUED UNTIL COOLANT WAS ADDED TO THE TANK. THE CONTACT OBSERVED A GRADUAL COOLING LOSS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, BUT THERE WAS ...

Mileage: 96,000

2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH A RECALL FOR CORROSION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CLEARED. HE WAS INFORMED THE RECALL WAS FOR VEHICLES IN THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN STATES. *KB

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC. THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTS TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SLIDES AT FIRST AND E...

Mileage: 79,007

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC. THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTS TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SLIDES AT FIRST AND E...

Mileage: 79,007

2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN PARKING BRAKE FAILED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW THAT AFFECTS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS 1999 THROUGH 2003 GM VEHICLES. MOST OWNERS ARE PROBABLY UNAWARE THEIR VEHICLE HAS THIS DEFECT, SINCE THE TRANSMISSION PREVENTS VEHICLE MOVEMENT WHEN IN PARK. THE PARKING BRAKE ON THESE GM VEHICLES IS A D...

DRIVER SIDE SIDE MIRROR HAS DEVELOPED A SPOT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT AND YOU CANNOT SEE OUT OF IT! *TR

Mileage: 50,000

CAR HAS HAD LIGHTS DIMMING WHEN ELECTRIC DEVICES ARE OPERATING. CAR HAS NEW ALTERNATOR, BELTS, IDLER PULLEY AND BATTERY. CAR WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN WITH TURN SIGNAL ON. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND ENTIRE VEHICLE-ENGINE AND ALL LIGHTS SHUT DOWN. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ENGINE STARTED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 86,510

SINCE PURCHASING AN 02 CHEVROLET SURBURBAN, 8.1L AND 81K MILES, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE RANDOM ENGINE SHUT OFFS WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, CREATING DANGEROUS SAFETY SITUATIONS. THE MOTOR WILL RESTART AFTER A 5 MINUTE REST PERIOD AND RUN FINE, UNTIL THE NEXT FAILURE WHICH OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. ...

Mileage: 87,620

SINCE PURCHASING AN 02 CHEVROLET SURBURBAN, 8.1L AND 81K MILES, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE RANDOM ENGINE SHUT OFFS WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, CREATING DANGEROUS SAFETY SITUATIONS. THE MOTOR WILL RESTART AFTER A 5 MINUTE REST PERIOD AND RUN FINE, UNTIL THE NEXT FAILURE WHICH OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. ...

Mileage: 87,620

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A VACATION ABOUT 30 MI EAST OF PA/OH BORDER. A/C SUDDENLY WENT FROM COLD TO HOT. WE TURNED OFF A/C. WHEN WE TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC, METAL SHARDS THROUGHOUT A/C SYSTEM FROM COMPRESSOR, HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM AT A COST OF OVER $1700. WANT TO ADD THAT DEALER HAS BEEN ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SHOP. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT THE POWER STEERING BECAUSE HE COULD NOT TURN THE ...

Mileage: 74,000

POWER STEERING ON 2002 CHEVY. SUBURBAN FAILS. HAD POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED AND PROBLEM CONTINUES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, SIZE P26570R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRES. HE INSPECTED THE TIRES AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. THE TIRE SHOP STATED THAT THE TIRES W...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE WHEELS WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS WERE TURNED. SHE STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE MAY BE THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $275 FOR THE...

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE WHEELS WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS WERE TURNED. SHE STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE MAY BE THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $275 FOR THE...

Mileage: 40,000

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON MY SON-IN-LAW'S 2002 CHEV. SUBURBAN. NEITHER OF US KNEW THIS UNTIL WE TOOK OUR VEHICLES IN FOR A STATE INSPECTION STICKER & IT FAILED INSPECTION. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM BUT GMC DID NOT TA...

Mileage: 75,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER #05V379000 REGARDING THE ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE'S PROBLEM WAS WITH THE WHEEL HUB, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. UPDATED 12/01/06.*JB

Mileage: 5,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER #05V379000 REGARDING THE ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE'S PROBLEM WAS WITH THE WHEEL HUB, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. UPDATED 12/01/06.*JB

Mileage: 5,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE NOTICE FOR NHTSA RECALL# 05V379000 PERTAINING TO THE ABS WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED BY A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE REPAIR TO DISCUSS REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT RETURNED ANY PHONE CALLS.

Mileage: 100,750

MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN EXPERIENCED PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIR IS $3000.00. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER TOWED A THING, THE CAR IS ONLY USED TO DRIVE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL ETC. IT HAS 64,000 MILES AND JUST STOPPED ON A TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *JB

Mileage: 64,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 20 MPH AND PULLING UP TO A TOLL BOOTH, THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME THE VEHICLE STALLED A...

Mileage: 69,000

I PURCHASE A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN ON 7/2/05 IN DELAWARE COUNTY FROM A DEALERSHIP. WE DROVE THE CAR TO OUR HOUSE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE FROM THE HOUSE UNTIL 7/4/05. ON 7/4/05 MY FIANCE DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND THE TIRE EXPLODED FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR ON THE WAY. THE CA...

Mileage: 49,149

I PURCHASE A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN ON 7/2/05 IN DELAWARE COUNTY FROM A DEALERSHIP. WE DROVE THE CAR TO OUR HOUSE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE FROM THE HOUSE UNTIL 7/4/05. ON 7/4/05 MY FIANCE DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND THE TIRE EXPLODED FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR ON THE WAY. THE CA...

Mileage: 49,149

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS, WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCES. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 80,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND A MODULE BRAKE PRESSURE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BR...

Mileage: 64,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOW METAL TO METAL GRINDING NOISE HEARD WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS THE DAY WENT ON, THE SOUND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER AND LOUDER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GOODYEAR TIRE CENTER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE REAR BRAKES; BOTH REAR ROTORS AND T...

Mileage: 35,592

I HAVE A 2002 SUBURBAN THAT HAD A RECALL FOR THE GAS TANK LEAKING WHEN IT IS FILLED PAST 3/4 FULL. THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE IN DECEMBER 2005. THEN IN MARCH I SMELT GAS AGAIN I NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE WAS UNDER MY VEHICLE AS I PULLED OUT OF THE GARAGE. I CARRIED IT BACK IN AND THEY CHARGED ME $890....

Mileage: 140,000

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ONLY 66K MILES. HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING WITH A/C ON. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A 2002 SUBURBAN FROM CARMAX LESS THAN 1 YR AGO. WE PAID AN EXTRA $2500 FOR A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY ON THEIR "CERTIFIED USED CAR" PROGRAM. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE TINY RUST SPOTS ON THE HOOD. CARMAX SAID I NEED TO APPROACH CHEVY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. BUT TH...

Mileage: 50,000

2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THAT STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. WE TOOK IT INTO THE SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT THE FUEL PUMP WILL NEED TO REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $700. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON 2001 MO...

Mileage: 87,340

AT 24,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2002 SUBURBAN FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *JB

Mileage: 24,000

FAILURE OF PARKING BRAKE DISCOVERED BY STATE INSPECTION. PARKING BRAKE WAS IN TOTAL FAILURE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BEFORE VEHICLE COULD BE PASSED. PARKING BRAKE WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION CAUSING BRAKE ROTORS TO EXCESSIVELY WEAR. REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF PARKING BRAKE WAS REQUIRED ALONG WITH NEW...

