Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (2001)

566 consumer complaints on file.

#10119573June 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON 5/2/05 CONTACT NOTICED AN INVESTIGATION FOR ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, WHO REPORTED NO REMEDY FOR PROBLEM. AT LOW SPEED 10-15 MPH VEHICLE KEEPS ON GOING, WHEN TRYING TO STOP. CONTACT HAS SERVICE RECORDS, AND VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED. *AK CONSUMER ADDS ALONG WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, THE ABS WOULD PULSATE. DEALER FINALLY AGREED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TT *SB CONSUMER WENT ON TO NHTS WEB SITE AND SAW THAT CORROJIAN A CANADIAN VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSOR, AND COULD NOT ALLOW CAR TO STOP SOMETIMES AT LOW SPEED.*SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124513June 7, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER WORKED IN HIS VEHICLE. HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE TOLD HIM IT'S A FAULTY DESIGN AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THE TRANSMISSION WON'T STAY IN PARK DUE TO THE PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124318June 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
I HAVE 2 2001 CHEVYS WITH ABS PROBLEMS. SUBURBAN AND SILVERADO PICKUP. WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP, THE BRAKES WILL RELEASE LIKE ONE ICE, BUT ONE DRY PAVEMENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124391June 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE NOTICED WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS THAT MY 2001 SUBURBAN IS HAVING AN INTERMITENT PROBLEM AT SLOW SPEEDS STOPPING. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AND IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP. A TECHNICIAN FRIEND OF MINE LOOKED AT IT AND SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS PART OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. HE SUGGESTED THAT I SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM. HE SAID THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING INVESTIGATION, INOA PE050020-20135P.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123894June 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
I HAD MY CHEV. SUBURBAN 1500, YR. 2001 IN FOR THE 60,000 MI. SERVICE AND A NEW FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS. I HAD PROBLEMS RIGHT AWAY WITH FUEL BEING BELOW 1/4 TANK. IT WAS STALLING OUT. NO LOW ON FUEL LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT DID. THAT WAS AT 1/8 OF A TANK. IT FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO RUN OUT OF GAS. I REPORTED IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE OIL CAN HENREY'S WERE THE SERVICE WAS PREFORMED. THEY MANAGER GAVE ME A FUEL ADDITIVE. DIDN'T WORK. IF I GOT TO 1/4 TANK IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME THAT I HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AT THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE FILTER AND SIAD IT WAS A DEFECT. THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT, IT HAS BEEN 7 MONTHS, 2 FUEL FILTERS, 2 SENSORS, AND I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM. I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN, AND I TOOK IN THE RECALL SHEET THAT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION ON MY MAKE AND MODEL. AND ALSO THE LAST TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO FILL MY WHOLE TANK. IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT 18 GAL. AND SHUT OFF. ALL THE SYMPTOMS ARE WHAT IS DISCRIBED IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. PLEASE CONTACT ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124018June 2, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE ON 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 DOES NOT HOLD. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUPS WHICH HAVE THE SAME TYPE PARKING BRAKE. I AM HAVING TO PAY TO HAVE THE BRAKE REPAIRED IN ORDER TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE DESIGN AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE PARKING BRAKE IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122567May 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: CONSUMER STATES: THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED TO THE POINT WERE THE ABS BRAKES WON'T WORK AND NEITHER WILL 4 WHEEL DRIVE, POSSIBLY DUE TO ROAD SALT. THE ABS WILL DEACTIVATE WHEN HITTING A BUMP SOMETIMES OR SOMETIMES WHEN JUST STARTING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAID MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOOK TO SHOP, AND CLAIMED THAT THE WIRE CORRODED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121218May 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT ACTIVATE WHEN GOING UNDER 15 MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120862May 13, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK FROM GAS TANK OF 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WILL LEAK AT APPROX. 