2015 Chevrolet Suburban Complaint Log

I CONTINUE TO HAVE REOCCURRING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2015 CHEVY SUBURBAN. THE PROBLEMS CONSIST OF ELECTRONICS RESETTING/FLASHING OR TURNING OFF AND STAYING OFF, SPECIFICALLY, MEDIA SYSTEM, WINDOW CONTROL. MANY TIMES THIS OCCURS AT A SIMILAR TIME TO THE STABILITRACK WARNING SYSTEM COMING ON AND LOSING POWER STEERING AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES AFTER THE LOSS OF POWER THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK WITHOUT BEING JUMPED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE AT CAPTIOL CHEVROLET IN MONTGOMERY FOR THESE ISSUES ON 8/27/19-8/30/19. NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES WERE FOUND, HOWEVER, IT WAS RECOMMENDED WE SERVICE THE DIRTY THROTTLE BODY AS THIS COULD BE PART OF THE PROBLEM. WE HAD THIS SERVICE PERFORMED. SINCE THEN, WE'VE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS ON 9/2/19 @ 4PM-ISH- ALL ELECTRONICS FLASHED OFF/ON WHILE TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE, FOLLOWED BY STABILITRACK WARNING AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE COMING TO STOP AT BOTTOM OF INTERSTATE OFF RAMP APPROX. 15 MIN. LATER. 9/12/19 @ 3:45 PM- STABILITRACK CAME ON 3X IN A ROW WITH LOSS OF ENGIN POWER, ALL ELECTRONICS WENT OFF, INCLUDING NO WINDOW CONTROL OR SCREEN, CAME BACK ON WHEN CRANKED BUT DELAY IN SCREEN COMING ON. 9/19/19 @ 3:08 PM-MEDIA SCREEN FLASHED AND RESET CLOCK TO 12:00. 9/19/19 @ 7PM- CAR DIED WHILE PARKING IN SAM'S WHOLESALE PARKING LOT AND HAD TO BE JUMPED OFF. CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER AT ALL UNTIL JUMPER CABLES ARE CONNECTED AND THEN IT TYPICALLY CRANKS RIGHT UP. NEW INTERSTATE BATTERY WAS PURCHASED 4/6/18. WHEN WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE LAST FALL THIS BATTERY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW INTERSTATE BATTERY ON 11/3/18. WE HAVEN'T HAD PROBLEMS WITH CAR FROM THAT POINT UNTIL AUGUST 2019. IT DID SEEM TO HELP BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE CAR BATTERY EVERY 9 OR 10 MONTHS. CHEVY DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR HOW TO FIX IT.

WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS, I.E., PARKING LOT OR RESTAURANT DRIVE-THRU LINE, AND MAKING SHARP TURNS, CAR STABILITRAK WARNING WILL FLASH THEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WILL RESULT. ADDITIONALLY, THE MEDIA ELECTRONICS WILL SHUT OFF AND RESTART PERIODICALLY. THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME, ALTHOUGH, THIS NEVER HAPPENS WHEN I AM NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM. (SEE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT: 11122704) TOOK CAR FOR SERVICE AT CAPITOL CHEVY ON 8/30/19. THEY SAID NO CODES WERE INDICATED, HOWEVER, THROTTLE BODY WAS DIRTY AND COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON MY ISSUE. THROTTLE BODY WAS SERVICED/CLEANED. ON SEPT. 2, 2019 I HAD ISSUE WITH MEDIA SYSTEM AND STABILITRAK. WHILE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON I-85, CRUISE CONTROL SET APPROX. 75 MPH, I BRAKED TO DISENGAGE CRUISE SPEED WHEN MEDIA SYSTEM RESET. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY APPROX. 20 MINUTES LATER AND WHILE TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED AND TURNING IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE STABILITRAK WARNING CAME ON RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I WAS NEARLY AT A STOP WHEN IT HAPPENED. SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR LOSES POWER IN THESE SITUATIONS IT WILL HAVE TO BE JUMPED OFF TO RESTART. WHICH HAPPENED PRIOR TO BEING SERVICED ON 8/28/19. I READ ABOUT SIMILAR STORIES ON CHEVY MESSAGE BOARDS RELATED TO 2015 MODELS,

VACUUM BOOSTER FAILURE DUE TO PROBLEMATIC VACUUM PUMP. STIFF BRAKE PEDAL AND UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY GENERAL MOTORS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE CONTACT DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT AND TESTED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FITZGERALD AUTO MALL FREDERICK (114 BAUGHMANS LN, FREDERICK, MD 21702) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,020.

