2001 Chevrolet Suburban complaints

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

DT: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE HAVD TO APPLY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE ACCELATOR, IT SEEMED TO BE STUCK. THIS ONLY HAPPEND WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK OR REVERSE. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON MAY 12, 2005. DEALER LOOKED AT VEHICLE BUT WAS GOING TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS. NHTSA ACTION INVESTIGATION EA02015 DEALT WITH SAME PROBLEM. *AK

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

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

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: 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

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 INSPECTI

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, WHIC

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED. LUCKILY WE WERE GOING DOWN A HILL AND NO OTHER CARS NEARBY, SO WE COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. CAR WOULD NOT CRANK - IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. IT WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID A FUSE WAS BLOWN WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY THE FUSE WAS BLOWN. THEY GAVE US SEVERAL EXTRA FUSES IN CASE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM VACATION, SO WE TOOK THE EXTRA FUSES AND FINISHED THE TRIP HOME. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK. WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW. WE HAD TO PAY OVER $800 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. WE ARE HOPING THAT GM WILL RE-IMBURSE US, SINCE THIS SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THE RECALL. THEY SAY THAT EVEN THOUGH WE'VE HAD TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM, WE CANNOT FILE ANY PAPERWORK UNTIL NOVEMBER. SO IT'LL BE AT LEAST UNTIL THEN BEFORE WE GET ANY MONEY BACK, IF AT ALL. IN THE MEANTIME, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE NEW FUEL PUMP IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE SAME PROBLEM.

ROTORS RUSTED, PITTED, CORRODED AT ONLY 10,000 MILES; 15 MONTHS OLD. ALL TURNED, BUT WERE UNDER SPECIFICATIONS, SO DEALER HAD TO REPLACE (UNDER WARRANTY)

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION; LOST ALL FORWARD GEARS ON NJ TURNPIKE AFTER SLOWING DOWN FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT. ONLY 16,000 MILES ON VEHICLE; 1 YR 11 MONTHS OLD.

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.

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?

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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 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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND COMING TO A STOP, AT SLOW SPEEDS, MY ABS BRAKES COME ON. IT USUALLY OCCURS AT APPROX. 3MPH. I HAVE TRIED REPLACING MY BRAKE PADS, MY ABS COMPUTER AND A SENSOR. NONE OF THESE ACTIONS HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE NUMBER OF TIMES IT HAS OCCURRED ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT. I ALSO HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS IN SIMILAR GM VEHICLES. TO DATE I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 ON THE PROBLEM.

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

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

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

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

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

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED ON MY 2001 GM SUBURBAN

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT SQUEAKS RANDOMLY, CAUSING A MAJOR DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING UNTIL I FIGURED OUT IT WAS MY MOVEMENTS, CAUSING THE NOISE. WHENEVER I GET THE CHANCE TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE, IT STOPS FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. DEALER STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO KEEP TRUCK AND CHECK IT OUT. IF A PROBLEM, THEN HE WOULD ORDER PARTS AND I COULD BRING IT IN AGAIN TO HAVE IT FIXED. I CANNOT LEAVE IT FOR DAYS, SO I HAVE NOT GONE BACK IN.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE... REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 32000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 61000 MILES. *AK

FUEL LEAK DUE TO FUEL PUMP WIRING AND CONNECTOR. LOST 3/4 TANK OF GAS.*AK

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.

DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE MAKING A U-TURN THE VEHICLE STALL. CONDITION CAUSES LOSS OF POWER ASSIST AND POWER BRAKES. NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *NM *TT

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