Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10058259February 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING NORMAL OPERATION. ONLY THE LOWEST SPEEDS OF THE VARIABLE SPEED SWITCH STILL WORK. ENTIRE ARM ASSEMBLY (WHICH INCLUDES TURN SIGNAL AND CRUISE CONTROL) IS VERY LOOSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058158February 14, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN FUEL TANK SAFETY CONCERNS ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP FAILURE, WIRING HARNESS INSIDE TANK MELTED PER CERTIFIED MECHANICS AT MOTOR CAR MALL, PERALTA, NM IS THERE NO CIRCUIT PROTECTION? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058171February 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2WD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058172February 14, 2004
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT IDLE. CAME ON 1 WEEK TO THE DAY THAT THE ABS MODULE SHORT-CIRCUITED AND FAILED RESULTING IN A $765.00 REOAIR BILL. VEHICLE IN OPERATION FOR ONLY 28 MONTHS WITH 45,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057146February 13, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A 2004 K2500 CHEV. SUBURBAN WITH THE ELECTRIC CAMPER MIRROR OPTION. I HAVE DRIVEN IT TWO WEEKS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER (CONVEX) MIRROR HAS A HUGE BLIND SPOT THAT HIDES ALL CARS AND UP TO MEDIUM SIZE TRUCKS. IT IS DANGEROUS. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO FIX. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY CONFIRMED THERE IS NOT FIX AND ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE SERVICE MANANGER HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS BE CORRECTED. CHEVROLET'S POSITION IS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO NOTHING ELSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057058February 12, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL DURING USE; WILL NOT OPERATE IN TIMED MODE; STOP AT INCORRECT LOCATIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058005February 12, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHILE MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT STEERING BECAME LOOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057067February 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, EQUIPMENT
@2001 CHEVY SUBURAN ABS MODULE WENT OUT AT 33,000 MILES. FIXED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. WENT OUT AGAIN AFTER 35,000 ADDITIONAL MILES DEALER SAYS NOTICE IT HAPPENS ON THIS MODEL CAR BUT NOT RECALLED YET. COST ABOUT 1200 TO FIX. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS. CAN HEAR MOTOR RUNNING EVEN WHEN CAR TURNED OFF. DRAINS BATTERY AND CAR WILLNOT START.MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED BOTH TIMES. SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057069February 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BATTERY WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE ENGINE DIES. CAN BE RESTARTED IN A FEW SECONDS. HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS.DEALER DIDNT RECTIFY PROBLEM,THEY ARE PUZZLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056953February 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. STARTING IN SEPTEMBER 2003, WHEN THE GAS LEVEL GOT TO 1/2, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD DROP TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WOULD GO ON, THEN THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AND THE GAS GAUGE WOULD GO BACK TO 1/2. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP OCTOBER 20, 2003. THEY SAID THEY TESTED, INSPECTED AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME ON OCTOBER 22, 2003. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND COULD NOT GET IT TO FAIL AGAIN. ON OCTOBER 26, 2003, THE SAME THING HAPPENED ONLY THE VEHICLE "SHUT DOWN" WITHOUT WARNING. IT COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, THERE THEY" REPLACED PCMB FUSE BLOWN AND FUEL SYSTEM CIRCUIT HAD A SHORT TO GROUND, FOUND WIRES AT MODULE BURNED. THEY REPLACED FUEL MODULE, FUEL PUMP RELAY AND FUSES". ON JANUARY 12, 2004, THE VEHICLE AGAIN "SHUT-DOWN" WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT RESTARTED IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS, BUT CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND IT HAS NOT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX IT AS THE PROBLEM IS "INTERMITTENT" AND THE PROBLEM OF SHUTTING DOWN COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THEY CAN FIND NO SPECIFIC CAUSE. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE TOMORROW, FEBRUARY 12, 2004. THERE IS NO ADVANCE WARNING WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN CAUSING LOSS OF POWER TO BRAKES, STEERING AND ALL OTHER COMPONENTS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS PROBLEM, A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD BE LIFE THREATENING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056801February 9, 2004
SEATS
I SAT DOWN ON THE DRIVERS SEAT ON 2/5/04 AND IT FELT LIKE THE SEAT WAS LOOSE. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE SEAT AND DISCOVERED THE METAL BRACKET NEAR THE LEFT FRONT BOLT OF THE THE SEAT HAD BROKEN OFF AND THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THIS IS DISTURBING AS THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEED IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD ANY UNUSAL USE AND HAS LESS THAN 83,000 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056580February 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
MY 1998 1500, 2 WD CHEVY SUBURBAN LOST A BOLT IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. BOLT HELD A PIN, WHEN THE PIN WORKED LOOSE, THE REAREND LOCKED UP, PUTTING MY CAR INTO A SPIN. FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY GOING 25 MPH, AND NO ONE WAS HURT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056624February 5, 2004
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING FROM TIME TO TIME. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME DEFECT AS IN EARLIER YEAR SUBURBANS, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. GENERAL MOTORS HAS PLENTY OF NOTICE THAT THE SAME DEFECT EXISTS IN SUBURBANS OLDER THAN THOSE ALREADY RECALLED, AND SHOULD INCLUDE OTHERS IN THE RECALL AS WELL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056156January 30, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENT WINDSHEILD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056005January 28, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. DRIVER AVOIDED A COLLISION BY CONTINUING TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055111January 28, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING, THE SUPPLEMENTAL BRAKE ASSIST IS LOUD, CAUSING A VIBRATION THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR AND EVEN STEERING WHEEL. VERY UNSETTLING AND UNNERVING PLUS OBNOXIOUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055935January 27, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 65 MPH THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. THE DRIVER HAD TO SHUT OFF ENGINE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DRIVER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS TOO COLD. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054781January 23, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN TRAVELING AT 45 MPH THE ENGINE STOPPED, MESSAGE CENTER SAID "LOW OIL PRESSURE" AND ANOTHER (FORGOTTEN) MESSAGE. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, CRANKED THE ENGINE BUT IT WOULDN'T START. I COASTED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED. I TELEPHONED THE DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, THE FUEL PUMP, THE FUSES AND THE FUEL FILLER RUBBER CONNECTOR HOSE WERE REPLACED. THE REMOVED FAILED PUMP MODULE HAD SHORTED WIRING JUST UNDER THE MOUNTING PLATE. THE GRAY WIRE HAD ALMOST ONE INCH OF ITS INSULATION AT THE TOP MELTED OFF THE WIRE AND LEFT DANGLING. THIS BARE WIRE APPARENTLY CHAFED ONE OF THE TWO PURPLE WIRES ABOUT 1/2 INCH FROM ITS TOP AND THE RESULTANT CONTACT CAUSED A SHORT AND BLEW THE FUSE. I HAVE ENLARGED PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGED WIRING IN PLACE. THE DEALER WAS EXCEPTIONALLY HELPFUL AND EFFICIENT IN REPAIRING THE FAILURE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE HIGH NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THE PUMP IN THE SUBURBANS AND THE UNEXPECTED ENGINE FAILURE IN A CRITICAL SITUATION CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE INJURY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054648January 22, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE WHEN MAKING TURNS (TUPICALLY TO THE RIGHT), LOSING COTROL OF STEERING FOR A BRIEF MOMENT BEFORE IT RECOVERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055659January 22, 2004
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE. IT MOVES VERY EASILY UP OR DOWN WITHOUT USING THE ADJUSTMENT LEVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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