Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (2001)

566 consumer complaints on file.

#10329428May 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WITH JUST THE PEDAL APPLICATION, ON DRY PAVEMENT UNDER 20 MPH. ACTIVATED AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHILE KEEPING PEDAL PRESSURE ON. LUCKILY I TRY NOT TO FOLLOW CARS CLOSELY. HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WHEN HITTING A BUMP, WHICH CAN ACTIVATE ABS SYSTEM DUE TO LOSS OF WHEEL TRACTION. IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON DRY PAVEMENT, AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. GM SHOULD ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, I DID THE PREVIOUS RECALL BUT I STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. *TR
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0
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#10328571May 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MAIN BRAKE LINE LEAK IN 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE LINE ROTTED OUT AND LEAKED SO BAD THAT IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE LINE. *TR
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0
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#10325135April 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP, THE ABS BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN KICK IN, RENDERING THE BRAKES INEFFECTIVE. IT STARTED IN THE SPRING (WI) SO I WAS UNSURE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS ROAD CONDITIONS, HOWEVER AFTER THE 2ND OCCURRENCE ON WHAT WAS A DRY ROAD, I TOOK THE CAR IN. BRAKES WERE RECENTLY REDONE, BUT THE SHOP CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. STILL OCCURRING, AND YESTERDAY I ALMOST REAR-ENDED SOMEONE DUE TO THE GAP IN BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. SEEMS THAT IF I PUMP THEM, I CAN GET IT TO RELEASE AND BRAKES THEN ALLOW ME TO COMPLETE STOPPING SEQUENCE. HAVE ANOTHER APPT. TOMORROW, BUT AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY IN OUR FAMILY'S VEHICLE. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AT EVERY STOP, BUT RANDOMLY, SO AT THIS POINT I AM GIVING THE CARS AHEAD OF ME A GOOD BIT OF DISTANCE TO COMPENSATE FOR EXTRA TIME TO STOP. *TR
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0
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0
#10324450April 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN ON AN OFF RAMP BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE WHO STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE LOCATED OVER THE AXLE HAD RUST ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 108,000.
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0
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0
#10318421March 10, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH HE HEARD A RATTLING AND KNOCKING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10315728March 2, 2010
STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY 2001 SUBURBAN COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND THE STEERING STOPS WHEN I AM AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH, IF I AM MAKING A TURN, BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, OR COME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN. I TOOK IT TO MANY PLACES TO HAVE IT TESTED AND THEY ALL STATED THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE NOTHING WAS DETECTED. I HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP WHEN IT JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM AT A LOSS FOR WORDS AND THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN IT IS THE ONLY CAR YOU HAVE TO HAUL YOURSELF AND KIDS AROUND IN. THIS IS HAPPENING EVERYDAY AND IT SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR AMERICANS TRYING TO MAKE AN HONEST LIVING. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10312551February 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SERVICE BRAKES,HYDRAULIC,ANTILOCK. *TR
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0
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0
#10298832January 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BEGINNING IN AUGUST 2009 MY 01 CHEVY SUBURBAN WOULD STALL WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AFTER THE FIRST TIME, A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES FROM MID AUGUST 09 TO 9/15/09 AT WHICH TIME WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK HOME. