2001 Chevrolet Suburban Complaint Log

FUEL PUMP WIRES EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK PRODUCED A HOLE, CAUSING LEAKAGE WHEN PUTTING IN FUEL. *AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT, HOWEVER THE DRIVER MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT HAD BROKEN. *JB *SC *JB

ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I TURNED ON THE ENGINE OF MY CAR AND IT STAYED ON. A MOTOR UNDER THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN, EVEN AFTER I HAD TURNED THE ENGINE BACK OFF. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE MODULE 4.720 IN THE ABS MOTOR. MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY. 66,000 MILES AN IS AN 2001 MODEL - THIS TYPE OF EXTENSIVE REPAIR SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ~50 OF THE ABS MODULES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE SOME COMPENSATION AND/OR RECALL OR SOMETHING FOR PERSONS WHOM HAVE PURCHASED AUTOS IN GOOD FAITH THAT THEY WERE BUILD WELL AND THE MANUFACTURE WILL STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *LA

FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL IT REGISTERED HALF, AND WHEN IT WAS HALF IT REGISTERED EMPTY. . CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE. MANUFACTURER STATED NO COMPLAINTS OR RECALLS ON THIS MATTER WERE FOUND. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED TWICE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT 35,852 MILES. DURING THE SECOND FAILURE, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS WAITING ON AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,852 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 05/08/09 *BF UPDATED 05/12/09.*JB UPDATED 06/09/09.*JB

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE AND LOCKED. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE SEAT BELTS FAILED. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED AFTER SITTING FOR AN 8 HOUR PERIOD THERE IS EXCESSIVE ENGINE LIFTER NOISE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMS UP, THE NOISE GOES AWAY. LOCAL GMC DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT HEAR THE NOISE. *AK

THE TREAD SEPARATED ON THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE OF OUR 2001 SUBURBAN. THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT THE SERIAL NUMBER IS V672WL23600. IT WAS A 65 DEGREE DAY AND THERE WAS NO LOAD ON THE VEHICLE. THE INSIDE 1/3 OF THE TIRE LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A KNIFE AND SLICED DOWN UNDER THE CORDS.*AK

PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE A STATE INSPECTION DONE AND FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER, AND THEY FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN OUT, AND BOTH BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I OWN A 2001 SUBURBAN. THE TRUCK USES 1 QT OF MOTOR OIL TO EVERY 1000 MILES. THE DEALER IS FREDRICK CHEVROLET OF LEBANON, PA. THE GM SONG THEY SING IS THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR A 5.3 ENGINE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NORMAL. DOES GM HAVE A PROBLEM AND DON'T WANT TO OWN UP TO IT? WHAT ABOUT POLLUTION? *AK

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WILL NOT INSPECT VEHICLE DUE TO FAULTY EMERGENCY BRAKE DESIGN. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER AND MANUFACTURER WILL NOT WARRANTY. $600 DEALERSHIP REPAIR OR $400 AT LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. *JB

CONSUMER STATES: SHUTTING ON AND OFF THE IDLE WILL GO LOW AND HIGH AND WILL ITSELF SHUT OFF. HAD WORK DONE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT ONLY LASTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS. HAD THE SMELL OF GAS. ALSO, SEAT BELTS ON THE SECOND SEATS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CAN'T PULL THE SEAT BELTS OUT, THEY ARE STUCK INSIDE OF THE WALL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP AND I AM DRIVING BETWEEN 10 AND 30 MPH TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN TRANSMISSION DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. IT CAN'T DECIDE TO STAY IN THE PRESENT GEAR OR SHIFT DOWN TO ACCOMADATE THE LOWER SPEED. THEREFORE, IT TAKES ABOUT 10 SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO FINALLY FIND A GEAR SO I CAN PROCEED. ALSO, WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION TAKES ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS TO SHIFT INTO 1ST, IF I WANT TO GO IMMEDIATELY AFTER STOPPING, THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT AND THE ENGINE RACES UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY CATCHES UP. AGAIN, THE DEALER FOUND "NO PROBLEM" WITH THE VEHICLE/TRANSMISSION. *AK

