2001 Chevrolet Suburban Complaint Log

I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IN PE05020. THE ABS COMES ON ALMOST EVERY TIME I STOP. MY WIFE ALMOST CRASHED IN ANOTHER CAR IN A PARKING LOT. WHILE I DON'T LIVE IN CANADA WHERE GM RECALLED VEHICLES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, I LIVE IN THE NORTH STATE SUBJECT TO THE SAME CONDITIONS. WHAT IS GM WAITING FOR, MORE CASUALTIES? THIS IS ON A 2001 SUBURBAN WITH A COMPLETE SET OF NEW ROTORS AND PADS. IT STARTED ABOUT 1 MONTH OR ABOUT 1000 MILES AFTER THE BRAKE JOB ( MID AUGUST). I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN GET IT FIXED. I AM TELLING ALL MY FRIENDS THAT HAVE SUBURBANS AND AVALANCHES TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW I WILL STAY CLEAR OF THEM IN PARKING LOTS AND STOP LIGHTS. SOMEONE SHOULD PUT A WARNING OUT TO THE MEDIA -- THESE VEHICLES ARE DANGEROUS! *JB

THE PARKING BRAKE ON OUR 2001 SUBURBAN HAS FAILED FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 4 YEARS. FROM DISCUSSIONS WITH REPAIR SHOPS AND OTHER SUBURBAN OWNERS, IT IS APPARENT THAT GM HAS A REAL DESIGN FLAW IN THE PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM FOR THE 2000 PLUS SUBURBANS. WE LIVE IN A VERY HILLY PART OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND A GOOD PARKING BREAK WOULD NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA OPENS AN INVESTIGATION AND GETS THIS BAD DESIGN RECALLED BEFORE ONE OF THESE LARGE SUV'S ACCIDENTALLY BREAKS LOOSE WHEN PARKED ON A HILL AND KILLS SOME CHILD. *NM

DT: CONSUMER OWNS 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. TWO OF THE ELECTRICAL MOTORS HAD GONE OUT ON THE POWER WINDOWS, TWO SEPARATE WINDOWS. SHE TOOK VEHICLE A GARAGE T TO HAVE WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED , AND THE MECHANIC CALLED THE DEALER FOR PARTS, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTOR WAS ALREADY ON BACK ORDER, SHE SAID THAT THIS SHOWED HER THAT SHE WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, HAD A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL LOCKS, THEY FAILED. THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL OPEN AUTOMATICALLY BUT THE OTHER DOORS HAVE TO BE OPENED MANUALLY. THE FRONT DOORS HAD EXTERIOR LOCKS , AND ONE COULD UNLOCK THEM FROM THE OUTSIDE. BUT, THE REAR DOORS DID NOT HAVE EXTERIOR LOCKS. SHE HAD TO REACH THEM FROM THE FRONT TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE REAR DOORS TO GET IN FROM THE OUTSIDE. *AK

HAVE A 2001 SUBURBAN LT ABOUT 10 TO 5 MPH THE ABS WILL START PUMPING THE BRAKES COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR PARKING IN A LOT WITH THE WHEEL TURNED. HAPPENDS ALOT. THIS ALL HAPPENING WITH NO RAIN. WHEN IT'S SUNNY AND DRY.

MY ABS ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT ALMOST EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. *JB

WHILE TURNING SHARPLY THE STEERING AND BRAKES SUDDENLY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVESHAFT IN THE STEERING BROKE. THIS PART WAS A RECALL IN THE 2000 GM TRUCK LINE, WHILE MINE IS A 2001. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL WHY WON'T THEY PAY FOR MY REPAIR? *NM

2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, PARKING BRAKE (EMERGENCY BRAKE) HAS NEVER WORKED. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SIMPLE ADJUSTMENT AND SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS NORMALLY DRIVEN ONLY ON LONG TRIPS--RATHER THAN DAILY USE I WAS NOT TOO CONCERNED. DID NOT BOTHER TO REPORT TO DEALER BECAUSE TOO MUCH HASSLE OVER OTHER DEFECTS UNDER WARRANTY. RECENTLY CONSULTED MY MECHANIC FRIEND (FORMER GM) AND HAVE FOUND THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT MANUFACTURING FLAW--WRONG PARTS INSTALLED AT DATE OF MANUFACTURER. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED TO DEALERS ON THIS PROBLEM. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE NOW IS FOUR YEARS OLD AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 58000 MILES THE DEALER WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT EXPENDITURE ON MY PART. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. TIME AND MILEAGE SHOULD NOT DISCHARGE THE MANUFACTURE FROM THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