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DOOR LOCKS WILL UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. SOMETIMES ALL OF THE DOORS UNLOCK, SOMETIMES JUST ONE OR TWO DOORS. WE HAVE HEARD THE SOUND OF UNLOCKING DOORS SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST AS WE DROVE. ON AUGUST 22, WE HEARD THE UNLOCKING SOUND, AND THEN OBSERVED THE DOORS UNLOCKING. AFTER RELOCKING THE DOORS, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS!

YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE HOW BADLY MY 2015 CHEVY SUBURBAN IS RESPONDING TO A SIMPLE DAILY DRIVE! IF YOU WANT TO SEE A TERRIBLE RIDE, COME TO MY HOME TOWN SO I CAN TAKE YOU ON THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE! I HAD MY SUBURBAN AT THE DEALERSHIP TWO WEEKS AGO AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CHANGE MY SPARK PLUGS, WIRES AND CLEAN MY THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BECAUSE THE CAR DIDN'T 'THROW A CODE!' ON TOP OF DOWNPLAYING THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE ISSUE, THEY CHARGED ME A COOL $90 FOR PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC THAT SHOWED ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! CHEVY NEEDS TO SERIOUSLY ANSWER TO THIS ISSUE. MY SUBURBAN IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND I FEEL LIKE CHEVY IS TRYING TO WAIT FOR THE WARRANTY TO EXPIRE SO THAT I WILL HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS PATHETIC!

TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING 'ROUGHLY' BOTH IN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING CONDITIONS. SO ROUGH THAT MOVEMENT WITHIN THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCED BY DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING BRAKING AND DECELERATING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO MAKE NOISE AS SHIFTS OCCURRED IN THE TRANSMISSION (LOUD BANGING OR KNOCKING SOUNDS WERE HEARD). THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION. EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED MORE UNSAFE CONDITIONS WHEN GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS ON INCLINED SURFACES FOR SEVERAL INCHES TO SEVERAL FEET BEFORE TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT. IF TRAFFIC WAS BEHIND ON ANY INCLINE THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO USE BRAKE TO PREVENT ROLLING BACKWARD AND MAKING IMPACT WITH VEHICLE BEHIND.

I DON'T HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY SUBURBAN, IT'S A GREAT VEHICLE. MY COMPLAINT IS AFTER SEEING SO MANY NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT BABIES BEING LEFT IN CARS AND DYING OF HEAT I BELIEVE THE NHTSA NEEDS TO REQUIRE ALL NEW CAR SEATS MUST BE BLUE TOOTH CAPABLE AND A PRESSURE SWITCH IN THE CAR SEAT.....AND IF THE CAR IS CUT OFF FOR MORE THAN 1 MINUTE, BUT THE SEAT STILL HAS A BABY IN IT, THEN THE CAR SHOULD START FLASHING LIGHTS AND HONKING (JUST LIKE WHEN KEYS ARE LEFT IN THE CAR). THE ONLY WAY CAR SEAT AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS ARE GOING TO DO THIS IS IF THE NHTSA REQUIRES IT-JUST LIKE BACKUP CAMERAS KEEP KIDS FROM GETTING RUN OVER ACCIDENTALLY THIS REQUIREMENT WOULD KEEP FORGETFUL PARENTS FROM CAUSING ACCIDENTAL DEATHS AND SAVE LIVES.