VEHICLE - 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN, ` 46000 MILES. THE COMPONENT FAILURE INVOLVED AN ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKE) MODULE AND PUMP. A RELAY OR SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILS AND THE PUMPS RUNS CONTINUOUSLY, EVEN WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. APPARENTLY THIS DAMAGES THE PUMP AND THE WHOLE UNIT MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATLEY $ 1000. IT SEEMS THAT THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE IT INVOLVES THE CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THESE MUST BE FAILING AT A SIGNIFICANT RATE DUE TO A COMMENT FROM THE SERVICE PROVIDER THAT THE CHEVY DEALER HAD 6 UNITS IN STOCK INDICATING FAIRLY ACTIVE INVENTORY. I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO NOTIFY A REGULATORY AGENCY REGARDING THIS MATTER.*AK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE NEAR EXIT 10, TRAVELLING TO BOSTON. AHEAD, ALL TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED IN BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER SET OF LANES. AS I DECELERATED, I HEARD A NOISE AND THE TRUCK JERKED SLIGHTLY. WHEN I TRIED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO THE SERVICE LANE, I HAD NO TRANSMISSION AND HAD TO DRIFT TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND IT HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT (UNDER WARRANTY). WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD AROUND 70,000 MILES (ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, 2013), THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT AGAIN. PATHETIC. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 83,000 MI ON IT.

THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) HAS FAILED ON MY 2001 SUBURBAN. WITHOUT MANIPULATION OF THE ABS RELAY, THE ABS MOTOR RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. THIS FAILURE LEAVE MY VEHICLE WITHOUT USABLE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (ABS). THIS IS A HEAVY VEHICLE, AND I CONSIDER ABS TO BE A CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM. NO UNUSUAL EVENTS OR CONDITIONS PRECEEDED THIS FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE HAS AROUND 47,000 MILES ON IT, AND HAS BEEN IN SERVICE SINCE APRIL OF 2001. REPAIR REQUIRES A PART THAT COSTS $809.28. WITH DEALER SHOP TIME AND A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE, I EXPECT THE REPAIR TO COST ALMOST $1000.00. *AK

POWER ASSIST PUMP SHAFT BROKE LEAVING ME UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE. POWER ASSIST PUMP WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND OLD UNIT RETAINED BY DEALER VEH HAD TO BE TAKEN BY TOW TRUCK. *NM THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF LACK OF MAINTENANCE AND LOW ON FLUID, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER DISAGREED.*JB

I SEE WHERE CHEVROLET IS RECALLING THE SURBURBAN FOR A DEFECTIVE DRIVESHAFT. I HAVE AN EARLY 2001 MODEL AND MY DRIVESHAFT DID CRACKED. I WAS STUCK IN SAN DIEGO FOR TWO DAYS FOR THE DEALER TO GET THE NEW PART. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS WAS VERY RARE, THUS HARD TO FIND THE PART. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PART BECAUSE THIS WAS SO COMMON AND THE OTHER DEALERSHIPS DID NOT WANT TO GIVE UP THE PART. FIRST I AM MAD THAT I WAS LIED TO BY THE SERVICE MANAGER, BUT I ALSO WONDER IF THE DRIVE SHAFT PROBEM IS PREVELENT IN THE 2001 SUBURBAN MODEL AS WELL. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN YOUR RESEARCH.*AK

ABS MODULE FAILED FOR NO REASON AT 37000 MILES, DEALER SUGGEST REPLACE @ COST OF 1198.00 VERY EXPENSIVE FOR VEHICLE BARELY OUT OF ORIGINAL WARRANTY. *AK

PARKING BRAKE ON 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 DOES NOT HOLD. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUPS WHICH HAVE THE SAME TYPE PARKING BRAKE. I AM HAVING TO PAY TO HAVE THE BRAKE REPAIRED IN ORDER TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE DESIGN AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE PARKING BRAKE IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN PROBLEM.

I TOOK MY 2001 SUBURBAN FOR THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE SHOP CALLED TO SAY IT DID NOT PASS DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING. THERE IS NEVER A NEED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE IN HOUSTON, THEREFORE I HAVE NEVER USED IT. THERE ARE 4 PEOPLE IN MY OFFICE THAT HAVE HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM AND HAD TO PAY TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR. I CALLED CHEVROLET ZONE TO REPORT THIS, BUT OF COURSE THEY CLAIM TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE SHOP REMOVED THE TIRES AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE RIPPED TO SHREADS AND THE ROTOR WAS SO BADLY ETCHED THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ON A VEHICLE WITH 37,000 MILES WAS 350.00 PER SIDE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM SO HOPEFULLY CHEVROLET WILL HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THE CLEAR DEFECT IN THE NEW SUBURBAN/TAHOE DESIGN. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE SEES THIS PROBLEM ON A REGULAR BASIS. *MR

