2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, GAS TANK CRACKED AROUND FUEL PUMP. NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP ALSO MAKES A LOUD WHINNING NOISE.*AK

PARKING BRAKE DIDN'T WORK WHEN VEHICLE WAS NEW. ADJUSTED DURING WARRANTY BUT ONLY MODERATELY BETTER. THE PARKING BRAKE WON'T HOLD VEHICLE ON LEVEL GROUND WITH TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE WITH BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IT'S A SERIOUS DESIGN ISSUE. THE DEALER WANTS $200+ TO ADJUST AGAIN BUT THIS WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *LA

2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, SLIDING SUNROOF (OPTION CF5 I THINK) - ANNOYING GURGLING NOISE COMES FROM THIS AREA DURING RAIN AND WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OR FASTER. DEALER HAS WORKED ON PROBLEM FOR PAST 3 YEARS PERIODICALLY - ALWAYS "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" UNTIL RECENTLY. THEY REROUTED WATER DRAIN TUBE IN ROOF AREA TO ELIMINATE PROBLEM WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. GM NEEDS TO FIND A SOLUTION. *LA

REAR POWER WINDOWS FAIL TO WORK CONSISTENTLY. WILL WORK IF YOU BANG BY THE SPEAKER GRILLS. REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND STARTED AGAIN. 65,000 MILES. WAS TOLD GM HAS CHANGED THE CONFIGURATION OF THE MOTOR BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE NEW ONES. *LA

PASSENGER SEAT BACK MOVES FORWARD DURING BRAKING. THIS POSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE SEAT BELT IS INTEGRAL TO THE SEAT BACK. *JB

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKES FAILS TO PERFORM ITS FUNCTION. WHEN THE PARKING BRAKES IS ENGAGED VEHICLE ROLLS. DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ABS ACTIVATED. *AK THE DEALER FOUND THE LEFT FRONT SPEED SENSOR DROPPED OUT AT 8 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE DEALER FOUND THE AIR BAG OPENED AND ORDERED A DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. *JB

MY SON OPENED THE REAR WINDOW GLASS HATCH OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AND THE WINDOW GLASS CAME LOOSE FROM ITS HINGES WHICH ARE GLUED IN SOME FORM OF RUBBER/PLASTIC. THE GLASS WAS CATAPULT UPWARD BY THE PISTONS AND AWAY FROM THE CAR. DEALERSHIP SERVICE ADVISORS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT WILL ONLY REPLACE FOR WARRANTEED VEHICLES. THE PIECES THAT BROKE AWAY FROM THE GLASS WERE NEVER ADHERED PROPERLY AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE COME LOOSE.

FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND LEAKY SEAL ALL WIRES MELTED TOGETHER CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 5MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. CONSUME RTOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK