2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Electrical System Problems

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. AT VARIOUS TIMES, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 225,000.

Mileage: 225,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INADVERTENTLY DISABLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 02/14/17*LJ CONSUMER STATED TECHOMETER, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS OFFER LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. UPDATED 7/16/18*JB

Mileage: 85,000

SATURDAY, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH ON A SPLIT TWO LANE ROAD TO PICK UP MY GRANDCHILDREN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING. ALL GAUGES WENT TO 0. THERE WAS NO DIGITAL READINGS EITHER. IT JUST WENT DEAD. PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, NOTHING CHANGED. PLUGGED MY GARMIN GPS IN FOR MY SPEED GUIDE AND FILLED MY GAS TANK SO I KNEW THAT IT WAS FULL. CALLED MECHANIC TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR HIM TO CHECK OUT ON TUESDAY. TUESDAY, (TODAY) ON MY WAY TO WORK, DRIVING ON 4 LANE INTERSTATE, 60 TO 70 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALL OF THE GAUGES AND DIGITAL READINGS CAME ON AND BEGAN WORKING CORRECTLY. I STILL TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, HE STATED THAT HE WILL LOOK AT IT AND CALL ME LATER. I DEPEND ON MY CAR, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. I CAN NOT JUST GO OUT AND BUY A NEW ONE EVERY TIME SOMETHING GOES WRONG. I PRAY THAT THIS DOES NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TRANSPORT MY GRANDCHILDREN AND WORRY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY. I AM A SAFETY DIRECTOR AND SAFETY IS VERY PASSIONATE TO ME. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I LOVE MY SUBURBAN AND PLAN ON PURCHASING ANOTHER ONE SOME DAY. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VERY DEPENDABLE VEHICLE BUT THIS ISSUE HAS ME SPOOKED. *TR

Mileage: 178,000

VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED GOING INTO REDUCED POWER MODE AND PROVIDING AN ERROR CODE INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR. FROM THE HUNDREDS OF ONLINE POSTS (SOME BY GM MECHANICS) THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MANY 2003-2008 TRUCKS AND SUVS MADE BY GM. WHEN I BEGAN TRYING TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM MYSELF, I FOUND OUT FROM MY LOCAL CHEVY PARTS DEPARTMENT THAT "THEY CAN NOT KEEP THESE THROTTLE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES IN STOCK BECAUSE WE ARE REPLACING SO MANY OF THEM..." THERE SEEMS TO BE A KNOW PROBLEM THAT GM IS NOT ADEQUATELY BEING PROACTIVE ABOUT. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY, LOCAL STREETS AND AT STARTUP. THIS BECOMES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES INTO REDUCED POWER MODE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 149,000

ALL GAUGES IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT LOW OR NO READING, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, FUEL, TACHOMETER, TEMP. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT WILLIE'S AUTO REPAIR INC.AT 901 S. CLIFF AVE. IN SIOUX FALLS, SD. THE GM REMANUFACTURED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PART WAS $453 AND LABOR WAS $126, WITH TAX THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $613 WHICH GM SHOULD BE PAYING FOR !! I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE AT WORK THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS DONE TO THEIR GM TRUCKS AND TAHOES, SUBURBANS. THIS IS SO WIDESPREAD THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION SUIT !! YOU KNOW THE COMPONENT THEY REPLACE CAN'T BE MUCH ON A BOARD IN THESE "REMANUFACTURED CLUSTERS" GM NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE AT THEIR EXPENSE !!!

Mileage: 76,731

THE REAR LIFT TAILGATE AND WINDOW WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN USING THE REMOTE KEY BUTTON, OR WHEN USING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DRIVERS DOOR ARM REST. THERE IS NO MANUAL KEY LOCK FOR THE REAR LIFT TAILGATE OR WINDOW, NOR ANY INSIDE BUTTON TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE TAILGATE. WHEN SLEEPING IN THE REAR OF THE SUBURBAN YOU HAVE DO WAY TO EXIT THE CAR EXCEPT BY CLIMBING OVER SEATS AND EXITING USING THE FRONT DOORS. DRIVING THE CAR AND STOPPING TO TRY TO UNLOCK THE REAR LIFT GATE WILL EVENTUALLY ALLOW YOU TO UNLOCK THE TAILGATE, SOME TIMES AFTER MANY TRIES. ALSO IT SOME TIMES WILL UNLOCK WHEN ALTERNATING BETWEEN THE DRIVER DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON AND THE REMOTE UNLOCK BUTTON. THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM . THIS FAILURE OF THE REAR TAILGATE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SUBURBANS. THIS LINK PROVIDES MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM: " HTTP://WWW.CHEFSEATTLE.COM/BLOG/SITE-NEWS/SUBURBAN-REAR-LIFTGATE-WONT-UNLOCK-HOW-TO-FIX/ "

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. A MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND ALL THE METERS, GAUGES, AND WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