DT: WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT HOLD. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP EVEN IF PUMPING THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING 10 MPH OR SLOWER. NO ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THE CONSUME R FOUND OUT THAT THE SAME VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED IN CANADA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER ASKED HIM ABOUT THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON, AND TOLD HIM TO BRING VEHICLE IN NEXT WEEK. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED 8 MONTHS AGO. THE CALLER THOUGHT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THE ABS SYSTEM WHEN REPLACING THE ROTORS AND PADS. HE HAS HAD ONLY ONE CLOSE CALL, AND WAS VERY CAREFUL WHEN HE DRIVING. THE CALLER STATED THAT T EVERY THIRD TIME HE HIT THE BRAKES THEY FAILED. *AK

2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVESHAFT BROKE IN THE STEERING. *MR THE VEHICLE LOST THE STEERING AND BRAKES. *SC

ANTI- LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEED EVEN THOUGH NO CONDITIONS EXIST THAT WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO KICK IN. *JB

ON TUESDAY, JULY 19TH, I HAD 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN SERVICED AT A LOCAL SHOP, WHERE I RECEIVED MY MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTED 60K MAINTAINENCE, WHICH INCLUDED AN INSPECTION OF ALL MY PRIMARY SYSTEMS, INCLUDING BRAKE. NO PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED. ON FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2005, I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 3:45PM. AS I APPROACHED MY DRIVEWAY FROM THE STREET, I BEGAN BRAKING WITH THE INTENTION OF PARKING IN THE DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE; HOWEVER, RATHER THAN SIMPLY SLOWING DOWN, MY BRAKES INSTEAD MADE A STRANGE VIBRATION (SOUND AND MOVEMENT), AND THE BRAKES APPEARED TO MALFUNCTION. I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP MY BRAKES, BUT THE "VIBRATIONS" CONTINUED AND MY TRUCK SEEMED TO "SLIDE", EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOW PRESSING ON MY BRAKE PEDAL WITH ALL MY MIGHT. MY TRUCK OVERSHOT MY DRIVEWAY PARKING SPOT, AND CRASHED INTO MY GARAGE DOOR. THE VEHICLE DESTROYED THE GARAGE DOOR, AND THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY BUMPER, HOOD, GRILL AND WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, MY NEIGHBOR AND I INSPECTED THE BRAKE FLIUD, MASTER CYLINDER AND VISIBLE SYSTEMS, WHICH APPEARED INTACT, AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENCE. HOWEVER, I DID NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK UNTIL 2 DAYS LATER, WHEN I DROVE ON SUNDAY, JULY 24TH, AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKE "VIBRATIONS" RE-OCCURRED AS I PULLED INTO A TURN LANE INTO A SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, AND AFTER THEIR BRAKE INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WOULD BE AT NO COST BECAUSE IT WAS "UNDER WARRENTY", AND THAT THEY ALSO WANTED TO REPLACE MY REAR ROTORS, AT A COST OF OVER $800. WHEN I ASKED CAROL, THE SERVICE REP, IF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR COULD HAVE CASUED MY BRAKE MALFUNCTION, SHE SAID POSSIBLY, BUT NO DEFINATELY. WHEN I ASKED IF THE REAR ROTORS COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED, SHE SAID NO. NO OTHER BRAKING PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED.

I HAVE A 2001 SUBURBAN WITH 65000 MILES THAT INTERMITENTLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND DOESN'T IMMEDIATELY RESTART. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN HOT AND COLD WEATHER, AND OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, NEIGHBORHOOD SPEEDS, AND SLOWING TO STOP SPEEDS. USUALLY THE VEHICLE RE-STARTS AFTER 10 MINUTES, BUT IT HAS TAKEN AS LONG AS 45 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START. THE VEHICLE ALSO INTERMITENTLY WILL NOT START AFTER BEING PARKED FOR VARIABLE LENGTHS OF TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS WITH THE SAME RESULT: CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO CAN'T FIX IT. I CALL THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND THEY TELL ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS, WHICH HAS BEEN DONE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE LAST DEALER PERFORMED COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. MEANWHILE, I READ MANY ARTICLES AND POSTINGS ABOUT OTHER SUBURBANS EXHIBITING THE SAME BEHAVIOR- STALLING AND NOT STARTING. AND MEANWHILE, I GET TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT PUTS MY FAMILY IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES, ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS CAUSED BY THIS BEHAVIOR, YET, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHILE RIDING IN A VEHICLE THAT COULD STALL AT ANY TIME, WITH LIMITED CONTROL OF BRAKING AND STEERING. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM AND DO SOMETHING BEFORE PEOPLE DIE.