Mileage: 48,000

STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INDICATORS ON THE DASH COMING ON WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AND ALSO THE TACH QUIT WORKING. THEN EVERYTHING WOULD START WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND THE LAST INCIDENT WAS THE ODOMETER RESET TO "0", SO NOW WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT OUR MILEAGE IS AN...

(1) UNKNOWN EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. (2)ABS BRAKES COME ON INAPPROPRIATELY AT LOW SPEED MAKING TRUCK STOP POORLY. (3) DEALER WILL START TO CORRECT BY CLEANING ABS SPEED SENSORS (?). WILL CHARGE FOR THIS AS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 35,000

PURCHASED NEW'2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN PARKING BRAKE FAILED @20K MILES ADJUSTED UNDER WARRANTY-ADVISED AT SERVICE THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD INHERENT PROBLEM AND ADJUSTMENT WOULD NOT LAST. LASTED MAYBE 8K MILES-WILL NOT HOLD VEHICLE ON INCLINE-POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS IF VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY CAME OUT OF...

Mileage: 20,000

MY 2002 SUBURBAN HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 46091 MILES THAT REQUIRED ME TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $3200.00. WE WERE ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STOPPED SHIFTING WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND BARELY MADE IT SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ENGINE LIG...

Mileage: 46,091

MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL A SITUATION LAST YEAR. SPECIFICALLY, THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK AND GAUGE. THE GAS TANK WILL BE A 1/4 FULL BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START BECAUSE IT THINKS THE GAS TANK IS EMPTY. MY LOCAL GM DEALER SERVICE CENTER QUOTED ME OVER $...

Mileage: 72,700

FAILED TEXAS INSPECTION DUE TO PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING VEHICLE ON 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN; TOLD BY INSPECTOR 99% OF CHEVY'S FAIL FOR THIS REASON; WIDESPREAD PROBLEM; I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE FIXED THIS WEEKEND SO I CAN PASS INSPECTION. *JB

CONSUMERS 2002 SUBURBAN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 72,201

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ON AN INCLINE, THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. THIS PARKING BRAKE HAS ONLY BEEN USED TWICE SINCE PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PARKING BRAKE LINING WAS WORN OUT AND THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE WEAR OCCURRED BECAUSE THE BRAKE SHOES DO N...

Mileage: 43,900

JANUARY 1, 2006 JUST AFTER LEAVING MY HOME, I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP A LOUD CLUNK AND THEN A CONSTANT WHINNING SOUND. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME THE ONE MILE FROM THE STOP SIGN IN FIRST GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT TO SECOND, AFTER RETURNING HOME THE CAR W...

Mileage: 104,000

DURING EVACUATION FOR HURRICANE RITA AS WE WERE PROCEEDING IN TRAFFIC OUR 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN JUST DIED. IT WAS AS IF IT WAS GETTING NO FUEL. WE HAD A FULL TANK. THE RPM AND POWER STEERING ALONG WITH THE ENGINE JUST WENT DEAD. SINCE THE HURRICANE I HAVE TALK TO 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH SUBURBANS OR YUK...

Mileage: 43,000

HEARD GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING AT 58K. HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND RIGHT REAR PADS WORN THROUGH. NEED NEW ROTOR. LEFT REAR PADS NOT AS WORN BUT VERY CLOSE TO SAME SCENARIO. FRONT PADS WERE 50% GOOD. *NM

Mileage: 58,850

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER DID NOT WORK AFTER MULTIPLE REPAIRS. THE WIRE CONTINUALLY BECAME DETACHED FROM THE WINDOW. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THEY REATTACHED THE WIRE. THE DEFROSTER HAD NOT WORKED FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE DEALER DETERM...

COMPLAINT REGARDING SAFETY RECALL WARNING OF CORROSION DEFECT IN 2002 SUBURBAN. THIS COULD CAUSE FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND WHEEL SPEED SENSOR TO FAIL. *TS RECALL CAMPAIGN#05V379000. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL DESCRIBED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONSUM...

Mileage: 92,000

COMPLAINT REGARDING SAFETY RECALL WARNING OF CORROSION DEFECT IN 2002 SUBURBAN. THIS COULD CAUSE FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND WHEEL SPEED SENSOR TO FAIL. *TS RECALL CAMPAIGN#05V379000. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL DESCRIBED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONSUM...

Mileage: 92,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

HAVE A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 LS. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION, BUT FAILED DUE TO EMERGENCY OR PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD IN DRIVE. IT DOES HOLD IN REVERSE. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY SAY IT CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED, BUT MUST REPLACE BRAKES, MAYBE ROTORS, E...

Mileage: 57,700

2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, FULL SIZE, 1500 HALF TON, 4X4, LT THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKES DO NOT HOLD EVEN ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. THE FIRST EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE FAILURE WAS NOTED ON 8/29/2003 AT 25,930 MILES. THE REPAIR TICKET NOTED THAT...

Mileage: 44,000

DT: THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY GRABBING AND THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE REAR BACKING PLATES WHICH BEGAN TO RUST AND BREAK APART. THIS WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS ALONG WI...

Mileage: 75,344

DT: THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY GRABBING AND THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE REAR BACKING PLATES WHICH BEGAN TO RUST AND BREAK APART. THIS WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS ALONG WI...

Mileage: 75,344

DT: THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY GRABBING AND THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE REAR BACKING PLATES WHICH BEGAN TO RUST AND BREAK APART. THIS WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS ALONG WI...

Mileage: 75,344

ABS BRAKE MALFUNCTION IN 2002 SUBURBAN. GM SAYS HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL DEC. TO REPAIR. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND MAY ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS STOPPED BY A BRICK WALL. BOTH MY CHILD AND I WERE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WE BOTH SUFFER FROM SORE NECKS AND BACKS. I DID CONTACT GM'S PRODUCT LIABILITY GROUP AT THE TIME AND WAS ...

ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED BRAKING... MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP AND SCARY BECAUSE UNEXPECTED...DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE.. THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS FALL 2004, BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR.. PROBLEM SEEM TO BE FIXED.. BUT RECENTLY STARTED HAVING THE PROBLEM AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 84,990

PURCHASED A NEW 2002 SUBURBAN K2500 IN AUG OF 2002. AT 17,000 MILES, THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT. DEALER REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR. AT 27,000 MILES, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL. DEALER REPLACED REAR FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT. AT 55,000 MILES, THE FUEL TANK AGAIN SHOWED EMPT...

Mileage: 58,000

2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM COMING ON OFTEN WITH LOW SPEED BRAKING. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED SAME BUT SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. NOW PROBLEM IS WORSE AND CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM

MY WIFE COMPLAINED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY ON OUR 2002 SUBURBAN. RANDOM FAILURES OCCURRED WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AT LOW SPEED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND, PULSED AND VIBRATED. MALFUNCTION OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS CORROSION ISSUE SURROUNDING ABS...

Mileage: 69,624

UPON STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AT LOW SPEED ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN, BUT DID NOT STOP. NEEDED TO STEP ON BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP.

Mileage: 62,000

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, 1500 LT, 4WD. THE SUBURBAN WAS SERVICED ROUTINELY AT THE DEALER AND HAD 69,000 MILES. THE SHAFT IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE CAUSING COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED OFF OF THE MAIN ROADWAY AND AT LOW SPEED, BUT CAUSED A ...

ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDING TO BE REPAIRED WITH ONLY 49000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 48,000

THE BRAKES ON MY 2002 SUBURBAN BEGAN KICKING BACK DURING STOPS ON DRY CLEAN PAVEMENT NEAR THE END OF THE STOP. THIS CAUSED US TO DRIFT PAST STOP SIGNS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS AND CAUSED NEAR COLLISIONS IN SLOW MOVING PARKING LOT DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER, HAWKINS CHEVROLET OLD...

Mileage: 50,000

WE HAD TO HAVE THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES REPLACED ON OUR 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN EVEN THOUGH WE NEVER USED THE PARKING BRAKE. IT HAD 33,981 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. *JB

Mileage: 33,981

WE HAD TO HAVE PINION & SIDE BEARINGS REPLACED AND THEY RECONDITIONED DIFFERENTIALS. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT PULL HORSE TRAILERS OR A BOAT! *JB

Mileage: 33,981

THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR 3RD ROW SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. IT WAS BROKEN WHEN PURCHASED. *JB

Mileage: 33,981

AFTER HAVING OTHER REAR-END WORK DONE EARLIER, WE HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACE TWO U-JOINTS. *JB

Mileage: 41,391

AFTER NUMEROUS OTHER REPAIRS TO THIS VEHICLE, IT STARTED WHINING THROUGH THE FIRST FEW GEAR CHANGES. THE GM SHOP SAID THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT AND THEY HAD TO OVERHAUL THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP BECAUSE AFTER THEY PUT EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER, THE WHINING NOISE IS STILL TH...

Mileage: 43,391

OVERLY SENSITIVE SEAT BELT MECHANISM. SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT WHILE DRIVING WILL CAUSE SEAT BELT TO LOCK, RESTRICTING THE PERSON DRIVING FROM NECESSARY MOVEMENT SUCH AS, LOOKING BEHIND VEHICLE BEFORE REVERSING OR LANE CHANGING, TAKING THE TICKET FROM MACHINE IN PARKING STRUCTURES, ECT. SEAT BELT HAS BEEN...

2002 SUBURBAN WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAULT. *JB

Mileage: 47,000

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PULSATED WHILE THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM.*AK *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING UNDER 10 MPH THE BRAKES WILL NOT HOLD. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC WHO EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS AN ABS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED EVERYTIME THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM

Mileage: 35,000

1) SEVERAL TIME WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES GOING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED HAD THE ANITLOCK BRAKES START ACTIVATING (PULSATING) WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH NO INCIDENT BUT HAD TO PRESS MY FOOT AS HARD AS POSSIBLE TO STOP. 2) TOOK THE 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN INTO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED....

Mileage: 62,000

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAR ENGINE DIED IMMEDIATELY AFTER SPUTTERING AND LOSING POWER. FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE CAR ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. DROVE ANOTHER 600 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. SECOND TIME, CAR DIED AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. RESTARTED AFTER 15 MINUTES....

Mileage: 63,400

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAR ENGINE DIED IMMEDIATELY AFTER SPUTTERING AND LOSING POWER. FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE CAR ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. DROVE ANOTHER 600 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. SECOND TIME, CAR DIED AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. RESTARTED AFTER 15 MINUTES....

Mileage: 63,400

BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RELEASE CRUISE. BRAKES FAILED ALTOGETHER CAUSING BRAKES TO GO TO THE FLOOR, SUBSEQUENTLY VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN OFF ROAD TOWARD TRAFFIC BRINGING ABOUT LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE CAUSING CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AND HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

Mileage: 117,000

BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RELEASE CRUISE. BRAKES FAILED ALTOGETHER CAUSING BRAKES TO GO TO THE FLOOR, SUBSEQUENTLY VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN OFF ROAD TOWARD TRAFFIC BRINGING ABOUT LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE CAUSING CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AND HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

Mileage: 117,000

BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RELEASE CRUISE. BRAKES FAILED ALTOGETHER CAUSING BRAKES TO GO TO THE FLOOR, SUBSEQUENTLY VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN OFF ROAD TOWARD TRAFFIC BRINGING ABOUT LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE CAUSING CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AND HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

Mileage: 117,000

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS, LEADING TO A LOSS OF CONTROL AND LONGER STOPING DISTANCES

DT: 2002 CHEVY SUBUBRAN 1500LS. THE PARKING BRAKE IS INEFFECTIVE AND HAS BEEN SINCE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. BOUGHT THIS USED, BUT ABOUT A WEEK LATER AFTER PURCHASE. DID TAKE TO A DEALER FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER THOUGHT THAT THE BRAKE WAS EXAMINED, AND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS OKAY...

Mileage: 32,000

DT: 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, WHEN CONSUMER PRESSED ON THEK BRAKES THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN , BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEA...

Mileage: 41,000

DT: 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, WHEN CONSUMER PRESSED ON THEK BRAKES THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN , BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEA...

Mileage: 41,000

DT: 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, WHEN CONSUMER PRESSED ON THEK BRAKES THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN , BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEA...

Mileage: 41,000

1)LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION CAUSES PEDAL PUSH BACK AND MINIMAL BRAKING 2)ALMOST NO STOPPING ABILITY 3)HUB W/SPEED SENSOR PART # 15134584

Mileage: 45,500

DT: CONTACT OWNED A 2002, CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. HE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE, AND HIS ODI NUMBER WAS 10099685. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT STAL...

DT: CONTACT OWNED A 2002, CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. HE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE, AND HIS ODI NUMBER WAS 10099685. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT STAL...

DT: CONTACT OWNED A 2002, CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. HE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE, AND HIS ODI NUMBER WAS 10099685. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT STAL...

DT: PROBLEM WITH ABS. IN THE PAST MONTH WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE BUT THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS FAILURE. *AK *NM

Mileage: 68,000

DT: 2002 CHEVORLET SUBURBAN, WHEN CONSUMER GOES TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES THEY PUSH BACK. THE BRAKES HAVE NO STOPPING POWER, THE ABS PULSEATE, THEY MAKES A LOW GROWLING NOISE WHEN PUSHED. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WITH A LITTLE MORE THAN 50,000 MILES. I HAVE JUST HAD MY THIRD SET OF PARKING BRAKE SHOES INSTALLED ON MY CAR. THE FIRST PAIR WERE REPLACED WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY! THIS CAR HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE PARKING BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WIT...

Mileage: 53,000

ANTI LOCK BRAKES UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEED CAUSING INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE ON DRY PAVEMENT. DEALER REPLACED LEFT WHEEL HUB AND ANTI-LOCK SENSOR AT A COST TO ME OF $500. VEHICLE IS A 2002 WITH 40,000 MILES.

Mileage: 40,300

DT: HUSBAND HAD AN ACCIDENT, CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM AND HIT THEM ON DRIVER AND BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE HEAD. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

Mileage: 71,000

FEB.05 WE WERE IN BIG BEAR CA. WITH 4 OR MORE FEET OF FRESH SNOW: COMING DOWN THE HILL IN OUR 2002 SUBURBAN THE BRAKES BECAME VERY SOFT AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES. WE CHECKED THE GROUND UNDER SUBURBAN AND ALL THE BRAKE FLUID WAS ON THE SNOW. WE HAD SUBRUBAN TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEA...