I AM A TEACHER AND GOT A CALL IN MY CLASSROOM THAT MY SUBURBAN WAS ON FIRE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND WHEN I GOT OUTSIDE, SURE ENOUGH THERE WAS SMOKE ALL IN THE SUBURBAN AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE (NOT THE HOOD). WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THEY ENTERED THE VEHICLE, DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, AND PROCEEDED TO TEAR OUT MY REAR HEADLINER TO EXTINGUISH THE ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT WAS OCCURRING. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND IT WAS DEEMED REPARABLE, WHICH I WAS NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT SEEING AS WE DON'T REALLY KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE BEYOND ELECTRICAL. THE FIRE ORIGINATED NEAR THE REAR DOME LIGHT AND BURNED THE HEADLINER AND MELTED THE PAINT OFF THE ROOF THE VEHICLE. THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE WAS NOT A IN A PLACE WHERE ANY MECHANIC COULD CHECK TO HAVE PREVENTED THIS FROM OCCURRING AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE MOVING FORWARD. I AM NOT IN A FINANCIAL POSITION TO AFFORD A NEW SUBURBAN AND DO LOVE MINE, BUT AM NOW JUST CONCERNED. I AM THANKFUL NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND THAT NO ONE WAS HURT.. BUT HAD A PARENT DROPPING A KID OFF TO SCHOOL NOT NOTICED THE SMOKE COMING OFF THE ROOF OF MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT, THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. I HAD ALSO JUST FILLED MY TANK UP THE DAY BEFORE SO THE CAR WAS SITTING WITH 30 GALLONS OF GASOLINE IN IT. I AM ALSO THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT TRYING TO SCRAMBLE TO GET MY 4 KIDS OUT OF THE CAR (AND YES WE DO USE THE 3RD ROW SEAT DAILY). I THINK THIS INCIDENT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT TO PREVENT ANY OTHER OWNER OF A 2003 SUBURBAN FROM HAVING A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE THAT WOULD HAVE LEAD TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, ONSTAR DEVICE POWER IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR, FAN MOTOR, AND DOOR LOCKS LOST POWER INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURES RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILED IN DUE TO POOR GROUNDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 348.

Mileage: 348

I WAS DRIVING MY SUBURBAN BACK FROM WORK ONE DAY AND MY FRONT A/C BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. I TURNED A/C OFF AND REACHED HOME. WHEN I TOOK THE PLASTIC COVER OVER THE BLOWER MOTOR APART TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON I FIGURED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER HAS HEATED UP AND MELTED. I REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER THINKING SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THAT ONLY TO FIND OUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN 15 DAYS LATER. I SEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND THAT YET ANOTHER ENGINEERING DISASTER BY GM. IT APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM IN GM TRUCKS. FOR SOME REASON THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER IS OVERHEATING AND MELTING THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR AND WIRES CONNECTING TO IT. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. I CALLED UP A CHEVY DEALERSHIP NEAR ME TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS ANY RECALL ON THIS THEY SAID NO. HENCE REPORTING THIS TO YOU. *JS

Mileage: 110,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE READINGS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED IN WHICH HE WAS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 90,000

MY ELECTRIC IS ALL MESSED UP ,WORKS DON'T,RADIO TURNS ON AFTER DRIVING AWHILE,4X4 SOMETIMES WORKS,AIRBAG LIGHT ,THEY WANTED 150 TO RESET,I TALK TO SO MANY SAME PROBLEM,SAME YEAR ,ONLINE,I BET THERE IS RECALL ,THERE MUST BE I PAID A LOT FOR THIS TRUCK TO,WHEN GET COLD OUT WONT START,NOTHING WORKS,I'M DISABLED,SO IT'S HARD FOR ME TO DO ANYTHING,IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY,SO MANY WITH SAME PROBLEM ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I'M FILING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. MY CAR HAS HAD THIS ISSUE FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. ANYTIME THE CAR GOES OVER BUMPS(NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMALL THE BUMP IS, IT COULD JUST BE A CRACK IN THE CEMENT) THE GAUGES ON THE DASH WILL GO CRAZY, SENSORS WILL SO OFF. SPECIFICALLY THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP WORKING OR GO ALL THE WAY TO 120 MPH. THE FUEL AND OIL GAUGES WILL NOT BE ACCURATE (FOR EXAMPLE IT WILL SAY THE TANK IS EMPTY WHEN IT'S FULL). BUT THE MOST DISTURBING PROBLEM IS THAT WHILE DRIVING NO MATTER HOW FAST THE ANTI THEFT WILL GO OFF AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER. A FEW TIMES I HAVE BEEN DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO GET REAR ENDED, I DON'T KNOW WHEN MY LUCK WILL RUN OUT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT WAS ONLY UNTIL 2010 OR IF THE ODOMETER WAS BETWEEN 70,001 AND 80,000 MILES. MY CAR IS EIGHT YEARS OLD AND OVER 100,000 MILES. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2009 FROM A CHEVY DEALERSHIP (DICK WICKSTROM'S CHEVROLET). WHEN WE TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS AND COMPLAINED THAT IT WASN'T FIXED WHEN THEY HAD IT, THEY SAID IT WASN'T HAVING PROBLEMS AT THAT TIME. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $600 TO $800 TO FIX. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT OR TO BUY ANOTHER CAR SO I MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE A DEFECTIVE UNSAFE CAR. IF A PART IS DEFECTIVE HOW CAN THAT EXPIRE. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CARS THEY SELL AND TO FIX ANY DEFECTIVE PARTS NO MATTER HOW OLD THE CAR IS. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN HELP US AS I NEED A DEPENDABLE SAFE CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER ONE OR PAY OUT THE KIND OF MONEY IT WILL TAKE TO FIX THIS ONE WHEN I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE IT IS A PART THAT WAS DEFECTIVE NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GO BAD. THANK YOU. *KB

