2001 Chevrolet Suburban complaints

MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM- UPON LIGHT AND MEDIUM BRAKE APPLICATION ABS IS ENGAGING, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL AND INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE. CHEVROLET DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM UNTIL 12/13/2001. THEY OBSERVED THE PROBLEM, OPENED A CASE WITH CHEVROLET AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PROPORTION VALVE WAS ENGAGING AND THE ACTION WAS NORMAL. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, CHEVROLET REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM!!*AK

FRONT BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET, THIS EVENT OCCURED ON SMOOTH, DRY, CLEAN ASPHALT. *TT

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AT 80 MPH, WOULD NOT REENGAE UNTIL TRACTION CONTROL WAS INACTIVATED.*AK

TWO REAR TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS IN THE SIDEWALL WITH NO APPARENT PUNCTURE RESULTING IN SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE (GENERAL AMERI 660 AS P24575R16, DOTAD70EK14800). NLM

THERE IS NO WARNING (EITHER A VISUAL WARNING OR AN AUDIO WARNING) THAT TELLS THE DRIVER WHEN ONE OF THE DOORS ARE NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. THE CHEVROLET 1-800 NUMBER PEOPLE SAY THAT THE SUBURBAN SHOULD HAVE SUCH A 'DOOR AJAR' WARNING & REFER ME TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THIS IS NOT AN INCLUDED FEATURE IN THE NEW 2001 SUBURBANS. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE, ESPECIALLY SINCE A NOT PROPERLY CLOSED DOOR IN A FAMILY VEHICLE SUCH AS A SUBURBAN COULD VERY EASILY RESULT IN THE DOOR OPEING AT HIGH SPEEDS OR AROUND A TIGHT CORNER OR IN A ACCIDENT WITH THE END RESULT BEING A CHILD BEING THROWN FROM THE CAR. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THIS 'DOOR AJAR' FEATURE (PRETTY STANDARD NOW ON ALL CARS FOR MANY YEARS) MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY BEEN LEFT OFF MANY SUBURBANS OR WAS OVERLOOKED IN THE DESIGN OF THE SUBURBANS, BOTH OF WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN GM RECALLING THE AFFECTED CARS TO PUT IN THE 'DOOR AJAR' WARNING. LASTLY, THIS MAY ALSO AFFECT THE GMX YUKON & YUKON XL VEHICLES AS THEY ARE IDENTICAL COUSINS TO THE CHEVROLET SUBURBANS. FYI - I ORIGINALLY NOTIFIED CHEVY & THE DEALER ABOUT THIS STARTING LATE SEPT '01 & HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATED TO DATE ON GETTING ANY STRAIGHT ANSWER AND/OR CORRECTION TO MY SUBURBAN.*AK

I BLEW OUT THE ORIGINAL TIRE ON MY SUBURBAN IN SEPT, AND SPENT $112.00 FOR A BRAND NEW REPLACEMENT, AND BLEW THAT TIRE OUT IN NOVEMBER,THE GUY WHO PUT ON MY SPARE TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES SPLITTING, OR BLOWING, SO I AM HAVING ALL OF THEM REPLACED TOMORROW... I TALKED TO GOODYEAR PEOPLE HERE IN HASKELL, AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THEM,, SO IT IS MY LOSS,, I DONT THINK THIS IS RIGHT.. AND IF THESE ARE DEFECTIVE I THINK SOMEONE, EITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR SOMEONE SHOULD REPLACE THEM.... AND GOODYEAR SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEM,,,THESE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE<, PLEASE ,LOOK INTO THIS AND ADIVSE THANKS MUCH,,JENNABETH KIMBROUGH, [email protected]. *AK

TWO OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES FAILED AT UNDER 10,000 MILES. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THE OTHER TWO AND WAS FORCED TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES AT A COST OF $462.00. I BELIEVE CHEVROLET INSTALLS INFERIOR TIRES ON THIS HEAVY VEHICLE. I HAVAE NEVER HAD TIRES FAIL AT UNDER 10,000 MILES. I WOULD EXPECT COMPENSATION OF $462.00 . IF YOU WANT FURTHER INFO YOU MAY CONTACT ME AT 602-678-1825. THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: 24575R16)

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL FADE APPEARS TO BE BE LOCKED UP REQUIRING EXTENDED STOPPPING DISTANCE. *AK.