Mileage: 22,500

FEB.05 WE WERE IN BIG BEAR CA. WITH 4 OR MORE FEET OF FRESH SNOW: COMING DOWN THE HILL IN OUR 2002 SUBURBAN THE BRAKES BECAME VERY SOFT AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES. WE CHECKED THE GROUND UNDER SUBURBAN AND ALL THE BRAKE FLUID WAS ON THE SNOW. WE HAD SUBRUBAN TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEA...

Mileage: 22,500

AT A SLOW SPEED STOP, THE ABS KICKS IN, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT TWICE.

Mileage: 53,000

2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING SENSORS. *MR THE SENSORS REACTED SPORADICALLY. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH HIS 1999 GMC YUKON. *SC *JB

AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES THE ABS BRAKES ON MY 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN PUMP AND ALLOW THE VEICHLE TO MOVE FORWARD. HAVE HAD TWO OCCASSIONS WERE THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER PARKWAY MOTORS CALUMET MICHIGAN DETERMINED IT WAS CORROSION ON THE ABS SENSORS. THEY TOLD ME THEY FIRST REPO...

Mileage: 66,000

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY IN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS

Mileage: 63

WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES, THE ANTILOCK IS HEARD & THE BRAKES ARE NOT FIRM. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. IT SCARES ME BECAUSE WHEN I SLOWLY COME UP TO A CORNER, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO STOP OR NOT! IF I TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC, THEY WILL PUT NEW BRAKES ON, WHICH I DON'T NEED, BUT IT IS...

Mileage: 55,000

CONTACT STATES; FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL TIGHTEN AND LOCK WHILE ENGINE IS ON AND OFF. JUST TO UNLOCK SEAT BELT AT LATCH AND ALLOW IT TO ROLL ALL THE WAY IN BEFORE IT CAN BE APPLIED. IT TIGHTENS AS IF BRAKES WERE SLAMMED ON. HOWEVER IT TIGHTENS ANYWAY WITHOUT THAT PARTICULAR SITUATION. HAS ...

Mileage: 1,000

PARK BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 2002 SUBURBAN. I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AND IT FAILED DUE TO THE INABILITY OF PARKING BRAKE TO HOLD THE VEHICLE. INVESTIGATION ON THE WEB SHOWS THAT THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM ON MANY SUBURBANS. ALTHOUGH ALL OF THE DEALERSHIPS I SPOKE WITH CONSTANTLY SEE...

Mileage: 36,000

THE RIVETS ON THE DRIVER SEAT ARE LOOSE, THE SEAT MOVES, AND THE NOISE IS ANNOYING. THE ENTIRE TRACK HAS TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. *NM THE PROBLEM RECURRED AFTER REPAIR. *SC THE WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 54,500

THE RIVETS ON THE DRIVER SEAT ARE LOOSE, THE SEAT MOVES, AND THE NOISE IS ANNOYING. THE ENTIRE TRACK HAS TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. *NM THE PROBLEM RECURRED AFTER REPAIR. *SC THE WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 54,500

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES FROM 20 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUED TO MOVE. CONSUMER HAD TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL ON TO THE CURB TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.*AK

Mileage: 35,000

ON SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2005, A DISTRACTED DRIVER FAILED TO NOTICE A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND SLAMMED INTO MY 2002 SUBURBAN AT 40-45 MPH AS I DROVE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION IN MY HOMETOWN. MY VEHICLE TOOK A DIRECT, FEROCIOUS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S-SIDE FRONT DOOR, BUT THE SIDE-IMPACT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 74,298

THE TRUCK HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A CLANGING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, MOSTLY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. CONSUMER WAS AFRAID THAT IT MAY CAUSE A STEERING COMPONENT TO BREAK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING, AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE ...

Mileage: 40,000

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE KEEPS LOSING AIR PRESSURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TWICE, AND REPLACED THE AIR PRESSURE THREE TIMES. BUT, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE RIGHT WHEEL FRAME SQUEAKES WHEN TURNING AT 10 MPH. ROTORS AND PADS AN...

Mileage: 38,000

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE KEEPS LOSING AIR PRESSURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TWICE, AND REPLACED THE AIR PRESSURE THREE TIMES. BUT, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE RIGHT WHEEL FRAME SQUEAKES WHEN TURNING AT 10 MPH. ROTORS AND PADS AN...

Mileage: 38,000

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE KEEPS LOSING AIR PRESSURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TWICE, AND REPLACED THE AIR PRESSURE THREE TIMES. BUT, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE RIGHT WHEEL FRAME SQUEAKES WHEN TURNING AT 10 MPH. ROTORS AND PADS AN...

Mileage: 38,000

TRAVELING 60 MILES PER HOUR AT NIGHT, THE CONSUMER TRIED TO PUT THE FOG LIGHTS ON SINCE IT WAS FOGGY OUT AND THE HEAD LIGHTS WENT OFF. THE DOME OVERRIDE BUTTON TURNS THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. THE CONSUMER STRUCK THE BARRIER CAUSING SOME DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 33,400

OSCILLATING NOISE IN LEFT FRONT WHEEL MILEAGE IS 40,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

PARK BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 2002 SUBURBAN. HAVE NEVER USED THE BRAKE WENT TO ENGAGE IT AND THE TRUCK ROLLED AWAY. INVESTIGATION ON THE WEB SHOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ON A COUPLE YEARS OF SUBURBAN'S AND GM DEALERS DO NOT RECOGNIZE IT. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

A BOLT SECURING THE REAR LEFT BRAKE CALIPER BRACKET ASSEMBLY FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY JAMMMING THE BRAKE AND THE REAR WHEEL WHILE IN MOTION. FORTUNATELY THIS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED AND WAS CONTROLLABLE, BUT IF IT HAD OCCURRED AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT SINCE THE...

Mileage: 80,347

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER CAUSING THEM TO GO FORWARD INTO THE WINDSHIELD. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 58,000

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER CAUSING THEM TO GO FORWARD INTO THE WINDSHIELD. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 58,000

THE FRONT PASSENGER , THE SECOND SEAT PASSENGER AND THE THIRD SEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARE DEFECTIVE. WHEN RIDING, THE SEAT BELTS WILL LOCK INTO A POSITION WHERE YOU CAN'T IMMEDIATELY GET OUT OF THE BELT. THE BELTS HAVE BEEN SERVICED ON AT LEAST 3 TIMES. *NM

Mileage: 3,000

FAILED INSPECTION. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGING. DEALERSHIP SAID THE BACK OF THE REAR ROTORS HAD RUSTED OUT, CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO RUST ALSO. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH ROTORS AND BOTH E-BRAKES. ONLY HAVE 27,000 MILES ON THE CAR. HAD JUST BEEN IN FOR A CHECK-UP BEFORE COMING OFF WARRAN...

Mileage: 27,000

FAILED INSPECTION. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGING. DEALERSHIP SAID THE BACK OF THE REAR ROTORS HAD RUSTED OUT, CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO RUST ALSO. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH ROTORS AND BOTH E-BRAKES. ONLY HAVE 27,000 MILES ON THE CAR. HAD JUST BEEN IN FOR A CHECK-UP BEFORE COMING OFF WARRAN...

Mileage: 27,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SWERVED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. *AK *EH *JB

Mileage: 27,055

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES. ALSO, FUEL FILTER HAD TO BE R...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES. ALSO, FUEL FILTER HAD TO BE R...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES. ALSO, FUEL FILTER HAD TO BE R...

WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID RESERVOIR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT, IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC TANK HAS CRACKED, AND IS LEAKING FOR THE THIRD TIME.*AK

Mileage: 35,635

WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID RESERVOIR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT, IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC TANK HAS CRACKED, AND IS LEAKING FOR THE THIRD TIME.*AK

Mileage: 35,635

(1) THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE ON INTERSTATE IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON SLIGHT HILL, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. (2) THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON INTERSTATE 10 WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MILE LONG WITH VERY NARROW LANES AND CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION BARRIERS ON EACH SIDE & NO SHOULDERS. BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND NO WAY...

Mileage: 74,587

(1) THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE ON INTERSTATE IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON SLIGHT HILL, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. (2) THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON INTERSTATE 10 WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MILE LONG WITH VERY NARROW LANES AND CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION BARRIERS ON EACH SIDE & NO SHOULDERS. BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND NO WAY...

Mileage: 74,587

(1) THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE ON INTERSTATE IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON SLIGHT HILL, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. (2) THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON INTERSTATE 10 WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MILE LONG WITH VERY NARROW LANES AND CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION BARRIERS ON EACH SIDE & NO SHOULDERS. BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND NO WAY...

Mileage: 74,587

(1) THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE ON INTERSTATE IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON SLIGHT HILL, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. (2) THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON INTERSTATE 10 WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MILE LONG WITH VERY NARROW LANES AND CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION BARRIERS ON EACH SIDE & NO SHOULDERS. BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND NO WAY...

Mileage: 74,587

THE CHILD SEAT HARNESS WILL NOT TIGHTEN AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO SEND IN HER CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND TWO WEEKS LATER A RECALL FOR THE HARNESS STRAPS WAS ISSUED. UPON RECEIVING THE CHILD SEAT BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB CAMPAIGN ID NUM...

DEFECTIVE PARKING BRAKES ON 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. *MR THE ENGINEERS HAD NOT FOUND A WAY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM PROPERLY. THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD REFUSE TO RELEASE AT THE WHEELS. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *SC *JB

Mileage: 14,172

SUDDEN, WITHOUT WARNING, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO EXPLANATION GIVEN BY DEALER OTHER THAN INTERNAL FAILURE WITH RECOMMENDATION TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. ONLY 45,000 MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 43,000

ON FRIDAY OCT 1ST. HEADING OUT OF TOWN THE DRIVERS REAR TIRE BLEW OUT -THE TRUCK IS A 2002 SUBURBAN WITH WILDERNESS LE TIRES. THE SIDE-WALL BLEW APART. FORTUNATELYI WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL AND PULL OVER. TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET DEALER THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. FIRESTONE ...

WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING WENT OUT. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS EXAMINED, THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

Mileage: 68,000

1) HEARING LOUD FLUTTERING SOUND ON ACCELERATION (ALMOST LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK ). 2)REAR WHEEL FELT HEAVY, BRAKES NOT RELEASING 3) METAL ON METAL SOUND.*AK

Mileage: 21,000

1) HEARING LOUD FLUTTERING SOUND ON ACCELERATION (ALMOST LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK ). 2)REAR WHEEL FELT HEAVY, BRAKES NOT RELEASING 3) METAL ON METAL SOUND.*AK

Mileage: 21,000

1) HEARING LOUD FLUTTERING SOUND ON ACCELERATION (ALMOST LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK ). 2)REAR WHEEL FELT HEAVY, BRAKES NOT RELEASING 3) METAL ON METAL SOUND.*AK

Mileage: 21,000

THIS CANNOT BE DESCRIBED AS A SINGULAR EVENT OR FAILURE. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I PARK THE VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WORE OUT PREMATURELY. VIRGINIA STATE POLICE SAFETY INSPECTION REQUIRES AN OPERABLE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHIC...

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NOTICED NOISE AND VIBRATION WHEN IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. CHEVY DEALER INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT A PLASTIC PLUG ON FRONT DIFFERENTIAL HAD FAILED AND DRAINED ALL OF THE OIL FROM DIFFERENTIAL RESULTING IN FAILURE. CHEVY HAS RE-DESIGNED THE FAULTY PART (OBVIOUSLY AS A RESULT OF MANY FAILURES). FRONT...

Mileage: 40,000

NOTICED NOISE AND VIBRATION WHEN IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. CHEVY DEALER INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT A PLASTIC PLUG ON FRONT DIFFERENTIAL HAD FAILED AND DRAINED ALL OF THE OIL FROM DIFFERENTIAL RESULTING IN FAILURE. CHEVY HAS RE-DESIGNED THE FAULTY PART (OBVIOUSLY AS A RESULT OF MANY FAILURES). FRONT...

Mileage: 40,000

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT AIR CONDITIONER LOST POWER AND HOT AIR CAME OUT FROM THE VENTS AREA. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER4 TO CONTACT ANOTHER SOURCE . AT THIS POINT WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT AIR CONDITIONER LOST POWER AND HOT AIR CAME OUT FROM THE VENTS AREA. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER4 TO CONTACT ANOTHER SOURCE . AT THIS POINT WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION COMING FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION CONSUMER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW EXPLODED OUTWARD. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNUSUAL AND UNKNOWN TO THEM. *AK *LA

Mileage: 64,000

2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAD POWER STEERING FAILURE.*MR WHEN THEN POWER STEERING FAILED THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD ALLOW THE DRIVER TO HAVE FULL CONTROL OF THE STEERING EVEN IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 42,091

AT 16000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED WHILE DRIVING 50/55 MPH. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SUN GEAR AND PLANETARY GEAR FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO D...

Mileage: 68,000

WHEN DRIVING THE AIR VENT RELEASED TOXIC FUMES. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS BECAME SICK AND DIZZY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM *AK *JB

Mileage: 2,000

2 SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT STALLED. THEN, CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 2 SECONDS. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY HAD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, AND IT COULD BE DUE TO FUEL INJECTION OR FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ...

Mileage: 5,000

2 SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT STALLED. THEN, CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 2 SECONDS. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY HAD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, AND IT COULD BE DUE TO FUEL INJECTION OR FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ...

Mileage: 5,000

THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN SEEMS TO HAVE A DESIGN FLAW. WHEN THE BRAKE IS SET THE VEHICLE WILL STILL ROLL FORWARD IN GEAR. THE SERVICE ADVISOR I SPOKE TO AT TEAM CHEVROLET IN ALPHARETTA, GA SAID THAT HE SEES THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY DAY. THE WAY HE EXPLAINED IT IS THAT THE PARK...

FAMILY OF FOUR ON VACATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA IN 2002 SUBURBAN WITH FIRESTONE TIRES--LESS THAN 30,000 MILES, BACK DRIVER REAR PASSENGER TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW APART ALL OVER HIGHWAY DAMAGING WHEEL WELL, REAR DOOR, ETC. FIRESTONE STORE REPLACED THE TIRE--WE PAID 1/3 OF COST, SAID IT WAS A DELAMINATION IS...

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY REAR PASSENGER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRE BLEW OUT ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE ENTIRE SIDE THAT IDENTIFIES THE MAKE OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE BLOWOUT AREA TRAVELS IN A PERFECT CIRCLE AROUND THE MANUFACTURER IDENTIFIED AREA. THE TREAD IS STILL IN GREAT CON...