PARKING BRAKE ON 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WON'T HOLD. WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE CAN STILL ROLL.

THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN THERE IS NO WHEEL SLIPPAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FOWARD ESPECIALLY ON INCLINES. *JB

THE ABS MODULE THAT GM HAS KNOWN IS A PROBLEM. IT'S A PROBLEM IN MODEL YEARS 99 THROUGH 02. I OWN A 2001 SUBURBAN WITH 54,000 MILES. THERE IS A RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVE THAN REPLACEMENT THAT GM WILL NOT ADMIT TOO. SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR THE ALTERNATIVE. IT'S NOT HARD TO FIND. THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON IT'S DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE A COMPANY WOULDN'T ISSUE A RECALL.

ABS SENSOR/BRAKING ISSUE. MECHANICS TROUBLE SHOOTING AND RESEARCH ON INTERNET SHOWS THAT IT IS IDENTICAL TO ISSUE REPORTED IN CURRENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED IN HTTP://WWW.EBEARING.COM/NEWS2005/053101.HTM ALREADY A RECALL IN CANADA. VERY UPSET AT THESE FINDINGS AND THAT MY FAMILY HAS BEEN AT RISK FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS WHILE WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ISOLATE THIS ISSUE.

CONTACT STATES THIS PAST WEDNESDAY WHILE HIS WIFE WAS SHOPPING, SHE OPENED UP THE GLASS PORTION OF THE LIFTGATE. THEN SHE ALMOST SHUT IT, AND THEN SHE REACHED UNDER TO GET A HOLD OF THE LIFTGATE HANDLE AND RAISED THE ENTIRE LIFTGATE ABOVE HER HEAD .WHEN SHE RAISED THIS THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD BROKE AND SHATTERED ON HER HEAD.. HE HAS TALKED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS, AND THEY SAID THAT THESE THINGS SOMETIMES HAPPEN. HE STATEED THAT THIS WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HIM.*AK

DT: CALLER SAYS AXLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE ABOUT 1 YEARS AGO. DEALER EXAMINED THE OTHER SIDE, THEN SAID IT WAS ALRIGHT. DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM AT MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. CURRENTLY, BRAKES STARTED MAKING A NOISE, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AXLE BROKE. DEALER SAID IT WAS CALLER'S PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER COULD NOT FIND ANY RECORDS OF FIRST OWNER, AND SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR GETTING IT FIXED. *AK

THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM HERE IS A COPY OF WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 4X4 2500 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05020 MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. COMPONENT : SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED : APRIL 28, 2005 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED : OPEN SUMMARY: IN NOVEMBER 2004, GM NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 150,000 MODEL YEAR 1999-2002 C/K MODEL TRUCKS IN EASTERN CANADA TO CORRECT A CONDITION IN THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) THAT MAY RESULT IN UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. GM INDICATED THAT THE CONDITION CAN OCCUR IF CORROSION FORMS UNDER THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND MOVES THE SENSOR AWAY FROM THE INTEGRAL SPEED-SENSOR TOOTHED RING. THE CONDITION DOES NOT SET ANY ABS CODES NOR DOES IT ILLUMINATE THE ABS WARNING LAMP. GM'S RECALL PROCEDURE INVOLVED REMOVING THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS, CLEANING THE SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACES ON THE BEARINGS, APPLYING ZINC-X TO THE CLEANED SURFACES, GREASING THE MOUNTING SURFACES, REINSTALLING THE SPEED SENSORS, AND VERIFYING THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL OUTPUT VOLTAGES WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATION. GM REPORTED A FAILURE RATE OF 0.32 INCIDENTS PER THOUSAND VEHICLES IN THE VEHICLES COVERED BY THE RECALL IN CANADA. GM INDICATED THAT THE CORRESPONDING RATE IN U.S. CORROSION STATES WAS 0.03 IPTV AND THAT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT EXPERIENCE. ODI HAS RECEIVED 120 COMPLAINTS INVOLVING MY 1999-2002 C/K TRUCKS IN U.S. SALT BELT STATES, WHICH APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO THE DEFECT CONDITION ADDRESSED BY GM'S SAFETY RECALL IN CANADA. TWENTY-TWO OF THE COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT A CRASH OCCURRED, INCLUDING ONE THAT INVOLVED 6 VEHICLES AND RESULTED IN 4 INJURIES. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO ASSESS THE INCIDENT FREQUENCY AND TREND ASSOCIATED WITH THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CONDITION IN THE UNITED STATES.