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT WILL LOCK UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING ON ANY ROAD SURFACE, AT ANY SPEED AND ALL CONDITIONS PREVENTING THE PERSON FROM MOVING FREELY ABOUT IN THE SEAT. THE SEATBELT MUST BE UNBUCKLED, LET RETRACT ALL THE WAY BACK INTO THE SEAT, THEN PULLED OUT AND BUCKLED. THE SITUATION COULD HAPPEN AS OFTEN AS 5 MINUTES OR ONE HOUR. THE DANGER IS HAVING TO UNDO THE SEATBELT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DEALER REPLACED IT TWICE AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THEY SAID IT IS GM'S PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. I CAN'T BELIEVE SOMETHING CAN'T BE DONE, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATION. I CALLED CHEVY AND WAS TOL THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THE NEW STYLE SEATBELT THAT IS IN THE TOP OF THE SEAT HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER COASTING TO THE SHOULDER AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE TRUCK RESTARTS. THE TRUCK ALSO SPUTTERS DURING ACCELERATION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS REPLACED FOUR WARPED ROTORS THAT CAUSED THE BRAKES TO BE SPONGY. TWO OF THE POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO INOPERATIVE WINDOWS. THE OIL LEVEL IN THE TRUCK DROPS BETWEEN (FREQUENT) VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE LOW OIL INDICATOR LIGHT FIRST ILLUMINATED WHEN THE TRUCK HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 3900 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIND A LEAK.*AK

# 1. THE DAY AFTER I FIRST PUCHASED AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE IT SMOKE US OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE ON OUR VACATION IN OCEANSIDE, CA. #2 THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY AND NOT ANYTHING LIKE THE ONE I DEMOED WHEN I FOUND THIS VEHICLE. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON ROUTE TO OCEANSIDE. THE LAST TWO TRIPS IN THIS HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND I HAD TO RENT A CAR AGAIN. # 3 ABOUT THE 3 RD. DAY INTO OUR NEW VEHICLE I NOTICED THE PARKING BRAKE WOULDN,T ALWAYS HOLD THE VEHICLE, EVEN AFTER PUTTING IT IN GEAR, WITH THE BRAKE FULLY APPLIED IT WOULD FAIL BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. # 4 AFTER REPORTING THE SMOKING PROBLEM, (STILL ON-GOING) I HAD A NO OIL PRESSURE WARNING AND NOTICE THE GAGE DIDN'T RESPOND FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THEN I HAD PRESSURE BUT A CONSTANT LOW OIL WARNING KEPT APPEARING ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THIS IS WHEN IT ONLY HAD 1400 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED SOME OIL SPOTS FORMING WHERE I PARKED, I CRAWLED UNDER NEAR THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE MOTOR TO FIND OIL DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE AND OFF THE SUSPENSION NEAR THE ENGINE. ITS NOW BEEN IN 3 TIMES FOR SMOKING, LEAKS AND VARIOUS OTHER ENGINE NOISES (LIFTERS, RIGHT BANK). # 5 THE VEHICLE HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE NEW. I CALLED THEM, THEY SAID WAIT TILL YOU GET A FEW MILES ON IT SO EVERYTHING BREAKS IN. WRONG ANSWER. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE. IT WAS UNEVEN ON ALL TIRES, MIND YOU THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO CHECK THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AVERAGE PSI 30, SHOULD BE 40-44PSI COLD. IT HELPED BUT STILL PULLED TO THE RI

SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF BRAKE AND POWER STEERING SYSTEM WHILE TOWING A 25 FOOT TRAILER.. BOTH SYSTEMS RUN OFF SAME BELT. POWER STEERING SEIZED AND BROKE BELT.

REAR SEAT HEADREST CANNOT BE REMOVED TO ALLOW REAR SEAT TO FOLD DOWN WITHOUT MOVING FRONT SEAT FORWARD. MOVING THE FRONT SEAT FORWARD TO ALLOW THE REAR SEAT TO FOLD DOWN TO MAXIMIZE CARGO AREA CREATES AN UNSAFE DRIVING POSITION. OWNERS MANUAL DEPICTS HEADREST RELEASES THAT WOULD CORRECT THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. THESE WERE NOT SUPPLIED WITH THIS VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO CORRECT DESIGN DEFECT. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY PEDAL WILL FADE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED.TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER SMELLED GAS IN AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WITH BUBBLING SOUNDS FROM FUEL TANK. WHEN CONSUMER OPENED FUEL TANK A 12 FOOT STREAM OF FUEL SPRAYED OUT OF TANK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

GAS FUMES CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VECHICLE WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPS REACH OVER 105 DEGRESS. HAS BEEN WITNESSED BY TWO CHEVROLET SERVICE MANAGERS AND HEAD MECHANIC. HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES BY BRADLEY CHEVEROT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE REGIONAL REP HAS STATED THAT THE FUMES BOTH VISABLE AND ODOR ARE VERY NORMAL. BOTH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HEAD MECHANIC HAVE STATED THAT THEY FEEL THE CAR IS NOT SAFE AND WOULD NOT PUT THEIR FAMILIES IN MY VEHICLE. THE VECHILE SMELLS UP MY ENTIRE HOME WITH GAS FUMES AND HAS TO BE PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE ENGINEERS HAVE ASKED THAT A COUPLE OF PARTS BE CHANGED ON MY VECHILE TO PASAIFY ME, BUT THAT IT IS PROBABLY MY FAULT, I MUST HAVE OVER FILLED THE GAS TANK - AND I WAS ASKED "JUST WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU DOING MRS. ANDERSON TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM?". I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT SEVERAL CARS IN LAS VEGAS AND TEXAS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK

