2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

I HAD JUST PULLED AWAY FROM MY HOME ( APPROXIMATELY GOING 5 MPH) AND MY STEERING WHEELED LOCKED TO THE RIGHT AND I SIDE SWIPED 2 PARKED VEHICLES. I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL, WAS SEAT BELTED, NOT ON MY CELL PHONE NOR WAS I TEXTING...MY FULL ATTENTION WAS ON DRIVING AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING FOR A FEW SECONDS. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND BELTS FOR ANY SIGNS OF LEAKS OR WEAR, BUT THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF A MALFUNCTION. MY GREAT CONCERN IS , WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN...WHY DID IT HAPPEN AND IF THOSE PEOPLE WERE GETTING INTO THEIR CARS...I MOST PROBABLY WOULD HAVE KILLED THEM! *TR

WHILE PARKING MY 02 SUBURBAN, I COMPLETELY LOST MY BRAKES!! THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR; BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY. WHAT HAPPENED? THE BRAKE LINE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK JUST BELOW THE DRIVER SEAT HAD ROTTED THROUGH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY TRUCKS. HOWEVER, GM HAS FAILED TO INITIATE A RECALL. HOPEFULLY GM WILL DECIDE TO RECALL THESE TRUCKS AND FIX THE OBVIOUS ENGINEERING GLITCH BEFORE SOME UNFORTUNATE PERSON OR FAMILY ENDS UP SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IN AN UNNECESSARY ACCIDENT. *TR

MICHELIN TIRES SIZE 265/70/15 ARE CRACKING ON THE SIDE WALL AREA ALSO TREAD IS COMING OFF TIRES,I DID PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM COSTCO FIVE YEARS AGO ,BUT THE TIRES HAVE LESS THAN FORTY THOUSAND MILES ON THEM,COSTCO REFUSED TO ROTATE OR WORK ON THEM,THE TIRES ORIGINAL WARRANTY WAS FOR SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND I DON'T THINK THE TIRES ARE SAFE TO DRIVE ANY MORE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN TO THE JERSEY SHORE ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY WITH MY FAMILY TO GO ON VACATION I WENT TO GET OFF THE EXIT AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR......WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK I REALIZED THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINE ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF US. OR WE WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THEM AND BEEN HURT OR EVEN KILLED. PS I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW...IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING FROM WORK, MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY ARRIVED HOME, WE NOTICED A SIZABLE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE TRAIL LED ALL THE WAY TO THE GARAGE. SINCE I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE IT TO A MECHANIC FOR A FORMAL ASSESSMENT, MY HUSBAND WENT UNDER THE VEHICLE MYSELF AND NOTICED IT HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE. IT IS ESPECIALLY, EXTREMELY, AND EXAGGERATEDLY SEVERE WITH THE BRAKE LINES. THERE IS A SMALL METAL JUNCTION WHERE THE REAR BRAKE LINES BRANCH OUT TO THE RESPECTIVE LEFT AND RIGHT HUB/CALIPER. THE LINES BRANCHING FROM THIS SMALL UNION -THAT IS JUST ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE- ARE VERY WIRY. HE ALSO NOTED THAT ALL OF THE LINES FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO THE BACK, HAVE A LOT OF CORROSION ON THEM. *TR

THE BRAKE FAILED AS I WAS STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. THE BRAKE PEDDLE STARTED TO HOLD AND THEN JUST PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE LINE HAS FAILED. THIS IS THE THIRD BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE IN THE LAST 14 MONTHS. WE'VE HAD THE BOTH REAR AND BOTH FRONT LINES REPLACED ALREADY, THIS LAST FAILURE APPEARS TO BE BETWEEN MASTER AND ABS. *TR

DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED. LOSS OF ENGINE AT SPEEDS OF 60+ MPH AFTER DRIVING ONE HOUR. ENGINE RESTARTED WITH IN TWO MINUTES. PROBLEM OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH SHORTER RUN TIMES BETWEEN EACH ATTEMPT. OVER A THREE YEAR TIME FRAME VEHICLE HAS REQUIRED FOUR FUEL PUMPS ALL FROM DIFFERENT MANUFACTURES TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY COMPROMISED PRODUCT BATCHES. TOTAL CONSUMER COST. $3000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TODDLER WAS ABLE TO INSERT AND TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE CHILD WAS ALSO ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE JUMPED A RETAINING WALL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE SHIFTED WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES FOR TOWING PURPOSES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED NOT TO LEAVE THE KEYS NEAR CHILDREN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-60 MPH. A CHARGING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. .UPDATED 06/18/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AND ONLY ONE POWER ASSISTED BRAKE APPLICATION, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPDATED 06/22/12 UPDATED 06/26/12 *BF THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 07V521000 REGARDING THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. UPDATED 06/27/12*JB

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, A PUMP OR SOMETHING KEPT RUNNING AND THE SOUND SEEMED TO BE COMING FORM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND DID NOT CEASE EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I CHECKED THE FUSES AND TRIED DISCONNECTING THE ABS 60-AMP FUSE FROM THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. THE FUSE WAS FINE, HOWEVER WHEN I DISCONNECTED THE FUSE, THE SOUND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. I RECONNECTED THE FUSE BRIEFLY AND THE SOUND RESUMED, SO I LEFT THE FUSE DISCONNECTED UNTIL A REPAIR CAN BE MAID. *TR