I'M FILING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. MY CAR HAS HAD THIS ISSUE FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. ANYTIME THE CAR GOES OVER BUMPS(NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMALL THE BUMP IS, IT COULD JUST BE A CRACK IN THE CEMENT) THE GAUGES ON THE DASH WILL GO CRAZY, SENSORS WILL SO OFF. SPECIFICALLY THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP WORKING OR GO ALL THE WAY TO 120 MPH. THE FUEL AND OIL GAUGES WILL NOT BE ACCURATE (FOR EXAMPLE IT WILL SAY THE TANK IS EMPTY WHEN IT'S FULL). BUT THE MOST DISTURBING PROBLEM IS THAT WHILE DRIVING NO MATTER HOW FAST THE ANTI THEFT WILL GO OFF AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER. A FEW TIMES I HAVE BEEN DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO GET REAR ENDED, I DON'T KNOW WHEN MY LUCK WILL RUN OUT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT WAS ONLY UNTIL 2010 OR IF THE ODOMETER WAS BETWEEN 70,001 AND 80,000 MILES. MY CAR IS EIGHT YEARS OLD AND OVER 100,000 MILES. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2009 FROM A CHEVY DEALERSHIP (DICK WICKSTROM'S CHEVROLET). WHEN WE TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS AND COMPLAINED THAT IT WASN'T FIXED WHEN THEY HAD IT, THEY SAID IT WASN'T HAVING PROBLEMS AT THAT TIME. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $600 TO $800 TO FIX. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT OR TO BUY ANOTHER CAR SO I MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE A DEFECTIVE UNSAFE CAR. IF A PART IS DEFECTIVE HOW CAN THAT EXPIRE. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CARS THEY SELL AND TO FIX ANY DEFECTIVE PARTS NO MATTER HOW OLD THE CAR IS. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN HELP US AS I NEED A DEPENDABLE SAFE CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER ONE OR PAY OUT THE KIND OF MONEY IT WILL TAKE TO FIX THIS ONE WHEN I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE IT IS A PART THAT WAS DEFECTIVE NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GO BAD. THANK YOU. *KB

I HAVE 2003 SUBURBAN 1500, THAT KEEPS GETTING A ERROR MESSAGE "REDUCE ENGINE POWER". THE VEHICLE WILL ALL OF SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING, REDUCE SPEED AND I CAN'T ACCELERATE ABOVE 25-30MPH. I WILL HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN CAR OFF FOR 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE IT RESETS, HOWEVER IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN! IT IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS WHEN I HAVE MY KIDS OR MY WIFE DRIVE IT BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL HAVE THIS HAPPEN. STRANGELY, WHEN WE DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY WE CAN USE THE "CRUISE CONTROL" FEATURE WHEN WE REACH 25MPH AND USE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO ACCELERATE THAT WAY WITH MINIMAL OCCURRENCES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO "2 CHEVY DEALERS AND 3 MECHANICS" NEITHER CAN TELL US WHAT'S WRONG! THIS IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ON CAR, AND WE KNOW THIS A "SAFETY HAZARD" AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SOMEBODY HAS TO LOOK INTO THIS! I ONLY HOPE SOMEONE WHO READS THESE COMPLAINTS HAS THE POWER TO HELP ME AND EVERYONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY SUBURBAN WHEN A MESSAGE READING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" CAME ON AND MY CAR CUT OFF. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO ONLY BE GOING 20 MPH IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER AND HAD A CAR BEEN FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND, WE WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AND STOPS EVERY 2-3 MILES. WE HAVE TO PULL OVER, LEAVE THE CAR OFF FOR 5-10 SECONDS AND THEN RESTART. WE ARE THEN ABLE TO GO ANOTHER 2-3 MILES. THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE SO WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE WITH OUR HAZARDS ON BECAUSE WE HAVE 4 KIDS AT 3 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TO DROP OFF AND PICK UP EACH DAY. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, I AM SEEING THAT THIS IS OCCURRING IN HUNDREDS OF CHEVROLET AND GM CARS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE 2 ARE THE SAME COMPANY. I DO NOT DARE GET ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CHEVROLET AND GM ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH BOTH THE COMPANY AND THE NHTSA. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL TO FIX THIS? THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD LIKELY LEAD TO A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I AM DISCUSSING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WITH A NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND ONCE THE INFO IS COLLECTED, I WILL CONTACT AN ATTORNEY. PLEASE HELP GET THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES OFF OF THE ROAD AND INTO THE DEALERSHIPS TO BE FIXED. THANK YOU. *KB

Mileage: 153,221

MY SUBURBAN GOES TO REDUCED POWER UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE ENGINE WILL STALL CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY SUBURBAN HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS 9/1/2011. IT WENT TO REDUCED POWER 10 MILES AFTER LEAVING DEALERSHIP AND STALLED AS I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A RESTAURANT. A NUMBER OF CARS HAD TO BRAKE EXCESSIVELY AND SWERVE AROUND ME UNTIL I COULD ANGLE MY SUBURBAN OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING. THE TRUCK WEIGHS 6700 LBS AND I NEEDED ALL MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I AM FEARFUL ABOUT DRIVING MY SUBURBAN AND THE HIGH PROBABILITY OF INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE ALL GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE DIGITAL AND MECHANICAL GAUGES FAILED AND THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE VEHICLE OR HOW FAST THEY WERE TRAVELING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT IN THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR FAILED FIRST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A WIRING PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 99,000

SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 120 RANDOMLY. *TR

Mileage: 119,589

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN IS OFF BY OVER 50 MPH. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON 2005 SILVERADO. I SEE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS OVER THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS, WHY IS GM NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A RECALL. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW HOW FAST I AM ACTUALLY GOING, IF THAT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN THEN I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD MALFUNCTION LEAVING THE CONTACT UNAWARE OF THE SPEED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD UNDER 80,000 MILES. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT NO COST, BUT SINCE THE CONTACT DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND HAS HIGH MILEAGE THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL SINCE THE ISSUE WITH THE DASHBOARD WAS VERY COMMON. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

MY 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN'S SPEEDOMETER AND VOLT METER INDICATE WILDLY FALSE READINGS. I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM REALLY DRIVING AND I DON'T KNOW IF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS REALLY AT 30 VOLTS OR 0. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

2003 CHEVY SURBURBAN SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO GIVE ACCURATE READING WHILE STOPPED OR WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSES THE HAZARD OF NOT BEING ABLE TO GAUGE SPEED ACCURATELY AND MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL SPEED LAWS FOR PUBLIC ROADWAYS. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATES INCORRECT SPEEDS. SHOWS I AM GOING 30 MPH SITTING STILL OR 120 MPH WHILE DRIVING 65MPH. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

