Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10213671January 4, 2008
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
DRIVER'S ELECTRIC SEAT HEATER TURNS ON BY ITSELF, SWITCH DOES NOT TURN IT OFF. INTERMITENT PROBLEM. REPEATED SERVICE ATTEMPTS BY GM HAVE NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. VERY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER. THE SEAT GETS UNCOMFORTABLY HOT. *CN
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#10213697January 4, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING DURING HOT WEATHER. IT WILL NOT START UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS SAT FOR 10-20 MINUTES. *CN
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#10213765January 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AT 52000 ON 2003 SUBURBAN 2500. SPEEDOMETER SHOWS BETWEEN 70 AND 120 MPH. *CN
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#10213539January 3, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DRIVING TO DOCTOR APPT AND NOTICED THAT SPEEDOMETER STUCK ON 80 MPH. WHEN I EXITED TOLL ROAD, STILL SHOWING 80 MPH. AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SPEEDOMETER IS NOW STUCK ON 120 MPH- VERY DANGEROUS! I BOUGHT THIS SUBURBAN NEW IN 2004 AND WAS TOLD TODAY AFTER REPORTING INCIDENT TO GM THAT I WAS OUT OF THE 7 YEAR/70,000 MILE RECALL. MY PROBLEM..I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY 20 MILES FROM THE NEAREST TOWN/WORK AND 90 MILES FROM DOCTOR- IS IT A WONDER I HAVE MORE THAT 70,000 MILES ON A 2004 MODEL?*CN
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#10213607January 3, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY GOES 5 TO 50 MILES FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED OF THE CAR. I CHECKED IT WITH A GPS--IF IT GOES OFF SPEED, IT HAS READ AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AT A STANDSTILL AND AS HIGH AS 120 MPH AT 70 MPH.*CN
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#10213377January 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY SUBURBAN 2003 WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO WHEN I STOP. THEREFORE, IT READS HIGHER SPEEDS THAN ACTUAL DUE TO THIS OFFSET. THIS MORNING I HAD IT PAST 120 MPH WHILE DRIVING SLOWER THAN OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND IT LOOKS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHY IT IS NOT A RECALL. SPEED IS SAFETY, IS IN IT? WHY NHTSA IS KEEPING SILENT?*CN
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#10213378January 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM LIKE OTHERS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 SUBURBAN. EARLY 2007, I HAD LESS THEN 70K ON IT AND WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER, THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FIX WAS ABOUT $500. NOW (2008), GM SAYS THEY WILL FIX IT IF THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 70K. HOW CONVENIENT?! GM WAITED UNTIL MORE CARS ARE ABOVE 70K AND THEN DECIDES TO RECALL IT. WHERE IS NHTSA? THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR YEARS.*CN
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#10213428January 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS. IT WILL JUMP AROUND OR THE NEEDLE STICKS IN THE 120 MPH POSITION. I HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THIS ISSUE ELCLOSURE LETTER 07187. I HAVE JUST WENT OVER THE 70,000 WARRANTY STATED IN THE LETTER BY 712 MILES. I'VE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THE DEALER WHICH THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I FALL OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. THE COST OF REPAIR IS AROUND $560. I WOULD HAVE HAD IT FIX SIX MONTHS AGO BUT COULD NOT AFFORD IT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND BE REPAIR AT NO COST SINCE THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURED DEFECT.*CN
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#10213531January 2, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN SPEED ODOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP IT READS 30 MPH AND WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL GO TO 120MPH AND SOMETIMES PAST THAT. VEHICLE JUST HIT 50000 MILES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SAFEY PROBLEM THAT CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND SPEEDING TICKETS CAUSED BY A KNOWN MALFUNCTION IN GM VEHICLES. THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD NOT BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE.*CN
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#10213201December 30, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY TAHOE HAS BEEN ACTING ERRATICALLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK NORMALLY. OTHER TIMES, IT WILL NOT REGISTER AT ALL. ADDITIONALLY TIME IT WILL READ ERRONEOUSLY WHEN DRIVING TRAFFIC SPEEDS. THE SELECTION PROCESS DID NOT ALLOW ME TO REGISTER A TAHOE, ONLY A SUBURBAN, WHICH IS WHY THE VEHICLE INFORMATION LOOKS AS IT DOES. *TR
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#10213152December 29, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHEN TRYING TO STOP, THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TAKE LONGER TO STOP, AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL REAR-END ACCIDENTS. THS LED TO A REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BEARINGS AND HUBS BECAUSE OF RUST DAMAGE, AT A COST OF $1389.67. *TR
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#10213082December 28, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 11 MPH. A SERVICE PROVIDER DISCOVERED THE FAILURE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A STATE EMISSIONS ISSUE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
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#10213092December 28, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE OIL IS OUT OF THE VALVES CAUSING IT TO SOUND LIKE A DIESEL MOTOR. THEREFORE NEEDING TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE RUNNING FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE YOU SHOULD PUT IT INTO GEAR. *TR
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#10213052December 28, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
COMMON SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM ON MY 2003 SUBURBAN (79K MILES). GAUGE READS ERRATIC INCORRECT SPEEDS. PULLING THE IPC/DIC FUSE RESETS THE GAUGE TEMPORARILY. MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE CAN BE FOUND, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR
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#10213077December 28, 2007
PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHT THAT INDICATES THE PARKING BRAKE IS ACTIVATED WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT WHILE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS STILL APPLIED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD THE SOUND OF METAL COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS REPLACED BY A REPAIR SHOP; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
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#10212877December 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER READS 120 WHEN STOPPED. WORKS WHEN IT WANTS, BUT RIGHT NOW THE SPEEDO IS BURIED AS FAR AS IT CAN GO. DEALER WANTS $500.00 TO FIX WHEN THEY KNOW THE STEPPER MOTORS ARE BAD. VERY UNSAFE!!! *TR
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#10212677December 25, 2007
EQUIPMENT
2004 CHEV. SUBURBAN. JACK FAILED WHEN CHANGING TIRE. ALMOST FALLING ON MY DAUGHTER. THE JACK IS USE ON OTHER GM MODEL ALSO. *TR
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#10212691December 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 SUBURBAN Z71 THE SPEEDOMETER READ NOW WHEN IS PARK FROM 35 MILES TO 75 MILES AND WHEN IM DRIVING SOMETIMES IT READS 0 OR 120 MILES DOESN'T WORK HOW IS SUPPOSED TO. *TR
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#10212561December 22, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. PROBLEMS INCLUDE SPEEDOMETER BEING STUCK AT 0 MPH OR OTHER SPEEDS, SPEEDOMETER BEGINNING AT 60 MPH AND REACHING 120 MPH WHEN ACTUALLY TRAVELING 60 MPH, AND OTHER RANDOM PROBLEMS. *TR
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#10212340December 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER OPERATES ERRATICALLY, STICKS WHEN CHANGING SPEEDS, OR READS ERRONEOUSLY (E.G. 5 MPH ON THE FREEWAY DOING 70 OR 100 MPH WHEN PARKED). *TR
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