1/2 GAL PER HOUR. WILL LEAK WHEN RUNNING AT IDLE, RUNNING AT SPEED, AND STOPPED, ENGINE OFF. PLEASE TAKE NOTE - THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL RUN WITH THE FUEL TANK LEAKING SIGNIFICANTLY. NO ERROR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED IN THE VEHICLE MESSAGE DISPLAY. NO FIRE OCCURRED, BUT WITH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EXHAUST SYSTEM, RISK FOR FIRE WOULD APPEAR TO BE EXTREME. DELIVERED VEHICLE TO DEALER TO INSPECT. UPON PRESSURE TEST, DEALER FOUND LEAK AT TOP OF TANK IN PASS-THROUGH CONNECTOR. LEAK WAS OCCURRING BECAUSE WIRE INSIDE TANK (FUEL PUMP LEAD) MELTED, AND CREATED HOLE IN PASS THROUGH CONNECTOR. ENTIRE INTERNAL TANK FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LEVEL SENDER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. DEALER TECHNICIAN REPORTED HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE, BUT USUALLY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RUN, OR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BE DISPLAYED. THIS VEHICLE WOULD RUN, AND DID NOT DISPLAY ANY MESSAGE IN THE VEHICLE MESSAGE DISPLAY. DEALER WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A RECALL IN THEIR SYSTEMS OR SUPPORT A SAFETY ISSUE SEARCH. GM WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RECALL OR SAFETY ISSUE CONCERN DURING CALLS PLACED ON 5-13-2005. GM SERVICE REQUEST WAS SUBMITTED BY OWNER VIA PHONE - OPEN SERVICE REQUST #1-335303835. COST TO REPAIR WAS $996.38US, ALL PAID BY OWNER. OWNER (ME) HAS ALL RECEIPTS AND DEFECTIVE PARTS. FAILED WIRE LEAD ON INTERNAL PUMP IS VISIBLY MELTED. CANNOT CONFIRM REPLACEMENT PART (GM # 25315983) IS NOT ALSO DEFECTIVE, AND MAY ALSO LEAD TO REOCCURENCE OF THE SAME PROBLEM - MELTED WIRE, GAS LEAK, POTENTIAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120516May 10, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER STATES: SHUTTING ON AND OFF THE IDLE WILL GO LOW AND HIGH AND WILL ITSELF SHUT OFF. HAD WORK DONE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT ONLY LASTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS. HAD THE SMELL OF GAS. ALSO, SEAT BELTS ON THE SECOND SEATS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CAN'T PULL THE SEAT BELTS OUT, THEY ARE STUCK INSIDE OF THE WALL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120334May 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ON 1/4/04, WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN I95 IN FLORIDA. AS WE APPROACHED AN OVERPASS, THE TRAFFIC HAD COME TO A STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND TRUCK SLOWED DOWN, BUT WHEN IT REACHED AROUND 10 MPH, THE TRUCK KEPT GOING. I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (2 ADULTS, 3 CHILDREN) WHO IN TURN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM (2 ADULTS). NO ONE WAS INJURED. WHEN WE GOT HOME, I WENT TO CHANGE THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THE ROTORS WERE FLAKING AND DISINTEGRATING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120214May 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND COMING TO A STOP, AT SLOW SPEEDS, MY ABS BRAKES COME ON. IT USUALLY OCCURS AT APPROX. 3MPH. I HAVE TRIED REPLACING MY BRAKE PADS, MY ABS COMPUTER AND A SENSOR. NONE OF THESE ACTIONS HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE NUMBER OF TIMES IT HAS OCCURRED ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT. I ALSO HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS IN SIMILAR GM VEHICLES. TO DATE I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 ON THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120166May 7, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
ON APRIL 30,2005 WHILE OPERATING THE 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLY SHAFT FAILED. THE STEERING ASSIST WAS IMMEDIATLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF BEFORE THE SHAFT LEFT THE HOUSING WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE PULLEY COMING OFF AND CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TOO, FRONT BRAKE LINE SEVERING AND LOSS OF FRONT BRAKING. GM NOTICE 05V00500 IS SUSPICIOUSLY SIMULAR IN NATURE, BUT GM IS ACCEPTING NO RESPONSIBILITY AT THIS TIME. FILE #1-332-115018 TO GM IS UNDER REVIEW. THE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS NATURE OF THE FAILURE HAS PROMPTED ME TO CONTACT THE NHTSA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119957May 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES: THE ABS ACTIVATED BETWEEN 10-15 MPH. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE HUBS WERE DETERIORATING DO TO CORROSION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119745May 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONTACT STATES: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE LOCKING WHILE SLOWING DOWN. THE BRAKES ARE JERKING WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE. THE BRAKES ARE TAKING CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE CAR IS ACTUALLY STOPPED. THIS IS EVEN A PROBLEM IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119875May 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
PROBLEM WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES- LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES REQUIRED WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DURING LOW SPEEDS. NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119453May 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
UNWANTED ACTIVATION OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING APPLICATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119472May 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CALLER STATED THAT HE HAD UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION ON LOW-SPEED BRAKING. BRAKES WOULD KICK IN ON DRY FLAT PAVEMENT AS HE WAS COMING TO A STOP. GENERALLY HAPPENING AT LOWERED SPEEDS OF 10 MPH OR LESS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119533May 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED ON MY 2001 GM SUBURBAN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118486April 26, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT SQUEAKS RANDOMLY, CAUSING A MAJOR DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING UNTIL I FIGURED OUT IT WAS MY MOVEMENTS, CAUSING THE NOISE. WHENEVER I GET THE CHANCE TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE, IT STOPS FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. DEALER STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO KEEP TRUCK AND CHECK IT OUT. IF A PROBLEM, THEN HE WOULD ORDER PARTS AND I COULD BRING IT IN AGAIN TO HAVE IT FIXED. I CANNOT LEAVE IT FOR DAYS, SO I HAVE NOT GONE BACK IN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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