I BROUGHT MY 2015 SUBURBAN LTZ (63,000) INTO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR A HORRIBLE BANGING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AND WAS HAVING A HARD TIME CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLES. AT FIRST THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD US THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND AFTER SOME FIRM CONVINCING, THE TECH CAME BACK AND SAID THAT THE SHOCKS WERE INDEED LEAKING IN THE FRONT. WHILE I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY GOOD FOR 72 MONTHS OR UP TO 75K MILES AND THE PART IS LISTED AS STRUTS UNDER HE GM CODE, THE COST IS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY NEARLY $1800 TO REPAIR. WE REALLY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO REPAIR GIVEN THE NOISE IS NOT ONLY LOUD WHEN THE CAR HITS A BUMP BUT ALSO THE PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING HAS NOT BEEN GREAT SINCE THE NOISE STARTED. AFTER RESEARCHING IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM! WHY ISN'T THE NHTSA LOOKING INTO THIS? GM KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE AND ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. DOES IT TAKE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT TO GET ACTION ON THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP CONSUMERS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WITH HER VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO SUTTON CHEVROLET (211 CHAPMAN RD, BYRON, GA 31008, (478) 956-5000) AND WAS INFORMED OF A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING A FAULTY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PUMP FAILED IN HER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER BACK TO LET HER KNOW IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

IT'S BEEN OVER TWO MONTHS THAT I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. WHEN I TURN MY STERRING WHEEL TO MAKE A TURN MY VEHICLE TURN OFF;OR WHEN I REVERSE. ALSO ON THE DASH BOARD I NOTICED A WARNIG THAT READS PARKING ASSISTANCE OFF; OPEN DRIVER WINDOW AND CLOSE. AND THAT SPEEDDOMETER IS FREQUENTLY CHANGING TO A RADIO STATION I STILL PAYING MY VEHICLE AND IS NOT FAIR FOR ME TO BE DRIVING A VEHICLE UNDER THIS CONDITIONS. IS NOT SAFE FOR ME TO BE DRIVING MY KIDS AROUN , I DONT FEEL SAFE.I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THAT DAMAGES OF VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW SOONER IF YOU GUYS CAN HELP ME. YOU CAN REACH ME AT [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN IT IS IDLING OR IS SLOW TRAFFIC IN GEAR.

VEHICLE LOSES BRAKING CAPABILITY AT LOW SPEEDS, SOMETIMES VOLTAGE ISSUES CAUSE STABILITY CONTROL ERROR, AND EVEN COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND VEHICLE CONTROL (ENGINE SHUTOFF). THIS HAS BEEN RECURRING APPROXIMATELY ONCE PER DAY FOR TWO WEEKS, GENERALLY AT VERY LOW SPEEDS AND TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT. TYPICALLY, ABS ENGAGE AND POWER BRAKE ASSIST IS LOST, WHICH REQUIRES MORE MORE EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CAN ALSO HAPPEN IN REVERSE.

LOSS OF GPS, ONSTAR, XM AND COMPASS FUNCTION. WATER HAS LEAKED INTO THE ROOF MOUNTED SHARK-FIN ANTENNA. VEHICLE HAS LOST COMPASS, GPS, ONSTAR AND XM CAPABILITIES. DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING ROOF MOUNTED ANTENNA. DESPITE THIS BEING A KNOWN PROBLEM ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHEVROLET IN SB-10058785-9942 THIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND CUSTOMER WILL BE CHARGED OUT OF POCKET FOR ANTENNA REPLACEMENT.

VEHICLE HAS 49,000 AND IS GARAGED AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE HOOD, ROOF AND COMPLETE DRIVERS SIDE REPAINTED DUE TO CLEAR COAT/PAINT FAILURE. HAVE SPENT AT LEAST $2500 OUT OF POCKET.

CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP NEEDS TO BE MOVED ONTO A BROADER RECALL AND NOT JUST UNDER A "SPECIAL COVERAGE" THIS PAST WEEKEND AT GAS PUMP OUR BREAK PEDAL AND THE ABILITY OF THE CAR TO STOP ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR TRAGIC ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY LAST MINUTE THE TRUCK STOPPED AFTER I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE PEDAL AND PUSHED AS HARD AS I COULD. THIS ISSUE LEFT UNRESOLVED WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED. THESE VACUUM PUMPS NEED TO REPLACED AND CHEVY NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THE ISSUE.THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE 600 BUCKS TO REPLACE THESE PUMPS ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH A LOADED WEAPON ON THE STREETS IF THEY ARE OUTSIDE THE PARAMETERS OF THEIR BULLETIN. I KNOW CHEVY WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL AND FIX THIS BRAKE PROBLEM. THIS WAS AT SLOW SPEEDS IN A GAS STATION BACKING TO GET CLOSER TO THE GAS PUMP. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, NO REPORT FILED, OR POLICE CALLED BUT THIS COULD HAVE ENDED POORLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER WAS MISSING A BOLT. THE CONTACT CALLED HERTRICH CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 7677 OCEAN GATEWAY, EASTON, MD 21601, (410) 200-9757) AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,247.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE BOUNCED UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE STRUTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH ADAMS BUICK GMC INC (1017 BEREA RD, RICHMOND, KY 40475) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOOSE POWER. IT APPEARS THAT THE VEHICLE IS LOOSING VACUUM AND THE OPERATOR LOOSES POWER BRAKES. I ALMOST REAR ENDED A CAR DURING A TRAFFIC BACKUP ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE OF THE LOOSE OF POWER BRAKING EFFICIENCY. THE VACUUM PUMP IS NOT MAKING THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF VACUUM TO HAVE POWER BRAKES.

VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PRESS AND WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE ADEQUATELY AT LOW SPEEDS (<15 MPH)

28 JUNE TOOK TRUCK IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND HAVE CABIN FILTER REPLACED @ 84K. LESS THAN 24HRS LATER STARTED DRIVING ON HWY AND SMELLING STRONG ODOR OF GAS COMING IN THROUGH MY VENTS THOUGHT MAYBE ITS EXHAUST FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER PARKING THE TRUCK FOR A FEW DAYS I GOT BACK IN MY TRUCK LATE 3 JULY AND SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE TRUCK AND ALONG THE OUTSIDE. 4 JULY MY HUSBAND LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND TOOK A PICTURE. THE SMELL OF GAS WAS NOT OCCURRING PRIOR TO VEHICLE BEING SERVICED AND AS I KEEP READING ONLINE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED FOR THIS EXACT THING. THIS IS AN EXTREME DANGER ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND THIS IS OUR DAILY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE COULD EASILY CATCH ON FIRE OR CAUSE DEATH DUE TO INHALATION. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR SAFETY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR BOTH THE 2015 SUBURBAN AND 2015 TAHOE AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE . CHEVROLET CORPORAT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED CASE NUMBER [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

1) INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TURNING VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS, THERE IS SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING VIOLENTLY BOUNCING THE WHEEL BACK TO NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STEER LEFT OR RIGHT. THERE IS ALSO SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRICITY, ENGINE TURNS OFF, REQUIRING TO SHIFT TO PARK AND RESTART ENGINE. THIS ISSUE USUALLY OCCURS AFTER RAIN OR AFTER CAR WASH (WATER ENTERING SHARK FIN ANTENNA) 2) INTERMITTENT COMPLETE POWER LOSS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE (OCCURS ESPECIALLY AFTER RAIN - WHEN SHARK FIN ANTENNA GETS FILLED WITH WATER) AND FEELS LIKE BATTERY IS SUDDENLY COMPLETELY DEAD. SOMETIMES IT CAN NOT BE JUMP STARTED IMMEDIATELY, AND AFTER MORE THAN AN HOUR, IT MAY BE JUMP STARTED. 3) WATER LEAKING INTO THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF ROOF (DRIVER SIDE) AFTER RAIN - AGAIN DUE TO SHARK FIN ANTERNNA LEAK. THERE ARE MANY OWNERS OF CHEVY SUBURBAN/TAHOE, SILVERADO, GM TRUCK REPORTING EXACTLY SAME PROBLEMS ALL OVER INTERNET AND ON YOUTUBE. THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AFTER THE RECENT 09/07/2018 RECALL 18V586000 FIX. THIS RECALL DID NOT HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. IN MANY YOUTUBE VIDEOS PEOPLE REPORT HAVING FIXED THIS ISSUE BY REPLACING BATTERY POSITIVE AND GROUND CABLES, AS WELL AS BY REMOVING THE SOUND DAMPENING MATERIAL TRAPPED UNDER G218 GROUND ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF DASH (PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED ABOUT INCREASED RESISTANCE ACROSS G218 GROUND). EXAMPLE VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=CWAMOPHNXG8

SUV LOSES ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AND NO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FOUND. THIS HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY

BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY AT ANY LOW SPEEDS. WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AS A BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP. THE CAR IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND UNDRIVEABLE UNTIL I GET IT REPAIRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SMICKLAS CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 8900 NORTHWEST EXPY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73162, (405) 943-5721) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING GEARS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,800.

