Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10227406May 12, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED ON THE 1999 CHEVY 1500 (SUBURBAN) AND LET WATER GET INTO THE FIRING CHAMBER FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM. IT HAPPENED IN 2002 AT ABOUT 60,000 AND AGAIN AT 2008 AT ABOUT 110,000... I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT WAS A PLASTIC COMPONENT THAT WARBLES WHEN IT HEATS AND COOLS OVER TIME AND CRACKS. IT COST OVER $1000. TO REPLACE IT EACH TIME IT CRACKS. IS THERE A RECALL OR ANY WAY I CAN GET ANY MONEY FROM GM FOR THIS POORLY DESIGNED PART??? IS THERE A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THE PROBLEM????? *TR
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Injuries:
0
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#10227262May 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ERRATIC TO NONE SPEEDOMETER OPERATION, NO REPAIRS MADE AS OF NOW, RESEARCHING PROBLEM, FOUND TO BE PRETTY WIDE SPREAD ON GM SUV'S AND TRUCKS. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226980May 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE TORQUE CONVERTER SLIPS / DISENGAGES ON INCLINES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS AFTER TRYING TO PROCEED AFTER A STOP. MUST BE ON THE GAS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH COMING OFF THE BRAKE TO PREVENT ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO CARS OR PEOPLE. HAPPENS IN DRIVE, THIRD AND FIRST. TRANSMISSION LOCKS IN SECOND. TORQUE CONVERTER ALSO SLIPS WHILE AT IDLE IN GEAR CAUSING A ROUGH IDLE SITUATION. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10226864May 6, 2008
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A ROCK CRASHED INTO HER WINDSHIELD. AS A RESULT, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND PRODUCED PIECES OF GLASS ON THE FRONT SEATS AND DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE WINDSHIELD SHOULD NOT HAVE PRODUCES GLASS PIECES. AS OF MAY 6, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
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No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10226653May 5, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. A RED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO NUMEROUS DEALERS, BUT NO ONE COULD DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 6/9/08 *CN
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226578May 4, 2008
STRUCTURE, TRAILER HITCHES
READ ON RV.NET ABOUT HITCH FAILURES. CONTACTED HITCH SHOP, HAD MINE INSPECTED. UPON INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE DRIFT PIN HOLES WERE ELONGATING AND FRACTURING. SINCE I TOW A TRAVEL TRAILER OFTEN, IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE HITCH SHOP THAT THE HITCH WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE WEAR AROUND THE DRIFT PIN AREA OF THE HITCH. THEY STATED THAT THE METAL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN HARDENED CORRECTLY. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226506May 2, 2008
PARKING BRAKE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION. THERE IS AN OPEN AND CLOSED INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE VIN AND INVESTIGATION NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225951April 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225652April 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
I OWN A CHEVROLET SUBURBAN,YEAR 2000,IT HAS A 4X4 SYSTEM DEFECT, EVERY 05 SECONDS WARNING APPEARS, AND WHEN WARNING LIGHT, IS ON, SEVERE GRINDING NOISE COMES FROM UNDER THE TRUCK,WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER, BECAUSE NO DEALERSHIP WANTS TO SUPPORT ME. I SPENT LOTS OF MONEY THIS TRUCK AND ,PLEASE HELP ME TO GET A SUITABLE SOLUTION THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225536April 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MOVED SLIGHTLY WHILE PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS EXPECTING A CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO ANSWER HER QUESTIONS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225401April 22, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE RPM'S DECREASED TO 1,000. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD CLUNK FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE REMAINS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,638.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225242April 21, 2008
PARKING BRAKE
2002 SUBURBAN PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME AT 77K MILE. NOW THEY HAVE BEGUN LOCK AND HAVE TO BE RESET A COUPLE TIMES TO GET THEM TO RELEASE. A LOUD SQUEAL ACCOMPANIES BEFORE IT RELEASES. PARKING BRAKE PEDAL IS TO THE FLOOR. TRUCK STILL HAS ORIGINAL DISK BRAKES ALL AROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225149April 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER STUCK BELOW 0 (ZERO). TIRE PRESSURE READINGS KEEP CHANGING IN MINUTES RANGING 20-46. SCHEDULE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND WILL COST $450-600. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224577April 15, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 5 MPH, THE ABS WOULD INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATE. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED AND BRAKE PRESSURE WAS LOST. GM STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224377April 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INCORRECT MPH, CREATING A DRIVING HAZARD. I WOULD LIKE GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT SO MANY OTHERS LIKE ME HAVE HAD. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224178April 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STARTED GOING CRAZY. NOW READS 25 WHEN IN PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224213April 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES SINCE I PURCHASED USED OVER 2 YEARS AGO. BUT IT OUTSIDE OF THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY PERIOD. SO I DECIDED TO LEAVE IT UNTIL IT STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT FROM CHEVY THAT THIS AN ISSUE FALL OF 07, BUT BY THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY SURPASSED THE MILEAGE RESTRAINT THAT GM PUT ON THE RECALL. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING TODAY. THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 70, AND IS NOT READING CORRECTLY. I CALLED MY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL CHEVROLET. AFTER STATING MY CASE TO THE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224089April 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I BOUGHT THE SUBURBAN NEW IN 2003 AND AS I WAS DRIVING IT HOME OFF THE LOT, I LOOKED DOWN AT THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT WAS SHOWING "0." I WAS, AT THE TIME, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY! I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED, CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IF IT DID IT AGAIN TO CALL THEM. IT DID NOT DO IT AGAIN UNTIL TODAY. I HAVE BEEN NOTICING, THOUGH, FOR A FEW WEEKS THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS CLICKY WHEN IT GOES UP IN SPEED, IT IS NOT A SMOOTH MOVEMENT, IT JUMPS OR CLICKS UP. THEN, THE OTHER DAY, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND LOOKED DOWN AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS AT "0" AGAIN. AS I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AND ACCELERATE AND SLOW DOWN, IT WAS GIVING ERRONEOUS READINGS. I CALLED GM BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS, BUT THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON IT, "JUSE NOT ON MINE." *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223866April 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING NO WARNING WHILE ON HIGHWAY WENT FROM 70 MPH TO 120 MPH. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223455April 5, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN IS HAVING THE SAME ABS PROBLEMS THAT LED TO THE RECALL OF 99-2002 SUBURBANS IN THE "SALT BELT". I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER AS WELL AS GM, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE 2003 NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS WELL. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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