I HAVE A 2003 Z71 SUBURBAN. THE SPEEDOMETER BROKE TODAY ALL OF A SUDDEN, SAID I WAS DRIVING 60MPH WHEN I WAS BARELY DOING 25. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF IT REMAINED AT 30MPH. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND HOW MUCH TO FIX IT. $600.00. NOW I KNOW WHY, AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS ON HERE. EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. MY TRUCK HAS 91,000 MILES ON IT. WHY WON'T GM REPAIR THIS REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY MILES THE VEHICLES HAVE ON IT. A DEFECT IS A DEFECT, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE MILEAGE IS WHEN IT OCCURS! LET'S SEE, FOOD IN MY KIDS MOUTH AND A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS, OR $600.00 TO REPAIR MY DEFECTIVE TRUCK. NO WONDER WHY GM IS GOING UNDER. I KNOW I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. YOU PEOPLE SHOULD DO SOMETHING. I SEE THERE A TONS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

REVVING OF ENGINE TO POINT OF SCREECHING TIRES. SOMETIMES FEELING OF BEING IN NEUTRAL FOR A SECOND THEN CLUNK IN TRANNY/REAR END? ACTS AS ENGAGEMENT OF CRUISE CONTROL INCREASING SPEED, NOT ABLE TO DISENGAGE BY HITTING BRAKE. COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANYTHING. NEXT TIME PUTTER "LOCKED OUT" TECH'S. PUTER REPLACED. WORKED GOOD FOR TWO WEEKS. ENGINE REVVED, HIT PATCH OF ICE, TOTALED OUT Z-71. THANK GOD, NO INJURIES. FIGHTING IT FOR APPX 16000 MILES. 72000 TO 88000. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

SPEEDOMETER STARTED GOING CRAZY. NOW READS 25 WHEN IN PARK. *TR

Mileage: 109,594

2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES SINCE I PURCHASED USED OVER 2 YEARS AGO. BUT IT OUTSIDE OF THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY PERIOD. SO I DECIDED TO LEAVE IT UNTIL IT STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT FROM CHEVY THAT THIS AN ISSUE FALL OF 07, BUT BY THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY SURPASSED THE MILEAGE RESTRAINT THAT GM PUT ON THE RECALL. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING TODAY. THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 70, AND IS NOT READING CORRECTLY. I CALLED MY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL CHEVROLET. AFTER STATING MY CASE TO THE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO. *TR

I BOUGHT THE SUBURBAN NEW IN 2003 AND AS I WAS DRIVING IT HOME OFF THE LOT, I LOOKED DOWN AT THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT WAS SHOWING "0." I WAS, AT THE TIME, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY! I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED, CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IF IT DID IT AGAIN TO CALL THEM. IT DID NOT DO IT AGAIN UNTIL TODAY. I HAVE BEEN NOTICING, THOUGH, FOR A FEW WEEKS THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS CLICKY WHEN IT GOES UP IN SPEED, IT IS NOT A SMOOTH MOVEMENT, IT JUMPS OR CLICKS UP. THEN, THE OTHER DAY, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND LOOKED DOWN AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS AT "0" AGAIN. AS I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AND ACCELERATE AND SLOW DOWN, IT WAS GIVING ERRONEOUS READINGS. I CALLED GM BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS, BUT THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON IT, "JUSE NOT ON MINE." *TR

Mileage: 15

WE PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Z71 IN JANUARY OF 2007 WITH 70,900 MILES. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED IT WE STARTED EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WHERE IT WILL SHOW THE VEHICLE GOING 120 MPH WHEN THE TACK INDICATES WE ARE AT 1900 RPM ON HIGHWAY OR APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 70 MPH. WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM IN JANUARY INFORMING US THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IF WE HAVE LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. THEY INDICATED THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL BUT, A WARRANTY EXTENSION. WELL WE ARE HAVE OVER 90,000 MILES SO THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR US. WE GOT AN ESTIMATE OF $500 TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I HAVE STARTED RESEARCHING THIS AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW LAWSUITS FILED IN VARIOUS STATES. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NHTSA REQUIRE GENERAL MOTORS COMPLETE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS ULTIMATELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS IMPACTING MANY VEHICLE OWNERS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US WOULD BE APPRECIATED!!! *TR

Mileage: 73,000

2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES SHE RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR A VOLUNTARY REPAIR BUT THE VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES ON IT. CONSUMER IS VERY UPSET THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS REPAIR. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED FOR OVER 3 YEARS, SHE HAS HAD AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. *JB

THE ISSUE STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS MEMORY SEAT NOT REMEMBERING THE SEAT POSITION AND THE EASY EXIT PUSHED THE SEAT FORWARD IN TO THE STEERING WHEEL INSTEAD OF BACK. THEN CAME THE ISSUE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. I RECEIVED THE LETTER IDENTIFYING THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER LIKE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE MY VEHICLE HAS MORE THAN 70,000 MILES AND ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A PROBLEM GM WILL NOT CONSIDER IT A RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD FIX FREE OF CHARGE NO MATTER THE MILEAGE. MY HUSBAND ALSO HAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH HIS 2005 3/4 TON SILVERADO. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS DEVELOPED A CONDITION WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE READINGS ARE VERY INACCURATE. FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW, IN TOWN SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL HAVE READINGS IN THE 60S, 70S' AND 80S. WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 55MPH. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DRIVER HAS NO IDEA HOW FAST OR SLOW THE VEHICLE IS GOING. WITHOUT A SENSE OF SPEED, THE DRIVER (MY WIFE, OR I) MAY UNKNOWINGLY GO MUCH FASTER, OR SLOWER THAN THE POSTED SPEED LIMITS ALLOW. THE MAKER OF THE VEHICLE, GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM, AS I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE GENERAL DIRECTOR OF GENERAL MOTORS STATING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO MY 3003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. GENERAL MOTORS HAS EVEN OFFERED TO PROVIDE OWNERS WITH A SPECIAL COVERAGE THAT EXTENDS THE WARRANTY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FOR THE CONDITION DESCRIBED ABOVE, AS LONG AS THE VEHICLES AGE AND MILEAGE FALLS WITHIN CERTAIN PARAMETERS. THOSE PARAMETERS ARE THE MAIN REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT. THOSE PARAMETERS ARE 1) 7 YEARS OF THE IN SERVICE DATE, AND 2) 70,000 MILES, WHICH EVER OCCURS FIRST. MY CLAIM TO HAVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN MY VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE SPECIAL COVERAGE WAS DENIED ON 2/6/08 BECAUSE THE MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE WAS 89,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF MY REQUEST. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A LARGE SCALE SAFETY PROBLEM THAT WARRANTS A RECALL BY GENERAL MOTORS RATHER THAN AN EXTENSION OF WARRANTY WITH UNREASONABLE MILEAGE PARAMETERS. *TR

