Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (2000)

356 consumer complaints on file.

#10020918June 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ON FOUR DIFFERENT DATES, MY FUSES FOR IN INSTR. PANEL BLEW OUT. THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER IN GA. THEY SAID I GOT BAD FUEL, AND THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER THE 3YR/36,000. THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I SINCE FOUND OUT THEY TOOK ME FOR A RIDE. THIS WAS BACK IN 2001. THIS YEAR I HAVE HAD MY FUSES BLOW 3 TIMES WITH IN A WEEK. I HAVE NOTICE THAT EVERY TIME THEY BLOW IS WHEN I'M BLOW A 1/4 TANK OF GAS. I CHANGED THE FUSE ON MAY 26 TH OF 2003 AND MAY 31 TH OF 2003 AND JUNE 2 2003. I THINK THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS. I WAS DRIVING 2 OF THE FOUR TIMES. I COULD HAVE HAD A WRECK. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018997May 20, 2003
WHEELS:HUB
CENTER HUB OF FACTORY ALLOY WHEEL (LEFT FRONT) HAS 2 VISIBLE RADIAL CRACKS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND GM IS REPLACING THE CRACKED WHEEL AND CHECKING THE OTHER 3. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019851May 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE 16 LIFTERS IN THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, PER CONSUMER. PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014906April 1, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD. THE DEALERSHIP AJUSTED THE BRAKE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011401March 11, 2003
TIRES
THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010193March 9, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES BY 70000 MILES IT WAS BAD WHEN I TRADED IT IN ON A 2000 SUBURBAN, HAVE 66500 MILES ON SUBURBAN AND HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP TWICE AND ITS BAD AGAIN, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE I'M STARTING TO LOOK AT...GULP... FORDS. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005442February 6, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
WE HAVE TAKEN OUR 2000 SUBURBAN IN 9 TIMES TO GET THE WATER LEAK PROBLEM FIXED AT ASHEVILLE CHEVROLET. THE MOISTURE CAUSES HEADACHES IN MY 9 YR OLD SON. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL MIGHT BE GROWING IN THE CARPET. WE BOUGHT NEW CARPET THE LAST TIME AND WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. 2 WEEKS LATER (THE FIRST RAIN) AND WE HAVE A WET CARPET AGAIN AND OUR SON HAS ANOTHER HEADACHE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10002726January 15, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CHEVY SUV STALLS CHEVY 2000 SUBURBAN 5.3L BI FUEL CNG AND GASOLINE SPENT MOST OF THE SUMMER DRIVING AROUND MESA ON JUST CNG, SOMETIMES FOR A WHOLE MONTH. GASOLINE TANK WAS ALMOST ALWAYS FULL. DURING THE PAST 2 YEARS HAVE USED ABOUT 50 % GASOLINE AND CNG EACH AND HAVE 29,500 MILES ON VEHICLE. TOOK A TRIP ON FRIDAY 23 AUGUST UP TO AN AREA NORTHWEST OF WILLIAMS AZ STARTED TO DRIVE HOME ON SUNDAY 25 AUGUST AND WAS NOW RUNNING ON CNG AT 79 MPH (SPEED LIMIT WAS 75MPH), 107 DEGREES OUTSIDE WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY ON A MODERATE ACCELERATION. WHILE STILL MOVING I TRIED TO SWITCH TO GASOLINE BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. NOTICED THE ENGINE HAD STOPPED AND THE SUBURBAN WENT INTO NEUTRAL. BRAKES FADED AND STEARING WENT TO MANUAL. TRANSMISSION WENT TO NEUTRAL. COASTED TO A STOP. COULD NOT RESTART. GOT A TOW TO CHEVY DEALER IN PRESCOTT AZ AND TRIED TO START THE SUBURBAN BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. FOUND THE ECM B FUSE HAD BLOWN. REPLACED FUSE. DROVE 94 MILES ON GASOLINE AND THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. REPLACED FUSE AND DROVE 18 MILES HOME WITHOUT A PROBLEM. GASOLINE FUEL TANK AT 1/3 FULL. MONDAY 26 AUGUST, DROPPED THE SUBURBAN OFF AT THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A MODULE THAT THEY SAID HAD AN INTERNAL GROUND IN IT. FUSE BLEW AT LEAST 6 MORE TIMES, VERY SCARRY. REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THEY SAID PUMP WAS DRAWING TO MUCH CURRENT AT TIMES AND WAS FAILING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002692January 14, 2003
WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER
AT THE END OF A 1320 MILE (ROUND) TRIP FROM FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA TO BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA AND BACK, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB SUDDENLY DISASSEMBLED, LOCKING UP THE WHEEL AND SENDING MY 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN OUT OF CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, I HAD LEFT I-95, WHER I HAD BEEN TRAVELLING FOR 10 1/2 HOURS AT 70 MPH, AND WAS TRAVELLING ON A SIDE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE WHEEL MADE A LOUD, GRINDING NOISE AND THEN IMMEDIATELY LOCKED UP. UPON HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER FOR REPAIR, THE TECHNICIANS EXAMINED THE WHEEL AND FOUND NO APPARENT REASON WHY THE WHEEL SHOULD HAVE DISASSEMBLED ITSELF. I SEE NO OTHER OPTION OTHER THAN A DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT. CONSIDERING THE WAY THAT THE VEHICLE HANDLED WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I AM SURE THAT IF IT HAD HAPPENED 10 MINUTES EARLIER, WHILE I WAS TRAVELLING ON I-95 AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD HVE CAREENED OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING