Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10185686March 20, 2007
SEAT BELTS, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, INTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
1.SPEEDOMETER FAIED S DAILY. IT WILL READ 90 MPH WHEN I HAVE JUST BEGAN ACCELERATING. OTHER TIMES IT WILL READ 10 MPH WHEN I AM DRIVING WITH TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, DEALERSHIP ADVISED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. 2. SECOND ROW MIDDLE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. SECOND MIDDLE SEATBELT FASTENER GOT STUCK AND UNABLE TO UNFASTEN SEAT BELT WITHOUT FORCE. HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. 3. PAINT ON RADIO CONTROLS & DASHBOARD IS PEELING OFF - PAINT WAS ORIGINALLY GREY AND NOW SOME AREAS ARE BLACK AND OTHER CLEAR WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHT SHINING THROUGH WHEN THE RADIO IS IN USE. 4. BRAKES SQUEEK EXCESSIVELY, REPLACED BRAKES & PADS NOISE CEASED FOR A MONTH AND THEN BEGAN AGAIN. 5. REAR ACCESS DOOR RATTLES CONSTANTLY 6. REAR ACCESS DOOR PLASTIC MOLDING ON INSIDE OF DOOR CRACKED 7. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT PLASTIC COVER CRACKED AND BROKE OFF 8. LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR LIGHT CASING CRACKED AND FELL OFF 9. STEERING MAKES AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN TURNING. *AK
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#10185716March 20, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TACHOMETER/SPEEDOMETER FAILED ON 2004 CHEVORLET SUBURBAN. PROVIDED UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY DURING BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE VEHICLE SPEED WAS AT AN ALL TIME IMPORTANCE. SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BE MORE ANXIOUS AT THE WHEEL, NOT KNOWING EXACTLY HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS GOING ON THE HIGHWAY OR RESIDENTIAL STREET TRAFFIC.*AK
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#10185493March 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 SUBURBAN PEGS OUT AT 120 WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY AND IT NEVER RETURNS TO 0. BASED ON WEB SEARCHES THIS IS TYPICAL FAILURE MODE OF GM INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHICH REQUIRES $400-$500 TO REPLACE. I, LIKE MANY OTHERS CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND THEREFORE DRIVE AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS
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#10184842March 12, 2007
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STABILITY LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON SAYING NEED SERVICED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 1ST INTO 2ND, AND VEHICLE MAKES NOISE MAKING TURNS. VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE BUT MECHANIC HAVING TROUBLE WITH CODES. VEHICLE IS 07 SUBURBAN WITH 961 MILES. *JB
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#10184855March 12, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SUBURBAN LT AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AND RUNS WILDLY ON OCCASION. RARELY FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL COST $500+ TO REPLACE AND IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAD 51K MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED. I THINK THIS IS A DEFECT BUILT INTO THE CAR AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT! *JB
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#10184760March 11, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OWNER OF A 2004 CHEVY TAHOE Z71 4X4 LAT AUGUST 2006 MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER AN OVERNIGHT STAY. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2004, I HAD TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER. AFTER TOWING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, 5 TIMES I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD AND IT WAS CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO NOT START. THEY REPLACED IT. A FEW WEEKS LATER. ABOUT A MONTH LATER MY VEHICLE DID NOT START. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. 3 WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM EMERGED AGAIN, THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT MY BATTERY WAS BAD, THEY REPLACED IT. NOW THIS WEEKEND OF MARCH 10, THE SAME PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS DEAD AND WILL NOT START. I AM VERY ANAL ABOUT TAKING MY VEHICLE FOR REGULAR CHECKUPS. WHY IS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT THE DEALER CANNOT FIND OR FIX IT. I CANNOT RELY ON Y VEHICLE, I MAY GO TO WORK OR TO STORE ETC. EXPECT TO GET IN MY VEHICLE TO COME HOME OR EVEN ON VACATION. THE POINT IS THAT I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO START OR HALT ON ME. *JB
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#10184596March 9, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON OUR 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WITH A SMALL ADULT WEIGHING BETWEEN 105 AND 115 POUNDS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE AIRBAG CONTINUALLY SWITCHES BACK AND FORTH FROM ON TO OFF ON A TRIP. MY WIFE WILL TRY TO FIND A POSITION WHERE THE AIRBAG IS ON, ONLY TO NOTICE SEVERAL MINUTES LATER IT IS AGAIN OFF. *JB
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#10184670March 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FAULTY SPEEDOMETER. WHILE IDLING, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BEGIN AT APPROX 80 MPG AND GO HIGHER AS I STARTED TO DRIVE (30 MPH READ 110 MPH). THEN IT WOULD GRADUALLY GO DOWN EACH TIME THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. IT WOULD TAKE 5 - 10 STOPS BEFORE IT WOULD FINALLY GO TO ZERO. THIS OCCURRED OVER A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND FINALLY THE SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING. *JB
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#10184467March 7, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN AT LOW SPEED OR WHEN READY TO STOP CAUSING LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP THE TRUCK AND MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT SEEMS THEE IS A RECALL ON THE 2000 SUBURBAN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOT ON THE 1999. *JB
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#10184477March 7, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED THE HAZARDS FLASH. *JB