WAS COMING UP TO A STOPLIGHT WITH MAJOR TRAFFIC AND HAD STIFF TO NO BRAKES. WAS WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. MY 'SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST' LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TOLD BY A CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT MY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP HAD FAILED AND THAT THIS WAS COMMON IN THE 2015 SUBURBAN.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WITH 7 FAMILY MEMBERS AT ABOUT 45 MPH AS WE WERE COMING INTO A CITY. TWO OF US STARTED TO HEAR A SLIGHT SQUEAL LIKE WHEN A BELT SLIPS. AFTER THAT I SHUT OFF THE A/C TO SEE IF IT WAS THAT. IT WAS NOT. ABOUT THAT TIME TRAFFIC STARTED TO SLOW DOWN IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN IT WAS HARD AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PEDAL STROKE. I LIFTED THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT AND IT JUST FELL BACK DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE SUBURBAN TO STOPPED IN TIME BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE CAUTIOUSLY FOR ANOTHER MILE OR SO TO FIND A SAFE SPOT TO PULL OFF. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED 90 MILES TO A DEALER CLOSE TO A RELATIVE AS WE LIVE ANOTHER 250 MILES AWAY. WHEN I TALKED TO THE DEALER, HE SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT I BELIEVE HE AID IT WAS ONLY COVERED UP TO 69,000 MILES. OUR SUBURBAN HAS 108,000 MILES ON IT AS WE LIVE IN A VERY RURAL LOCATION. IT IS 45 MILES ON WAY TO THE GROCERY STORE. I HAVE OWNED GM PRODUCTS ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER BEEN AS DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR HANDLING OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AS I AM NOW. THIS ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT COVERING THE REPAIR OF IT.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AT SLOW SPEEDS (UNDER 25MPH) AND WHEN THE BRAKE IS PUSHED, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLES FORWARD MOTION. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS OCCURS ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM STOPPING THE VEHICLE EVEN IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUMPED. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY AND CHEVY WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY HAVE NO RECALLS OR ISSUES WITH THEIR BRAKE SYSTEM EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LOGGED TO NHTSA. WHEN THIS OCCURS THERE IS NO BRAKING FOR THE VEHICLE AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT FIXED.

THE 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THAT I DRIVE POWER GOES OUT WHEN I AM TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, MAKING A SHARP TURN, AND TRY TO COME TO A QUICK STOP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I AM DRIVING. IT ALSO DELAYS TO TURN OFF WHEN I AM PARKED. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO CRANK UP ON A LOW GAS LEVEL. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM AT A LIGHT AND TRY TO PRESS ON THE GAS, IT STALLS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO GET GAS.

WHILE STATIONARY, WHEN OPENING THE AUTOMATIC REAR LIFT GATE, THE GATE GETS TO A FULLY OPEN POSITION AND THEN SLAMMED BACK CLOSED STRIKING ME IN THE TOP OF MY HEAD. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WVRYTOMW THE LIFT GATE IS OPENED. RESEARCH ONLINE MAKES IT APPEAR AS THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN AND CONTINUOUS ISSUE. NO SERIOUS INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, BUT SOMEBODY COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THIS ISSUE.

BRAKES LOCK UP AND CAN'T STOP THE VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CAN'T PUSH THE BRAKES IN AND POSES A HUGE RISK TO ACCIDENTS. NEEDS RECALLED

MY CONDENSER WENT OUT AT 96K. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE CONDENSER. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO A GM/CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY BEGAN TO INFORM ME THAT THE RECALL ONLY IS FOR VEHICLES LESS THAN 60K. THEY STATED THAT GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT DUE TO MILEAGE MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. DUE TO LIVING IN THE SOUTH I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE A CAR AND NOT HAVE AIR. SO WE FIXED THE CONDENSER OUT OF POCKET. 1ST-THE CONDENSER PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND THEY STATED THAT IT COULD TAKE UP TO A MONTH TO RECEIVE THE PART. ALERT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTORY MAKING CONDENSERS FOR GM CARS. 2ND-THE PART WAS $200-300, ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE WAS $1100. 3RD-6 MONTHS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CONDENSER AND ALL WORKING FINE, PAYING OUT OF POCKET. THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT AND THE CONNECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CONDENSER. GM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT ONLY WANTS TO ASSIST WITH PEOPLE WHO MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 60K. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND GM HAS NOT TAKEN OWNERSHIP! TOTAL COST IN 2YRS FOR REPAIRING AND FIXING 1PART THAT LEAD TO 3PARTS $4.5K.

