Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (2001)

566 consumer complaints on file.

#10373956January 3, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO STOP. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,650 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,821.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369668December 8, 2010
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
OUR 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN IS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS WHICH WERE SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED DURING A 2005 RECALL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR IS EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN ACTIVATION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL # 05068. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GM TO BASICALLY FIX IT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET WHICH I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE SINE THEY HAVE HAD RECALL ISSUES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369480December 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO BACKFIRE WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) YET, THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366954November 20, 2010
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY'S STEEL WIRE BROKE WHILE SPARE TIRE WAS STORED UNDER THE TRUCK. THIS OCCURRED WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365596November 14, 2010
SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, OUR 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AS I PARKED TO INVESTIGATE, FLAMES BEGAN TO CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE SEAT AND I PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A WATER HOSE. THE FIRE SEEMS TO INITIATE FROM THE WIRING FOR THE SEAT CONTROL. LEFT MINOR DAMAGE UNDER THE SEAT, BURNT RUG AND WATER LOG FROM PUTTING THE FIRE OUT. INSURANCE COMPANY TO FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366104November 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST INCIDENT: VEH. WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. TURNED OUT TO BE FUEL DELIVERY FUSE. REPLACED, AND RAN FINE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. SECOND INCIDENT: DRIVING AT APPROX. 55 MPH, VEHICLE LOST POWER, STARTED SPUTTERING AS IF OUT OF GAS ALTHOUGH IT WAS 1/4 FULL. UNABLE TO EXCEED 25 MPH DUE TO LITTLE/NO POWER. WAS TOWED TO AUTOPARTS STORE, CLEARED CODES, VEH RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS, THEN LOST POWER. TOWED HOME. LOOKED UP INFO ON INTERNET, FOUND RECALLS FOR FUEL PUMP. CALLED LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, INQUIRED ABOUT RECALL, WAS TOLD THAT RECALL WAS ONLY ON HALF-TON SUBURBANS AND SINCE MINE IS 3/4 TON, IT WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL. I REPLACED FUEL MODULE MYSELF AND DISCOVERED THE COVERING OF THE WIRES INSIDE THE FUEL MODULE ASSEMBLY HAD MELTED, ALLOWING THE BARE WIRES TO RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER, SHORTING OUT THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM (WHICH LIKELY CAUSED THE BLOWN FUSE TO BEGIN WITH). I AM VERY UPSET THAT MY SUBURBAN IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT IS VIRTUALLY THE SAME SYSTEM AS WHAT IS IN THE THE 1/2 TON SUBURBANS, AND THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS (AS EVIDENCED BY NOT ONLY MY OWN EXPERIENCE, BUT MANY OTHERS' EXPERIENCES AS WELL). I AM EXTREMELY DISTURBED THAT UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES, FUEL VAPORS, PLUS SPARK OF BARE WIRES TOUCHING, COULD IGNITE, CAUSING FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION. POSSIBLY WITH MY FAMILY OF SIX IN THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359388October 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
WIPER MOTOR FAIL. 2001 SUBURBAN 6.0L V8. WIPER MOTOR FAIL. THE WIPER MOTOR IN MY TRUCK ALWAYS FAILS. THE LAST TIME IT FAILED WAS SEPTEMBER 27TH 2010 DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I ALMOST RAN OVER A PEDESTRIAN, AND ENDED UP ON THE SIDEWALK. (TECHNICALLY THAT IS A CRASH) THE WIPER MOTOR JUST STOPPED WHILE IT WAS RAINING. LAST YEAR DURING HEAVY SNOW THE MOTOR FAILED AGAIN. I HAD TO PULL OVER FOR AN HOUR UNTIL THE STORM WAS OVER. NOT TO MENTION NUMEROUS OTHER TIMES AS WELL. THIS MOTOR FAILS A LOT I LOST COUNT. THE EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THE FAILED WIPER MOTOR ARE RAIN , SNOW, SLEET, SOMETIME THE MOTOR FAILS DURING A SUNNY DAY AND NO MOISTURE IN THE AIR OR FAILED JUST TO CLEAN YOUR WINDOW. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE WIPER MOTOR FAILURE BECAUSE IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE FOR ME; GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD FIX THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356353September 19, 2010
