2001 Chevrolet Suburban Complaint Log

SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF BRAKE AND POWER STEERING SYSTEM WHILE TOWING A 25 FOOT TRAILER.. BOTH SYSTEMS RUN OFF SAME BELT. POWER STEERING SEIZED AND BROKE BELT.

REAR SEAT HEADREST CANNOT BE REMOVED TO ALLOW REAR SEAT TO FOLD DOWN WITHOUT MOVING FRONT SEAT FORWARD. MOVING THE FRONT SEAT FORWARD TO ALLOW THE REAR SEAT TO FOLD DOWN TO MAXIMIZE CARGO AREA CREATES AN UNSAFE DRIVING POSITION. OWNERS MANUAL DEPICTS HEADREST RELEASES THAT WOULD CORRECT THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. THESE WERE NOT SUPPLIED WITH THIS VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO CORRECT DESIGN DEFECT. *AK

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT WILL LOCK UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING ON ANY ROAD SURFACE, AT ANY SPEED AND ALL CONDITIONS PREVENTING THE PERSON FROM MOVING FREELY ABOUT IN THE SEAT. THE SEATBELT MUST BE UNBUCKLED, LET RETRACT ALL THE WAY BACK INTO THE SEAT, THEN PULLED OUT AND BUCKLED. THE SITUATION COULD HAPPEN AS OFTEN AS 5 MINUTES OR ONE HOUR. THE DANGER IS HAVING TO UNDO THE SEATBELT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DEALER REPLACED IT TWICE AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THEY SAID IT IS GM'S PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. I CAN'T BELIEVE SOMETHING CAN'T BE DONE, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATION. I CALLED CHEVY AND WAS TOL THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THE NEW STYLE SEATBELT THAT IS IN THE TOP OF THE SEAT HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM.*AK

THE FRONT PASSENAGER SEATBELT LOCKS UP AND WON'T ALLOW THE PERSON TO MOVE ABOUT FREELY, REPLACE RETRACTOR LATCH.

VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER COASTING TO THE SHOULDER AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE TRUCK RESTARTS. THE TRUCK ALSO SPUTTERS DURING ACCELERATION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS REPLACED FOUR WARPED ROTORS THAT CAUSED THE BRAKES TO BE SPONGY. TWO OF THE POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO INOPERATIVE WINDOWS. THE OIL LEVEL IN THE TRUCK DROPS BETWEEN (FREQUENT) VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE LOW OIL INDICATOR LIGHT FIRST ILLUMINATED WHEN THE TRUCK HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 3900 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIND A LEAK.*AK

WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. WHICH WAS WITNESSED BY OCCUPANTS OF A SECOND COMPANY VEHICLE, IN WHICH THEY SAW THE EXPLOSIVE FAILURE AND SEPERATION OF THE FIRESTONE TIRE. (FIRSTONE STEELTEX RADIAL LT245-75R16) *SCC

I BLEW OUT THE ORIGINAL TIRE ON MY SUBURBAN IN SEPT, AND SPENT $112.00 FOR A BRAND NEW REPLACEMENT, AND BLEW THAT TIRE OUT IN NOVEMBER,THE GUY WHO PUT ON MY SPARE TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES SPLITTING, OR BLOWING, SO I AM HAVING ALL OF THEM REPLACED TOMORROW... I TALKED TO GOODYEAR PEOPLE HERE IN HASKELL, AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THEM,, SO IT IS MY LOSS,, I DONT THINK THIS IS RIGHT.. AND IF THESE ARE DEFECTIVE I THINK SOMEONE, EITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR SOMEONE SHOULD REPLACE THEM.... AND GOODYEAR SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEM,,,THESE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE<, PLEASE ,LOOK INTO THIS AND ADIVSE THANKS MUCH,,JENNABETH KIMBROUGH, JKIMBR8751@AOL.COM. *AK

TIRE BLEW OUT- NO APPARENT REASON, PHOTOS AVAILABLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P26570R16)

FRONT BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET, THIS EVENT OCCURED ON SMOOTH, DRY, CLEAN ASPHALT. *TT

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER WORKED IN HIS VEHICLE. HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE TOLD HIM IT'S A FAULTY DESIGN AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THE TRANSMISSION WON'T STAY IN PARK DUE TO THE PROBLEM. *TT

THERE ARE SMALL HUNKS OF TREAD MISSING ON THE TWO FRONT TIRES IN DIFFERENT PLACES. *AK

SLOW LEAK IN TIRE. WENT TO GET REPAIRED. FOUND 2 KINKED BEADS ON BOTH SIDES OF TIRE. IF NOT HAD BROUGHT IN TIRE, WAS INFORMED TIRE WOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 8X72 4600 TIRESIZE: P265/70616)

