Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10175445December 7, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. A NHTSA RECALL #05V155000 CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO. A LEAK WAS NOW NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER; IT WAS NOT COVERED BY AN UPDATE OF THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175460December 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ON A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH 76000 MILES FAILED WHILE ON EXPRESSWAY ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175522December 7, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO FILL THE GAS TANK. EVEN WITH THE RUBBER BOOT SEALED AGAINST THE NECK, GASOLINE SPLASHES OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND. NO FIRE YET. THIS HAPPENS AFTER ONLY A FEW GALLONS IN PUT INTO A 31-GALLON TANK CONTAINING 8-10 GALLONS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AND TIME CONSUMING TO FILL THIS TANK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175111December 4, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A NHTSA RECALL LETTER # 05V155000 , PERTAINING TO THE FUEL PUMP, WAS RECEIVED. A SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO STATED THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME. ON JULY 26 2005, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER DUE TO THE ENGINE MISFIRING, AND INJECTOR ISSUES. THE DEALER REMOVED AND CLEANED THE FUEL TANK, REPLACED THE FUEL MODULATOR, THE NUMBER 2 AND NUMBER 7 INJECTORS, VAPOR CANISTER, VENT SOLENOID, FUEL FILTER, AND CLEANED THE FUEL RAIL LINES. THE REPAIR WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO RECEIVE RECALL NOTICES FOR THIS ISSUE TO THE PRESENT DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175389December 1, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1996 SUBURBAN CAUGHT ON FIRE DURING TRANSPORT DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. *TS *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174524November 28, 2006
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
PARKING BRAKE DID NOT DISENGAGE ON DRIVERS SIDE, REMOVAL OF WHEEL AND DISC SHOWED ACTUATING MECHANISM NOT FULLY RETRACTED, FIXED BY PUSHING ACTUATING LEVER TOWARDS WHEEL TO "REST LEVER". EXTREMELY POOR DESIGN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174626November 28, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TOOK 2001 SUBURBAN IN NOVEMBER 2005 TO WILTON CHEVROLET, WILTON, CT, FOR GM ABS BRAKE RECALL, FIXING BRAKE TERMINALS FOR POSSIBLE CORROSION IN NORTHEASTERN STATES. DEC. 05 - OCTOBER 2006 ABS DASHBOARD LIGHT WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY FOR SHORT TIME AND THEN GO OFF WITH NO REASONING. FROM AUGUST - OCTOBER 2006 ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON MORE FREQUENTLY. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THEY HOOKED UP TO COMPUTER AND FOUND VAULT CODE WITH ABS MODULE, ($99.00 CHARGE), BUT SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE TO GM DEALER TO REPLACE ABS MODULE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT RESET THE COMPUTER CODE WHEN THE MODULE IS REPLACED. TOOK VEHICLE TO ARROWAY CHEVROLET IN KATONAH, NY AND THEY REPLACED THE ABS MODULE AFTER ALSO FINDING THE SAME COMPUTER CODE VAULT. $1,300.00 REPAIR COST. I HAVE SUSPICION THAT WHEN THE ABS BRAKE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE THAT A SHORT HAPPENED TO THE ABS MODULE CAUSING IT TO EVENTUALLY FAIL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174259November 25, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS RECENTLY PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING . THE PATROLMAN CLOCKED MY @68 MPH IN A 45 MPH SPEED ZONE. MY SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 52 MPH. NOW 2 WEEKS LATER IT READS 75 MPH PARKED IN MY DRIVE. I CAN BE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MY SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 105-100 MPH OR DRIVING SOMEWHERE AROUND 50-60 MPH AND IT WILL BE PEGGED OUT ABOVE 120 MPH. I AM READING ON THE INTERNET AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174177November 24, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OR AT ANY LOW SPEED UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS NO BRAKE ACTION WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE RESIDES AND HAS BEEN OPERATED IN A SALT BELT STATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR THE INCIDENTS. THERE WAS A RECALL # 05V379000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK WHICH DESCRIBED THE EXACT ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. THE RECALL INCLUDED VEHICLES FROM 2000 THROUGH 2002 ONLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174060November 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WITH APPROX. 60,000 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT SEEMS TO REGISTER AND OTHER TIMES NOT AT ALL. WHEN "WORKING", THE SPEEDOMETER STEPS OR JAGGEDLY MOVES. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT EVEN IF IT IS "WORKING" IT IS NOT ACCURATE. I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A HIGH NUMBER OF SIMILAR CASES. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS IN A FRIEND'S SUBURBAN LAST WEEKEND AND HE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. HE HAD APPROX. THE SAME MILEAGE (60,000 MILES). VERY DANGEROUS NOT TO KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173935November 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