2001SUBURBAN Z55 AUTORIDE SUSPENSION, NOT WORKING. HARSH RIDE WITHOUT SHOCK DAMPERING. DEALRER EXAMINED WITH NO CODE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, HARSH RIDE CONTINUES. HELP. *LA

ON 5/2/05 CONTACT NOTICED AN INVESTIGATION FOR ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, WHO REPORTED NO REMEDY FOR PROBLEM. AT LOW SPEED 10-15 MPH VEHICLE KEEPS ON GOING, WHEN TRYING TO STOP. CONTACT HAS SERVICE RECORDS, AND VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED. *AK CONSUMER ADDS ALONG WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, THE ABS WOULD PULSATE. DEALER FINALLY AGREED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TT *SB CONSUMER WENT ON TO NHTS WEB SITE AND SAW THAT CORROJIAN A CANADIAN VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSOR, AND COULD NOT ALLOW CAR TO STOP SOMETIMES AT LOW SPEED.*SB

FUEL PUMP WIRES OVERHEAT WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE BECOMES INOPERATIVE. *AK

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE - 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN DURING STATE INSPECTION (TEXAS) APPARENT CAUSE OF PARKING BRAKE FAILURE IS DUE TO MISALIGNMENT OF PARKING BRAKE SHOE. CHEVROLET HAS REDESIGNED THEIR THE RETAINING CLIP WHICH HOLDS THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE IN PLACE. THE REDESIGNED CLIP DOES NOT ALLOW THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE TO FLOAT OR MOVE INSIDE THE ROTOR OF THE REAR PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY. IN THIS CASE THERE WAS ABNORMAL WEAR TO THE INSIDE OF THE PARKING BRAKE ROTOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS WELL AS ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE. THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE WEAR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR BRAKE ROTOR OF PARKING BRAKE SHOE. CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN TO ITS DEALERS WHICH ADDRESSES THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT ENGAGED OR SET. THE FIX IS THE REDESIGNED CLIP WHICH REPLACES THE OLD CLIP. IN OUR CASE, WE DO NOT USE THE PARKING BRAKE ON A REGULAR BASIS (IF AT ALL) AND THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND DURING A NORMAL ROUTINE STATE INSPECTION (TEXAS) - AS IT FAILED TO PASS THE TEST DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING.

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THEN, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SPIN THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE COLUMN WITHOUT TURNING THE TIRES.*AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPART FROM PICKING UP OUT TRAVEL TRAILER, BOTH THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT ON OUR 2500 4 WHEEL DRIVE SUBURBAN. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE SUBURBAN WAS THE TRAILER'S BRAKES. LUCKLY WE WERE STILL IN THE PARKING LOT AND THEREFORE GOING SLOW. UPON EXAIMINATION, I PULLED THE SURPINETINE BELT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING PULLY AND SHAFT CAME OFF. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES ARE CONNECTED. THIS CAN ALSO HAPPEN WHEN THE BRAKE BOOSTER GOES OUT. THE GOOD THING IS THAT THIS NOT ONLY HAPPENED IN TOWN BUT NOT ON THE FREEWAY GOING DOWN A GRADE PULLING A 9,000 LBS TRAILER. I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE BRAKES BLEED AS THEY DON'T "FEEL" RIGHT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS (65 MPH), THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. LOST OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES,ETC. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN 6 MONTHS. THE PROBLEM IS THE ECM-B FUSE BLOWING. THE DEALER SAYS THAT EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT AND THAT IT IS A RANDOM PROBLEM. I CAN'T IMAGINE PUTTING MY WIFE AND FOUR KIDS IN A CAR THAT SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING. *JB

FILLED TANK AND PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE. WHOLE HOUSE WAS PERMEATED WITH GAS FUME ODOR. FOUND A POOL OF GASOLINE BETWEEN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOORS. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRE OVERHEATED AND MELTED AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK OUT.