Mileage: 88,890

THE SPEED ODOMETER STICKS, CHEVY WILL ONLY REPLACE CARS LESS THAN 7 YRS OR UNDER 70,000 MILES. THEY CLAIM THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL. MY CAR HAS 108,000 MILES AND IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER CLAIMS THAT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY ARE VOLUNTARY REPLACING CARS WITHIN THE 7 YRS 70,000 MILES . IF MY CAR IS SPEEDING IN A SCHOOL ZONE AND HITS A CHILD BECAUSE I AM GOING TO FAST I WOULD SAY THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE SPEED LIMIT IS 45 MILES AROUND A CURVE AND MY SPEED ODOMETER IS NO CORRECT I COULD FLIP MY CAR. I WOULD CALL THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY BUT THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER. WE NEED TO PUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY FIRST. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY VEHICLE QUIT WORKING WHEN MY 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN HAD ABOUT 48600 MILES ON IT. I CONTACTED A FRIEND WITH A DEALERSHIP AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND WIULD COST ABOUT $500 TP GET IT FIXED. I RECENTLY RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER BUT NOW HAVE TOO MANY MILES TO QUALIFY. *CN

Mileage: 48,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FAILED, AND THE FUEL GAUGE BECAME INOPERATIVE AND DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 70,000 MILES, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 54,000

SPEEDOMETER HAS ERRATIC OPERATION. SHOWS A SPEED OF 70 MPH WHEN ACTUALLY GOING 56. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY SHOWS SPEED OF 35 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

PERIODICALLY OUR CAR'S GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER STICK. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND WE CANNOT FIND A CONNECTION AS TO WHEN/WHERE. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVY RECOGNIZING THERE IS A DEFECT IN THEIR MANUFACTURING BUT ALSO INCLUDES A REFUSAL TO FIX OUR SUBURBAN BECAUSE IT HAS MORE THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD FALL UNDER A MANDATORY RECALL. CARS HAVE TO BE ABLE TO KNOW HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING AND IF THEY HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO GET THERE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN DOES NOT ACCURATELY DISPLAY SPEED. THE NEEDLE EITHER STICKS OR JUMPS AROUND OR JUST DOESN'T DISPLAY SPEED ACCURATELY. THIS HAS CREATED A SITUATION WHEREIN I DO NOT EVER KNOW MY ACTUAL SPEED CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE OCCUPANTS OF MY VEHICLE AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. GM IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS FIXING THOSE VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES, BUT MINE HAS GREATER MILEAGE AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO CORRECT MY PROBLEM. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY DEFECT THAT THEY OBVIOUSLY AGREE EXISTS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY GOES 5 TO 50 MILES FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED OF THE CAR. I CHECKED IT WITH A GPS--IF IT GOES OFF SPEED, IT HAS READ AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AT A STANDSTILL AND AS HIGH AS 120 MPH AT 70 MPH.*CN

Mileage: 71,000

I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM LIKE OTHERS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 SUBURBAN. EARLY 2007, I HAD LESS THEN 70K ON IT AND WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER, THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FIX WAS ABOUT $500. NOW (2008), GM SAYS THEY WILL FIX IT IF THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 70K. HOW CONVENIENT?! GM WAITED UNTIL MORE CARS ARE ABOVE 70K AND THEN DECIDES TO RECALL IT. WHERE IS NHTSA? THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR YEARS.*CN

I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 SUBURBAN Z71 THE SPEEDOMETER READ NOW WHEN IS PARK FROM 35 MILES TO 75 MILES AND WHEN IM DRIVING SOMETIMES IT READS 0 OR 120 MILES DOESN'T WORK HOW IS SUPPOSED TO. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

SPEEDOMETER STICKS CANT EVER TELL WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING AT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WHY WONT THEY RECALL THEM! *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ACTING ERRATIC. IT STATES THAT I HAVE 0 OIL PRESSURE AND THAT I AM DOING 100 MPH WHEN I AM ACTUALLY DOING 40 MPH. THE TACHOMETER IS STICKING AT 2.1 RPM. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTIONS AND HAVE RAN INTO THOUSANDS OF POSTING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH GM VEHICLES. WHO SHOULD I SEND ALL OF MY SPEEDING TICKETS TO? *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. IT EITHER DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL OR RANDOMLY JUMPS FROM 0 TO 120 OR OFF THE REGISTER AND THEN MAY GET STUCK IN ANY POSITION FOR LENGTHY PERIODS OF TIME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE SAME DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE MECHANIC STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUNROOF LEAKED, A BLOWN FUSE WAS REPLACED. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE CONNECTION, THERE WAS A RATTLE COMING FROM THEE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. UPDATED 10/24/07.*JB

Mileage: 1

WITHOUT WARNING MY SPEEDOMETER CONSTANTLY SAYS I AM GOING 120/HR. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN IMPORTANT INSTRUMENT TO DRIVE YOUR SUBURBAN. TO REPAIR THIS INSTRUMENT RUNS APPROXIMATELY $600.00 AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF SUBURBANS THAT HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 95,000