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE CEASED TO OPERATE. LUCKILY WE WERE ON A STRAIGHT-AWAY AND ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. HOWEVER OUR ROUTES USUALLY TAKE US THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL CONTROL,IE; NO BRAKES NO STEERING, AT ANY POSTED SPEED LIMIT THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS.THE DEALER INFORMS ME THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER WENT OUT. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. THE COMPONENT JUST FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISES ME THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS OF THE SAME "GRADE" NO UPDATES FOR THIS PART EXIST. THIS IS NOT A COMFORTING THOUGHT.*AK

SEATBELT RETRACTOR, REAR DOOR SEAL. *AK

I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST YOUR AGENCY TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION ABOUT A DEFECTIVE PARKING PAWL ON A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN, THIS PARKING PAWL MECHANISM SUPPOSED TO LOCK THE TRANSMISSION GEAR TO PREVENT A VEHICLE TO ROLL OR MOVED WHILE ON PARK POSITION, ESPECIALLY ON A ROLLING HILLS OR SLOPED PARKING LOT. I AM SHARING THIS INFORMATION FOR THE SAFETY OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND CONSUMERS WHO OWNED A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS THE TENDENCY TO MOVED WHILE ON PARKED POSITION ON A ROLLING HILLS OR SLOPED PARKING LOT. THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE DETECTED EASILY BY AN AVERAGE PERSON. THE VEHICLE NEED TO BE INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE SHOP AND HAVE IT CHECK FOR A SIGN OF A WORN OUT OF THE PARKING PAWL MECHANISM. THIS INFORMATION WILL BENEFIT CURRENT OWNERS OF 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN THAT GM IS NOT MORE THAN WILLING TO PAY ANY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES WILL INCURRED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. UNLESS SOMEONE WILL GET SERIOUSLY INJURED AS CASE MAY BE. THIS INPUT WAS ON BASED ON THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN LAST JUNE 20,2002. THE BODY REPAIR COST OF MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WAS $4000 PLUS.

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL START RETRACTING WHILE YOUR DRIVING WITHOUT PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE. IT FEELS LIKE THE SEATBELT IS SUCKING PASSENGER INTO THE SEAT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED SEATBELT. CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER FAILURE.*MR THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, THERE WAS A RATTLING/ KNOCKING NOISE BUT NO POWER. *PH *JB

FRONT AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 30 MPH. FINAL DAMAGE ESTIMATE UNKOWN DUE TO PENDING SAFETY INVESTIGATION. *AK

GAS FUMES CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VECHICLE WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPS REACH OVER 105 DEGRESS. HAS BEEN WITNESSED BY TWO CHEVROLET SERVICE MANAGERS AND HEAD MECHANIC. HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES BY BRADLEY CHEVEROT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE REGIONAL REP HAS STATED THAT THE FUMES BOTH VISABLE AND ODOR ARE VERY NORMAL. BOTH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HEAD MECHANIC HAVE STATED THAT THEY FEEL THE CAR IS NOT SAFE AND WOULD NOT PUT THEIR FAMILIES IN MY VEHICLE. THE VECHILE SMELLS UP MY ENTIRE HOME WITH GAS FUMES AND HAS TO BE PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE ENGINEERS HAVE ASKED THAT A COUPLE OF PARTS BE CHANGED ON MY VECHILE TO PASAIFY ME, BUT THAT IT IS PROBABLY MY FAULT, I MUST HAVE OVER FILLED THE GAS TANK - AND I WAS ASKED "JUST WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU DOING MRS. ANDERSON TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM?". I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT SEVERAL CARS IN LAS VEGAS AND TEXAS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK

CONSUMER SMELLED GAS IN AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WITH BUBBLING SOUNDS FROM FUEL TANK. WHEN CONSUMER OPENED FUEL TANK A 12 FOOT STREAM OF FUEL SPRAYED OUT OF TANK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

RT & LT FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS PIN PASSENGERS TO SEAT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT, IS TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. WHEN DRIVER OR PASSENGER TRIES TO MOVE FORWARD, SEAT BELT RESTRAINS PERSON AND WILL NOT LET THEM MOVE FREELY IN THE SEAT. SEAT BELT RETRACTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THEN WILL BE OK FOR A TIME BEFORE THEY START RESTRAINING PASSENGER AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DRIVER WHO IS TRYING TO CHECK TRAFFIC OUT HIS SIDE WINDOW AND IS A NUISANCE FOR THE PASSENGER WHO CANNOT MOVE ABOUT IN THE SEAT. THIS PROBLEM ENCOURAGES THE OCCUPANTS TO NOT WEAR THE SEAT BELTS BECAUSE OF THE INCONVIENCE OF BEING PINNED INTO THE SEAT. ALL OF THIS IS IN NORMAL DRIVING SITUATIONS AND NOT IN EMERENGENCY SITUATIONS.

WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER STILL WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE REAR FLOOR PLASTIC PLATE HAD BROKEN, THE LEFT REAR WINDOW MOTOR WAS INOPERATIVE UP AND DOWN, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WAS COMING APART BY THE DOOR, SEAT TRACK HAD BROKEN, THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAP SOMETIMES TIGHTENED UP, THERE WAS NOISE IN THE REAR END HAD A HARMONIC VIBRATION, THE RIGHT SECOND WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IN THE FRONT LOCKED UP RIGHT FRONT RETRACTOR LOCKED, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SQUEAKS REALLY BAD, THE MOLDING FOR THE RUBBER COMING OFF, AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT LIGHT HAD COME OUT. *SC

THE ELECTRICAL CENTER WOULD SHUTDOWN THE TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO THE CAR. THE FIRST TWO TIME OCCURED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. BUT WAS INDICATED BY THE RADIO HAD LOST POWER WHICH LOCKED THE ANTI-THIEFT SYSTEM. THE LAST TIME WAS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT 45 MILE PER-HOUR. THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE ENGINE DID RESTART AFTER STOPPING.

CONSUMER CAN HEAR TRUCK PERCOLATING. ALSO, CAN SMELL GAS COMING FROM VEHICLE, AND IT GOES ALL THROUGH HOUSE. *AK

1)FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. NO ONE WOULD WEAR SEAT BELT DUE TO PROBLEM. MECHANISM REPLACED BY DEALER 4 TIMES, STILL NOT WORKING. DEALER ADED AN EXTENSION TO SEAT BELT AND THAT PREVENTS IT FROM LOCKING. *AK 2)PARKING BRAKE NEVER HELD VEHICLE, STARTED TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER STATES THATS NORMAL. TOOK IN AT 15,000 AND 25,000 MILES WITH SAME PROBLEM. AT 37,000 MILES THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $800.00 TO REPLACE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. REFUSED TO PAY THEM FOR REPAIR, TOOK IT TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP AND PAID $630.00. ROTORS WERE FALLING APART. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IT SEEMS THE PARKING BRAKE STAYS ON EVEN WHEN RELEASE. 3) SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALL LIGHTS ON DASH GO ON WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. HEADLIGHTS ALSO DIM OFF AND ON. ALTERNATOR WIRING REPLACED. TWO MONTHS LATER SAME THING, WIRING REPLACED. LEAVE DEALER AND HAPPENS AGIAN ON THE WAY HOME. NOW ALTERNATOR AND WIRING REPLACED.

# 1. THE DAY AFTER I FIRST PUCHASED AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE IT SMOKE US OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE ON OUR VACATION IN OCEANSIDE, CA. #2 THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY AND NOT ANYTHING LIKE THE ONE I DEMOED WHEN I FOUND THIS VEHICLE. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON ROUTE TO OCEANSIDE. THE LAST TWO TRIPS IN THIS HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND I HAD TO RENT A CAR AGAIN. # 3 ABOUT THE 3 RD. DAY INTO OUR NEW VEHICLE I NOTICED THE PARKING BRAKE WOULDN,T ALWAYS HOLD THE VEHICLE, EVEN AFTER PUTTING IT IN GEAR, WITH THE BRAKE FULLY APPLIED IT WOULD FAIL BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. # 4 AFTER REPORTING THE SMOKING PROBLEM, (STILL ON-GOING) I HAD A NO OIL PRESSURE WARNING AND NOTICE THE GAGE DIDN'T RESPOND FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THEN I HAD PRESSURE BUT A CONSTANT LOW OIL WARNING KEPT APPEARING ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THIS IS WHEN IT ONLY HAD 1400 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED SOME OIL SPOTS FORMING WHERE I PARKED, I CRAWLED UNDER NEAR THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE MOTOR TO FIND OIL DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE AND OFF THE SUSPENSION NEAR THE ENGINE. ITS NOW BEEN IN 3 TIMES FOR SMOKING, LEAKS AND VARIOUS OTHER ENGINE NOISES (LIFTERS, RIGHT BANK). # 5 THE VEHICLE HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE NEW. I CALLED THEM, THEY SAID WAIT TILL YOU GET A FEW MILES ON IT SO EVERYTHING BREAKS IN. WRONG ANSWER. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE. IT WAS UNEVEN ON ALL TIRES, MIND YOU THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO CHECK THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AVERAGE PSI 30, SHOULD BE 40-44PSI COLD. IT HELPED BUT STILL PULLED TO THE RIGHT. AT 5000 MILES I PERSONALLY ROTATED THE TIRES, THIS STILL DIDN'T FIX IT. UPON BRINGING IT IN FOR ALL THE FORMENTIONED AND LAST PROBLEM WHICH BY THE WAY REQUIRED RENTING A CAR TWICE THEY FINALLY TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND KNOW IT PULLS TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS NO LONGER LEVEL. # 6 THE RIGHT BUCKET SEAT WON'T LOCK IN AT THE HINGE POINT PROPERLY. THEY SAID THERE WAS A FIX COMING FOR THE ENGINE AND THE SEAT FROM THE FACTORY BUT AS OF YET NOTHING FROM CHEVY OR THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

