Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10275312June 30, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500. I NOTICED A LEAK ON THE BACK WINDOW. I HAVE A HATCHBACK WITH A LIFTGATE WINDOW. I OPENED IT TO CHECK THE LEAK AND WHEN I WENT TO CLOSE IT I COULDN'T. I NOTICED THAT THE HINGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMING OFF THE GLASS. I HAD TO PUSH THE TOP RIGHT OF THE WINDOW DOWN TO CLOSE IT. NOW THE REAR ACCESS DOOR WARNING IS ON. *TR
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#10275218June 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN
TRANSFERCASE ON SUBURUBAN BEGAN TO LEAK AROUND 80K MILES WHEN YOU PUT ON LIFT YOU'LL SEE LITTLE PIN HOLES IN THE TRANSFER CASE. THIS IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY DESIGN WHERE THE PUMP RUBS A HOLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE T-CASE TO THE OUTSIDE. NUMEROUS COMPANIES HAVE MADE A MOD KIT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WHICH GM HAS NOT. YOU CAN PUT A TEMP BANDAGE ON IT USING JB WELD BUT THE CASE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
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#10274840June 24, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I'M HAVING AN ONGOING ABS SYSTEM PROBLEM THAT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT RECALL 05068 HAD. AS I SLOW TO A STOP MY ABS SYSTEM KICKS ON BELOW 10 MPH BUT ABOVE 3 MPH. WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS ON IT IS A LOAD GRINDING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN CONTROLLABILITY AND A PULLING TO THE RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL 05068 ONLY COVERED 2000-2002 SUBURBAN YEARS, MINE IS A 1999 K2500. *TR
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#10274371June 19, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY FAMILY HAS A 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK HAS SEIZED. WE HAVE FOUR KIDS AND WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY HAZARD. IN THE EVENT OF SOME SORT OF ACCIDENT ACCESS TO EVERY EXIT IS KEY. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS FIRST OCCURRED ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, BUT FIXED ITSELF AFTER TWO OR THREE UNLOCKINGS, NOW IT APPEARS TO BE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. *TR
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#10274278June 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I HAVE READ THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. MY SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 67,000 MILES QUIT WORKING. ON A LONG TRIP IT WOULD ONLY SHOW 45-60 MPH. I KNOW I WAS GOING ALOT FASTER. WHEN I ACCELERATED IT WOULD SLOWLY JUMP UP TO SPEED. SEVERAL TIMES THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS AFFECTED ALSO. WE HAD THE CLUSTER REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. LUCKILY WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FROM DEC 08 UNTIL MAY OF 09 IT HAPPENED 10 TIMES. *TR
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#10274034June 16, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CONSUMING OIL. *TR
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#10273702June 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY '04 CHEVY SUBURBAN HAS BECOME ERRATIC, AND PROGRESSIVELY GETS "FASTER" AND FASTER UNTIL IT REGISTERS 120MPH SETTING STILL. REPEATEDLY TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF WILL RESET THE SPEEDOMETER, BUT IT RECURS WITHIN A FEW DAYS. *TR
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#10273087June 8, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE WHILE TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT FAILED. THE CONTACT PAID $270 FOR PARTS AND ALMOST $200 FOR LABOR TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN THAT WAS ISSUED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 56,244. UPDATED 08/05/09.*JB
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#10272945June 5, 2009
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEEL BELTED TIRE LOOSENED. THERE WAS ALSO A FLAT SPOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, HE CAN FEEL THE DIFFERENCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE TIRE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 06/12/09 *BF UPDATED 06/16/09*JB
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#10272863June 4, 2009
SEATS
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH WITH MY DAUGHTER, WHEN THE SECOND ROW SEAT (60/40) OF MY 2004 SURBURBAN BECAME UNLATCHED AND THE SEAT FLEW FORWARD. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE SEAT BACK TO IT'S LOCKED POSITION. LUCKILY MY DAUGHTER WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT OTHERWISE, SHE WOULD'VE INJURED HERSELF FACE FIRST ON REAR OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET, AND WAS NOTIFIED ALTHOUGH THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THIS REPAIR ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
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#10272916June 4, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
LIKE MANY OTHERS.....THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE LIFT GATE GLASS HAS COME UNBONDED ON MY 2003 SUBURBAN. *TR
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#10272616June 2, 2009
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME ON MY 1995 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS BROKEN AND I'M HEARING A TREND OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME YEAR / MAKE VEHICLE. THIS COULD BE A HAZARD BECAUSE THIS HAPPENS WHEN THEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AND THE SEAT BECOMES UNSTABLE. I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER COULD MAKE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE MATERIAL USED TO MAKE THE SEAT FRAME. *TR
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#10272687June 2, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY AND MUSHY. HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH, ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES FAILED AND THE BRAKES BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 141,364.
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#10270189May 28, 2009
VISIBILITY
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY SOMETIMES. SOMETIMES HAVE TO SPIN THE CONTROLLER A FEW TIMES TO GET THEM WORKING. EVEN THEN THEY MAY NOT WORK. FRUSTRATING! *TR
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#10270193May 28, 2009
VISIBILITY
SIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS.....ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER ONLY MOVES THE EITHER MIRROR DOWNWARD. WILL NOT MOVE EITHER MIRROR LEFT, RIGHT, OR UP. HAVE REPLACED THIS CONTROLLER TWICE BEFORE FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. ONE WITH THE DEALER AND ONE ON MY OWN. BOTH TIMES BRAND NEW PARTS. THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL FOR THIS ITEM BUT APPARENTLY DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN. !!!! *TR
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#10269859May 25, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER... SAYS THE VEHICLE IS MOVING 120 MPH WHEN IN A VILLAGE AND 30 ON THE HIGHWAY... IT READS ERRATICALLY ALL OF THE TIME. STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO (78,000 MILES) THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IS CHEVROLET GOING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? I HAVE READ NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR
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#10269489May 20, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LINKAGE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY AND THE INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE HANDLE WAS DEFECTIVE. CHEVROLET STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE WARRANTY ALERTS ON THE DOORS, INCLUDING ONE FOR THE DOOR KNOB REMAINING OPEN DUE TO THE DETAIL BRACKET NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND A NOTICE REGARDING THE SUBURBAN DOOR HANDLES BEING DIFFICULT TO OPEN BECAUSE THE STRUCTURE WAS PRODUCED INCORRECTLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,083.
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#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.
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#10268227May 8, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCES UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK); THEREFORE, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.
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#10267908May 7, 2009
STEERING
CLUNKING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION, GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, WHAT HAPPENS IF INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILS? *TR
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