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#10184329March 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY SUBURBAN SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. FIRST HAD ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF SPEEDOMETER, IT JUST DROPPED OUT EVENTUALLY GOING TO ZERO WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I SPOKE WITH A DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT COST ABOUT $700 TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. AS I CAN GAGE SPEED OFF THE TACHOMETER, I'VE WAITED A YEAR TO ADDRESS IT HOPING FOR A RECALL. IN THE MEAN TIME THE SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. MY WIFE NORMALLY DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME FEEL FOR GAUGING SPEED FROM THE TACHOMETER. SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF TRAVELING CROSS COUNTRY BY HERSELF AND IS DEMANDING THAT I FIX IT. READING UP ON THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET I WAS REFERRED TO THIS SITE. IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CERTAINLY GM SHOULD MAKE A RELIABLE PRODUCT. FAILURE ON GM'S PART TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM WILL AT A MINIMUM RESULT IN LOSS OF CUSTOMERS, I WOULD HATE TO SEE IT RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE FROM DRIVERS, UNAWARE OF THEIR SPEED, ENDING UP IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. IF GM WILL NOT RESPOND TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE MAYBE YOU WILL. *JB
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#10184194March 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STICK AND JUMPS. ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE IS TO PULL FUSE OR START/STOP IGNITION REPEATEDLY UNTIL IT REACHES 0. IT THEN WORKS FOR A WHILE AND THEN DOES IT AGAIN. THE STARTING/STOPPING THE IGNITION SURELY IS NOT GOOD FOR STARTED. IT FIRST STARTED BACK IN JANUARY AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. *JB
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#10184228March 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WHICH HAS EXPERIENCE SEVERAL EPISODES OF SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. USUALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL MALFUNCTION WHEN DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL, SPEEDING UP OR STOPPING. AFTER 1-2 DAYS THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GRADUALLY RETURN TO BASELINE. THE MALFUNCTION HAS CAUSED ME TO ASSUME THAT I WAS DRIVING SLOWER THAN I WAS WHICH HAS RESULTING IN A HIGH RISK FOR ACCIDENTS. *JB
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#10184086March 3, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2003 SUBURBAN MADE BY CHEVROLET AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL KNOW LONGER WORK . THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR CLASS. IT SEEMS DANGEROUS AND THE FIX IS $500 OR MORE DEPENDING ON DEALER FOR THE TOTAL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SEEMS LIKE A FAULTY PRODUCT TO ME. *JB
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#10184013March 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT HAD A SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $500 TO REPLACE IT. I NOTICED ON THE NEWS THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. THIS IS SAFETY RELATED AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. HTTP://WWW.KING5.COM/LOCALNEWS/STORIES/NW_030107WABSPEEDOMETERSUITSW.B8BBB09.HTML LAWSUIT CLAIMS GM USES FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS. *JB
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#10184052March 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STICKS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN Z71. INTERNET SEARCH FINDS THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE VEHICLES. CAN NOT ACCURATELY ADJUST SPEED FOR SAFE DRIVING WHICH RESULTS IN A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS. *JB
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#10184054March 2, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH THE ABS ENGAGED AND VEHICLE WONT STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT STATED THIS GENERALLY HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS PREPARING TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC ,WHO AGREED THAT THE ABS ENGAGED WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT COVERED THE 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 100,000 MILES.*AK
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#10184073March 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN DOES NOT READ THE CORRECT SPEED. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS NOT EXPERIENCED ENOUGH TO REALIZE THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS WRONG, CAUSING HER TO DRIVE AT AN UNSAFE SPEED, INCREASING THE RISK OF AN EXCESSIVE SPEED ACCIDENT. CONVERSELY, AS THE SPEEDOMETER TYPICALLY READS A SPEED HIGHER THAN ACTUAL SPEED, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD BY IMPEDING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND POSSIBLY BEING REAR ENDED BY A FASTER VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THESE CONCERNS ARE A SAFETY RISK WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL CAMPAIGN. *JB
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#10183545February 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED ON MY SUBURBAN Z71 MODEL YEAR 2003 WITH 59,611 MILES. SPEEDOMETER READINGS RANGED FROM 0 MPH TO 120 MPH. I HAD TO USE A GPS TO REGULATE VEHICLE SPEED UNTIL THE TRUCK COULD BE REPAIRED. I HAD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMOVE AND REPAIR ON FEBRUARY 12, 2007 BY DEALER AT A COST OF $448.89 AND ONLY A 1 YEAR GUARANTEE ON THE REPLACEMENT CLUSTER. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB
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#10183360February 23, 2007
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SHIFT INDICATOR REACHED TEMPERATURES IN EXCESS OF 100 DEGREES AND COULD CAUSE A BURN TO THE TOUCH. THE MANUFACTURER AND A CHEVROLET DEALER WERE AWARE, AND STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR. THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR WAS ALWAYS HEATED, AND THE CAR HAD A BURNING SMELL BECAUSE OF IT AND GOT WORSE WHILE DRIVING. *AK
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