2003 SUBURBAN Z71 SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO READ PROPERLY. USUALLY SHOWS SLOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY CHEVY SUBURBAN IS MALFUNCTIONING. I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I AM REALLY GOING - PRETTY DANGEROUS IF YOU ASK ME! *TR

THE 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN HAS AN INTERMITTENT, RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE CLUSTER THAT CAUSES IT TO SHORT OUT. THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES OF THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS LISTED ON THE INTERNET. IN MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, THIS PROBLEM RESULTS IN ELECTRONIC FAILURES THAT PRESENT THEMSELVES IN THESE WAYS: 1) THE SPEEDOMETER EITHER FAILS TO OPERATE OR DISPLAYS THE MAX SPEED. 2) WHEN TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE RADIO WILL AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON AND BEGIN PLAYING AS YOUR EXITING THE VEHICLE 3) WHEN PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE AUTOMATIC SEAT WILL BEGIN MOVING BY ITSELF, DOES NOT REMEMBER THE PREVIOUS SETTINGS AND WILL FORCE YOU INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I COULD NOT STOP THE SEAT FROM JAMMING ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR. THE REASON THEY KNOW ABOUT IT IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE REPLACED SO MANY OF THEM ALREADY. WHEN I CONTACTED GM, ALL THEY WOULD DO IS OFFER ME A ONE TIME SERVICE OF $200 WHICH WOULD NOT APPLY TO FIXING THE FAULTY CLUSTER. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

THE 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN HAS AN INTERMITTENT, RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE CLUSTER THAT CAUSES IT TO SHORT OUT. THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES OF THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS LISTED ON THE INTERNET. IN MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, THIS PROBLEM RESULTS IN ELECTRONIC FAILURES THAT PRESENT THEMSELVES IN THESE WAYS: 1) THE SPEEDOMETER EITHER FAILS TO OPERATE OR DISPLAYS THE MAX SPEED. 2) WHEN TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE RADIO WILL AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON AND BEGIN PLAYING AS YOUR EXITING THE VEHICLE 3) WHEN PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE AUTOMATIC SEAT WILL BEGIN MOVING BY ITSELF, DOES NOT REMEMBER THE PREVIOUS SETTINGS AND WILL FORCE YOU INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I COULD NOT STOP THE SEAT FROM JAMMING ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR. THE REASON THEY KNOW ABOUT IT IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE REPLACED SO MANY OF THEM ALREADY. WHEN I CONTACTED GM, ALL THEY WOULD DO IS OFFER ME A ONE TIME SERVICE OF $200 WHICH WOULD NOT APPLY TO FIXING THE FAULTY CLUSTER. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT HAD A SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $500 TO REPLACE IT. I NOTICED ON THE NEWS THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. THIS IS SAFETY RELATED AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. HTTP://WWW.KING5.COM/LOCALNEWS/STORIES/NW_030107WABSPEEDOMETERSUITSW.B8BBB09.HTML LAWSUIT CLAIMS GM USES FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS. *JB

Mileage: 81,000

SPEEDOMETER STICKS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN Z71. INTERNET SEARCH FINDS THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE VEHICLES. CAN NOT ACCURATELY ADJUST SPEED FOR SAFE DRIVING WHICH RESULTS IN A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS. *JB

SPEEDOMETER IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED ON MY SUBURBAN Z71 MODEL YEAR 2003 WITH 59,611 MILES. SPEEDOMETER READINGS RANGED FROM 0 MPH TO 120 MPH. I HAD TO USE A GPS TO REGULATE VEHICLE SPEED UNTIL THE TRUCK COULD BE REPAIRED. I HAD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMOVE AND REPAIR ON FEBRUARY 12, 2007 BY DEALER AT A COST OF $448.89 AND ONLY A 1 YEAR GUARANTEE ON THE REPLACEMENT CLUSTER. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 58,526

SPEEDOMETER HEAD CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. IT WAS BOUNCING ALL AROUND READING 0 THEN 120 MPH. I HAD MY WIFE IMMEDIATELY DROP IT OFF AT THE SERVICE VENDOR CLOSEST TO HER (NOT CHEVY ). THEY ANALYZED THE PROBLEM AND DETERMINED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD WAS FAULTY. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT FISCHER CHEVROLET IN BOULDER AND CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THEY HAD SEEN OTHERS LIKE THIS FROM THIS YEAR. HE SAID HE HAD SEEN A LARGER NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THIS TYPE. I ASKED THE PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT. HE SAID IT WOULD BE NEARLY TWICE THAT OF THE 3RD PARTY SERVICE COMPANY. I CHOSE TO HAVE IT FIXED AND SUBMIT THE COMPLAINT TO CHEVY/GM

Mileage: 50,000

THE FUEL GAUGE QUIT FIRST, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER. THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN A TURN IS MADE. *JB

2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. SPEEDOMETER IS SOMETIMES JERKY, AND WILL READ HIGHER SPEEDS THAN WHAT IS ACTUALLY BEING DONE. THIS ISN'T THE TYPICAL SMALL ERROR THAT MOST HAVE, THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT. THEN, WHEN COMING TO A FULL STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STAY STUCK AT A CERTAIN SPEED, AND ONLY READ FROM THERE ON OUT, MAKING THAT MPH THE AMOUNT OVER BEING READ. *NM

Mileage: 79,900

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 63,500

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH 46,000 MILES AND THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT I AM STILL GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 120 MILES PER HOUR AND I WAS GOING LESS THAN 50 MILES PER HOUR. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND I FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN TAHOES AND SILVERADOS. *NM

Mileage: 46,500

2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN, WHILE DRIVING STEADY @ AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC, INDICATING 0 MPH; SLOWED TO 55 AND EXITED HIGHWAY. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 55 MPH AND REMAINED. STARED ENGINE AND INDICATOR WENT TO 30 MPH. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS AND GAUGES SEEMED TO INDICATE NORMAL. *JB