Mileage: 26,000

BRAKES FADE AND BECOME SPONGY WITH PEDAL ALMOST GOING TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERS NUMORUS TIMES WITH ONLY A TEMPERORY FIX.*AK

Mileage: 300

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK

DURING COLD WEATHER SEASONS, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 54,900

3RD ROW SEAT BELTS TIGHTEN AS DRIVING CAUSING DISCOMFORT TO CHILDREN WHO THEN HAVE TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT TO RE-FASTEN IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN COMFORT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *LA

WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL. THE CONSUMER DOWN SHIFTED AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL. THE CONSUMER DOWN SHIFTED AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WILL NOT START ONCE THE GAS TANK GETS BELOW 1/4 FULL. I PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY THAT HAS A SLIGHT SLOPE TO THE STREET AND IT DOES NOT MATTER WHICH WAY I PULL THE VEHICLE IN, IT WILL NOT START WITH A LOW (LESS THAN 1/4 TANK) AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. I HAVE SPOKE TO THE SERVIC...

THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND I CAN HEAR A RATTLE FROM THE FRONT END. THIS HAPPENED SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING HAD TO BE GREASED. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR QUITE A WHILE UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN IT REAPPEARED, OF COURSE AS SOON AS THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. MY FATHER IN ...

PURCHASED NEW 2002 SUBURBAN WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES. TIRES WERE ROTATED AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED HOWEVER WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON THEM ALL 4 HAVE LARGE HUNKS OF THREAD MISSING. DEALER BLEW IT OFF BY SAYING THAT IT IS CAUSED BY THE 1 MILE A DAY OF GRAVEL ROAD THAT I TRAVEL. TIRES O...

Mileage: 14,500

WHEN DRIVING AT 60MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING TWICE IN LESS THAN 20 MILES. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP AND THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL PUMP AND GAS TANK, WHICH THEY SAID COULD NOT BE FIXED. VEHICLE HAD MORE THAN 1/2 GAS FULL IN ITS TANK. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASION...

Mileage: 17,000

WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. NO ONE SUSTAINED INJURIES. POLICE DID ARRIVE AT THE SCENE, AND...

Mileage: 26,000

I WAS HIT ON THE HEAD INSIDE MY 2002 SUBURBAN, WEARING MY SEAT BELT AT 48 MPH BY AN ONCOMING MAZDA MIATA. MY STEERING COLUMN COLLAPSED, I WENT INTO ONCOMING 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, WENT UP A CURB, WENT THROUGH A BRICK RETAINING WALL, AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON ANY OF THE 3 I...

Mileage: 20,000

I WAS HIT ON THE HEAD INSIDE MY 2002 SUBURBAN, WEARING MY SEAT BELT AT 48 MPH BY AN ONCOMING MAZDA MIATA. MY STEERING COLUMN COLLAPSED, I WENT INTO ONCOMING 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, WENT UP A CURB, WENT THROUGH A BRICK RETAINING WALL, AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON ANY OF THE 3 I...

Mileage: 20,000

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING TIRE PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WASTED THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES MORE THAT WHAT ITS REGULAR USAGE WOULD BE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DID FOUR ALIGNMENTS IN LESS THEN A YEAR. MANUFACTURER SATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO MORE THAN JUST AN ALIGNMENT. *AK

2002 SUBURBAN Z71. THE FUEL FILTER ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT THE FILTER REFERENCED FOR THE VEHICLE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. WE WERE TOLD THAT DUE TO AN ENGINEERING OVERSIGHT, THE FILTER WAS CHANGED TO THE ONE WE HAVE. THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN THAT QUICK DISCONNECT IS TOO CLOSE TO THE FILTER HOUSING, AND TH...

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE EXPLODED FROM THE SIDEWALL. ALSO DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE DEVELOPED A HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL, AND THE TIRE DEFLATED. THE CAUSE OF BOTH FAILURES WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS FORCED OFF OF THE ROAD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER SWERVED TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH THROUGH A FENCE, RUN INTO A DITCH, AND COLLIDE HEAD ON WITH AN OAK TREE. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN, BUT AT THE...

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS FORCED OFF OF THE ROAD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER SWERVED TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH THROUGH A FENCE, RUN INTO A DITCH, AND COLLIDE HEAD ON WITH AN OAK TREE. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN, BUT AT THE...

Mileage: 30,000

PURCHASED A SURBUBAN 2002 IN JUN 2002. THE TRUCK CAME WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE. I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED EVERY SIX THOUSAND MILES AND NOW I AM TOLD MY DEALER THAT THEY ARE PITTED AND THAT THIS IS THE SIXTH OCCURENCE THAT THEY HAVE SEEN OF THESE TIRES BEING DEFECTIVE. I NOTIFIED FIRESTONE BUT T...

Mileage: 30,000

THE STEERING COLUMN IS OFF CENTER TO THE RIGHT, WHICH MEANS IF THE AIR BAG IS NEEDED IT WILL NOT PROTECT THE BODY IN THE CENTER. PETITION SENT TO EXEC SECT.... CONSUMER PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVY TAHOE AND A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN. BOTH VEHICLES STEERING COLUMN WAS OFF CENTER. THE CONSUMER'S MOTHER DROV...

TWO FRONT TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM AN ALIGNMENT *AK THE TIRES HAD BECOME SCOLDED ON THE INSIDE AT 20K MILES. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 20,000

TWO FRONT TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM AN ALIGNMENT *AK THE TIRES HAD BECOME SCOLDED ON THE INSIDE AT 20K MILES. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 20,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE "SWAY BAR", "STABILIZER BAR", OR "TORSION BAR" (UNSURE OF TRUE NAME) CAME UNDONE WHILE MY WIFE, FOUR KIDS, AND MY MOTHER WERE DRIVING IN THE VEHICLE. I KNOW SEVERAL MECHANICS AND NONE HAD EVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE VEHICLE WITH ...

Mileage: 34,500

THE PASSENGER SIDE "SWAY BAR", "STABILIZER BAR", OR "TORSION BAR" (UNSURE OF TRUE NAME) CAME UNDONE WHILE MY WIFE, FOUR KIDS, AND MY MOTHER WERE DRIVING IN THE VEHICLE. I KNOW SEVERAL MECHANICS AND NONE HAD EVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE VEHICLE WITH ...

Mileage: 34,500

THE MIDDLE SEATBACK WILL NO LONGER SNAP INTO PLACE WHEN PUT IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. MANUFACTURER STATED SEAT BACK DID NOT HAVE TO CLICK TO BE SAFELY SECURED. OWNERS MANUAL STATES FOR THE CONSUMER TO BE SURE THE CLICK IS HEARD. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THE SEAT IS SAFE. *AK *CB *JB

Mileage: 8,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOP FUNCTIONING. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION *PH.

THE VEHICLE IS PRODUCING TOXIC FUMES FROM THE AIR VENTS. THIS CAUSED INJURIES TO DRIVER'S EYES.*AK

THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING SINCE APRIL 2003. VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

CONSUMER STATE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE WARNING INDICATION LIGHT STATING DOOR AJAR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT.*AK

AS I WAS DRIVING MY PRE-SCHOOL DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL I HEARD A WIND NOISE. I STOPPED TO CHECK AND FOUND OUT AFTER MORE THAN 2 MILES THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED.. THIS VEHICLE IS FOR FAMILY... IT SHOULD BE FAMILY FRIENDLY... NO WARNING AS TO THE DOOR BEING AJAR.. HOW DO I GET THIS FIXED TO KEEP MY FAMILY SA...

THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT TECHNICALLY INSPECT MY TRUCK THAT IS THEY JUST LOOKED AT IT ACCORDING TO THE WRITE UP PERSON. *JB

FUEL GAUGE OPERATES ERRATICALLY. SHOWS IT IS FULL WHEN IT IS ONLY 3/4 FULL. WHILE DRIVING, THE GAUGE CHANGES QUICKLY FROM FULL TO 3/4 FULL.

Mileage: 18,300

FUEL GUAGE OPERATES ERRATICALLY. TANK IS FULL. GAUGE STARTS AT EMPTY AND VERY SLOWLY CREEPS UP TO FULL AS I DRIVE ALONG. WHEN I COME TO A STOP, THE GUAGE DROPS TO EMPTY AGAIN. REPEATS BEHAVIOR LIKE THIS FOR SEVERAL DAYS, SEVERAL TANK FILLS, AND 2-3 THOUSAND MILES.

Mileage: 12,600

OCCASIONALLY, THE RADIO LOCKS OUT, INDICATING A LOSS OF POWER FROM THE BATTERY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR.

Mileage: 13,800

DRIVERS SEAT MAKES NOISE AND MOVES FORWARD AND BACKWARDS SLIGHTLY DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. *JB

Mileage: 100

CONSUMER STATES THE CAN'T GET NO GAS AT ALL DUE TO FUEL TANK IS NOT VENTILATE. DEALER NOTIFIED MANY TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *TR

THE SET BELTS LOCKED UP WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. *JB PASSENGER SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS ONLY WILL NOT UNLOCK, UNLESS THE SEAT BELT IS UNBUCKLED AND RETRACTS BACK. *TS *CB

Mileage: 75

DRIVING ON FREEWAY ALONG CARPOOL LANE WHEN THE CAR AHEAD OF US STOPPED TO MOVE TO THE NEXT LANE AND WE ALL HAD TO STOP. I HAD A GOOD DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR(LITERALLY) BUT STILL DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I CRASHED INTO THE CAR ...

Mileage: 12,700

DRIVING ON FREEWAY ALONG CARPOOL LANE WHEN THE CAR AHEAD OF US STOPPED TO MOVE TO THE NEXT LANE AND WE ALL HAD TO STOP. I HAD A GOOD DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR(LITERALLY) BUT STILL DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I CRASHED INTO THE CAR ...

Mileage: 12,700

THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING CAR OUT OF CARPORT AND LIGHTLY HIT A TREE WITH THE LEFT REAR BUMPER. CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK, BUT HAD ONLY GOTTEN TO NEUTRAL WHEN TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. TRUCK CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND THE HOUSE RESULTING IN SEVERE FACIAL INJURIES TO A ...

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE IN CARPORT, CRASHING THROUGH A FENCE AND COLLIDING WITH A HOUSE. A BYSTANDER SUSTAINED SEVERE FACIAL INJURIES AS A RESULT. NEITHER THE FRONT DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE IN CARPORT, CRASHING THROUGH A FENCE AND COLLIDING WITH A HOUSE. A BYSTANDER SUSTAINED SEVERE FACIAL INJURIES AS A RESULT. NEITHER THE FRONT DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM

THE REAR LEFT AND CENTER SAFETY BELT LATCH PLATE WERE DESIGNED IMPROPERLY. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY TIGHTEN THE BELT, WHEN HE TRIED TO SECURE A CHILD. *JB

Mileage: 3,000

THE HEAT SHIELD WAS DEFECTIVE. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND UNDERBODY OF VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. WHICH CAUSED THE SHIELD TO EXPAND. THE DEALER INSTALLED A STRAP AROUND THE SHIELD, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES FUNCTIONED POORLY, THEY MADE NOISE/SQUEALED. DEALR COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKE FAILURE ON 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN. RESULTING IN A CRASH. *JB

Mileage: 13,000

POPPING NOISE AND CLINKING FELT IN STEERING AND EXCESSIVE PLAY. IT IS HARDER TO TURN TO THE RIGHT-LITERALLY YOU FEEL THE WHEEL GOING AROUND MUCH FURTHER THAN IF TURNING TO THE LEFT, ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT NEED AN ALIGNMENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BUSHINGS AND FIXED L...

Mileage: 9,800

ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE COMPLAINT. MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BOX FOR THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE. *JB

ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE COMPLAINT. MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BOX FOR THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE GROUND. *JB

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE PUMP CUTS OFF AT 3/4 FULL. WHEN I TRY TO FILL IT ALL THE WAY, IT OVER FLOWS ONTO THE GROUND AFTER THE PUMP CUTS OFF AGAIN. THE DEALER (TEAM CHEVROLET) SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TANK. THEY SAY IT IS THE GAS STATION I AM USING OR I SHOULD JUST HOLD THE GAS ...

Mileage: 3,000

ALL PASSENGER SEAT BELTS GET TIGHTER WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING- IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE BEING SUCKED INTO THE SEATS- IT ALSO MAKES TAKING A BREATH DIFFULCULT- THE TIGHTER THE SEAT BELTS GET THE HARDER THEY ARE TO UNLATCH- THE MAKE DO CORRECTION OFFERED BY CHEVROLET OF USING A SEATBELT EXTENSION IS UNACC...

THE FRONT SEATS WERE NOT CENTERED CORRECTLY, THEY WERE POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED IF THE AIR BAGS SHOULD DEPLOY, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT BE PROTECTED. (THE OTHER VEHICLE IS A CHEVROLET TAHOE 2002. VIN: [XXX]) *JG *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM ...

VEHICLE SHUTS ITSELF DOWN WHILE IN MOTION, IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM ACCELERATING, MAINTAINING SPEED, OR COMING TO A STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN I LOOSE MY POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. I AM IN CONSTANT FEAR THAT IT MAY SHUTDOWN ON ME WHEN I AM TRYING TO CROSS BUSY TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM IS A DE...

Mileage: 10,000

WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND ON EVERY TEN MINUTES WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

I HAVE A NEW 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN THAT I BOUGHT IN NOV, 2002. I HAVE DRIVEN IT APPROX 3000 MILES. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY , I HAVEN'T WRECKED YET OR KILLED ANYONE BUT NOBODY WILL RIDE WITH ME NOW. I'D LIKE THIS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY ME GETTING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE SAME STYLE A...

Mileage: 8,000

REAR LIFTGATE WINDOW EXPLODED OUT. IT SENT GLASS 25' TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. IT WAS ABOUT 39DEG F OUTSIDE. NO TAMPERING OR FORCED ENTRY VISIBLE. THE LIFT ARMS WERE LOCKED IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE DRIVER SIDE ARM WOULD NOT COMPRESS. THE WINDOW ASSEMBLY WAS STILL LA...

Mileage: 20,800

REAR LIFTGATE WINDOW EXPLODED OUT. IT SENT GLASS 25' TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. IT WAS ABOUT 39DEG F OUTSIDE. NO TAMPERING OR FORCED ENTRY VISIBLE. THE LIFT ARMS WERE LOCKED IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE DRIVER SIDE ARM WOULD NOT COMPRESS. THE WINDOW ASSEMBLY WAS STILL LA...

