2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

BEGAN EMERGENCY BREAKING AND EVASIVE MANEUVERS. SHORTLY AFTER BEGINNING TO TURN, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL 4 WHEELS LOCKED. THE RESULT WAS A 180 DEGREE SPIN ACROSS 5 LANES OF I30 JUST SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN DALLAS. WE ALMOST AVOIDED ANY COLLISION, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE AS WE WERE CLOSE TO HITTING AT LEAST 7 TO 10 VEHICLES WITH SPEED DIFFERENTIALS OF ABOUT 50MPH WHILE OUT OF CONTROL. THE FAILURE CODE WAS THE EBCM RELAY, AND THE SYSTEM WORKS IF THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS COLD ENOUGH, THOUGH IT FAILS ON BUMPS SOMETIME. TYPICAL BAD SOLDER JOINT BEHAVIOR. MANY PEOPLE ARE REPAIRING THESE MODULES BY RE-SOLDERING THE RELAY CONNECTIONS. *JS

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 4WD WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK INTO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN I GOT THERE TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM, I NOTICED THE STEEL BRAKE LINE SUPPLYING THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED, WHERE IT RUNS ATOP THE FRAME IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, TO THE POINT WHERE IT DEVELOPED A PINHOLE TO ALLOW A LOSS OF PRESSURE(PEDDLE). THE LINE IS SO CORRODED THAT I CAN'T EVEN CUT OUT A SECTION AND FLARE THE OLD LINE TO INSTALL A REPAIR SECTION OF LINE. I BELIEVE THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS TIME I HAVEN'T INSPECTED THE REST OF THE LINES, BUT WHEN I CAN I WILL!!!!! I'M READING ABOUT NUMEROUS BRAKE LINE AND OTHER SEVERE CORROSION ISSUES ON THESE MODELS. WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL GM CUSTOMERS SINCE 1976. WE CURRENTLY OWN THE ABOVE MENTIONED SUBURBAN AND A 2008 SILVERADO. THE SUBURBAN IS OUR PRIMARY FAMILY VEHICLE WHICH IS USED TO TRANSPORT OUR DISABLED CHILD. *TR

AFTER SO LONG IGNORING THE SMELL IN MY CAB, I DECIDED TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AT BENNY'S EXHAUST IN BRISTOL, TN, AND FOUND THAT EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEAD BOLTS BROKE OFF ON BOTH SIDES OF ENGINE. 1ST BOLT INITIALLY THEN SECOND BOLT NEXT TO IT BROKE AS WELL. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO MOTOR OR AFTERMARKET PARTS ADDED THAT WOULD AFFECT THIS PART AND CREATE FAILURE. EXHAUST GAS ENTERS THE UNDERHOOD AREA SOMETIME CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE PASSENGER CAB AREA. THE EXHAUST MAKES A BLACK PLUME UP SIDE OF MOTOR ON BOTH SIDES. THIS VEHICLE CAN NOT BE REGISTERED IN ANY STATE THAT HAS EMISSIONS TESTING, BECAUSE IT WILL NOT PASS. I AM FORCED TO REGISTER IT TO NON-TESTING STATES. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. IT APPEARS THAT THIS AFFECTS ALL YEARS. WHAT IS WRONG WITH GM, WHY WON'T THEY TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER. AFTER SOMEONE SPENDS SEVERAL TENS OF THOUSANDS ON A VEHICLE, WHY ISN'T SAFETY THE STANDARD GM SHOULD MEASURE ITSELF UP TOO. ENGINEERS, ARE YOU MAKING SURE PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE IS BUILT INTO ALL YOUR VEHICLES. I WON'T BUY GM NO MORE AFTER OWNING GM ALL MY LIFE. *TR

I WAS NEARING A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION AND APPLIED BRAKES. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND I WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION. ONCOMING VEHICLE HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS ME. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT A FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. *TR

BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY.... BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND TRYING TO SLOW DOWN TO PULL INTO A SPOT. ATTEMPTED TO PUMP BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL DID NOT COME BACK UP. HIT CURB AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. TRUCK NEEDED TO TOWED AND MECHANIC FOUND TROUBLE TO BE A BADLY RUSTED THROUGH MAIN FRONT TO REAR BRAKE LINES. MECHANIC FOUND ALL LINES TO BE RUSTED AND REPLACED ALL LINES WITH POLY COATED STEEL LINES. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FACTORY BRAKE LINES WERE NOT COATED...? IS THIS NOT A FACTORY RECALL ISSUE? *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS, HEATING UP ENGINE COMPARTMENTS, RELEASES CARBON MONOXIDE, AFFECTS O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS IN SOME STATES. GM NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS 1999-2008 ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX. GM MECHANICS DENYING ANY SUCH ISSUES. PLEASE CHECK- IN TO THIS. OUR WHOLE FLEET AND OUR PERSONAL TRUCKS AFFECTED BY THIS. *TR

LEFT-SIDE ENGINE MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE OFF, CAUSING EXHAUST GAS TO ESCAPE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FIREWALL FROM THE DRIVER. THE ESCAPING EXHAUST CAUSES A 'TICKING' NOISE, WHICH IS WHAT BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE OWNER (ME). THE VEHICLE IS WELL-MAINTAINED AND IS NEVER USED IN HARSH OR DEMANDING CONDITIONS. PRIMARY USE IS TRANSPORTING FAMILY IN URBAN AREA. THERE HAS BEEN NO PRIOR SERVICE WORK THAT REQUIRED MANIFOLD TO BE REMOVED. THE MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY AND EPA ISSUE DUE TO EXHAUST GASES BEING RELEASED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST NEGATIVELY AFFECTING SENSORS AND OTHER VITAL ENGINE COMPONENTS. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE DUE HOLE IN CORRODED BRAKE LINE DURING BRAKING. FIRST REPAIR DATE OCT 2010 EST. SECOND FAILURE 12/23/2011. IN BOTH FAILURES BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND REDUCES ABILITY TO SLOW OR STOP VEHICLE. 2ND FAILURE BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING OUT ON REAR COMPONENTS OF VEHICLE INCLUDING EXHAUST. NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TO WARN OF FAILURE AND REDUCTION OF BRAKING POWER. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS SUBURBAN WHICH I PURCHASED USED WITH 22K MILES IN MARCH OF 2003. *TR

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED INCORRECTLY AT LOW SPEED ON A STEEP HILL SUCH THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE CROSS STREET WITHOUT STOPPING. VEHICLE WAS IN VERMONT FOR 4 YEARS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. *TR

PULSATING AT BRAKING, LONGER THAN NECCESARY TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP AT LOW SPEED , EXTREME RUST TO UNDERCARRIAGE, SUSPENSION, AND BRAKE PARTS.