Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10199809August 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OUR 2003 CHEVY SURBURBAN HAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE CHARGED US TO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER MACHINE AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOME KIND OF DEFAULT WITH THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME WE WERE MAKING A 150 MILE TRIP FROM OUR HOME TO ANOTHER CITY, AND IT STOPPED 5 TIMES. WE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND LET IT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND THEN IT WOULD START BACK. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS VERY FRIGHTENED AND THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU ALL INVESTIGATING THIS TO SEE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, SINCE NOTHING SHOWS UP WHEN THEY TEST IT. AT THE PRESENT TIME I REFUSE TO DRIVE OR RIDE IN IT FOR FEAR IT WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AGAIN, AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY HURT. ONCE BEFORE WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED IT , THEY FOUND OUT AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS PIN HOLES IN THE HEADS ON THE MOTOR, WHICH IT WAS TAKEN IN BECAUSE IT WAS SMOKING. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. *JB
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0
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#10199711August 15, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2001. ON JULY 20, 2007 ON AN OUT OF TOWN FAMILY/WORK TRIP, I REFILLED THE FUEL TANK AND TRAVELED ANOTHER 88 MILES TO MY FINAL DESTINATION, UPON ARRIVAL I SMELLED GAS, BUT SAW NO PROBLEMS. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS SCHEDULED TO ATTEND AND EVENT AND WENT OUT TO START THE TRUCK AND FOUND A HOLE IN THE ASPHALT DRIVEWAY, APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET IN DIAMETER, AND DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE MIDDLE OF MY TRUCK. I REMOVED THE GAS TANK PROTECTIVE COVER AND FUEL SPILLED EVERYWHERE. I FOUND A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT TRAVELED TO MY LOCATION, HE AND 2 OTHERS WORKED ALL DAY AND FOUND THAT THE LOCK RING THAT HOLDS THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY TO THE TANK WAS ONLY LIGHTLY CONNECTED. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND I TRAVELED BACK HOME. 8/13/07 MY WIFE FILLED THE TANK 3/4'S FULL AND THE TANK LEAKED FUEL ALL OVER AGAIN. THE FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE TANK WHERE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IS CONNECTED. *JB
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#10199579August 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
INTERMITTENT SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LAMP ON AND CODE C0378. *JB
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#10199301August 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WITHOUT WARNING MY SPEEDOMETER CONSTANTLY SAYS I AM GOING 120/HR. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN IMPORTANT INSTRUMENT TO DRIVE YOUR SUBURBAN. TO REPAIR THIS INSTRUMENT RUNS APPROXIMATELY $600.00 AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF SUBURBANS THAT HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM. *JB
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#10198470August 4, 2007
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS MORNING AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THANK GOD SHE WAS DRIVING IN SLOW SPEED AND COULD STOP THE VEHICLE AND AVOIDED A CRASH. IT HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE SHE HAD TO TURN LEFT BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND SHE WENT STRAIGHT. SHE WAS SCARED A LOT AND WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. YESTERDAY WE HAVE SERVICED THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS SOME RECALL AND THEY UPDATED THE ECU ON THE VEHICLE. *JB
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#10199134August 3, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
1999 SUBURBAN WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS CUSTOMER BELIEVES THAT HER VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE GM RECALL #630-2438**CC THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE ABS SENSOR WAS REMOVED AND CORROSION WAS CLEANED FROM THE KNUCKLES. THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER BOLT WAS REPLACED. EVEN THOUGH THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THERE WERE CERTAIN VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS HARD TO PUSH DOWN. THE DEALER CLEANED THE INJECTORS. THE REAR WIPER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
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#10198404August 3, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS DURING DAYLIGHT. HE ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. A COMPLAINT WAS SUBMITTED TO GENERAL MOTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,440. UPDATED 02-04-08. *KB
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#10198251August 2, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND CLOSED THE DOOR, SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHILD'S HEAD WAS WEDGED AND STUCK IN THE WINDOW. THE CHILD WAS SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT. HIS HEAD WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT QUICKLY RAN TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE WINDOW SHOULD HAVE A SENSOR TO PREVENT A CHILD OR ANYONE ELSE FROM BECOMING STUCK WHILE THE WINDOW IS ROLLING UP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000. UPDATED 09/12/07. *JB
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#10198179August 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 SUBURBAN Z71 SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO READ PROPERLY. USUALLY SHOWS SLOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. *TR
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#10197739July 28, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 Z71 CHEVY SUBURBAN, BROKEN SPEEDOMETER. @ 55,000 MILES. *TR
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#10197710July 27, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I WAS DISCUSSING A FRIEND'S BRAKE ROTOR REPLACEMENT WITH HIM ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT HIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL COULD HAVE AS MANY AS FIVE DIFFERENT DISKS, ALL OF WHICH SEEM TO BE INTERCHANGEABLE, UNTIL YOU TEST OUT THE VEHICLE AFTER COMPLETION. IS THERE ANY WAY OF TELLING THE RIGHT PARTS FOR HIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE? *JB
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No
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0
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0
#10197429July 25, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, SIZE P26570R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRES. HE INSPECTED THE TIRES AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. THE TIRE SHOP STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. AS OF JULY 25, 2007, THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,163 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
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#10197271July 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STUCK WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED HOME FROM WISCONSIN AND KEEPS GOING UP UNTIL IT TOPS OUT AROUND 140 MPH. SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT GO DOWN WHEN DECELERATING. WHEN SHUT OFF NEEDLE RETURNS TO ABOUT 70 MPH AND DOES THE SAME THING. CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT SPEED VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. *JB
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#10196550July 17, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOWER SPEEDS THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE 1994 K2500 4X4 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. TO THIS DATE THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT QUITE A FEW CLOSE CALLS. *AK
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#10196248July 13, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
I HAD TO HAVE ALL 4 ROTORS REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES. THEY WERE FULL OF RUST AND DOWN TO THE METAL. MOST OF MY MILES ARE HIGHWAY AND THIS REPAIR WAS EXPENSIVE.
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#10196323July 13, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRAFFIC CITATION ISSUED TO MY HUSBAND WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN DUE TO FAULTY SPEEDOMETER ON 6/29/07.
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#10196199July 12, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE FAILURE. *AK
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#10196069July 11, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE OUT. I HAVE READ MANY ENTRIES ON A WEBSITE THAT THIS WA S AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET TAHOES., AND THE PRICE TO GET IT FIXED RANGED FROM $400 TO $1000. THAT WAS A BIT TO EXPENSIVE. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL . THIS CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. *AK
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#10196140July 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS VERY ERRATIC , SOMETIMES SHOWING 30 TO 50 MPH WHEN PARKED. WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD JUMP AND SHOW 20 TO 60 MILES OVER THE ACCURATE GPS SPEED. NOW IT READ 120 MPH ALL THE TIME. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS MATTER. *AK
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#10195508July 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY CHEVY SUBURBAN IS MALFUNCTIONING. I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I AM REALLY GOING - PRETTY DANGEROUS IF YOU ASK ME! *TR
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