2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

AFTER BEING SERVICED TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS FAILED TO SECURE THE REAR WHEELS WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE. REPEATED VISITS TO DEALERS HAVE FAILED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWN SHIFT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 10MPH CONSUMER HEARD SOME NOISE IN THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND FRONT HUB BEARINGS, AND UPPER/ LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE COMING OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPACKED.*TS *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 60MPH TO 30MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN. ONCE I WAS OFF THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T DRIVE OVER 30MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED PROPERLY AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ISN'T SCHEDULED FOR CHANGING UNTIL 100,000 MILES. HOWEVER, I CHECK IT WHEN GASING UP. THE FLUID IS NEVER LOW OR BURNED. SO THE TRANSMISSION SUFFERED MAJOR MECHANICAL FAILURE BEFORE THE FLUID WAS EVEN SCHEDULED TO BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT AND THE MANUFACTURE STATED THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT. I DON'T PULL TRAILERS OR BOATS WITH MY VEHICLE. SO I BELEIVE THERE WAS A FLAW WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED. WHEN I SPOKE WITH OTHER SURBURBAN OWNERS WITH THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR THEY STATED THAT THEY ALSO HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. HOWEVER, THEY HADN'T YET EXPERIENCED FULL SYSTEM FAILURE AS I HAVE. LUCKILY, WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. HAD THEY BEEN THAT INDIVIDUAL OR MYSELF COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 60 TO 30 ALL OF A SUDDEN. I'VE TALKED WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS AND MANAGERS AT GM WHO DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD ON THESE VEHICLES EVEN WHEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED OR THE FACT THAT THAY HAD A CUSTOMER WHO SPENT 48'000 DOLLARS ON A VEHICLE THAT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER 3 YEARS.*AK

THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR SHEARED CONTAMINATING THE WHOLE SYSTEM. GM RECOMMENDS CHANGING THE WHOLE SYSTEM AT A COST OF 3TO4 THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE SECOND COMPRESSOR HAS ALREADY FAILED. I HAVE CHECKED INTO THIS AND HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE FAULTY COMPRESSOR THIS HAPPENS JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT. *NLM

VEHICLE NOT ONLY HAS STEERING, LINKAGE, SEAT BELT, AND BRAKE PROBLEMS AS REPORTED, BUT ALSO ACCELERATOR STICKS. WAS REPAIRED LAST IN THE FALL OF 2002, BUT AS SOON AS TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE GOT TO 60 FAHRENHEIT THE PETAL BEGAN TO STICK AGAIN. WHEN YOU DO GET PEDAL TO DEPRESS VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD RAPIDLY. DOES ALL THE TIME WHEN WEATHER IS WARM. *NLM

RE 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 4X4. VEHICLE HAS STEERING DIFFICULTIES (VEHICLE CAN COMPLETELY CHANGE LANES WITHIN 2 LINES ON THE ROAD, LOOSE STEERING AT TIMES, STEERING WHEEL JUMPS WHEN TURNING CURVES) WHICH WERE REPORTED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER BLAMED TIRES WHICH WERE NOT RECALLED. THE JUMP/POP IN STEERING WHEN ROUNDING CURVES WAS SAID TO BE DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION UPON CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLE-SOMEWHAT IMPROVED. STEERING COLUMN STILL MOVES (FEELS LOOSE AT TIMES) AND FEELS AS THOUGH WILL DISCONNECT OR TIRE ROD WILL BREAK WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. AT 43,000 MILES FRONT END DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPAIRED, JUST OVER EVERY 20,000 MILES BRAKE DISC SEEMS TO NEED REPLACED. VEHICLE DOES NOT GO COMPLETELY INTO PARK OR GEAR AND SOMETIMES POPS OUT (THOUGHT TO NEED LINKAGE ADJUSTMENT, BUT VEHICLE HAS CABLE SO CANNOT BE ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO REPAIR PERSON). SOMETIMES (FAIRLY FREQUENTLY) SEAT BELTS STILL DO NOT COMPLETELY BUCKLE, THEY WILL POP OUT AT VARIOUS TIMES IF THEY BUCKLE AT ALL(NOT ONLY WITH CHILDREN, BUT WITH ADULTS). VEHICLE SEEMS VERY LOOSE TO DRIVE AND WE FREQUENTLY FEEL AS THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF OUR VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING (INTERMITTENTLY). WE FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THE VEHICLE. *NLM

FUEL PUMP WIRES MELTING TOGETHER AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP SUDDENLY AND SHORTING OUT PCM BOARD. *NLM

ON FOUR DIFFERENT DATES, MY FUSES FOR IN INSTR. PANEL BLEW OUT. THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER IN GA. THEY SAID I GOT BAD FUEL, AND THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER THE 3YR/36,000. THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I SINCE FOUND OUT THEY TOOK ME FOR A RIDE. THIS WAS BACK IN 2001. THIS YEAR I HAVE HAD MY FUSES BLOW 3 TIMES WITH IN A WEEK. I HAVE NOTICE THAT EVERY TIME THEY BLOW IS WHEN I'M BLOW A 1/4 TANK OF GAS. I CHANGED THE FUSE ON MAY 26 TH OF 2003 AND MAY 31 TH OF 2003 AND JUNE 2 2003. I THINK THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS. I WAS DRIVING 2 OF THE FOUR TIMES. I COULD HAVE HAD A WRECK. *AK