2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Recalls, Complaints & Safety

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON A LIFT AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED, CAUSING A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET DEALER (877-721-4901, 3731 SW TOPEKA BLVD, TOPEKA, KS 66609) AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND WAS LEAKING. UPDATED 12/18/18*JB

I WAS SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT WHEN THE STEEL REAR BRAKE LINE SPONTANEOUSLY SPLIT AND DUMPED ALL LINE PRESSURE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, AND I ROLLED RIGHT INTO TRAFFIC BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE PEDAL ENOUGH TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE AGAINST A CURB. HAD I NEARED THE STOP SIGN 2 SECONDS EARLIER OR LATER, I WOULD HAVE EITHER BEEN T-BONED BY A BOX TRUCK, OR T-BONED A SMALL SEDAN. I EMPHASIZE THAT THE BRAKE LINES SHOWED NO WARNING SIGNS BEYOND THE TYPICAL SURFACE RUST THAT CAN BE FOUND ON ANY VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN A FEW WINTERS IN THE "RUST BELT". HOWEVER, THOSE VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE BRAKE LINES SPONTANEOUSLY FAIL AT THE RATE THAT THESE GM TRUCKS DO. THIS TRUCK'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TOWING A CAMPING TRAILER FOR VACATIONS WITH MY YOUNG FAMILY, SO THIS COULD HAVE ENDED VERY DIFFERENTLY. I URGE YOU TO TAKE GM TO TASK AND FORCE THEM TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE OF CHEAPING OUT ON BRAKE LINE MATERIALS!

I HAD A MAJOR BRAKE FAILURE THE OTHER DAY WHILE DRIVING. I HAD NO BRAKES, BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY REPORTED THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES.

THIS ISSUE OCCURRED IN JULY OF 2016 WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION IN FLORIDA. WE BEGAN TO LOSE BRAKING ABILITY UNTIL FINALLY THE VEHICLE BECAME ALMOST INOPERABLE, ONLY ABLE TO TRAVEL AT ABOUT 20 MPH AND STILL BE ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. ONE OF THE STEEL BRAKES LINES HAD BLOWN A HOLE IN IT. WE HAD A SHOP REPAIR IT AND WHEN THEY TESTED IT, IT BLEW ANOTHER LINE. WE ENDED UP HAVING ALL THE LINES REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE LEVEL OF CORROSION.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 95 COMING BACK FROM DAYTONA WHEN A DRIVER LET ME KNOW THAT MY TIRES WHERE LOW SO I WHEN TO A GAS STATION TO PUT SOME AIR IN AND THATS WHEN I NOTICE THAT MY TIRES HAD A LOT OF NAILS LTHE 4 TIRES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. MY TIRES ARE LNOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE THE RECEIPT TO PROVE IT. SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING. BECAUSE I HAVE A NEW BORN BABY WITH ME AND DRIVING WITH FLAT TIRES IS NOT AN OPTION. PLEASE TAKE MY COMPLAINT IN CONSIDERARATION. THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LETIRES, TIRES SIZE: 265/70R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE BEFORE A LOUD BOOMING SOUND WAS HEARD. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING WHILE NOT MOVING EXTREME AMOUNTS OF EXHAUST FUMES ARE ENTERING THE CABIN AREA THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THIS IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WHICH ARE BREAKING ALLOWING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO OPEN AND ALLOW FUMES TO ENTER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH RESULTS IN THE EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE PASSENGER CABIN AREA THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THIS IS A HEALTH ISSUE FOR PASSENGERS INSIDE THE CABIN BREATHING THE TOXIC EXHAUST FUMES. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ON GM TO FIX THE PROBLEM DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FOR USING POOR QUALITY COMPONENTS WHICH FAIL FOR NO REASON. ALSO THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR PASSENGERS INSIDE THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAVE TO BREATH THE DANGEROUS EXHAUST FUMES. GM SHOULD BE MADE TO REPAIR ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM WHICH WERE DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED WITH INFERIOR PARTS WHICH ARE CAUSING THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.

EXHAUST BOLTS BROKEN AND CAUSING A LEAK MAKING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO PASS EMISSIONS ALSO. STEERING STABILIZERS BROKEN.

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EXHAUST BOLTS BROKEN AND CAUSING A LEAK MAKING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO PASS EMISSIONS ALSO. STEERING STABILIZERS BROKEN.