Mileage: 85,000

2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. SPEEDOMETER WORKED ERRATICALLY AND NOW IT JUST SITS ON 0 REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED BEING TRAVELLED. STARTED AT AROUND 25,000 MILES. COMPLAINT SEEMS TO BE COMMON AMONG OTHER GM SUV OWNERS. REQUESTING PRESSURE TO BE PUT ON GM TO DECLARE A RECALL. *NM

Mileage: 25,000

SPEEDOMETER QUITS REGISTERING SPEED OF VEHICLE AT TIMES, THE ODOMETER CONTINUES TO WORK. NEXT TIME DRIVING VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER WORKS. DEALER SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE AND EVENTUALLY THE SPEEDOMETER WILL QUIT AND I WILL HAVE TO BUY A NEW ONE. I DO FEEL THAT A NON WORKING SPEEDOMETER IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

Mileage: 62,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD KEYLESS ENTRY AND THE POWER SUPPLY FAILED, WHICH RESULTED IN NO WAY TO GET IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT IF SOMEONE WAS TO BE INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE POWER SUPPLY FAILED, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND COULD CAUSE A LIFE THREATENING CONCERN.

Mileage: 14,000

MY WIFE DRIVES A CHEVROLET TAHOE 2003 LS WITH ABOUT 48 000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 90 MPH. I LOOKED AT OTHER CARS AROUND ME AND DECIDED MAY BE I WAS GOING A LITTLE FAST. SO I SLOWED DOWN A BIT. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT UP TO 100. AFTER I PULLING OVER AND STOPPED IT WENT DOWN SLOWLY AFTER I STOPPED. DURING THE NEXT WEEK, THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO INCREASE AND EVENTUALLY STUCK AT THE HIGHEST SPEED. SO I MADE SOME CALLS TO VARIOUS DEALERS , AND WAS TOLD THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST $500 TO FIX THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WANT TO NOTIFY CHEVROLET. I THINK THIS IS THEIR PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR THIS ONE. YESTERDAY EVENING, THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARED TO BE WORKING AGAIN. THIS TIME I'VE NOTICED IT WILL TRACK ON THE RIGHT SPEED AND THEN HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO SORT OF RESET IT. *AK

Mileage: 42,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER INTERMITTENTLY. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED A RODENT HAD CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRES. THE WIRES WERE REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED A CLIP WAS LOOSE. THE THIRD TIME, THE BATTERY HAD JUST BEEN CHARGED AND AFTER DRIVING FOR 40 MINUTES THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, SO IT WAS JUMPED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AGAIN AND WOULD ONLY TRAVEL AT 10-15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR, BUT DETERMINED BOTH COMPONENTS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO CODES WERE PRESENT.

Mileage: 53,000

POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE COMPLETELY ERODED FROM SIDE POST. *JB

SPEEDOMETER GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. WOULD REGISTER AS GOING 20 MPH OR EVEN UP TO 80 MPH WHEN PARKED. OCCASIONALLY WOULD APPEAR TO TRACK THEN WOULD REGISTER SIGNIFICANTLY TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW (USUALLY TOO HIGH). DROPPED OFF AT DEALER & TOLD IT NEEDED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER REPLACEMENT BUT WAS ON BACK ORDER NATIONWIDE. CALLED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WHO CONFIRMED WITH THE DEALER THAT IT IS A "HIGH FAILURE ITEM". INITIAL ATTEMPT AT REPLACING. SAME AS OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE READ. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS IS EXPENSIVE. *NM

SPEEDOMETER GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. WOULD REGISTER AS GOING 20 MPH OR EVEN UP TO 80 MPH WHEN PARKED. OCCASIONALLY WOULD APPEAR TO TRACK THEN WOULD REGISTER SIGNIFICANTLY TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW (USUALLY TOO HIGH). DROPPED OFF AT DEALER & TOLD IT NEEDED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER REPLACEMENT BUT WAS ON BACK ORDER NATIONWIDE. CALLED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WHO CONFIRMED WITH THE DEALER THAT IT IS A "HIGH FAILURE ITEM". INITIAL ATTEMPT AT REPLACING IPC FAILED, STILL AWAITING ANOTHER NEW PART & HOPING TO GET VEHICLE BACK SOON. *NM

Mileage: 50,900

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED, AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS IT STUCK. THIS OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE OR WHEN THE CLUSTER PANEL HEATED UP. *AK

VEHICLE IS 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, PURCHASES NEW. SPEEDOMETER WON'T READ CORRECTLY; AT FIRST IT WOULD READ 20-30 MPH FAST; THEN IT FINALLY ONLY READS BETWEEN 30-120 MPH; HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH GAS GAUGE; RAN OUT OF GAS WITH TANK SHOWING ALMOST HALF FULL, IN AN AREA WITH NO CELL PHONE RECEPTION. VERY DANGEROUS. DANGEROUS TO NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE YOUR ACTUAL SPEED. GM REFUSES TO COVER THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH DEALER HAS HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THESE FAILURES. GM MUST BE AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *NM

Mileage: 54,250

DT: ON OCTOBER 6, 2005 THE POSITIVE POST ON THE BATTERY POPPED OUT OF THE BATTERY WITHOUT ASSISTANTS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THERE WAS AN ACID LEAK. THE BATTERY WAS A SIDE POST BATTERY MANUFACTURED BY A. C. DELCO. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A ONE IN A MILLION CASE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK

