2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

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 TOWING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER 60 MILES, MY WIFE WAS BACKING SUBURBAN INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND PULLED FORWARD TO ADJUST THE TRAILER ANGLE AND LOST ALL STEERING. WHEN I WENT TO SEE WHAT IT WAS DOING, NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. WAS ABLE TO BACK THE TRAILER INTO THE DRIVEWAY WITH MUCH EFFORT TO ADJUST THE STEERING. HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT WENT WHILE TOWING A TRAILER ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. VERIFIED FLUID WAS FULL AND BELT AND PULLEY WERE SPINNING NORMALLY. MECHANIC SUGGESTED TO CHECK PULLEY, WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT FORWARD FROM THE POWER STEERING UNIT EASILY WITH A SCREW DRIVER. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER STALL WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR FAIL TO START. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V155000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,229.

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN THAT COMPLETELY STALLED OUT, (SEPT 29,2011) WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO TRANSPORT MY FOUR YOUNG CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. PLEASE NOTE, THAT I'M IN AN AREA THAT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THIS MEANS THAT WHEN MY CAR IS DOWN, I'M AT THE MERCY OF FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHICH IS QUITE AN INCONVENIENCE. I HIRED A SERVICE GUY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND HE SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRANKSHAFT. WHILE ORDERING THE PART, HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE PART WAS ON A RECALL LIST. I CHECKED THE WEBSITE NHTSA.GOV TO VERIFY AND THE RECALL #07V521000 DID EXIST. I CONTACTED THE CHEVY DEALER (NASH CHEVROLET) IN SNELLVILLE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN# WAS NOT IN THE BATCH AND IF THEY SERVICED IT, THE COST WOULD BE $2500. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PROBLEM COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO WEAR AND TEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY POSSIBILITY TO GET THE DEALER TO REPAIR MY CAR AND IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE INVESTIGATION REOPENED AND THE SCOPE ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE ALL 2001 SUBURBANS THAT ARE NONCONFORMING. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO KNOW, HOW DOES GM/CHEVY DETERMINE WHICH CUSTOMERS DESERVE TO BE SAFE ON THE ROAD, AND WHY WEREN'T ALL THEIR QUALIFYING CONSUMERS NOTIFIED. IS GM ABOVE THE LAW? HOW IS IT THAT GM IS NOT ALLOWED TO COMPLY TO THESE FEDERAL LAWS AFTER AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED? DOES GM ONLY RESPOND TO THEIR CUSTOMERS IF THEIR IS DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT OR IF LITIGATION IS INVOLVED? PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND AFTER OPENING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, HE REALIZED THAT THE DRIVER HEATED SEAT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED WHO FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE AND FILE A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

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 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 11/17/11 *BF UPDATED 11/23/11. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND THE CONTACT DROVE INTO THE CURB TO PREVENT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AS A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE, CAUSED BY CORROSION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,854. UPDATED 9/16/11 *CN UPDATED 2/23/12 *CN

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.