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WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, VEHICLE STRUCK AN ADULT DEER - FRONT END SQUARE HIT OFFSET TO PASSENGER SIDE. FRONT PASSENGER LIGHTS, GRILL, RADIATOR SUPPORTS, BUMPER, SIDE FENDER, AND HOOD ALL SEVERELY DAMAGED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE ENDED UP AT $4,386.

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COMPLETE BREAK FAILURE. BREAK PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND ALMOST KILLED MY FAMILY. NOTICED LEAKING BREAK FLUID COMING OUT OF RUSTED BREAK LINE UNDER VEHICLE.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 75MPH BATTERY, SECURITY AND LOW FUEL POPPED ON INTO MESSAGE CENTER. GAS GAUGE, VOLT METER, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE QUIT WORKING, HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF IT ALMOST GOT HIT. I KNOW NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 7/28/15*CN UPDATED 10/18/2017*CN

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DISABLED AND THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V155000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260,000.

WENT TO START MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND IT WOULDN'T START. I LISTENED FOR THE FUEL PUMP TO ENGAGE AND IT WASN'T WORKING. I CHECKED THE RELAY AND NOTICED IT WAS MELTED ON ONE CORNER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO NOTICED THAT GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN A GM FAN ALL MY LIFE AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE BEING ONE. PLEASE RECALL THIS ON GOING PROBLEM GM. *TR

I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PROCEEDED TO PARK MY SUBURBAN. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THEY PULSATE AND GAVE OUT COMPLETELY. NO SERVICE LIGHTS OR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON PREVIOUS TO THE INCIDENT. WHEN THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK I TRIED TO PUMP THEM TO GET THEM TO WORK BUT NOTHING WORKED AND MY SUBURBAN SMASHED INTO A BUSH AND OVER THE CURB. I JUST HAD MY BRAKE LINES REPLACES WHICH WAS QUOTED $1700 AT MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. I AM NO LOOKING INTO THE ISSUES WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. *TR

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CHEVROLET HAS CONTINUED TO IGNORE THE ABS BRAKE ISSUE WITHIN THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS SEPARATE FROM THEIR WHEEL SENSOR ISSUE.THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE.HAS A CIRCUIT BOARD ISSUE WHICH DEACTIVATES THE ABS SYSTEM AND SHOWS A BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ON DASH.IN SNOW TODAY MY ABS FAILED AND I SLID THROUGH AN INTERSECTION NARROWLY MISSING A SCHOOL BUS A F$%^ING SCHOOL BUS.THERE IS SO MUCH INFO ON THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET BUT CHEVROLET SEEM TO BE IGNORING IT.THE PROBLEM IS CENTERED AROUND A CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE.

ON JANUARY 29, 2014, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY SUBURBAN TRAVELING ON A SNOW AND ICY ROAD WHEN THE SUBURBAN BEGIN TO SPIN AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. HE WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. HE WAS WEARING THE SHOULDER AND LAP BELT.THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THE TENNESSEE TRAFFIC REPORT I RECEIVED STATED: AIRBAG AVAILABLE-NO DEPLOYMENT. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND UNKNOWN PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE BUT THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 05V155000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

BRAKE LINES SEVERELY CORRODED AND BLEW OUT. SEVERE CORROSION UNDER TRUCK TOO. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON 1/25/2013. COMING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION I WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BY AN 18 WHEELER. I WOKE UP IN THE HOSPITAL ALMOST A MONTH LATER. PICTURES OF MY VEHICLE SHOW THAT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. GOOD THING I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. MD SAY THE BRUISING TO HEART OTHER INTERNAL INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *JS

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THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE PEDAL LAST ALL PRESSURE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. WAS SUCCESSFUL IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE FROM 35 MPH WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND FAILED. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT OTHER BRAKE LINE ARE IN THE SIMILAR CONDITION. *LN

MOVING MY BOAT IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP MY BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS CONTROLLER FAILED CAUSING NO BRAKING!!! PUMPED THEM LIKE CRAZY AND IT JUST PISSED OUT ALL OF THE FLUID. I HAD MY CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE AREA AND I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THEY WERE NOT KILLED! UPON INSPECTION THE BRAKE LINE ROTTED AT THE POINTS WHERE THEY ARE HELD ONTO THE FRAME BY THE HANGERS! THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD HAVE SOME LIABILITY IN THIS MATTER. THE VEHICLE IS BARELY JUST OVER 10 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS A MAJOR FLAW IN DESIGN. THE SCARY PART IS THE LINES LOOK GREAT OVERALL BUT WHERE THEY ARE PLACED IN ALL OF THE HANGERS THEY HAD ROT SPOTS IN THEM THAT WAS ONLY APPARENT AFTER DIS-ASSEMBLY. A NORMAL SAFETY INSPECTION WOULD NOT PICK UP ON THE CORROSION HIDDEN WITHIN THE HANGERS. *TR

WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, A HYDRAULIC LINE SERVING THE FRONT BRAKES RUPTURED CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF FRONT BRAKES. THIS IS THE THIRD HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TWO LINES TO FAIL WERE ON THE REAR AXLE. ALL OF THE REMAINING HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES ARE HEAVILY RUSTED AND PITTED, THEY ALL ARE AT RISK OF FAILURE AT ANY TIME. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. IT POSES A SERIOUS RISK TO THE DRIVERS AND TO THE PERSONS AND PROPERTY OF OTHERS. EVERY ONE OF THE OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED THAT THEIR VEHICLE MAY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINES. WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IT SHALL BE IS UP TO NHTSA, BUT THE NEED FOR INFORMATION IS GREAT. THIS IS A HEAVY WEIGHT VEHICLE FOR ORDINARY CONSUMER USE. MOST SUCH USERS ARE UNPREPARED FOR A BRAKE FAILURE OF THIS KIND. INTERESTINGLY, GM DOES NOT OFFER REPLACEMENT PARTS. PRECISION FORMED LINES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE AFTERMARKET. THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER USES NON-CORRODING COPPER-NICKEL REPLACEMENT LINE, AND FABRICATES THE LINES LOCALLY. THE SAME BRAKE LINE METALLURGY WAS USED IN HIGH END EUROPEAN CARS (VOLVO AND PORSCHE) BEGINNING IN THE 1980S. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH I WAS NEAR MY EXIT AND ACTIVATED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE ROOM TO CHANGE LANES AND PASS MY EXIT AND DOWNSHIFTED TO SLOW AND EVENTUALLY STOP. I HAD TRIED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE CABLE SNAPPED ON THE SPOT. AFTER GETTING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT EVERY BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND MOST WERE FAILING. THE MECHANIC ALSO SAID IT ISN'T RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE JUST THE LEAKING LINES BECAUSE ONCE THE PRESSURE IS RESTORED, THE REMAINING LINES WOULD THEN LIKELY FAIL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND I AM WAITING FOR WHAT I AM SURE WILL BE A SIZABLE REPAIR BILL. *TR

I PURCHUSED 2001 SUBURBAN AND TRIED TO CONTACT THE RECALL PEOPLE AT 18006302438 ABOUT RECALL #54628-05V379000.THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE THE SERVICE ALREADY BEEN DONE. BUT THE VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING THE RECALL SAID ITS DOING. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 1500 CHEVY SUBURBAN THAT I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IT WAS 109,000 MILES ON IT. MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING AT 50,000 MILES. WE FOUGHT WITH DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER AND HAD THEM REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. WELL GUESS WHAT? I HAVE APPR. 59,000 ON THIS TRANSMISSION AND IT JUST WENT OUT ON US ON OUR THANKSGIVING TRIP. WE WERE 4 HRS. FROM HOME WHEN IT STARTED GOING OUT. WHEN WE WERE 3 HRS. FROM HOME WE LOST 3RD GEAR AND DROVE IN 2ND AT 40 MILES PER HR. STOPPING SEVERAL TIMES ALONG THE WAY TO LET IT COOL DOWN. WE MADE IT 2 HRS FROM HOME AND MADE THE DECISION TO PARK IT SOMEWHERE IT WILL BE SAFE TO LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT. THANK GOD OUR SON WAS FOLLOWING US IN HIS VEHICLE TO GIVE US A RIDE HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY WE HAD TO RETURN TO TOW IT HOME. I AM BEYOND LIVID. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY DRIVEN IN TOWN AND THE OCCASIONAL VACATION OR ROAD TRIP. IT HAS A TOW PKG BUT HASN'T BEEN USED TO PULL THINGS. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED BY MY HUSBAND THAT IS A MECHANIC. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN MISUSED OR ABUSED. SO WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET SUBURBAN'S? WE HAVE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO OTHER ISSUES WITH IT AND HAVE LOVED THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND NOTICED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE.. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? HOW DOES CHEVROLET PLAN ON HANDLING THIS ISSUE? THREE TRANSMISSIONS IN ONE VEHICLE WITH THAT LOW OF MILEAGE IS RIDICULOUS. CHEVROLET YOU ARE PRODUCING FAULTY PRODUCTS. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR 2 TRANSMISSIONS GOING ON A 3RD, IN A VEHICLE WITH THAT LOW OF MILEAGE... THIRD TRANSMISSION, REALLY? I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED AND PROMOTED CHEVROLET, BUT NOT ANY MORE. THE TAXPAYERS BAILED CHEVROLET OUT OF BANKRUPTCY AND YOU STILL SCREW OVER THE CONSUMER. IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I AM FURIOUS THAT I HAVE TO HAVE A 3RD, YES 3RD TRANSMISSION IN A VEHICLE WITH UNDER 110,000 MILES ON IT.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,736.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED. THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLY CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY; HOWEVER THERE WERE EXTERIOR DAMAGES TO THE BUILDING. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FOUR BRAKE LINES AND GEAR SHIFTER CABLE WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THE ABS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE ABS HAD BEEN REPLACED A TOTAL OF SEVEN TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