ON QUITE A FEW OCCASIONS OVER THE YEARS,WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. THIS PRESENTS A SCARY SITUATION BECAUSE I AM A 200 LB MAN AND I CAN BARELY STOP THIS LARGE VEHICLE. MY FIANCE IS VERY PETITE AND SHE IS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. I KNOW THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2015 CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUV'S BECAUSE I PERSONALLY KNOW OTHERS WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH CHEVY IS JUST BIDING TIME AWAITING FOR THE AUTO WARRANTIES TO EXPIRE RATHER THAN FIX THIS DEADLY PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED A CEMENT VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED CLASSIC CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF CLEBURNE (LOCATED AT 822-WALTER P. HOLIDAY DRIVE, CLEBURNE, TX 76033, (817) 402-3167) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD COVER THE VEHICLE AT 70 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

VACUUM PUMP FOR A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER 45 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V374000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO POTAMKIN CHEVROLET (706 11TH AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10019) TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

BRAKES MUST BE PUSHED EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. VACUUM PUMP FOR BRAKE SYSTEM IS FAULTY. GM WILL NOT COVER OR WARRANTY AS THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. BRAKING ISSUE HAS NEARLY RESULTED IN COLLISIONS. CALLED MURDOCK CHEVROLET ON APRIL 24, 2019, BUT THEY STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO THE PUMP OR BRAKES.

AT LOW SPEED (BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT ON THE STREET) THE BRAKE PEDAL GOT VERY HARD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY STOP. I THEN DID NOT GO INTO THAT SPACE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR BEHIND ME. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET. WHEN BACKING IN, I COULD NOT STOP (MOVING WITH CAR AT IDLE ENGINE SPEED). THE HITCH HIT THE CONCRETE WALL-HAPPILY NO DAMAGE DONE. WITH RESEARCH, I FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM HAS NOT ADDRESSED. I USUALLY OCCURS AT SLOW SPEEDS OR STOP AND GO SLOW SPEED TRAFFIC. THIS IS UNPREDICTABLE AND VERY UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2015 WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES. THE VACUUM PUMP (THE FAILURE) IS BOLTED TO THE ENGINE AND ENGINE-DRIVEN AND LUBRICATED BY ENGINE OIL WHICH PUTS MY ENGINE AT RISK. YET NONE OF THIS IS COVERED BY THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT A SLOW, BUT A SUDDEN FAILURE ITEM. VERY UNSAFE IF IT HAPPENS IN SCHOOL PARKING LOT PICKING UP MY CHILDREN, CHURCH, CLOSE SPACES (NEIGHBORHOODS, PARKING AREAS).

VEHICLE IS 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN PURCHASED NEW IN DECEMBER 2015. BUILD DATE WAS JULY 2015. CURRENT MILEAGE ~51,000. VEHICLE CONDITION = PAMPERED. THERE ARE NO WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED NOW OR AT TIME OF INCIDENT. AT LOW SPEEDS (~10 MPH), BRAKE PEDAL CAN BECOME EXCESSIVELY FIRM, AND EVEN WITH EXTREME PRESSURE APPLIED, BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY. I AM 6'3" AND 220LBS, AND YESTERDAY, IT TOOK ALL MY EFFORT TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM ROLLING INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHILE IDLING THRU DRIVE THRU. I'M RARELY SCARED DRIVING A VEHICLE, BUT THIS WAS SCARY. IF A PEDESTRIAN WOULD HAVE WALKED IN FRONT ON THE VEHICLE, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. PUSHING WITH MY MAXIMUM EFFORT, SUBURBAN TOOK SEVERAL FEET TO STOP FROM AN IDLE CRAWL SPEED. WHEN THIS OCCURS, PEDAL FEELS "HARD" AND HAS ALMOST NO STROKE. HARD PEDAL / COMPROMISED BRAKES LASTED ~4 MINUTES BEFORE CONDITION "CORRECTED" ITSELF. THIS OCCURRED 4/19/2019. I'VE DRIVEN VEHICLES WITHOUT POWER BRAKES (BY DESIGN). EFFORT REQUIRED TO STOP SUBURBAN WITH THIS CONDITION IS MULTIPLE TIMES HIGHER THAN THOSE VEHICLES. IS GM DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE? AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS WHERE THIS OCCURS, SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED DUE TO THIS FAILURE.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO INTERMITTENT HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP LEAK. WHILE GM HAS RECALLED SOME VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM UNDER RECALL SB-10057680-1621, BULLETIN, 14858. GM IS NOT COVERING THE REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUES MATCH THE RECALL FOR SIMILAR MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. THE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING.