Mileage: 52,000

MY 2003 SUBURBAN WOULD NOT START. I WAS GOING TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I PULLED THE PLASTIC COVER OFF THE POSITIVE TERMINAL, THE ENTIRE TERMINAL FELL OUT IN MY HAND. THE ACID POURED OUT OF THE HOLD AND LANDED ON MY HAND. THE POSITIVE POST ON MY AC DELCO BATTERY FAILED AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS, 9 MONTHS. IT HAS A 6 YEAR WARRANTY. THE BATTERY WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THEN THE BATTERY WAS NOT COVERED. I CONTACTED AC DELCO AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD REPLACE OR PRO-RATE THE BATTERY. THEY SAID NO. THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS FROM THE ACID LEAKING OUT OF THE HOLE WHERE THE POSITIVE TERMINAL WAS. THE ACID FROM THE BATTERY ATE THE PAINT OFF THE INTERIOR OF THE BATTERY SHELF. I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY FROM A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER AND INSTALLED IT IN MY SUBURBAN. IN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS, IT WAS VERY EASY TO FIND OTHERS WHO HAD AC DELCO BATTERIES AND THEIR POSITIVE POST FAILED. AC DELCO KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CONTINUES TO SELL A DEFECTIVE BATTERY. *JB

Mileage: 44

DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES SINCE APRIL. WHEN THE VEHICLE TURNS OVER IT JUST DOES NOT START. HE CAME BACK FROM MYRTLE BEACH, AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 80 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND STALLED. HE MANAGED TO COAST OFF THE INTERSTATE, IT THEN STARTED BACK UP WITH ONE ATTEMPT. HE TRAVELED ABOUT 150 MILES AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND IT STARTED BACK, THIS TIME IT STARTED AND WAS RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE NEXT EXIT AND FOUND A DEALER WHO TOLD HIM THAT HE COULD MAKE IT BACK TO OHIO IF HE DID NOT DRIVE IT VERY FAST. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS THE FUEL FILTER THAT WAS NOT ABLE TO HANDLE THE PRESSURE. HE DROVE BACK AT 55 MPH, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHUT DOWN. THE NEXT MORNING HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN FARRIS OHIO WHERE HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CHANGED THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE FUEL PUMP, AND SOMETHING HE THINKS IS CALLED A UBECK. HE WAS FRUSTRATED THAT HE SEEMED TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME AT THE DEALER INSTEAD AT HOME.*AK

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NOVEMBER 12, 2003. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN GOING BAD, THE FEATURE RECORD SHOWED IT WAS REPROGRAMMING IT SELF, SHUTTING HER CAR OFF AFTER SHE STARTED IT, UNLOCKING THE DOORS BY ITSELF. SHE ALMOST HIT SOMEONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. SHE ALSO STATES THAT THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN THE SHOP HER RPMS WENT UP TO 3000. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SPOKEN TO THE GM SPECIALIST AND THEY COULD NOT HELP EITHER. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A 2 LANE ROAD WHEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE DEFROST VENT. SMOKE INCREASED OVER THE NEXT 45 SECONDS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL OVER DUE TO LARGE DITCHES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. ENGINE DIED AFTER 35 SECONDS OF SMOKE. I WAS ABLE TO TURN A CORNER AND GET OFF THE ROAD. AFTER EXITING THE TRUCK A FIRE CONSUMED THE ENTIRE TRUCK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME 10 MIN LATER AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES. THE ASST. FIRE CHIEF MENTIONED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE HEATING VENT SYSTEM. I CAN PROVIDE NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS OF THE CHIEF UPON REQUEST. THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. TO DATE MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TAKEN ONE WEEK TO RETRIEVE THE TRUCK FROM THE IMPOUND LOT AND CHEVY'S PRODUCT LIABILITY DIVISION HAS NOT HELP WITH ANY EXPENSES INCURRED BY MYSELF INCLUDING $3,800.00 IN TOOL PURCHASES WHICH WERE DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. HELP GETTING A NEW TRUCK OR CAR RENTAL EXPENSES. MY INSURANCE ONLY PAYS 30 PER DAY MY COST ON A TRUCK IS 55.PER DAY. THE CHEVY'S PRODUCT LIABILITY HAS BEEN RUDE AND VERY MATTER OF FACT SPEAKING THAT THE WILL ONLY COVER THE NADA VALUE ON MY TRUCK REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE NOTE IS WITH MY BANK. ANY EXPENSES INCURRED WILL ONLY BE LIMITED TO WHAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY PAYS. ON BOTH TOOLS AND AUTO. *NM

CONSUMER NOTICED A WIRE BURNING SMELL, AND AIR BAG INDICATOR SERVICE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOORS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. RADIO IS NOT WORKING AS WELL. WHILE DRIVING, ALL GAUGE WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATES THE DASH BOARD. DEALER REPLACED. ALTERNATOR, RADIO TWICE, DOOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE DASH BOARD INCLUDING THE GAUGES AND STILL PERSIST THE PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY. *LA

WHILE MAKING A TURN LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THEN, EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER OR BRAKE. AFTER STRUGGLING CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. IT HAD NO POWER. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A SHORT IN A FUEL PUMP WIRE CAUSED A FUSE TO BLOW OUT, WHICH IN TURN, SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALER PUT VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, AND THE MAIN COMPUTER SHOWED NO FAILURE. HOWEVER, PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THERE HAD BEEN SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHIFT STICKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. GENERAL MOTORS SAYS THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND IS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHIFT STICKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. GENERAL MOTORS CLAIMS THAT THIS MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. GENERAL MOTORS HAS FAILED TO FOLLOW UP ON REMEDY FOR PROBLEM.*MR

SEAT BELT STRAPS IN THE DRIVER'S AND MIDDLE SEAT IN THE SECOND ROW BECOME TIGHT TO THE POINT THAT THE PASSENGER MUST UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT AND REATTACH AS THE RIDE PROGRESSES. ALSO, THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT HAS RELEASED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASSIONS SENDING MY DAUGHTER FLYING TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IN HER CAR SEAT ON HARD BRAKING. SECOND, THE AUDIO CONTROLS BEHIND THE CENTER CONSOLE BECOME EXTREMELY HOT, EVEN MORE SO WHEN THEY ARE IN USE.

Mileage: 9,000