Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10377948January 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRANSFER CASE HAD TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 70000 MILES DUE TO BEARING. PASSENGER AIR WENT OUT AND ONLY BLEW HOT AFTER A BATTERY CHANGE, HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE AIR SYSTEM. AIR SYSTEM WENT OUT AGAIN WITH 2ND BATTERY REPLACEMENT, BUT DEALER WAS ABLE TO "RESET" IT. SPEEDOMETER ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES. BINDING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN , HAS BEEN LUBED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE WAITING FOR CHEVY TO ISSUE A RECALL ACCORDING TO DEALER. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN UNDER 15000 MILES A YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377950January 19, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
JANUARY 2011: I'M HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 SUBURBAN AS THE COMPLAINT FILED ON JUNE 13, 2010. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT I HAD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW, AS WELL. THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE SPUTTERING WHILE IDLING TODAY AND BY THE END OF THE DAY IT LOST ITS STABILITY CONTROL WITH WARNING SIGNALS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE TRANSMISSION IS BUCKING OUT OF 1ST GEAR AND BEGINS TO GRIND SLOWLY FROM A STOP. I CONCUR THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED, AS IT POSES GREAT DANGER ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376832January 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN
(REDUCED ENGINE POWER) WILL NOT ACCELERATE FASTER THAN 30 MPH. SHUT OFF ENGINE FOR 15 SECONDS AND START UP AGAIN AND IT HAPPENS 10 TO 15 TIMES A DAY, EVEN AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. (NO POWER) AND NO HELP FROM GM DEALER SHIP. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376850January 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN FUEL GAUGE READING EMPTY WHEN IT IS NOT EMPTY. SMELL OF FUEL AND BURNING COMING FROM CAR. FUEL GAUGE FLOATING, SHOEING EMPTY,FULL, HALF FULL. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376855January 16, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN, V8 ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS AGO MY CAR BEGAN MAKING TERRIBLE NOISES. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WHO INFORMED ME I HAD BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. AND IT WOULD COST OVER $1000 TO REPAIR! I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AND DEALER SAID IT WOULDN'T HURT CAR TO CONTINUE DRIVING. IN JULY OF 2010, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND TOOK IT TO GET REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. $800 LATER I THOUGHT THEY WERE SEPARATE PROBLEMS. I COME TO REALIZE THAT IT WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE BOLT ISSUE. THROUGH MY RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM CARS. WHY WASN'T THERE A RECALL????? I FEEL DUPED BY GM AND MY GOVERNMENT. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376709January 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN AUTOMATIC FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF THE WHEELS WERE ATTEMPTING TO LOCK. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 194,882.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375609January 12, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE RPM REACHED 3500 AND LOCKED. *JB UPDATED 10/20/11.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376333January 12, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CORRODED BRAKE LINES ON 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN CAUSED A FRONT END CRASH WHEN BRAKE LINE BURST AT CORROSION. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE HAD A SNOW BANK IN MY PATH AND NOT ANOTHER CAR. I APPLIED THE BRAKES COMING TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MYSELF AND MY WIFE WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT, UNABLE TO STOP, WITH NO TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE CROSS STREET, LUCKILY. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SLOWLY AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTING FROM THE BRAKE WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED UPON INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376368January 12, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE LOCKED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO CRAWL THROUGH THE WINDOW TO GET OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DOORS WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 26,000. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF UPDATED 12/14/11 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375543January 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 125000 MILES HAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE WITH THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND THE ALTERNATOR OR CHARGING SYSTEM GAUGE AFTER A DROP IN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE ENTIRE CLUSTER MUST BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375364January 10, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED OVER A SPAN OF SEVERAL MONTHS UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER EACH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,988.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374816January 5, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE CHROME IS BEGINNING TO PEEL OFF AND IT SLICED INTO MY MIDDLE FINGER. MY WIFE CUT HER FINGER ON THE CHROME HANDLE YESTERDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#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
#10374011January 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 SUBURBAN LTZ BATTERY HAS BEEN COMPLETELY DRAINED 2X WITHIN ONE MONTH. ONCE AFTER HAVING THE DOORS AND BACK OPEN FOR APPROX 10 MIN AND THE OTHER AT A CAR WASH WHILE THE STAFF CLEANED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ( APPROX 10 MIN). FIRST TIME DEALER BLAMED THE COLD AND THE LACK OF DRIVING AT THE TIME, HAD THE BATTERY TESTED AND THE BATTERY IS COMPLETELY DEAD. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. READING THE REVIEWS AND AM ASTONISHED THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BATTERY DRAIN ISSUE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS A FAMILY VEHICLE, BUT AM VERY CONCERNED WITH ITS RELIABILITY. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373411December 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ON OUR 2005 CHEVY SUBURBAN. STARTED OUT GOING FROM 20 TO 100 AND NOT REGISTERING THE PROPER SPEED. NOW IS STUCK AT 120 MPH. COST RANGES FROM 300 TO 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX. HAVING TO USE GPS FOR SPEED WHICH IS A DISTRACTION AND SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373464December 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE WALKED AROUND THE VEHICLE HE SMELLED GASOLINE AND COULDN'T TELL WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM, BUT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ODOR CAME FROM A FRACTURE IN THE FUEL LINES. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO LEAVE HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS CAUSING THE FUEL LINES TO RUB TOGETHER. THE FUEL LINES WERE REPAIRED FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/16/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373504December 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS 79,985 MILES AND THIS WEEK WHILE DRIVING ROUTE 95 (70 MPH HIGHWAY IN THE SOUTH) FROM NEW JERSEY TO SOUTH CAROLINA MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED SHOWING A MUCH HIGHER SPEED THEN I WAS TRAVELING. I WAS USING MY GPS AT THE TIME AND IT SAID I WAS DOING 69 MPH WHILE MY GAUGE SHOWED A CONSTANT CLIMB TILL IT REACHED 120 MPH AND FLAT LINED BEYOND THAT POINT. THIS WAS A 1600 MILE ROUND TRIP AND IF I HAD NOT HAD MY GPS WITH ME I WOULD NOT KNOW HOW FAST OR SLOW I WAS GOING. I WAS WAITING FOR SOMETHING ELSE TO GO WRONG. WHILE IN SOUTH CAROLINA I WENT TO RECALLS ON THE INTERNET WITH 2005 GM SUV'S AND FOUND A WHOLE BUNCH OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, YET GM (CHEVROLET) HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING THAT I COULD FIND. I RETURNED HOME TODAY AND CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND GAVE ME AN APPOINTMENT FOR NEXT MONDAY 1/3/2011 TO BRING IN THE SUV. SINCE THIS CAR IS OUT OF SERVICE I AM HOLDING MY BREATH AS TO WHAT THE BILL COULD BE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING, I COULD BE NOT LOOKING AT THE GAUGE AND BE RUNNING RIGHT INTO A HIGH SPEED ERROR AND PUTTING MY FAMILY IN HARMS WAY. CAN ANYONE HELP? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373340December 29, 2010
STRUCTURE
REAR CHEVY BOW TIE ALLOWS WATER INSIDE AND STARTS TO HAVE INTERIOR PEELING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373344December 29, 2010
VISIBILITY
GM REPLACEMENT MIRROR WILL SHAKE/FLUTTER ON RIGHT SIDE THE PART ONLY FUNCTIONED PROPERLY FOR 2 DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373346December 29, 2010
SEAT BELTS
3RD ROW SEAT DOES NOT HAVE LOCKING SEAT BELTS BUT 2009 AND PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS DO HAVE LOCKING SEAT BELTS ON THE 3RD ROW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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