DT: THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS WERE WORKING POORLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THEY ALSO MADE A THUMPING SOUND WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS OTHER THINGS BESIDES THE ABS SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP WANTED CONSUMER TO SPEND MONEY ON THE BRAKE PADS/ROTORS, AND CALIPERS FIRST AND THEN ON DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARING. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND STATED THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM HE RECOMMENDED TO THE DEALER, BUT DEALER DID NOT WANT TO FIX THE ACTUAL PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF RUST ON IT (FRAME, CALIPERS, ROTORS AND NON-BODY PARTS). THE CALIPERS WERE RUSTED AND LEAKING. THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND CORRODED AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT FREQUNTLY LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT EXTEND ENOUGH TO SECURE A PERSON. SEAT BELT OFTEN LOCKS UP WHEN PASSENGER IS BELTED IN AND PASSENGER CANNOT MOVE.

I HAVE NOTICED WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS THAT MY 2001 SUBURBAN IS HAVING AN INTERMITENT PROBLEM AT SLOW SPEEDS STOPPING. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AND IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP. A TECHNICIAN FRIEND OF MINE LOOKED AT IT AND SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS PART OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. HE SUGGESTED THAT I SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM. HE SAID THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING INVESTIGATION, INOA PE050020-20135P.

I HAVE 2 2001 CHEVYS WITH ABS PROBLEMS. SUBURBAN AND SILVERADO PICKUP. WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP, THE BRAKES WILL RELEASE LIKE ONE ICE, BUT ONE DRY PAVEMENT

I HAD MY CHEV. SUBURBAN 1500, YR. 2001 IN FOR THE 60,000 MI. SERVICE AND A NEW FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS. I HAD PROBLEMS RIGHT AWAY WITH FUEL BEING BELOW 1/4 TANK. IT WAS STALLING OUT. NO LOW ON FUEL LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT DID. THAT WAS AT 1/8 OF A TANK. IT FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO RUN OUT OF GAS. I REPORTED IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE OIL CAN HENREY'S WERE THE SERVICE WAS PREFORMED. THEY MANAGER GAVE ME A FUEL ADDITIVE. DIDN'T WORK. IF I GOT TO 1/4 TANK IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME THAT I HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AT THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE FILTER AND SIAD IT WAS A DEFECT. THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT, IT HAS BEEN 7 MONTHS, 2 FUEL FILTERS, 2 SENSORS, AND I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM. I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN, AND I TOOK IN THE RECALL SHEET THAT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION ON MY MAKE AND MODEL. AND ALSO THE LAST TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO FILL MY WHOLE TANK. IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT 18 GAL. AND SHUT OFF. ALL THE SYMPTOMS ARE WHAT IS DISCRIBED IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. PLEASE CONTACT ME.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WAS ENGAGING PREMATURELY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF HIS GARAGE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FRONT HUBS AND ABS SENSORS FOR FREE AND THE CONTACT WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE DAMAGES MADE TO HIS GARAGE DOORS. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL ON THE SAME DEFECT HE EXPERIENCED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AT 87,000 MILES. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP UNTIL A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE FAILURE, BUT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR OF THE ABS FOR FREE. THE VIN AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK FROM GAS TANK OF 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WILL LEAK AT APPROX. 1/2 GAL PER HOUR. WILL LEAK WHEN RUNNING AT IDLE, RUNNING AT SPEED, AND STOPPED, ENGINE OFF. PLEASE TAKE NOTE - THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL RUN WITH THE FUEL TANK LEAKING SIGNIFICANTLY. NO ERROR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED IN THE VEHICLE MESSAGE DISPLAY. NO FIRE OCCURRED, BUT WITH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EXHAUST SYSTEM, RISK FOR FIRE WOULD APPEAR TO BE EXTREME. DELIVERED VEHICLE TO DEALER TO INSPECT. UPON PRESSURE TEST, DEALER FOUND LEAK AT TOP OF TANK IN PASS-THROUGH CONNECTOR. LEAK WAS OCCURRING BECAUSE WIRE INSIDE TANK (FUEL PUMP LEAD) MELTED, AND CREATED HOLE IN PASS THROUGH CONNECTOR. ENTIRE INTERNAL TANK FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LEVEL SENDER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. DEALER TECHNICIAN REPORTED HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE, BUT USUALLY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RUN, OR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BE DISPLAYED. THIS VEHICLE WOULD RUN, AND DID NOT DISPLAY ANY MESSAGE IN THE VEHICLE MESSAGE DISPLAY. DEALER WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A RECALL IN THEIR SYSTEMS OR SUPPORT A SAFETY ISSUE SEARCH. GM WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RECALL OR SAFETY ISSUE CONCERN DURING CALLS PLACED ON 5-13-2005. GM SERVICE REQUEST WAS SUBMITTED BY OWNER VIA PHONE - OPEN SERVICE REQUST #1-335303835. COST TO REPAIR WAS $996.38US, ALL PAID BY OWNER. OWNER (ME) HAS ALL RECEIPTS AND DEFECTIVE PARTS. FAILED WIRE LEAD ON INTERNAL PUMP IS VISIBLY MELTED. CANNOT CONFIRM REPLACEMENT PART (GM # 25315983) IS NOT ALSO DEFECTIVE, AND MAY ALSO LEAD TO REOCCURENCE OF THE SAME PROBLEM - MELTED WIRE, GAS LEAK, POTENTIAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION.

