2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO PRODUCE COLD AIR THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL STAR CHEVROLET (11377 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70816) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN AIR CONDENSER LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE FOR MANUFACTURER TO COVER REPAIRS UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT: N162080780. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AS THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE. THE CONTACT WAS UPSET AS SHE DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTICE FOR SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT: N162080780. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A ROAD THE ENGINE REVVED WITH HIGH RPM AND THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGED. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND NO LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS RENDERED THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE IN TRAFFIC.

WE WERE COMING TO A STOP SIGN WHEN THE BRAKES BECAME VERY FIRM AND WERE NOT BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO THE STOP, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED THE TRUCK TO CREEP INTO A BUSY 4 WAS STOP INTERSECTION AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A COLLISION. SHORTLY AFTER, IN A DRIVE THROUGH WHEN CREEPING FROM FULL STOP TO PULL UP SLIGHTLY, THE PRESSURE WAS DIFFICULT TO APPLY TO THE BRAKE AND AFTER FORCIBLY APPLYING PRESSURE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A VERY DELAYED STOP, VERY NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AHEAD IN LINE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS ADVISED THE ISSUE QUALIFIED FOR EXTENDED SPECIAL WARRANTY PER THE MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER, I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF THE POTENTIAL KNOWN ISSUE AND FIRMLY BELIEVE GIVEN THE ISSUE BEING A SIGNIFICANT DETRIMENT TO SAFETY - I'D EXPECT A MORE PROACTIVE SAFETY RECALL AS OPPOSED THE THE PASSIVE BREAK-FIX APPROACH.

POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED SAME AS IN 2015. MY WIFE COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. AFTER LEAVING A PARKING SPOT DRIVING DOWN STREET MY WIFE WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE WHEEL. POWER STEERING FAILURE APPEARED ON THE DASH , SHE ENDED UP ON A NEIGHBOR'S LAWN. CHEVY WOULD ONLY COVER A PORTION. 2000.00 MY COST TO FIX FOR A PART CHEVY KNOWS IF FAULTY. VEHICLE HAS 50000 MILES. JUST THANKFUL MY WIFE AND THREE KIDS WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

RED FLASHING LIGHT GOES OFF ON WINDSHIELD, SEAT VIBRATES WITH NOTHING AROUND. BRAKES AND PULLING TO RIGHT APPLIED FOR NO REASON. KEEPS DOING THIS

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2016 SUBURBAN. IN APRIL OF 2018, IT HAD A BRAND NEW GM TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. NOW, IN NOVEMBER OF 2019, MY MECHANIC SAYS IT HAS TO HAVE ANOTHER NEW TRANSMISSION. I OWN 4 DIFFERENT GM SUV'S, 2 YUKONS AND 2 SUBURBANS. ONE YUKON IS 2015, ONE SUBURBAN AND ONE YUKON ARE 2016, AND ONE SUBURBAN IS 2017. EACH DIFFERENT GM VEHICLE HAS HAD TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE NEW TRANSMISSION ALMOST EACH YEAR...AND EACH NEW TRANSMISSION FAILS AFTER ABOUT 110K MILES..SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE REACH OF MY WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN, AND GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

AFTER NOTICE OF RECALL REGARDING BREAKING ISSUES AT SLOW SPEEDS, DEALERSHIP UPDATED SOFTWARE AND STATED ALL THAT IS NEEDED FROM THE RECALL. THREE DAYS LATER BREAKS WERE FAULTY AT SLOW SPEEDS NEEDING TO PUSH EXTREMELY HARD ON PEDAL. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE VACUUM PUMP IS ACTING UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMED AS IF THEY KNEW THIS COULD HAPPEN. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES UNTIL THE SOFTWARE OR MODULE WAS UPDATED. THE RECALL IS DECEPTIVE IN THAT IT CALLED FOR REPLACEMENT OR UPDATE TO MODULE NOTHING ABOUT THE VACUUM PUMP. RESEARCHING THE RECALLS IT SEEMS THE VACUUM PUMP IS THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. WHILE DRIVING SLOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MORE PREVALENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REVERSED AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, BRAKE BOOSTER, AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS STILL PENDING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AT BELLAVIA CHEVROLET BUICK (199 NJ-17, EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ 07073, (201) 355-2885); HOWEVER, IT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO BECOME MORE EVIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

2016 CHEVROLET SUBURAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO SAFETY RECALL GM N192268490 AND REQUEST A REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE TO VEHICLE THAT FELL UNDER THE RECALL. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE BREAK PEDAL BECAME HARD TO DEPRESS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE TO SWERVE FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JS

WHILE DRIVING SATURDAY MORNING 10/26/2019, THE FRONT DOOR APPLIQUE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS BLOWN OFF. THIS APPLIQUE HAS BEEN NOTICED BEFORE RAISING AWAY FROM THE BODY. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2015 SUBURBAN. THE DOOR APPLIQUES ON THAT MODEL ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED A MY EXPENSE. A PRICE OF $150.00 PER DOOR WAS QUOTED TO ME. AS ANSWER TO THE QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE REPAIRS WOULD ELIMINATE FUTURE PROBLEMS, THE SERVICEMAN FELT NOTHING WOULD CHANGE. IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SIMILAR REPAIRS IN THE FUTURE.