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NOTICED NO BOLT HEAD ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD, WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. THEN FOUND ANOTHER BOLT HEAD IN SKID GUARD DURING OIL CHANGE, THIS WAS FROM THE FRONT BOLT OF SAME EXHAUST MANIFOLD! THE HEADS BROKE OFF CLEANLY FOR NO VISIBLE REASON. FIXED FRONT BOLT BUT REAR ONE REQUIRES EXHAUST MANIFOLD REMOVAL AT COST OF $400.00. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF MORE BREAK! *TR

SINCE MY LAST MAJOR REPAIR WHICH WAS JULY 2010 WHEN MY RADIATOR AND TIMING BELT HAD MALFUNCTION, WHICH I PAID $653.34 FOR REPAIRS, THE SURBURBAN BEGAN TO STALL AFTER MY LAST OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS 10/04/2011. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL EACH TIME THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED, THEN IT WOULD STALL COMPLETELY AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIES. NOW, THE 2001 SUBURBAN 1500 VEHICLE OF MINE WOULD HAVE A FUEL LEAKAGE AND THE ENGINE STALLS WITH NO RESTART. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP AFTER MY OIL CHANGE THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED RIGHT AS WE WERE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, BUT MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE RECENT OIL CHANGE. NOW THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST WITH NO RESTART AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID TO BRING IT BACK WITH A $90 FEE TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE WHICH THEY BELIEVE ITS THE FUEL PUMP. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD'VE BEEN OBSERVED THE DAY OF THE OIL CHANGE WHEN WE INITIALLY OBSERVE THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS EACH TIME WE HAVE THE VEHICLE OIL CHANGE A PROBLEM OCCUR THE SAME DAY, INWHICH ITS COSTLY TO US. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST NOW WITH NO START AND THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES US EACH TIME AFTER THE OIL CHANGE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WHICH AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, OCCURS AFTER EACH TIMELY OIL CHANGE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 SUBURBAN AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING OR BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE TRUCK HOME AND I SAW THE REAR AXLE WAS WET WITH BRAKEFLUID. THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE HAD ROTTED AND BROKE. THE TRUCK IS VERY WELL KEPT UP AND I ALWAYS PRESSURE WASH THE UNDERCARRIAGE AFTER THE SNOW & WINTER. *KB

