Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10574853March 26, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
DASH CRACKED AT AIRBAG ON DASH AND ALSO ABOVE DASH CLUSTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574324March 24, 2014
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. REAR DEFROSTERS WERE NOT ON AT THIS TIME BUT HAD BEEN ON EARLIER THAT MORNING, OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 32 DEGREES. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO SHATTERED GLASS WAS SENT INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHERE CHILDREN SIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574427March 24, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL AND OVERPOWERING ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE REAR INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S FOUR SMALL CHILDREN WERE ASLEEP IN THE REAR ROW SEATS AND WHEN CALLED UPON, DID NOT AWAKEN TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT FURTHER AND DISCOVERED THE ODOR. ADDITIONALLY, ALL FOUR CHILDREN HAD BECOME ASPHYXIATED BY THE FUMES. TWO OF THE FOUR CHILDREN WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CHILDREN'S ASTHMA REACTED TO THE OVERPOWERING ODOR, AND WERE GIVEN MEDICATION FOR TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ONE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID HAD OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED RAPID ACCELERATION FAILURE WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TEN TIMES YET THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10574199March 22, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING ON PAVED ROAD AND SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE TURN. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND COULD NOT STOP NORMALLY. BRAKING WAS VERY POOR. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT AND THIS WAS A SUDDEN FAILURE IN BRAKING PERFORMANCE. CAUSE WAS DUE TO SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINE. I HAD 7 PEOPLE IN THE CAR AND I AM GRATEFUL WE WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573915March 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING. TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID STEEL BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. UPON INSPECTION THEY SAID ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO OUTSIDE RUST WHICH I HAD THEM DO. I LIVE IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. CANT REMEMBER COST OF CHEVY DEALERSHIP REPLACING ALL OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573933March 21, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE INTERIOR SILVER COATED DOOR HANDLES IN MY 2008 SUBURBAN. THE COATING HAS SPLINTERED AND IS CUTTING OUR HANDS. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE IN THE 2007 AND 2008 MODEL, WHEN I LOOK IT UP ONLINE. I'M WONDERING WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR SOMETHING THAT IS DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY CHILDREN? IT IS A PRODUCT THAT WAS MADE POORLY AND THEY ARE HAPPY TO CHARGE ME $200 PER DOOR TO FIX IT! IF USE BROKE A MECHANISM IN THE DOOR HANDLE THEN FINE, BUT I'VE NEVER HAD A METAL DOOR HANDLE PEEL BEFORE! I ALSO HAVE A CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD THAT IS NEAR TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, IT IS SLOWLY GROWING. I HAVE A FEELING IF IT WASN'T GARAGE KEPT THAT IT WOULD BE A LOT LARGER THAN IT HAS BECOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10573847March 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES DO NOT SEEM TO BE AS AFFECTIVE AS THEY SHOULD BE. IT TAKES A LONG DISTANCE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. WE HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AND EVEN THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT THE STOPPING POWER OF THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES JUST DON'T SEEM TO BE WORKING THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569321March 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION WAS ABNORMALLY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568468March 12, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL CLAIM DENIED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THE HUB ASSEMBLIES AND SENSORS REPLACED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC DUE TO THE SPEED SENSORS BEING RUSTED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THEM REPLACED, FOR MUCH LESS THAN THE DEALER WOULD HAVE CHARGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567973March 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ON 3-8-14 AT ABOUT 10:00 AM I WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM HOME WHEN I WAS APPROACHING A TWO WAY STOP SIGN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH. I BEGAN BRAKING NORMALLY FOR THE STOP WHEN SHORTLY AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE RESISTANCE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS LOST AND THE PEDAL WENT INSTANTLY TO THE FLOOR. AT THE TIME THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY BREAKING OF THE VEHICLE. I COULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE BY BRAKING AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO CARS IN THE INTERSECTION. PUMPING THE BRAKES LIGHTLY PROVIDED A SLIGHT BREAKING. I CONTINUED TO DRIFT AND DOWN SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL THE CAR COULD BE STOPPED. WHEN INSPECTING UNDER THE VEHICLE, BREAK FLUID WAS SEEN DRIPPING AT A FAST RATE FROM A BREAK LINE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID WAS QUICKLY BUILDING UP. LATER THAT DAY I WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A REPAIR KIT THAT COULD BE INSTALLED. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE COMMON INSTANTANEOUS BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567116March 5, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH FORCE REPEATEDLY WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LINES TO BURST. IN ADDITION, THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED BECAUSE THE REQUIRED EQUIPMENT WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567016March 4, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
LIKE TO PLACE A FORMAL COMPLAINT REGARDING THE OIL CONSUMPTION FOR 2007 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND THE HORRIBLE QUALITY OF VEHICLE. A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OIL CONSUMPTION AND ITS HORRIBLE. I BELIEVE THAT CHEVY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND DO A MASSIVE RECALLS FOR THESE VEHICLE. AGAIN, CHEVY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THERE ARE SO MANY REVIEWS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. OBVIOUS THERE IS A PROBLEM. WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN NOR WILL I RECOMMEND CHEVY VEHICLES!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566753March 3, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VARIOUS INCIDENTS OF VEHICLE DYING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE HIGH. DOES NOT DO IT WHEN COLD. HAS FAILED TO START ALSO. AFTER WAITING 10-20 MINUTES ENGINE MAY START AND CONTINUE WITHOUT PROBLEM TO DESTINATION. HAVE CHANGED SENSOR WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT OF PROBLEM. LOCAL GARAGE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE SOLUTION AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT INTO SERVICE WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS. MANY PROBLEMS GETTING OFF THE ROAD WHEN INCIDENT OCCURS. HAVE HAD 4-5 OCCURRENCES AND BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566587March 1, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD WHEN ALL THE DASH INFO LIGHTS WENT ON INFORMING ME I HAD REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND NEEDED TO SERVICE SELECTRAC AND THAT AND ALL MESSAGES THAT IT COULD SENT WERE SENT I HAVE IN TURN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND NOW AWAITING THE RESULTS OF WHAT IS WRONG AND HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO COST I HAVE JUST TURNED 50,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566633March 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
GETTING ONTO EXIT RAMP AT 50 MPH . BEGAN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. SUDDENLY NO BRAKING POWER AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566018February 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS CONTINUOUSLY BEGAN TO LOCK AND UNLOCK AS THE RADIO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. RK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565762February 25, 2014
SUSPENSION
TURNING OUT OF MY OFFICE PARKING LOT I HEARD A "POP" - - - AS I PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD I NOTICED A "FUNNY WIGGLE" WHEN I CHANGED LANES OR TURNED - - - I PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO A LARGE PARKING LOT AND BEGAN INSPECTING THE FRONT SUSPENSION - - - THEN I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR WAS BROKEN COMPLETELY IN TWO WHERE IT MEETS THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE - - - GLAD I WAS NOT GOING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565645February 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN
UNDER ANY CONDITIONS, THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR LOCATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO KNOW WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. WHICH INCREASES THE DRIVERS CHANCES OF CRASHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565695February 24, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME MUSHY, TOOK PRECAUTION TO GET HOME WITH SLOW SPEED. ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. COMPLETE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC BRAKING POWER. COASTED INTO DRIVE AND APPLIED PARKING BRAKE. CHECKED BRAKE LINES AND FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED BUT THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING ALL BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT. THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565395February 22, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
COATING ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES PEEL AND CAUSES CUTS ON HANDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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