2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND A 1999 GMC SIERRA TRUCK BOTH VEHICLES HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR HANDLES NOT COMING BACK TO THE PROPER POSITION TO LATCH PROPERLY WITHOUT MANUALLY PUSHING THEM IN AFTER YOU CLOSE THE DOOR. THIS HAS CAUSED MY DOORS TO OPEN AND ALMOST HAVING ONE OF MY CHILDREN FALL OUT WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLES. THE DOOR HANDLES STAY IN THE OUT POSITION WHEN CLOSED INSTEAD OF BEING PULLED INTO THE DOOR HANDLE AND LATCHING. IT ALSO PREVENTS A PERSON FROM GETTING OUT OF THE CAR IF THE DOOR DOES LATCH THEY NEED TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN TO PUSH THE HANDLE IN OR HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE PUSH THE HANDLE IN SO YOU CAN UNLOCK THE DOOR.

VEHICLE STALLED, HESTITATED WHEN STARTED, SMOKED WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED, DID NOT REGISTER GAS CORRECTLY, GAS NEEDLE WOULD FLOAT. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL, HOWEVER, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS NOTED ON THE RECALL AND MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED THE SAME YEAR.*AK

DRIVER'S SHOULDER HARNESS RETRACTOR DOES NOT RETRACT SHOULDER HARNESS ASSEMBLY. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY REPAIR ON THE SHOULDER HARNESS ASSEMBLY, BUT THE REPAIR WORK DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

2000 SUBURBAN 2500 [XXX] - LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES AT SPEED. MY 73 YEAR OLD FATHER WAS DRIVING MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND WAS ROUNDING A CORNER WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AND THE BRAKES BARELY ABLE TO STOP. HE WENT STRAIGHT MIDWAY THROUGH THE TURN AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS HE COULD. LUCKILY, NO CARS WERE APPROACHING AND HE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. I HAD THE SUBURBAN TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A RECALL WAS IN PROGRESS FOR MY VEHICLE AND THE PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE REPAIR ON MY VISA AND THEN BE REIMBURSED. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND THE REIMBURSEMENT FORMS. THEY THEN CALLED ON MARCH 17TH AND SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS JUST OUTSIDE THE VIN RECALL RANGE BUT WAS IN THE SAME YEAR AND I WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE PARTS THAT WERE RECALLED WERE IN MY VEHICLE BUT GM CLAIMS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. HERE IS THE RECALL DESCRIPTION FROM GM - "THE HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVESHAFT CAN FRACTURE IN THE 98,221 VEHICLES MENTIONED, WHICH CAUSES IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAKING ASSIST". THE REPAIR WAS OVER $600 BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, MANY OF THE VEHICLES WITH THE BAD PARTS (LIKE MINE) WILL NOT BE RECALLED AND SOMEONE COULD EASILY BE KILLED ( A PEDESTRIAN, A HEAD ON CRASH, ETC). WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CATASTROPHIC STEERING AND BRAKE FAILURE AT THE SAME TIME! NORMALLY, I'M NOT TOO CARING ABOUT THIS STUFF AND I REGARD IT AS SOMEONE ELSES PROBLEM BUT I DON'T WANT THIS BLOOD ON MY HANDS IF I DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE AND TRANSMISSION FELT AS IF IT SLIPPED. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE DRIVESHAFT RECALL 05V005000. *AK *TC

THE HOIST MECHANISM HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE OF THE CONSUMER'S 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN CORRODED. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE SPARE TIRE *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ATTEMPTED TO LUBRICATE THE HOIST MECHANISM BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE ENTIRE UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *NM

I WAS GOING ON VACATION AND DRIVING AND ENGINE DIED .FAILURE WAS FUEL PUMP SHORT AND WAS BARE WIRES EXPOSED BY MELTING SAME AS IN YOUR NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE04042 AND EA04026. PARTS WERE REPLACED AND PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT A GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP WITHIN A 100 -MILES PLUS HAD THE FUEL PUMP IN STOCK. I WAS TOLD IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE TO STOCK . THIS IS THEIR ONE OF THEIR MAIN ENGINES AND NO ONE STOCKS THEM!? PLUS THIS WAS A FRIDAY AND NO SAID THEY COULD GET TO MY 2000 SUBURBAN TILL TUESDAY PERIOD! *JB

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V005000 CONCERNING A FRACTURED DRIVESHAFT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. BUT VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE STEERING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *AK

2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. TRUCK REFUSED TO START-WOULD FINALLY START, THEN STALL IMMEDIATELY. TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO GET TRUCK RUNNING. TOOK TO DEALER-$800 TO INSTALL NEW FUEL PUMP. 2 WEEKS LATER, SAME PROBLEM. BACK TO DEALER, NEW FUEL FILTER (SECOND IN TWO MONTHS) AND FUEL INJECTION CLEANING. I RESEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMP. CONFRONTED DEALERSHIP WHO THEN ADMITTED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMP--AND THAT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE 2 - 3 PER WEEK. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILURE - DANGEROUS HIGHWAY SPEED, STALL, ABRUPT STALL WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS - VERY LUCKY TO COAST TO CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC ONLY ENTRANCE ZONE IN AREA WITHOUT SHOULDERS. ALMOST REARENDED DURING STALL OUT.*AK DEALER STATES THAT FUEL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT FOR $700+ CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER DOES NOT SHOW INDICATION THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SIGNIFICANT. WEB SEARCH SHOWS THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. CAR WEBSITES SUCH AS MSN SHOW FUEL PUMP AS POSSIBLE FUTURE REPAIR REQUIREMENT IN THEIR EVALUATION. EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 100,000 AND CAR AT 107,000 MILES. NO CONSIDERATION GIVEN. DEALER AUTHORIZED TO MAKE REPAIR AT MY EXPENSE.