AFTER ENTERING THE PARKING LOT OF THE LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PARK IN THE MARKED SPACE BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP, THE PEDAL TRAVEL ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT NO BREAKING EFFECT AT ALL, FORTUNATELY THAT SECTION OF THE LOT WAS MOSTLY EMPTY AND I LET THE TRUCK ROLL TO ALMOST A STOP, PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND DID NOT STOP SO ENDED UP USING THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. NO WARNING LIGHT EVER CAME ON SO I WENT TO CHECK THE RUBBER HOSES AND BRAKE LINES UNDER THE TRUCK FINDING A BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE AREA UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT, CLOSE TO A BIG RUBBER " DOUGHNUT " ( CHASSIS MOUNT ). I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FLUID SPRAYED AGAIN FROM THAT AREA. THERE ARE SEVERAL BRAKE PIPES RUNNING TO AND FROM A SENSOR OR EQUALIZING VALVE MOUNTED ON THE CHASSIS IN THAT AREA. AFTER TOWING THE TRUCK HOME I WENT UNDER IT AND FOLLOW THE TUBING LEAVING FROM THAT AREA TO THE FRONT AND THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, AND IT IS ALL RUSTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FLEXIBLE HOSES GOING TO THE CALIPERS. I OWN TWO OTHER CARS ( NOT CHEVY'S) THAT ARE OLDER AND USED UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AS THE SUBURBAN AND THE BRAKE PIPING LOOKS LIKE NEW ON THOSE, SO I'M INCLINED TO THINK THIS CONDITION IS PARTICULAR TO SUBURBANS OR CHEVROLET IN GENERAL. WOULD THIS INCIDENT HAD NOT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT IT WOULD HAVE ENDED IN AN ACCIDENT OR A FATALITY. I'M CALLING THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP MONDAY TO CHECK FOR ANY OUTSTANDING RECALL FOR MY TRUCK BUT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THIS TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN USED IN MARYLAND, THE WINTERS ARE NOT EXTREME HERE AND MY ONLY THEORY FOR THE EXCESSIVE RUSTING IS THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE TOO CHEAP. TRUCK WILL BE PARKED INDEFINITELY AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF REQUESTED. *TT

HAD NEW WILDCOUNTRY TIRE, PURCHASED FROM LES SCHWAB SEPARATE FROM THE WHEEL OUT TO A DEFECT. TIRE HAD ONLY BEEN ON THE WHEEL APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. LT 26570R16. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO A MEDIAN. AS A RESULT, THE MEDIAN MOVED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE BRAKES LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

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MAIN BRAKE LINE LEAK, LOCATED ON TOP OF CHASSIS LEADING TO REAR BRAKES, LEAKED AT CLIP POINT UNDER PASSENGER DOOR WHERE ROAD SALT RESIDUE CAN SIT AND CORRODE LINE. LINE WAS ALSO HEAVILY RUSTED IN OTHER AREAS OF LINE ON TOP OF CHASSIS. ENTIRE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO RUST AND A LEAK. WHILE STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE; REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, THE FRONT HUBS AND THE BEARINGS ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WHEELS FOR $2,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN FUEL GAUGE READING EMPTY WHEN IT IS NOT EMPTY. SMELL OF FUEL AND BURNING COMING FROM CAR. FUEL GAUGE FLOATING, SHOEING EMPTY,FULL, HALF FULL. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO STOP. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,650 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,821.

OUR 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN IS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS WHICH WERE SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED DURING A 2005 RECALL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR IS EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN ACTIVATION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL # 05068. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GM TO BASICALLY FIX IT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET WHICH I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE SINE THEY HAVE HAD RECALL ISSUES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY'S STEEL WIRE BROKE WHILE SPARE TIRE WAS STORED UNDER THE TRUCK. THIS OCCURRED WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, OUR 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AS I PARKED TO INVESTIGATE, FLAMES BEGAN TO CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE SEAT AND I PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A WATER HOSE. THE FIRE SEEMS TO INITIATE FROM THE WIRING FOR THE SEAT CONTROL. LEFT MINOR DAMAGE UNDER THE SEAT, BURNT RUG AND WATER LOG FROM PUTTING THE FIRE OUT. INSURANCE COMPANY TO FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION. *TR

Fire

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, OUR 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AS I PARKED TO INVESTIGATE, FLAMES BEGAN TO CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE SEAT AND I PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A WATER HOSE. THE FIRE SEEMS TO INITIATE FROM THE WIRING FOR THE SEAT CONTROL. LEFT MINOR DAMAGE UNDER THE SEAT, BURNT RUG AND WATER LOG FROM PUTTING THE FIRE OUT. INSURANCE COMPANY TO FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION. *TR

Fire

I HAVE SUBURBAN 2001, THE REAR WINDOW (TAILGATE WINDOW) GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE HINGES SUDDENLY. THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM IN GM SUBURBANS AND I AM AFRAID THIS MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS THE TAILGATE WINDOW MAY SEPARATE, FLY OFF AND HIT SOMETHING. I AM NOT SURE IF THE WINDOW WILL FLY OFF, MINE WAS HANGING FROM ONE HINGE UNTIL I CORRECTED IT. *TR