2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY DUE TO RUSTING BRAKES LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER WITHOUT WARNING ON I-94.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOSSES POWER, REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE SUBURBAN TO THE MECHANIC. CHANGE THE MAF, TPS, AIR FILTERS OTHER SENSORS THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAS POINTED OUT AS PROBLEMS AND HAVE HAD A VEHICLE TUNE UP DONE (NEW SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, OIL CHANGED, ETC.) THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS HAS BEEN OVER $1000 AND SEEM I WILL BE SPENDING MORE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING. I AM AFRAID THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSE INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH SINCE IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 HAS BEGAN TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. IT STALLS WHEN FUEL TANK IS LOW AND WHEN TANK IS FULL. LATELY, ITS BEEN DIFFICULT TO CRANK. I HAVE A NEW BATTERY, THE ALTERNATOR TESTED FINE, I'VE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED TWICE AND IT STILL STALLS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K2500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND SPORADICALLY FAIL TO START. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) FOR THE 2001 MODEL SUBURBAN. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR HIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL; THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE BRAKE WAS REPLACED ONCE BY THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 05V161000 BUT THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,171.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN, V8 ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS AGO MY CAR BEGAN MAKING TERRIBLE NOISES. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WHO INFORMED ME I HAD BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. AND IT WOULD COST OVER $1000 TO REPAIR! I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AND DEALER SAID IT WOULDN'T HURT CAR TO CONTINUE DRIVING. IN JULY OF 2010, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND TOOK IT TO GET REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. $800 LATER I THOUGHT THEY WERE SEPARATE PROBLEMS. I COME TO REALIZE THAT IT WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE BOLT ISSUE. THROUGH MY RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM CARS. WHY WASN'T THERE A RECALL????? I FEEL DUPED BY GM AND MY GOVERNMENT. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED OVER A SPAN OF SEVERAL MONTHS UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER EACH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,988.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 LT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,346.

OUR 2002 CHEVROLET K2500 SUBURBAN'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SLIP (TRIGGER) AT LOW SPEED, WHICH WAS NOT NEEDED, NEARLY CAUSING A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS. NO BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON DURING THIS TO SHOW FAILURE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN ROLLING TO A STOP. IT IS BELIEVED TO BE A FAULTY WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 5-10 MPH ON NORMAL DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN THE MECHANIC FOUND BOTH WHEEL SPEED SENSORS HAD INTERNAL FAILURE. UPDATED 05/06/11