WHILE TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR.*AK *YD

I HAD A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. IT USED 1 TO 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 2000 MILES. AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER AND GM I WAS FORCED TO FILE A LAWSUIT WHICH WAS HEARD BY AN ARBITRAITOR. I WAS AWARDED FULL MSRP VAULE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE GM MAINTAINED THEIR POSITION THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG EVEN AFTER FAILING THEIR OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I NOW HAVE A 2002 2500 SUBURBAN WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE IN THE 2001 1500 SUBURBAN HAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM !!! DEALER STILL REFUSES TO REFUND EXTENDED WARRANTY MONIES . *JB

OIL CONSUMPTION, STEERING COLUMN, SIDE DOOR PANELS, REAR-END, SEATS CRACKING, FRONT POPPING NOISE, STEERS TO RIGHT CONSTANTLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2001. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY HERE IN N.C. AND ALSO TALKED TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH OIL CONSUMPTION THAT THEY HAVE TRADED BECAUSE OF IT AND THEY JUST KEPT TELLING US IT IS WITHIN MANUFACTURE LIMITS. THEY HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE OIL PROBLEM BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. ALSO THE STEERING HAS BEEN BROKEN DOWN TWICE BECAUSE OF ITS PROBLEM. THE DOOR PANELS ARE STILL NOT FIXED AFTER 2 TRIES. THE REAR-END HAS BEEN WORKED ON 2 TIMES BECAUSE OF DIFFERENTIAL FLUID, THE STEERING WHEEL STILL SCRUBS WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS STARTING TO CRACK. THE CONSUMER PEOPLE IN RALEIGH WILL NOT HELP US AFTER WE FILLED THE COMPLAINT, THEY WROTE US AND TOLD US TO HIRE A LAWYER AND THE MANUFACTURE ONLY OFFERED US A $1000.00 OWNER/LOYALTY CERTIFICATE TOWARDS A NEW VEHICLE. WHAT IS OUR NEXT STEP WITHOUT HIRING AN ATTORNEY? *JB

2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 8.1 WHEN DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS JUST DIES. STARTS BACK UP 5-15MINS. REALLY SCARY IF YOUR DOING 75 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I AM 99% SURE ITS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. GM HAS A RECALL ON 2001 2500 HD TRUCKS ONLY!!!!I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CRANKSENSOR FROM SOME PEOPLE ONLINE WHO LEARNED THE HARD WAY .WITH TODAY TIMES PEOPLE CANT AFFORD TO PAY BIG BUCKS FOR LITTLE PARTS. GM NEEDS TO EXTEND THE RECALL TO ALL 8.1 L REGARDLESS OF YEAR OR MAKE. I FOUND A WEB SITE THAT SOME BOAT MOTORS ARE DOING THE SAME THING 8.1 GM. CHEAP IF YOU FIX IT BEFORE YOUR OUT ON A ROAD TRIP. P.S. I HEARD ABOUT A OPENING ON THE HUMP BUT GM LINE WELDED IT UP. *TR

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD HAD STARTED CRACKING ON DRIVER'S SIDE ON DECEMBER 29, 2000, AND IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR HAPPENED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEFECT STARTED WITHOUT BEING HIT.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY PEDAL WILL FADE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED.TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH COULD HEAR WIND COMING FROM DOORS, AND THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL ON DASHBOARD THAT SHOWED THAT DOORS OPENED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT CHILDREN LEANING AGAINST DOORS.*AK

MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM- UPON LIGHT AND MEDIUM BRAKE APPLICATION ABS IS ENGAGING, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL AND INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE. CHEVROLET DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM UNTIL 12/13/2001. THEY OBSERVED THE PROBLEM, OPENED A CASE WITH CHEVROLET AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PROPORTION VALVE WAS ENGAGING AND THE ACTION WAS NORMAL. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, CHEVROLET REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM!!*AK

COSNUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, WENT OFF ROAD TO AVOID ONCOMING VEHICLE, RAN INTO DITCH HEAD ON, AND HIT A TREE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES.*AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT. HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT, REPLACED 4 TIMES. *AK *SLC

2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE ABS SYSTEM AS STATED IN RECALL. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB

CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON HIS 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN. MANUFACTURER DENIED HIS CLAIM TO BE REIMBURSED. *KB THE CONSUMER HAD ALREADY HAD THE WORK DONE REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP PRIOR TO THE RECALL. *JB

NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO JAM HIS HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND TO INJURE HIS BACK. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH/APPORACHING A STOP SIGN, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER HAD REPLACED ALL 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES BECAUSE OF THE DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIRES, THIS SIZE HAD NOT YET BEEN INCLUDED SO CONSUMER COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED, HOWEVER A FEW WEEKS LATER, THIS SIZE WAS RECALLED AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT SHE COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED AT THIS TIME (REF. #560360 AND 560698) *SLC

WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, FUEL BLEW BACK OUT ON CONSUMER'S HAND. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. *AK

SEAT BELTS IN SECOND ROW OF SEATS DIRECTLY BEHIND DRIVER, AND CENTER SEATING POSITION SEAT BELTS ARE TOO LONG, WHICH DO NOT SECURE ANY CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN EITHER SEATING POSITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. CONSUMER NOTED THAT SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE SHORTENED IN ORDER TO SECURE CHILD SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FUEL TANK THREE VALVE CAP PRONGS WERE CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TO LEAK OUT. THEY WERE LOCATED ON TOP OF FUEL TANK/ UNDER, AND TO REAR OF DRIVER'S SEAT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED VALVE CAP.

CRUNCHING & VIBRATION FROM DIFFERENTIAL, I THINK. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED BY TWO SEPARATE DEALERS. THEY CAN'T SEEM TO REPLICATE? ANY INFO. WOULD BE APPRECIATED.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE, SECOND ROW SEAT DOES NOT HOLD ANY BRAND/STYLE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER HAS CONFIRMED THIS PROBLEM, DENIES ANY DEFECT.*AK

LENGTH OF SEAT BELT STEM WITH LATCH WILL NOT ALLOW CHILD SAFETY SEATS TO BE SECURED TIGHTLY IN CENTER POSITIONS. BELT ENGAGE PLATE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AND DOES NOT KEEP THE BELT FROM LOOSENING. BELT SEEMS TO TIGHTEN BUT WHEN SEAT IS PULLED BECOMES LOOSE. COULD CAUSE PERSON TO BELIEVE SEAT IS SECURE WHEN IT IS NOT.*AK

THERE IS NO WARNING (EITHER A VISUAL WARNING OR AN AUDIO WARNING) THAT TELLS THE DRIVER WHEN ONE OF THE DOORS ARE NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. THE CHEVROLET 1-800 NUMBER PEOPLE SAY THAT THE SUBURBAN SHOULD HAVE SUCH A 'DOOR AJAR' WARNING & REFER ME TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THIS IS NOT AN INCLUDED FEATURE IN THE NEW 2001 SUBURBANS. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE, ESPECIALLY SINCE A NOT PROPERLY CLOSED DOOR IN A FAMILY VEHICLE SUCH AS A SUBURBAN COULD VERY EASILY RESULT IN THE DOOR OPEING AT HIGH SPEEDS OR AROUND A TIGHT CORNER OR IN A ACCIDENT WITH THE END RESULT BEING A CHILD BEING THROWN FROM THE CAR. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THIS 'DOOR AJAR' FEATURE (PRETTY STANDARD NOW ON ALL CARS FOR MANY YEARS) MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY BEEN LEFT OFF MANY SUBURBANS OR WAS OVERLOOKED IN THE DESIGN OF THE SUBURBANS, BOTH OF WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN GM RECALLING THE AFFECTED CARS TO PUT IN THE 'DOOR AJAR' WARNING. LASTLY, THIS MAY ALSO AFFECT THE GMX YUKON & YUKON XL VEHICLES AS THEY ARE IDENTICAL COUSINS TO THE CHEVROLET SUBURBANS. FYI - I ORIGINALLY NOTIFIED CHEVY & THE DEALER ABOUT THIS STARTING LATE SEPT '01 & HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATED TO DATE ON GETTING ANY STRAIGHT ANSWER AND/OR CORRECTION TO MY SUBURBAN.*AK