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEN 3 MORE TIMES BETWEEN 9/15 AND 10/15/09. DURING THIS PERIOD WE FOUND A RECALL NOTICE (GM RECALL NO. 06083) FOR A CRANKSHAFT SENSOR COVERING 2001 SUBURBANS, BUT NOT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE RECALL DETAILED THE EXACT PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER ON 10/15/09 AND I INSISTED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR BE REPLACED. TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298264January 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 LT, ABS PROBLEM. RECURRENCE OF FAILURE OF ABS PUMP TO DEACTIVATE. PUMP RUNS CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL IT BURNS UP. REPLACED PREVIOUSLY (NOT UNDER WARRANTY). OVER $1000. AT THIS TIME THE ABS FUSE IS PULLED SO PUMP WON'T BURN UP AGAIN, BUT I HAVE NO ANTILOCK BRAKES. APPARENTLY A SENSOR OR SOMETHING IS FAILING AND CAUSING AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298260January 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 LT, 5.7 STALLING PROBLEM. STALLS AT LOW IDLE ROUNDING CORNERS, AND IN PARKING LOTS ENTERING AND EXITING SPACE. RUNS FINE AT NORMAL SPEED. NO STALLING DURING REGULAR HIGHWAY SPEED DRIVING UNLESS SLOWING TO ROUND A CORNER. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10297137December 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #L 05V379000 ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WAS PERFORMED IN 2005 AT THE VALENTI AUTO MALL IN MYSTIC, CT. THE INTENT WAS TO TREAT A GM RECALL NO. 05068 TO FIX ABS FRONT HUB SENSORS THAT WOULD CORRODE. SUPPOSEDLY THEY DID THIS AT 85,000 MILES IN 2005. IN 2009, I HAVE BEEN HAVING RECURRING ABS ISSUES AND THEY REPLACED THE INACCURATE SENSOR SIGNAL AT $675. RECURRING ISSUES THEY NOW NEED TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE SENSOR AT $675. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE SENSOR RECALL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, GM HAS STATED THE CUSTOMER MUST PAY FOR THE VERY ISSUE THE RECALL CALLED OUT, WHICH WAS CORRODED SENOR HUB ASSEMBLIES AND THE CUSTOMER MUST PAY. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT GM/CHEVROLET KNEW OF AND DID NOT FIX IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER. THE SUBURBAN BARELY DOES NOT STOP WELL AT ALL AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296084December 16, 2009
SEATS
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 WHILE GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT THE SPEED OF 20MPH THE LUMBAR SUPPORT IN MY DRIVER'S SEAT "POPPED". WE HEARD A VERY LOUD EXPLODING SOUND AND AT THE SAME TIME I FELT A EXTREME PRESSURE AND PAIN IN MY LOWER BACK... I NOW HAVE LOWER BACK PAIN A DAY LATER. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295129December 9, 2009
SEATS
I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500, THE MIDDLE ROW BENCH SEAT IS A 70/30 SPLIT. THE BOTTOM ( PART YOU SIT ON) OF THE LARGER SIDE (BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT TO MIDDLE OF VEHICLE) WILL NOT STAY LATCHED OR "LOCKED" INTO PLACE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THAT SINCE MY SUBURBAN HAS MORE THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ISSUES OR DEFECTS. VERY FRUSTRATING! THIS IS A TOTAL SAFETY CONCERN, SPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN WHO RIDE IN THIS TRUCK! *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10292679November 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. FOR SEVERAL DAYS, HE SMELLED FUEL AND AFTER HE ADDED FUEL TO TANK HE WAS RECEIVING AND INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000.
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No
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0
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#10291412November 8, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500 THAT HAS A BAD ABS MODULE THAT I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET REPLACED SINCE JULY, SO THAT MY ABS BREAKING SYSTEM WILL WORK. THE MODULE HAS BEEN BACK ORDERED AT THE FACTORY SINCE JULY. THIS MAKES FOR AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE & FAMILY ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS WEEK WAS A VERY SCARY WEEK BECAUSE WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH COLORADO SPRINGS AND HAD TO STOP FAST BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC AND THE BREAKS LOCKED UP AND THE SUBURBAN STARTED TO TURN SIDEWAYS, MY WHOLE FAMILY OF 6 WAS IN THE CAR. THIS IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO GET THE PARTS OR FIX THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286299October 5, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. AN INDEPENDENT DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED; AND THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CODE WAS DISCOVERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 07V521000( ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). UPON CONTACT HE WAS ADVISED THAT BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,441. UPDATED 10/27/09 *CN UPDATED 10/28/09.*JB
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0
