Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#760118April 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ROTORS HEAT/CRACKED, REPLACED TWICE; PADS REPLACED 5 TIMES IN FIRST 35,000 MILES,PULLS RIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006772April 1, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WOULD GRAB MOMENTARILY WHILE MAKING RIGHT CURVE TURNS AT 55-70 MPH. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759919March 28, 2002
STEERING
MY STEERING JUMPS TO THE LEFT UNEXPECTILY AS IF SOMEONE GRABS THE WHEEL AND TURNS IT FAST . NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006469March 27, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER (SNOW, RAIN) THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE PEDAL PULSATES, THE CONSUMER CAN ALSO HEAR A METALLIC GRINDING NOISE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006383March 26, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006396March 26, 2002
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT, THERE WAS A FIST SIZE WHOLE ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET (2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, P265/70R16 SPEC # 155MS, ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE)FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759833March 26, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND. READ THECOMPLAINTSTATION.COM AND FOUND NUMEROUS IDENTICAL INCIDENCES WITH OTHER PEOPLE. NEXT FAILURE WAS FAILURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET RESULTING IN COOLANT LOSS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759782March 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006244March 22, 2002
SUSPENSION, STEERING
WHEN TURNING TO RIGHT VEHICLE WILL MAKE A SHARPER TURN, LIKE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING JERKED IN THAT DIRECTION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY CHANGED STEERING SENSOR. CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS, CAR COULD TIP OVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759667March 22, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE FAILED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. TREAD SEPARATED VIOLENTLY BREAKING OUT INTERNAL WHEEL WELL COMPONENT AND ADJACENT WINDOW WASH LINE. LOCATION WAS IH35 SOUTH OF SAN ANTONIO. LEVEL, SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE. TIME - 9:00 PM TEMPERATURE - 70 F. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MEXICO TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005935March 19, 2002
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STEERING BECOME HARD WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005948March 19, 2002
SEATS
CONSUMER LEANED BACK TO PLACE SOMETHING IN BACK SEAT AND PART OF SEAT BOLT SNAPPED. HE S DID NOT FALL OUT OR HURT HIMSELF IN ANY WAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759376March 14, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
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 COMPLAINTS THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME DIFFICULTIES AND ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF GAS FUME BUILDUP AND POSSIBLE EXPLOSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759236March 11, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE TIRE FAILURE. I WAS TRAVELING AT SEVENTY MILES PER HOUR ON A FLAT SECTION OF IH 35 SOUTH OF SAN ANTONIO. TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55 DEGREES F. TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 9:00 PM. THE TIRE LITERALLY CAME APART WITH FLYING PIECES BREAKING OUT THE PLASTIC INTERNAL WHEEL WELL ASSEMBLY AND REAR WINDOW WASH HOSE LINES. ON 3/12/02 THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER WILL CHECK FOR ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED RELATIVELY STABLE BUT DID CROSS OVER THE ADJACENT LANE AND ON TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. I HAVE TAKEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF ( AND WILL RETAIN) THE TIRE. WHEN TROUBLE WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES WAS INTIALLY MADE PUBLIC I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS ASSURED THAT THE PROBLEM TIRES WERE A DIFFERENT TYPE. WHEN I REPORTED THE SUBJECT INCIDENT TO THE DEALER HE SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT THE AREA GMC SERVICE CENTER (1 800 222 1020). AFTER REVIEWING THE PROBLEM WITH THE GMC REPRESENTIVE I WAS INFORMED THAT "TO HER PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE" I WAS THE FIRST TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I THEN ASKED IF SOMEONE CALLS IN AT SOME FUTURE TIME AND ASKS IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY TROUBLE WITH THIS TIRE WOULD THEY BE TOLD THAT AT LEAST ONE PERSON HAS HAD TROUBLE. I WAS TOLD THAT GMC'S INFORMATION SYSTEM THAT SHE USES DID NOT HAVE THE CAPABILLITY TO DISTRIBUTE THIS INFORMATION IN A COMPREHENSIVE MANNER. SHE DID ASSURE ME THAT THE DESIGN ENGINEERS WOULD BE MADE AWARE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I PROBABLY WOULD NOT HEAR FROM GMC AGAIN ABOUT THIS MATTER. I INFORMED THE REPRESENTIVE THAT I WANTED SOME ASSURANCE THAT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS TIRE BE, AT THE LEAST, MADE AVAILABLE TO THE NEXT PERSON THAT INQUIRES ABOUT THIS MODEL OF FIRESTONE TIRE. SHE SUGGESTED THAT I CALL FIRESTONE (1 800 356 4644). THIS REP., IN TURN, ASSURED ME THAT "TO HER KNOWLEDGE" THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL TIRE, ETC, ETC.*AK (DOT NUMBER: MEXICO TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759013March 6, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005040March 5, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTED DOWN WHICH LED TO LOSS OF STEERING. ALSO, BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT VERY HARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758954March 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM WOULD NOT CLEAR CODES 71-74 DURING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. FLOWCHART SPECIFIES PART REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER, ABS LIGHT ON DASH HAS NEVER ILLUMINATED EXCEPT FOR THE TWO SECONDS AFTER VEHICLE STARTED. SAFETY IS AN ISSUE WHEN TESTING REQUIRES REPLACMENT, BUT THE DRIVER IS NOT WARNED. COMPONENT WAS TESTED BECAUSE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. LATER DETERMINED TO BE A BAD REMANUFACTURED CALIPER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758818March 1, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE STARTING AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE USED IN AUG. 1999. REPLACED WIPER MOTOR FEB. 22, 2002, AFTER WIRING REPAIRS FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FAILURE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN AND SNOW CAUSING US TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, INCLUDING ONE BLIZZARD. AFTER WIGGLING WIRES OR POUNDING ON THE WIPER MOTOR IT USUSALLY WOULD WORK FOR A WHILE. HAVE HAD OTHER OWNERS OF CHEVY SUBURBANS AND TRUCKS TELL US THEY HAD THE SAME TROUBLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004818March 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT ANY SPEED AND INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES, VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE TRAVELING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. *AK. CONSUMER STATES MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER WITHIN A SHORT INTERVAL, PROBLEMS ARISE AGAIN, THE DEALER HAS STATED THE PROBLEM MAY BE A DESIGN ISSUE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004601February 26, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH IN COLD WHEATHER AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT DRIVER'S SIDE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, WICH WAS REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Chevrolet Suburban