2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WHICH HAS 54.000 MI. IT WAS SOFTLY RECOMMEDED THE FUEL FILTER BE CHANGED AT 30,000. HOWEVER THE DEALER AND GM IS AWARE OF THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. THE REPAIR WAS $812.00 VERSES $34.OO FOR A FUEL PUMP. THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS COULD OCCUR. MANY WOMEN W/CHILDREN DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A STRONG WARNING BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. BUT OF COURSE THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T PROFIT AS MUCH IF ALL THE FUEL FILTERS WERE REPLACED. GM REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INCIDENTS, WHY ELSE DOES THE FUEL FILTER LAST ONLY 30,000 MILES? I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY FAULT BY C&M CHEVROLET IN SAN DIEGO AND GM, CUSTOMER SERVICE. A STRONGER WARNING SHOULD TAKE PLACE INSTEAD OF A SOFT SUGGESTION TO REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER. SO MANY WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE USE THIS VEHICLE. I KNOW THAT OTHER MAKES AND MODELS HAVE A MUCH BETTER FUEL PUMP LIFE THAN THE CHEVY SUBURBAN. IS THIS A DEFECT? I PAID ALMOST $40.000, I SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED A TOYOTA. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD WITH A CHILD SEAT INSTALLED. DEALER STATED THE OUTBOARD RECLINE LATCH FAILED. THE PART WAS REPAIRED TWELVE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WITHIN 55,000 MILES THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAVE WORN OUT TWICE. THE FRONT PADS, WHICH SHOULD WEAR MORE QUICKLY, SHOW LITTLE WEAR AND ARE STILL THE FACTORY ORIGINAL. THIS CAUSES REDUCED BRAKING.*AK

I AM THE ORIGNAL OWNER OF A 2000 CHEVY SUBURBAN. I HAVE RELIGOUSLY TAKEN THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE EVERY 3,000 MILES TO MAC HAIK CHEVROLET IN HOUSTON WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN INHERANT PROBLEM WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON ALL 2000 SUBURBANS AND THAT IT WOULD BE $200 TO GET THE TRUCK TO PASS INSPECTION. I CANNOT REMEMBER EVER USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SO IT CANNOT BE FROM OVER USE. I THEN READ THAT THOSE WHOM DO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED SAY IT LASTS FOR ONLY A 1,000 MILES OR SO. IF IT IS A DESIGN FAILURE OWN UP TO IT AND FIX IT ONCE AND FOR ALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. IF NOT WHEN YOU SELL THE VEHICLE TELL THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER THE EMERGENCY BRAKES DO NOT WORK AND WE HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT HOW TO FIX THEM.

CONSUMER STATED FUEL GAGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SOMETIMES WHEN FILLING VEHICLE UP, FUEL GAGE SHOWED EMPTY. AT OTHER TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS EMPTY THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED FULL. ALSO, IT WAS HARD TO TELL WHEN VEHICLE NEEDED FUEL. CONSUMER HAD SPOKEN WITH OTHER SUBURBAN OWNERS AND THEY WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMER FELT THIS IS WAS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THESE VEHICLES.*AK

I HAVE A CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2000 K1500. MY REAR BRAKES THE DUST PLATES RUSTTHROUGH AND LARGE PARTS OF THE PLATE ARE MISSING.SHOULD THESE DUST PLATE RUST AND BREAK IN ONLY FOUR YEARS?*AK

2000 SUB IDLES ROUGH,MISFIRES REPLACED PLUGS,WIRES, FILTER, BATTERY, OXYGEN SENSORS AND USED HEAT. STALLS UNTIL WARMS UP. CHECKED WITH DECODER. NO CODES FOUND. HAVE NO CLUE TO PROBLEM. ANY IDEAS? FUEL PUMP REALLY LOUD. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES RUNS AND IDLES FINE.

PURCHASED 2000 SUBURBAN USED IN 2002 WITH 37K MILES. I HAVE REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKES 2 TIMES AND IS NEEDING REPLACED AGAIN AT 80K MILES. DEALER IS UNWILLING TO CONCEDE PROBLEM WITH DESIGN OR COMPONENTS AND JUST SAYS IT IS THE NATURE OF SOME VEHICLES AND THEY HAVE SOME CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE TO REPLACE THERE BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKES EVERY 15K. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS. I AM FRUSTRATED AT SPENDING $700 EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES, AND AM LOOKING AT SWITCHING BACK TO JAPANESE BRANDS!!! *JB

MY 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN LOST ALL POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING WHEEL LEFT TO AVOID SLIDING ON ICE. HARBOR CHEVROLET/MICHIGAN CITY IN REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP; TOTAL COST $650.10, INCLUDING TOWING.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING NORMAL OPERATION. ONLY THE LOWEST SPEEDS OF THE VARIABLE SPEED SWITCH STILL WORK. ENTIRE ARM ASSEMBLY (WHICH INCLUDES TURN SIGNAL AND CRUISE CONTROL) IS VERY LOOSE.*AK