PROBLEM WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES- LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES REQUIRED WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DURING LOW SPEEDS. NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED

ON APRIL 30,2005 WHILE OPERATING THE 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLY SHAFT FAILED. THE STEERING ASSIST WAS IMMEDIATLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF BEFORE THE SHAFT LEFT THE HOUSING WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE PULLEY COMING OFF AND CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TOO, FRONT BRAKE LINE SEVERING AND LOSS OF FRONT BRAKING. GM NOTICE 05V00500 IS SUSPICIOUSLY SIMULAR IN NATURE, BUT GM IS ACCEPTING NO RESPONSIBILITY AT THIS TIME. FILE #1-332-115018 TO GM IS UNDER REVIEW. THE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS NATURE OF THE FAILURE HAS PROMPTED ME TO CONTACT THE NHTSA.

CONSUMER STATES: THE ABS ACTIVATED BETWEEN 10-15 MPH. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE HUBS WERE DETERIORATING DO TO CORROSION. *NM

DT: CONSUMER STATES: THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED TO THE POINT WERE THE ABS BRAKES WON'T WORK AND NEITHER WILL 4 WHEEL DRIVE, POSSIBLY DUE TO ROAD SALT. THE ABS WILL DEACTIVATE WHEN HITTING A BUMP SOMETIMES OR SOMETIMES WHEN JUST STARTING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAID MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOOK TO SHOP, AND CLAIMED THAT THE WIRE CORRODED. *AK

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT ACTIVATE WHEN GOING UNDER 15 MPH

MY ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY AND INTERMITTENLY, SOMETIMES STAYING ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP AND OTHER TIMES NEVER COMING ON AT ALL. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND REPLACED, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I'M GETTING REAL TIRED OF MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN HAVING PROBLEMS THAT ARE MORE RELATED TO SENSORS THEN ACTUAL MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. OFTEN THE FIXES FOR THESE PROBLEMS ARE COSTLY AND OF COURSE, THEY ALL OCCUR AFTER THE WARRANTY. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM SINCE 56,000 AND I'M CURRENTLY AT 93000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE TO WAIT TILL NOVEMBER TO GET IT FIXED UNDER THE LATEST RECALL. CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK IF THERE ARE OTHERS FACING THE SAME BRAKE SYSTEM/ABS PROBLEM? WHEN IS CHEVY GOING TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER?