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I HAVE SUBURBAN 2001, THE REAR WINDOW (TAILGATE WINDOW) GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE HINGES SUDDENLY. THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM IN GM SUBURBANS AND I AM AFRAID THIS MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS THE TAILGATE WINDOW MAY SEPARATE, FLY OFF AND HIT SOMETHING. I AM NOT SURE IF THE WINDOW WILL FLY OFF, MINE WAS HANGING FROM ONE HINGE UNTIL I CORRECTED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356139September 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#07V521000, THE 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500 IS SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL BY GM. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DESCRIBED PROBLEM OF VEHICLE ENGINE STALLING AND NOT OPERATIVE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH GM AND GM'S LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP IN CONCORD, CALIFORNIA. BOTH REFUSED TO HONOR THIS RECALL. PLEASE HELP BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353948September 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 REGARDING THE ABS BRAKE MODULE CONTROL THAT FAILED, AFTER RESOURCE ITS LOOKS LIKE MANY THOUSAND OF 2000-2002 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM , I CALL GM AND THEY SAYING THEIR IS NO RECALL. IF YOU CHECK THAT ISSUE WOULD YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350228August 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS OVER 50% OF THE TIME. STARTED IN EARLY DECEMBER. WE HAD EARLY SEASON SNOWS LAST YEAR. PASSED INSPECTION LATER THAT MONTH. HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE AT LOCAL AUTO SERVICE BUSINESS & NO OBVIOUS ISSUES. TALKED TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY'D HAVE TO INVESTIGATE. RECENTLY FOUND GM RECALL NO. 05068, BUT CHEVY SAYS I DON'T HAVE IT. I'VE RUN OVER CURBS AND BEEN CLOSE TO HITTING PARKED CARS & WALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349964August 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 10 MPH. WHEN THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE IT WOULD CAUSE AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES, THEY WOULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346967August 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HUGE SAFETY ISSUE !!!!!! 1. VEHICLE MAINE STATE INSPECTION 2. TWO REAR AND SIDE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION 3. MUST REPLACE BRAKE LINES; SIDE LINE REPLACEMENT REQUIRES REMOVAL OF 30 GALLON GAS TANK! HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343019July 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2001 SUBURBAN K2500 COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING DUE TO CORROSION AND RUPTURE OF BRAKE LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS UNIT AND FROM ABS UNIT TO RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS CURRENT INVESTIGATION PE10010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341002July 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY WHICH WAS INACCURATE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000. UPDATED 08/24/10 *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRICAL WRING IN THE FUEL PUMP MODULE HAD MELTED THE INSULATION AND WAS CAUSING A SHORT IN SEVERAL PLACED. UPDATED 08/24/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335493June 9, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MAY 18, 2010, WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGES AND WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP OR THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 105,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10335066June 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THE ABS COMPUTER ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN FAILED AT JUST OVER 70,000 MILES. I CONTACTED CHEVY ABOUT THIS AND WAS TOLD IT OCCURRED OFTEN AND THAT IT WASN'T COVERED.. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND EVERYONE THINKS IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME? [XXX] *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334714June 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION ON LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE. I VERIFIED THE CORROSION BY CLIMBING UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. THIS FAILURE IS NOT DUE TO AN ACCIDENT WITH THE TRUCK NOR HAS THE BRAKE LINE BEEN CRUSHED DUE TO RUNNING OVER A LARGE OBSTRUCTION. THE BRAKE LINE IS LOCATED ABOVE THE VEHICLE FRAME RAIL. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO THIS FAILURE AS IT HAPPENED WHILE EXITING MY DRIVEWAY. I MANAGED TO STOP THE TRUCK USING MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A CURRENT INVESTIGATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM ON CHEVY AND GM TRUCKS AND SUVS. I WENT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT WAS INFORMED THAT AS THERE IS NO RECALL THE EXPENSE WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331946May 24, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THE TRAILER HITCH BEGAN TO DRAG ON THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED. THE FRAME WAS CRACKED AND BENT SIGNIFICANTLY WHERE THE TRAILER HITCH WAS ATTACHED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329514May 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
IF I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES AND I GO OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD LIKE A BRIDGE SEAM OR SPEED BUMP, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE KICKS IN AND TAKES AWAY MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE CAR. I HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED CARS IN THE PAST BECAUSE I CAN NOT STOP ONCE THE ANTILOCK KICKS IN. MY MECHANIC CANNOT FIND AN EXPLANATION FOR THIS BUT SAYS HE HAS HEARD THIS SEVERAL TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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