LENGTH OF SEAT BELT STEM WITH LATCH WILL NOT ALLOW CHILD SAFETY SEATS TO BE SECURED TIGHTLY IN CENTER POSITIONS. BELT ENGAGE PLATE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AND DOES NOT KEEP THE BELT FROM LOOSENING. BELT SEEMS TO TIGHTEN BUT WHEN SEAT IS PULLED BECOMES LOOSE. COULD CAUSE PERSON TO BELIEVE SEAT IS SECURE WHEN IT IS NOT.*AK

TIRE BLEW OUT- NO APPARENT REASON, PHOTOS AVAILABLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P26570R16)

DRIVER'S SIDE, SECOND ROW SEAT DOES NOT HOLD ANY BRAND/STYLE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER HAS CONFIRMED THIS PROBLEM, DENIES ANY DEFECT.*AK

CRUNCHING & VIBRATION FROM DIFFERENTIAL, I THINK. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED BY TWO SEPARATE DEALERS. THEY CAN'T SEEM TO REPLICATE? ANY INFO. WOULD BE APPRECIATED.*AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL START RETRACTING WHILE YOUR DRIVING WITHOUT PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE. IT FEELS LIKE THE SEATBELT IS SUCKING PASSENGER INTO THE SEAT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED SEATBELT. CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT. HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT, REPLACED 4 TIMES. *AK *SLC

THERE ARE SMALL HUNKS OF TREAD MISSING ON THE TWO FRONT TIRES IN DIFFERENT PLACES. *AK

FUEL TANK THREE VALVE CAP PRONGS WERE CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TO LEAK OUT. THEY WERE LOCATED ON TOP OF FUEL TANK/ UNDER, AND TO REAR OF DRIVER'S SEAT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED VALVE CAP.

SLOW LEAK IN TIRE. WENT TO GET REPAIRED. FOUND 2 KINKED BEADS ON BOTH SIDES OF TIRE. IF NOT HAD BROUGHT IN TIRE, WAS INFORMED TIRE WOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 8X72 4600 TIRESIZE: P265/70616)

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE CEASED TO OPERATE. LUCKILY WE WERE ON A STRAIGHT-AWAY AND ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. HOWEVER OUR ROUTES USUALLY TAKE US THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL CONTROL,IE; NO BRAKES NO STEERING, AT ANY POSTED SPEED LIMIT THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS.THE DEALER INFORMS ME THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER WENT OUT. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. THE COMPONENT JUST FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISES ME THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS OF THE SAME "GRADE" NO UPDATES FOR THIS PART EXIST. THIS IS NOT A COMFORTING THOUGHT.*AK

SEAT BELTS IN SECOND ROW OF SEATS DIRECTLY BEHIND DRIVER, AND CENTER SEATING POSITION SEAT BELTS ARE TOO LONG, WHICH DO NOT SECURE ANY CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN EITHER SEATING POSITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. CONSUMER NOTED THAT SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE SHORTENED IN ORDER TO SECURE CHILD SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

SEATBELT RETRACTOR, REAR DOOR SEAL. *AK

FRONT AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 30 MPH. FINAL DAMAGE ESTIMATE UNKOWN DUE TO PENDING SAFETY INVESTIGATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. *AK

WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, FUEL BLEW BACK OUT ON CONSUMER'S HAND. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER CAN HEAR TRUCK PERCOLATING. ALSO, CAN SMELL GAS COMING FROM VEHICLE, AND IT GOES ALL THROUGH HOUSE. *AK

THE ELECTRICAL CENTER WOULD SHUTDOWN THE TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO THE CAR. THE FIRST TWO TIME OCCURED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. BUT WAS INDICATED BY THE RADIO HAD LOST POWER WHICH LOCKED THE ANTI-THIEFT SYSTEM. THE LAST TIME WAS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT 45 MILE PER-HOUR. THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE ENGINE DID RESTART AFTER STOPPING.

CONSUMER HAD REPLACED ALL 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES BECAUSE OF THE DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIRES, THIS SIZE HAD NOT YET BEEN INCLUDED SO CONSUMER COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED, HOWEVER A FEW WEEKS LATER, THIS SIZE WAS RECALLED AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT SHE COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED AT THIS TIME (REF. #560360 AND 560698) *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH/APPORACHING A STOP SIGN, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO JAM HIS HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND TO INJURE HIS BACK. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD HAD STARTED CRACKING ON DRIVER'S SIDE ON DECEMBER 29, 2000, AND IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR HAPPENED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEFECT STARTED WITHOUT BEING HIT.*AK

COSNUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, WENT OFF ROAD TO AVOID ONCOMING VEHICLE, RAN INTO DITCH HEAD ON, AND HIT A TREE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH COULD HEAR WIND COMING FROM DOORS, AND THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL ON DASHBOARD THAT SHOWED THAT DOORS OPENED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT CHILDREN LEANING AGAINST DOORS.*AK