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1/2 TON WITH 39,000 MILES ON IT. THE EMERGENCY (PARKING) BRAKE IS DEFECTIVE. IT WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND WAS TOLD BY VARIOUS REPAIR PEOPLE THAT IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY UNKNOWING OWNERS WITH AN UNUSABLE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED: # 02-05-26-002A. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR WHEELS HAVE FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE WELDS DETACHED FROM ONE OF THE RIMS AND CAUSED A FLAT TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 141,352 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,532. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS OWNED BY MIDDLEBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED COPY OF INVOICE. UPDATE 05/23/07 *TR

CALLER STATED THAT HE HAD UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION ON LOW-SPEED BRAKING. BRAKES WOULD KICK IN ON DRY FLAT PAVEMENT AS HE WAS COMING TO A STOP. GENERALLY HAPPENING AT LOWERED SPEEDS OF 10 MPH OR LESS.*AK

WHILE MAKING A ROUTINE TURN THE POWER STERRING FAILED CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION. FURTHER INVESIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PUMP SHAFT HAD BROKEN.*AK

I STOPPED TO GET GAS 1 MILE FROM MY HOUSE ON THE WAY TO WORK. I FILLED THE TANK AND GOT BACK IN THE CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE IT CONTINUED TO TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. I TRIED 3 TIMES. A PERSON BEHIND MY 2001 SUBURBAN NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING BENEATH THE CAR. IT INITIALLY WAS LEAKING ABOUT A 1/4 GALLON PER MINUTE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HAZARD RESPONSE TEAM WAS CALLED. THE SPILL WAS LIMITED TO 2 GALLONS. A TOE TRUCK TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT A SHORT HAD OCCURRED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO MELT AND LEAK TO THE ATMOSPHERE. THE SERVICE REP (TRENT) TOLD ME HE HAD NOT SEEN THIS BEFORE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT WAS UNLIKELY TO CAUSE A FIRE BECAUSE IT IS IN A LOW OXYGEN ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 2001 SUBURBANS ON THE INTERNET IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES OF SEARCHING AFTER RETURNING HOME.*AK THE 2001 SUBURBAN HAS ONLY $44,000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT NEEDING IMMEDIATE REMEDY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $731.01. A NEW FUEL PUMP MODULE 25315983 AND FILTER 25171792 WAS INSTALLED. COST OF PARTS ALONE WAS $441.88. THE REST WAS TAX AND LABOR. IN ADDITION I PAID TOWING COST IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 99.84.

VEHICLE STALLED ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY----FUSES BLOWN- ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT---HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES- NOT REPAIRED-STILL STALLING AND BLOWING FUSES.*AK

UNWANTED ACTIVATION OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING APPLICATIONS.

CONTACT STATES: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE LOCKING WHILE SLOWING DOWN. THE BRAKES ARE JERKING WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE. THE BRAKES ARE TAKING CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE CAR IS ACTUALLY STOPPED. THIS IS EVEN A PROBLEM IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS.*AK

POWER STEERING PUMP FLOW CONTROL VALVE ACTUATOR OR POWER STEERING GEAR VALVE IMBALANCE CAUSING TIRE WEAR AND UNNECESSARY ALIGNMENTS. EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR IN ONLY 2 MONTHS SINCE BRAND NEW. VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AT ALL SPEEDS. TWO SEPARATE ALIGNMENTS AND NUMEROUS TIRE ROTATIONS (COSTS TO CUSTOMER) FAILED TO CORRECT. UNIQUE SYMPTOM IS STEERING WHEEL TURNS TO ONE SIDE WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED (PUMP ACTIVE) AND STEERING WHEEL MOVED EASILY TO ONE SIDE AND HIGH STEERING EFFORT TO OTHER SIDE. OTHER SYMPTOM WHINE FROM STEERING PRESSURE HOSES (CAVITATION). STEERING BLEED OF AIR DID NOT FIX. (HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/)

WITH ENGINE RUNNING, THERE IS ALWAYS A LOUD WHINE NOISE FROM FUEL TANK. I SUSPECT MAYBE FUEL PUMP. 52000 MILES. HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/F1451-SUBURBAN.HTML YOU SHOULD ADD "AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS" TO YOUR SOURCE LIST ON THIS WEBSITE.

FUEL PUMP FAILURE ON A 2001 SUBURBAN. *JB

NO KNOWN EVENT LED TO FAILURE. MY ABS ENGAGES UNNECESSARILY ON WET/SNOWY PAVEMENT. IT EVEN HAPPENS ON DRY PAVEMENT. IT HAPPENS ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND RIGHT BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD THE SPEED SENSORS REPLACED AND THE SEATING FOR THE SENSORS CLEANED OUT. COST FOR REPAIR WAS $400.