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

I RECENTLY TOKK MY 2001 CHEV SUBURBAN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MISC REPAIRS. ONE OF WHICH WAS THAT THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE NO LONGER HELD THE VEHICLE AT ALL. EITHER IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. ONE DAY I WENT TO USE IT AND IT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. HOW LONG HAD IT BEEN THIS WAY? I RARELY, IF EVER, USE THE PARKING BRAKE SO I ASSUMED IT WAS BROKEN AND WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2.5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 18,900 MI. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE PARKING BRAKE NEEDED "ADJUSTMENT" AND THIS WAS A NORMAL WEAR CONDITION AND WOULD COST ME $65. I FELT I HAD NO CHOICE TO NOT HAVE MY BRAKES WORK, SO I COMPLIED. IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR TO USE IT MORE OFTEN AND THAT WOULD KEEP IT IN ADJUSTMENT? I FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS BRAKE OR VEHICLE DESIGN, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING OTHERS COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE. I HAD MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE FOR 11 YEARS AND 90K MILES AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH A PARKING BRAKE. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN AFFORD TO GO TO USE AND FIND OUT IT DOESN'T WORK! BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I URGE YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION - NOT TO MENTION COSTLY TO THE CONSUMER FOR NO REASON AT ALL.*AK

I RECENTLY HAD THE FUEL PUMP UNIT REPLACED ON MY 2001 SUBURBAN FOR THE 2ND TIME. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2.5 YEARS OLD WITH 19,000 MILES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART. THIS MOST RECENT TIME I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE UPSLOPE OF A HWY BRIDGE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT REAR ENDED WHILE WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE. I FEEL THERE IS SOME TYPE DEFECT IN THIS PRODUCT. I EVEN ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HE SAID YES. PLEASE INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE. TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM 2X WITHIN 2.5 YEARS IS DANGEROUS AND UNREASONABLE. I SAW THE WARRANTY PAPERS AND IT COST OVER $500 EACH TIME TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN IS IT GOING TO GO OUT NEXT? WHERE WILL I BE? AND WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT WHEN THE CAR IS SOON OUT OF WARRANTY?*AK

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.

@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.

2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2WD. *AK

FUEL LEAKED FROM THE TANK AFTER THE CONSUMER PUT GAS INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DIFFERENTIAL BROKE WHICH CAUSED A GRINDING NOISE. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND THAT THE ELEVTRICAL WIRES AROUND THE NECK OF THE TANK WERE MELTED AND THE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL LINES COULD HAVE CAUSE A FIRE. ON A ROAD TRIP THE VEHICLES RIGHT REAR BREAK STARTED GRINDING INTO THE PADS. *TC

DT: CONTACT STATED THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM SHORTED OUT. THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD HAD BEEN ON. THE MOTOR TO ABS SYSTEM WOULD RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY. HE REMOVED THE FUSE TO THE ABS SYSTEM. THE ABS SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKED. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO STATED THEY COULD REPLACE THE MOTOR, HOWEVER, THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

ELECTRICAL: IF KEY IS TURNED TO ACCESSORY; AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES THE BATTERY IS DRAINED AND CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 YEARS EVEN WITH A NEW BATTERY REPLACEMENT. ALSO, FREQUENTLY THE CLOCK DISPLAY WILL BE ON THE WRONG TIME AND LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN USING THE POWER WINDOWS.*AK

MY VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE CD/RADIO. WITHIN MINUTES THE SMOKE WAS SO THICK THAT OUR EYES WERE BURNING AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE AND BREATHE. BY THE TIME I GOT THE CAR OVER AND EVACUATED 5 KIDS AND A DOG, FIRE WAS ACTUALLY VISIBLE. THE FLAME WAS COMING OUT OF THE CD PLAYER.*AK

2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN - PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED. WE DID NOT REALIZE FAILURE UNTIL POINTED OUT TO US BY MECHANIC; THOUGHT IT NORMAL THAT THE BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR.*AK

MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS THE POWER STEERING BRIEF FAILURE PROBLEM I READ ABOUT IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. USUALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING MOMENTARILY GIVING ONE A BRIEF MOMENT OF PANIC.

THE ABS EBCM MODULE ON MY 2001 SUBURBAN WENT OUT. CHEVY DEALER WILL NOT WARRANTY. A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX $1100.00 FOR THE MODULE ALONE. *LA

ON 1/4/04, WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN I95 IN FLORIDA. AS WE APPROACHED AN OVERPASS, THE TRAFFIC HAD COME TO A STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND TRUCK SLOWED DOWN, BUT WHEN IT REACHED AROUND 10 MPH, THE TRUCK KEPT GOING. I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (2 ADULTS, 3 CHILDREN) WHO IN TURN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM (2 ADULTS). NO ONE WAS INJURED. WHEN WE GOT HOME, I WENT TO CHANGE THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THE ROTORS WERE FLAKING AND DISINTEGRATING.