#10282635September 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ON MY 2001 SUBURBAN AT 29,000 MILES. THIS WAS MY DADS VEHICLE AND WAS GARAGE KEPT AND DRIVEN ON TRIPS OR TO CHURCH IN RURAL TEXAS, WHICH IS WHY AFTER 8 YEARS IT ONLY HAD 29,000 MILES. I HAD IT SCANNED AT AUTO ZONE. A #1 CYLINDER MISFIRE WAS DETECTED. I MOVED THE COIL, SPARK PLUG, AND WIRE TO OTHER CYLINDERS TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. THE SCAN STILL DETECTED #1 CYLINDER MISFIRE EVEN AFTER DRIVING OVER 50 MILES. THE MISFIRE WAS NOT DETECTABLE BY THE WAY THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING. I WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THE INJECTOR ON THAT CYLINDER JUST TO RULE IT OUT. ONCE AGAIN AFTER OVER 50 MILES OF DRIVING IT STILL SCANNED AS A #1 CYLINDER MISFIRE. I HAD PLANNED ON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2009. ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2009 MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE ON THEIR WAY BACK TO THE HOUSE AND THE TRUCK DIED DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THEY WERE ABLE TO RESTART IT AND LIMP HOME. I FOUND NO COMPRESSION ON THE #1 CYLINDER AND TOOK OFF THE ROCKER ARM COVER TO FIND A BROKEN SPRING ON THE EXHAUST VALVE. HAD IT ONLY BEEN 3 YEARS OLD IT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A BAD SPRING BAD LUCK STORY. I WAS CURIOUS TO KNOW IF OTHERS ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM OR DID THE BLACK CLOUD JUST DWELL OVER ME. SINCE I CAN REPAIR IT MYSELF I AM. THIS PROBLEM MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED TO OTHERS WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE SINCE THEY HAD IT REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE COST TO ME FOR PARTS IS ABOUT $350. THE GREATEST COST WAS GASKETS. REPAIR AT A DEALER WOULD BE BETWEEN $1500 AND $5000 I'M SURE (THERE WAS A BENT VALVE I REPLACED, AND A MARK ON THE PISTON I AM LEAVING ALONE, I'M NOT SURE THEY WOULD REPAIR JUST WHAT WAS NEEDED OR GO FURTHER). IT IS DISHEARTENING WHEN SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN DOES. THERE IS MORE I WOULD LIKE TO VENT HERE BUT THAT IS NOT THE PURPOSE OF MY COMPLAINT. I JUST WANTED THE COMPLAINT REGISTERED SOMEWHERE. THANKS. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280878August 18, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I PURCHASED A SET OF SIGMA STAMPEDE TIRES IN 2-2007. 3 OF THE 4 TIRES PURCHASED HAD SIDE WAL BLOW OUTS. I TOOK THE TIRES TO WHERE I BOUGHT THEM AND THE OWNER SAID IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THERE COULD BE A DEFECT. I CONTACTED TBC CORP. ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS TIRE HAD BEEN RECALLED BUT THE SET I HAD WAS THE WRONG DOT #. I THEN TOLD THEM 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES THAT HAD NO TREAD DAMAGE THAT BLOW OUT THE SIDE WALL SHOULD BE LOOKED AT I WAS TOLD TO GET MY RECEIPT AND FAX IT TO THEM AND THEY WOULD MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT ON 2 OF THE TIRES THIS WAS DONE 2 WEEKS AGO AND I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM . THE FIRST TIRE BLEW OUT 11-2008, AND I REPLACED IT . THE SECOND ON 4- 2009AND THE THIRD ON 7-12-2009. THEY SAID THAT I WOULD NEED ALL THE BAD TIRES FOR THEM TO LOOK AT , BUT ALL BUT 1 CANNOT BE RECOVERED THEY HAD ME TAKE THE REMAINING TIRE 34 MILES FROM MY HOME TO ONE OF THEIR DISTRIBUTORS TO LOOK AT ,WHEN I WENT THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT . THIS COMPANY HAS DONE NOTHING BUT GIVE ME A RUN-AROUND WHEN ALL I WANTED WAS TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM. THEY WERE THE PNES THAT MENTION AN ADJUSTMENT, AND AFTER DOING WHAT THEY ASKED THEY WILL NOT CONTACT ME BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280268August 12, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN. YESTERDAY, FOR THE 2ND TIME SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WHEN I GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GENERATOR WAS RUNNING UNDER THE TRUCK. WE DISCONNECTED THE ABS FUSES BOTH INSIDE THE TRUCK AND THE ENGINE TO MAKE THE NOISE STOP. CALLED CHEVY DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED ABOUT THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT NO RECALLS. WAS ALSO INFORMED IT WOULD BE $1500 TO FIX. I HAD IT REPLACED THE FIRST TIME IN 2005. A MECHANIC HAS TOLD US THAT THE ABS PUMPS SHOULD NEVER GO BAD. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268459May 12, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE TOOK A LONG TIME TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) WAS REFERENCED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CALLED A REGIONAL GMC REPRESENTATIVE. GMC WOULD NOT ALLOW THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE RECALL BECAUSE CORROSION WAS NOT AN ISSUE IN THE CONTACT'S HOME STATE. NO OTHER DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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