HEATED POWER MIRRORS WITH DIMMING FEATURE HAS A LIQUID INSIDE THAT HAS TURNED DIRTY BROWN RESTRICTING SIGHT REARWARD. THE POWER SWITCH ADJUSTING THE REARVIEW MIRRORS INOP. CD PLAYER INOP. SUNROOF INOP. SUNROOF GETS STUCK INSIDE ITS RAILS IN OPEN POSITION. UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE. ENGINE LEAVES POLLS OF OIL INSIDE MY GARAGE APPROX 1QT. PR 1000 MILES. JUST HAD A CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH A VERY CLOSE CALL ACCIDENT, LOOSING 3RD AND 4TH GEAR REQUIRING COMPLETE REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION, DRIVE AXLE LEAKING OIL. AND OF COURSE ALL THIS HAPPENS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS CAR TODAY COSTS $ 50,000.- WITH THIS TRIM PACKAGE. HAS ONLY 81000 ON ODOMETER. GM THIS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH, SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT. THIS IS MY 3RD LEMON FROM GM. DO THEY NOT MAKE CARS THAT'LL LAST PAST WARRANTIES ANY MORE?? *JB

OWNER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. IT LOCKED UP THE WHEELS, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED OF THE EXISTING PROBLEM, AND THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS THE SIXTH VEHICLE OF ITS KIND TO ENCOUNTER THIS DEFECT. *AK

CLUNKING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION, GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, WHAT HAPPENS IF INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILS? *TR

PERFORMED A "KICK DOWN" TO PASS DUMP TRUCK ON HIGHWAY. AFTER PASSING THE TRUCK AND BACK IN MY LANE OF TRAVEL THE ENGINE OVER REVS TO 5000+ RPMS AND CAR HALTS TO A STOP IN FRONT OF THE DUMP TRUCK THAT I JUST PASSED, FORCING HIM TO SWERVE AND STAND ON ITS BRAKES TO AVOID REAR-ENDING ME. THE CAR NOW HAS ONLY TWO FUNCTIONING GEARS, 1ST AND 2ND. TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS INTO FIRST WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT TO 3RD. CAR NOW HAS 81000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION SHOP SAYS THAT MY 3RD AND 4TH GEAR CLUTCHES ARE GONE!!?? AND A $1,500+ REBUILD IS NECESSARY. THE SHOP SAYS ITS SURPRISED THAT THIS HAPPENS TO A LOW MILEAGE TRUCK LIKE THIS. AND SO AM I. *JB

2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 ELECTRICAL FROM TIME I BOUGHT VEHICLE RADIO WOULD RESET TIME TO 1:00 (DEFAULT) FOR NO REASON. DEALER REPLACED RADIO AND PROBLEM PERSISTED. NOW THE RADIO WORKS SOME OF THE TIME MOSTLY NOT AT ALL, AND THE CD PLAYER WORKS SOME OF THE TIME. LIGHTS DIM OFTEN WHEN DRIVING, OBVIOUSLY MORE NOTICEABLE AT NIGHT AND LONG TRIPS. WE HAD THE ALTERNATOR CHECKED TO BE SURE WE DIDN'T GET STRANDED AND IT WAS FINE. LAST WEEK, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS STARTED WORKING SOME OF THE TIME. WHEN YOU SWITCH FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAMS YOU HAVE NO BEAMS, NEXT TIME YOU MIGHT HAVE LOW BEAM. THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT FOR PERSON ONE AND TWO, HAS LOST ITS MEMORY ON A COUPLE OCCASIONS SO CHEVY REPLACE THAT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND GOING TO TURN INTO A FIRE HAZARD. I FEEL LIKE CHEVY IS ONLY REPLACING WHAT THEY CAN AND NOT REALLY FINDING THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN WILLING TO LOOK INTO FAR ENOUGH TO RESOLVE THE REAL ISSUE. *JB

THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT. FIRST WAS ODI # 10088120. SINCE POSTING THAT COMPLAINT, MY FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED 2 MORE TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RESEARCH THIS ON THE WEB, AND HAVE FOUND QUITE A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS ABOUT FUEL PUMPS FAILING IN SUBURBANS AND CHEVY TRUCKS FROM MANY DIFFERENT YEARS. THESE COMPLAINTS DON'T SEEM TO HAVE MADE IT TO THE NHTSA. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT ONCE THE PROBLEM ARISES, IT CONTINUES. THERE MUST BE SOME UNDERLYING DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE THAT IS CAUSING THESE PUMPS TO FAIL. I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I WILL HAVE TO TRADE THIS CAR IN BECAUSE I CAN'T KEEP IT RUNNING, AND IT ISN'T EVEN PAID FOR YET. *NM