05V379000 IN REGARDS TO THIS RECALL I HAVE A 1999 SUBURBAN THAT SUFFERS THE SAME ISSUE AND CALLED GM AND THEY SAY IT DOES NOT FIT PARAMETERS HOWEVER IT DOES SUFFER FROM LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174027November 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2004 CHEVY SUBURBAN SPEEDOMETER GOES CRAZY,SOMETIMES SET AT 120 MPH WHILE SETTING STILL. WHILE DRIVING I NEVER KNOW THE SPEED I'M GOING. ONE DAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER JUST KEPT CLIMBING TO 120 MPH , THAT IS WHEN IT STARTED. SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER GOES DOWN TO 0 MPH THEN WHILE DRIVING SAY 30 MPH I GUESS IT MAY TAKE YOU TO 60 MPH, 80 MPH WHILE AT THE SAME RPM. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ,IT HAS 44000 MILES THEREFORE MY WARRANTY IS OUT I HAVE TO SEE IF THE EXT WARRANTY I GOT COVERS THIS, ALSO I HAVE BEEN CHECKING THE INTERNET IF ANYONE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON TOPIX.NET . THANK YOU FOR YOU'RE TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173867November 20, 2006
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE ENGINE THEN LOST THE MAJORITY OF POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER 10 MINUTES AND DRIVEN TO A RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173820November 19, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN C1500. THEY HAVE BEEN PARKING INCORRECTLY, BUT HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY FAILED TO OPERATE. THE NEXT DAY THEY WORKED AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173829November 19, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE VARIABLE EFFORT STEERING ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN C1500 IS FAILING TO ATTENUATE DURING ALMOST ALL TURNS FROM TANGENT. I GET ALMOST FULL POWER ASSIST AT ROAD SPEEDS FROM 45 TO 70 MPH; THIS CAN BE QUITE UNNERVING EVEN AT SLIGHT STEERING WHEEL INPUTS. USUALLY THERE IS A "BREAK POINT" AT WHICH THE ATTENUATION IS NORMAL UP TO THAT POINT, BUT BEYOND THE BREAK POINT, THE WHEEL BECOMES QUITE "LIGHT". WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE STEERING INPUT TORQUE AT THE WHEEL IS DECIDEDLY "TOO MUCH" AND MORE STEERING THAN NECESSARY ENUSES. ON DRY PAVEMENT, I HAVE ACTUALLY HEARD THE REAR TIRES SLIDING DURING INTERSTATE INTERCHANGE DRIVING. ON WET PAVEMENT, EVEN WITH NEW TIRES AND PROPER INFLATION, THIS IS GETTING QUITE SCARY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173717November 17, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
MY PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I DID NOT KNOW THIS UNTIL THE FIRST INSPECTION. IT DID NOT PASS AND I HAD TO PAY $150.00 TO "FIX" IT. EVERY YEAR AFTER THAT IS HAS FAILED. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALER WITH THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK. I SURE HOPE SOMEONE DOES NOT DIE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173559November 15, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HOUSTON TOLLWAY AT 65 MPH, MY 2002 SUBURBAN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE WHILE TRYING TO STEER CLEAR OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO LONE STAR CHEVROLET IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE BILL WAS 1045.10. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL MODULE AND THE FUEL FILTER AND TOLD ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOME PROBLEMS WITH GM VEHICLES DATING BACK TO 1999 MODELS ON THE SAME PROBLEM. MINE HAD ONLY 70158 MI. I THINK GM SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. I TALKED TO A CUSTOMER WHO HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON HIS 1999 GMC SUBURBAN AND THEY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM AND WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. FAIR IS FAIR AND I EXPECT NOTHING LESS FROM THEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173619November 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN - SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DOES NOT GIVE THE RIGHT SPEED. MAY BE GOING 30 BUT SAYS 70 AND VICE VERSA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173329November 13, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING (GETS STUCK AND REPORTS IN ACCURATE SPEEDS OR STICKS BELOW 0 MPH) ON MY 2003 SUBURBAN WITH ONLY 59000 MILES. I AM TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THAT GM ISSUED A TSB BUT NO RECALL EVEN WITH THE MANY REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS OF SAFETY CONCERNS. I AM TOLD THE REPAIR COST WILL BE $500-$700. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A BAD A/C COMPRESSION COSTING $1K AND INTAKE GASKETS $320 IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR THIS NEW OF A VEHICLE. I THOUGHT GM BUILT BETTER QUALITY PRODUCTS THAN THIS. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING OR IF THE OTHER GAUGES ARE WORKING CORRECTLY. I AM NERVOUS PUTTING MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THESE SAFETY CONCERNS. I WILL NOT RISK MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DUE TO THIS LOW QUALITY OF PRODUCT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173347November 13, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ON 2004 CHEVY Z71 TAHOE. IT IS EITHER PEGGED AT 120 MPH, READS TOO HIGH , OR READS TOO LOW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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