Mileage: 20,800

THERE IS NO DOOR AJAR WARNING SIGN DOOR WAS AJARED WHILE DRIVING, AND DOOR FLEW OPEN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS...*AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A DEALER FOR THE 2ND TIME NOW TO REBUILD THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND IT HAS ONLY 22000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 15,000

THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AND A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SLOWING DOWN. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER WILL REPLACE THE DIFFERENTRAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2002 SUBURBAN Z71. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, I PUSHED THE DOME OVERRIDE SWITCH A FEW TIMES AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. LUCKY I WASN'T TRAVELING AROUND A CURVE AND WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT COMPLETELY RUNNING OF THE ROAD. (I WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH ON A COUNTRY...

CONSUMER STATES THAT HAS BEEN ON FRONT COLLISION. PLEASE ADD MORE DETAILS. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. TS

THE CONSUMERS NOTICED THE DAY THAT THEY HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT THE COOLANT LIGHT WAS ON AS THEY TEST DROVE. THE SALESMAN SAID THAT THE GASKET WAS LOOSE AND WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF. IN MAY OF 2002 THE COOLANT LIGHT HAD COME ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE MAN AND HE SAID THAT ...

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STEER THROUGH THE TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT A FUSE HAD BLOWN, AND COULDN'T GIVE THE CONSUMERS A REASON WHY THE FUSE HAD BLOWN, ALSO THERE IS A CLIC...

THE CONSUMERS NOTICED THAT THE DOME LIGHT GOES OUT AFTER 30 SECONDS AND IS INOPERABLE. *SCC

THE CONSUMERS ALONG WITH THREE MECHANICS NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AS IT SHUTTERED WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK OFF AT THE LIGHT. *SCC

THE CONSUMERS STATES THAT THE BRAKES STILL SQUEAK. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THEY STILL SQUEAK EVEN AFTER THE PADS AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED. *SCC

STEERING COLUMN IS NOT CENTERED PROPERLY WITNIN VEHICLE AND MAY CAUSE SEVERE INJURY IF DEPLOYED. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION X 3 TIMES. TIRES HAVE BEEN COMPUTER BALANCED LAST THURSDAY AND I TOOK SUBURBAN IN FOR A CHECK TODAY AFTER SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. I COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE VIBRATION WITH THE SERVICE FORMAN IN THE CAR. THE F...

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE CONSUMER WAS DISTRACTED WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS HEAVELY REFLECTED INSIDE VIEW MIRROR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. *YH

WHEN CAR WAS 2 MONTHS OLD, WE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY IN THAT THEY LOCKED UP AND MADE THE CAR JOLT TO A STOP. DEALER SAID OVER PHONE THAT THIS WAS FINE AND DID NOT NEED TO LOOK AT CAR. ON JUNE 25, 2002, SAME PROBLEM WAS EXPERIENCED ON I-95 WH...

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING, CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AROUND A NARROW TWO WAY HIGHWAY WHICH WAS WET AT THE TIME, CONSUMER THEN RELEASED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND TOUCHED THE BRAKE MODERATELY, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING WITHOUT REDUCTION IN SPEED...

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BROAD SIDE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT FLIPPED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND SLID 39 FEET. THE DRIVER RECEIVED SEVERE LACERATIONS TO THE BACK AREA BY SHAT...

THEY REALLY SHOULD FIX. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WOULD CONTINUE TO TIGTHEN DOWN ONTO PASSENGER WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

REAR WINDOW OF LIFTGATE 'EXPODED' SENDING GLASS 10 TO 20 YDS W/O LOCATABLE PROJECTILE. *AK

UNCOMFORTABLE VIBRATION OCCURS AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR 15 MINUTES. AT 70-75 AND IS HARD TO MAKE GO AWAY WITHOUT HAVING TO STOP. FEELS LIKE SUSPENSION DEFECT.*AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLY HIS GEAR SHIFT TO PARK TO DRIVE. THERE IS A LOUD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH AND THE VEHICLE WILLNOT MOVE. WHEN GEAR SHIFT IS PLACE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE.

BLOWOUT WHEN SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM TIRE BODY; TIRE RIM AND FRONT END DAMAGED.*AK

3RD ROW SEAT BELTS WOULD CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN DOWN ON PASSENGER WHEN USED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELTS FOR THE THIRD ROW ARE DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN, CONSUMER WAS GIVEN EXTENDERS. *SLC

AFTER FUELING VEHICLE THE NIGHT BEFORE THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO SAD IT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE FUEL TANK.*AK *MJ

DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE TOO BRIGHT. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO SEE SPEED. *AK DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAN NOT BE DIMMED TO REMOVE GLARE OUT OF THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AND SIDE VIEW MIRROR.*YH

OIL LEAKS! IST OIL LEAK GREENISH FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER ENGINE SKID PLATE. HAD THAT REPAIRED AT BILLINGS CHEVROLET, AND IT IS STILL LEAKING. TECHNICIAN SAID AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING. 2ND LEAK, ENGINE OIL LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST PIPE WHICH IS GIVING OFF BURNING SMELL IN CABIN. REPAIRED ONCE, AND IT IS ST...

Mileage: 2,075

OIL LEAKS! IST OIL LEAK GREENISH FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER ENGINE SKID PLATE. HAD THAT REPAIRED AT BILLINGS CHEVROLET, AND IT IS STILL LEAKING. TECHNICIAN SAID AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING. 2ND LEAK, ENGINE OIL LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST PIPE WHICH IS GIVING OFF BURNING SMELL IN CABIN. REPAIRED ONCE, AND IT IS ST...

Mileage: 2,075

CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY HAS A MALFUNCTION. WHEN CONSUMER IS PUTTING FUEL INTO HIS VEHICLE THE NOZZLE AT THE GAS STATION KEEP CUTTING OFF, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE TANK IS FULL, BUT THE TANK ISN'T. SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP FUELING AND ESITMATING WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. NLM

HEADLIGHTS ON LATE MODEL SUV'S (SUBURBAN USED AS EXAMPLE) ARE AIMED TOO HIGH, BLINDING SEDAN DRIVERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CREATING A BURNING SMELL AND OIL ALL OVER THE TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS THE EXHAUST PIPE.*AK

I HAVE BEEN UNABLE, SINCE PURCHASE, TO PROPERLY FILL THE GAS TANK. THE TANKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, THE FILLER MECHANISM HAS BEEN REPLACED. GMC ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THER IS A PROBLEM BUT SIX MONTHS AFTER FIRST IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM, THEY SAY THEY STILL DONT HAVE A FIX. I SEE FROM CHECKING CONSUMER CO...

THE DOME LIGHT SWITCH CAN BE USED TO OVERRIDE THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS, BY PUSHING IT IN AND OUT TWICE. THE DRLS ARE TURNED OFF AND A BELL NOTIFIES YOU. THIS CAN BE DONE AT ANY VEHICLE SPEED / GEAR. THIS DOME LIGHT SWITCH IS SIMILAR IN SHAPE AND SIZE TO THE FOG LAMP SWITCH RIGHT NEXT TO IT, AND...

WHILE TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 7 M.P.H. BRAKES FAILED AND CAR MADE LOUD NOISE. THE SUBURBAN FINALLY STOPPED ON THE 3RD TIME OF HITTING THE BRAKES. *AK