I ASKED HUFFINES CHEVROLET [PLANO, TX] TO CHECK MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AS THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING. THE PEDAL WOULD DEPRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL. THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE HAD CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THE RESULT OF THE BODY STYLE CHANGE IN 2000. THE NEW DESIGN OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PLACED IT IN CONTACT WITH THE ROTORS WHICH CAUSES PREMATURE WEAR. THIS IS NOT A REPAIR THAT IS COVERED UNDER THE 36 MONTH/36,000 MILE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. DESPITE THAT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE PADS AND ROTORS AT NO CHARGE. I AM STILL NOT CLEAR AS TO WHY, BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE INCURRED THE EXPENSE OF THE REPAIR IF THE VEHICLE HAS OVER 30,000 MILES. I'M LED TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ITEM, THAT DUE TO THE NUMBER OF REPORTED OCCURRENCES, THAT GM IS REPAIRING UNDER WARRANTY UP TO 30,000 MILES. I CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE IN THAT I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THEM AT 29,700 MILES. AS A SIDE NOTE, I WILL POINT OUT THAT WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM HUFFINES CHEVROLET, THE PARKING PEDAL WOULD DEPRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. MY WIFE AND I BOTH FOUND THAT TO BE ODD. WE ALWAYS USE THE PARKING BRAKE AND WE NEVER HAD ONE OPERATE IN THAT FASHION. BUT THE DEALER SAID THAT WAS NORMAL AND THAT BRAKE WAS HOLDING THE VEHICLE. THE EXISTENCE OF A POTENTIAL EMERGENCY BRAKE MECHANISM DEFECT IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS CASE FOR ALL OWNERS OF THE 2000-2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. MANY HOUSEHOLDS OWN AND OPERATE THESE VEHICLES AND SUCH A DEFECT PUTS OUR WIVES AND CHILDREN AT RISK. I RECOMMEND, WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE, THAT NHTSA CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE. *AK

I REPLACED THE GAS TANK ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN ON 2 JAN BECAUSE I HAD DETECTED A GAS SMELL. MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE TANK BECAUSE IT HAD SPLIT AT THE MIDPOINT IN THE SIDE OF THE TANK. WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVROLET, THAT SAID THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO SEE THE TANK BECAUSE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED IT INSTEAD OF A CHEVROLET SERVICE FACILITY. MY REASON FOR WRITING IS THAT THE GAS TANK SPLIT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SINCE NOTHING STRUCK THE TANK TO CAUSE THE SPLIT, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS UNUSUAL AND WORTHY OF NOTE. THE ORIGINAL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE, IN MY OPINION.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, IT MADE A HUMMING SOUND. HE DISCONNECTED THE MODULE AND THE HUMMING STOPPED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THEY REPLACED THE MODULE UNDER WARRANTY. THREE YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. HE PURCHASED THE THIRD MODULE AND HAD IT REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THREE WEEKS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS ON HIS VEHICLE WERE INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATING. AS OF JUNE 12, 2008, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. UPDATED

THROTTLE IS STICKING. EXCESSIVE PRESSURE NEEDED TO EXCELERATE FROM IDLE.

ENGINE KNOCKING AFTER START UP. MUCH WORSE ON COLD DAYS.

I TOOK MY 2001 SUBURBAN TO HAVE A STATE INSPECTION DONE AND FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN ALL THE WAY DOWN AND BOTH ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THEY WERE RUSTED INSIDE AND THE PARKING BAKE SHOES WOULD NOT HOLD. I ONLY HAVE 37000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS ONLY WILLING TO SPLIT THE COST OF THE ROTORS AND THE INSTALLATION OF THE ROTORS EVEN THOUGH THE PARKING BAKE WORE OUT AFTER ONLY 37000 MILES OR EVEN LESS. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 37000 MILES. I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NEVER LEFT ON WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS A DEFECT ON THE ENGINEERING OF THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM THAT IT WEARS OUT THIS FAST WITH ONLY BEING USED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.