WHILE IN LINE AT TOLL BOOTH AT LOW SPEED THE BRAKES WERE HARD TO PUSH AND SLOWER TO RESPOND ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. DEALER FOUND VACUMN PUMP FAILED AND OIL BACKED UP INTO VACUMN BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDERS.

TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO FIND SOURCE OF LOUD TAPPING NOISE. DEALER SAID IT WAS AN UNUSUALLY NOISY BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER, BUT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. 3 DAYS LATER, AS I ROLLED INTO A DRIVE THROUGH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STOP. I AM ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH CONSISTENCY. AT LOW ENGINE SPEED, THE BRAKES BECOME HARD TO PUSH AFTER 4 OR 5 PEDAL APPLICATIONS. THE POWER BOOSTER IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH VACUUM AT LOW ENGINE SPEEDS TO MAINTAIN SAFE BRAKING PRESSURES.

LOSS OF BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS.

THERE IS A VIBRATION AT THE SPEED OF 70-85. MY BREAKING HAS ISSUES. I PRESS PEDAL AND IT FEELS LIKE ITS "BROKE". I TRY AND STOP AT TIMES (MORE OFTEN THAN NOT) AND I REALLY HAVE TO PRESS AND ITS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE NOT STOPPING MY VEHICLE AT ALL. VERY BUMPY RIDE. SHOULD BE SMOOTHER AND I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THE WHEELS AND VIBRATION. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED APRIL OF 2019 AND IT SEEMS TO GET WORSE. HUSBAND HAS SPOKEN WITH DEALERSHIP AND ITS JUST KIND OF BLOWN OFF. WE RESEARCHED TO TROUBLE SHOOT AND FOUND MANY RECALLS THAT DESCRIBE WHAT IS HAPPENING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER LEAKING DOWN FROM THE ROOF INSIDE THE VEHICLE EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A CAR WASH OR WHEN IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CONKLIN CHEVROLET SALINA (2700 S 9TH ST, SALINA, KS 67401, (785) 201-3517) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE ROOF NEEDED TO BE REMOVED TO FIND THE ORIGIN OF THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5410228962. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHEN BACKING UP OR DRIVING FORWARD SLOWLY THE BRAKE PEDDLE GETS REALLY HARD AND VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. ALMOST WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP AS WELL AS PUTTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL.

MY VEHICLE LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE POWERSTEERING RECALL IT IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT LOSES ALL POWER ON THE HIGHWAY KEEPS HAPPENING AT RANDOM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED MOMENTARILY AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

VACUUM PUMP FAILURE. THE ISSUE IS PRESENTED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED 3 OR 4 TIMES IN A SHORT PERIOD AFTER THAT PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN AND STOP THE CAR IS CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE. LOU BACHRODT CHEVROLET - COCONUT CREEK REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THAT'S THE WAY THIS KIND OF TRUCK WORK AND I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE THAT TRUCK.

The contact owns 2015 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that while inspecting the vehicle, the contact saw rust on the frame and saw horizontal lines that became progressively worse over time. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the contact was informed that wax could be added to the rust spot and that the repair would be out-of-pocket because the failure was not under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to Technical Service Bulletin: 19-NA-255 (Wax Coating on Frame Peeling, Metal Shows Corrosion/Rusting); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 114,481.