MAXIMUM DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF AND FAMILY. COINCIDENTIALLY, I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED JUST THE DAY BEFORE AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IN BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, AND HAD REQUESTED THAT THE FRONT END BE EXAMINED PRIOR TO THE LONG DRIVE AHEAD AND DUE TO A RATTLE THAT I HAD NOTICED. IT HAD ALSO BEEN CHECKED APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS PRIOR. I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING OTHER THAN LUBRICATION THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE IN THE DRIVE SHAFT. THERE WAS NOTHING UNUSUAL NOTICED WITH THE WHEELS, ETC. THE FINAL NOTE IN THIS SITUATION IS THAT I HAVE PAID $570.80 FOR THIS DEFECT TO BE REPAIRED, AND BEEN WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR A WEEK. AGAIN, THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS OCCURANCE, EVEN AT A SLOWER SPEED THAN I HAD TRAVELLED AT ALL DAY LONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000625December 28, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH THE ENGINE CONTROL FUSE HAS BLOWN SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE AND CAUSING THE POWER STEERING AND ABS BRAKING TO ALSO QUIT. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. COULD CAUSE A BIG PROBLEM IN BAD WEATHER AND CURVY ROADS. HAVE SEEN THAT THERE IS ANOTHER SIMILIAR INCIDENT IN YOUR COMPLAINT FILES FROM THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770096November 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON THE CAR WILL NOT HOLD ON EVEN A SLIGHT GRADE. THEY HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED MULTIPLE TIMES, AND RECENTLY I AUTHORIZED RE-LINING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. I WAS TOLD ONLY ONE SIDE WAS WORN THE OTHER WAS LIKE NEW, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE TECHNICIANS THAT THE DESIGN IF FAULTY. ONLY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARK SETTING KEEPS MY CAR FROM ROLLING DOWN THE HILL. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSB, BUT I WANTED TO LOG THE COMPLAINT. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567907October 22, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
CONSUEMR STATES THAT LEAVING OUT THE GRAB BAR THAT THE EARLIER MODELS HAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDOW IS A SERIOUS MISTAKE. *JG *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020464October 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON FIVE OCCASION WHILE MAKING TURN OR WHILE ACCELERATING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767525September 21, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKING WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED WAS CAUSED BY FUEL CONTROL MODULE SHORTED OUT AND ECM-B FUSE BLOWN. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY, BUT SHE AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE TERRIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018289September 10, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
AFTER FUELING VEHICLE FUEL TANK LEAKED. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED,THERE WAS A LEAK IN FUEL TANK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567324September 4, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP AND MECHANIC SHOWED CONSUMER A LOOSENESS IN THE HINGE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR. THE DOOR HAS ALWAYS HIT WHEN CLOSING. THE HINGE NEEDED REPLACING. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR CHEVROLET TO REPLACE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017775September 3, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
A TIRE SHEARED OFF, ANOTHER TRUCK CROSSING MEDIAN BEGAN HEADING STRAIGHT TO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MANUEVER, BUT RAN OFF THE ROAD. UPON FRONTAL OFF CENTERED IMPACT AT 60 MPH, AND DUAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566715July 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT HAVE AN EXTERNAL COOLANT WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN REQUESTED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE TRANSMISSION BURNED ITSELF UP. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566686July 17, 2002
PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER STATES WHEN STOPPING AND ACTIVATING THE PARK BRAKE, WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD COAST AN INCH OR TWO AND A CLICK COULD BE HEARD AS THE TRANSMISSION POSITIVE LOCK ENGAGED. WITH VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THE FOOT BRAKE RELEASED, THE PARK BRAKE HAS NO BRAKING EFFECT, ALSO THE PARKING BRAKE FOOT LEVER GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS THE DESIGN OF THE PARKING BRAKE AND THERE IS A SELF ADJUSTING FEATURE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011532June 11, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING IN A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WITH ONLY THE DRIVER A THUMPING SOUND WAS HEARD. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED LEFT REAR TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, ORIGNIAL EQUIPMENT, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRE SIZE P265/70R16, DOT# V672WL2. *AK TIRE SPECIALIST FOUND RUN LOW SIDEWALL FLEX FAILED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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