2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SMICKLAS CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 8900 NORTHWEST EXPY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73162, (405) 943-5721) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING GEARS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,800.

WHEN BACKING UP OR DRIVING FORWARD SLOWLY THE BRAKE PEDDLE GETS REALLY HARD AND VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. ALMOST WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP AS WELL AS PUTTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL.

WAS COMING UP TO A STOPLIGHT WITH MAJOR TRAFFIC AND HAD STIFF TO NO BRAKES. WAS WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. MY 'SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST' LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TOLD BY A CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT MY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP HAD FAILED AND THAT THIS WAS COMMON IN THE 2015 SUBURBAN.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WITH 7 FAMILY MEMBERS AT ABOUT 45 MPH AS WE WERE COMING INTO A CITY. TWO OF US STARTED TO HEAR A SLIGHT SQUEAL LIKE WHEN A BELT SLIPS. AFTER THAT I SHUT OFF THE A/C TO SEE IF IT WAS THAT. IT WAS NOT. ABOUT THAT TIME TRAFFIC STARTED TO SLOW DOWN IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN IT WAS HARD AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PEDAL STROKE. I LIFTED THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT AND IT JUST FELL BACK DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE SUBURBAN TO STOPPED IN TIME BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE CAUTIOUSLY FOR ANOTHER MILE OR SO TO FIND A SAFE SPOT TO PULL OFF. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED 90 MILES TO A DEALER CLOSE TO A RELATIVE AS WE LIVE ANOTHER 250 MILES AWAY. WHEN I TALKED TO THE DEALER, HE SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT I BELIEVE HE AID IT WAS ONLY COVERED UP TO 69,000 MILES. OUR SUBURBAN HAS 108,000 MILES ON IT AS WE LIVE IN A VERY RURAL LOCATION. IT IS 45 MILES ON WAY TO THE GROCERY STORE. I HAVE OWNED GM PRODUCTS ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER BEEN AS DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR HANDLING OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AS I AM NOW. THIS ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT COVERING THE REPAIR OF IT.

THE 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THAT I DRIVE POWER GOES OUT WHEN I AM TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, MAKING A SHARP TURN, AND TRY TO COME TO A QUICK STOP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I AM DRIVING. IT ALSO DELAYS TO TURN OFF WHEN I AM PARKED. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO CRANK UP ON A LOW GAS LEVEL. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM AT A LIGHT AND TRY TO PRESS ON THE GAS, IT STALLS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO GET GAS.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AT SLOW SPEEDS (UNDER 25MPH) AND WHEN THE BRAKE IS PUSHED, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLES FORWARD MOTION. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS OCCURS ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM STOPPING THE VEHICLE EVEN IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUMPED. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY AND CHEVY WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY HAVE NO RECALLS OR ISSUES WITH THEIR BRAKE SYSTEM EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LOGGED TO NHTSA. WHEN THIS OCCURS THERE IS NO BRAKING FOR THE VEHICLE AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT FIXED.

BREAK ASSISTANCE STOPPED WORKING AS I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AT WORK. I NEEDED TO PUT EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BREAK PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE TRUCK AT VERY LOW SPEED. VACUUM PUMP WAS REPLACED IN TRUCK

WHILE STATIONARY, WHEN OPENING THE AUTOMATIC REAR LIFT GATE, THE GATE GETS TO A FULLY OPEN POSITION AND THEN SLAMMED BACK CLOSED STRIKING ME IN THE TOP OF MY HEAD. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WVRYTOMW THE LIFT GATE IS OPENED. RESEARCH ONLINE MAKES IT APPEAR AS THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN AND CONTINUOUS ISSUE. NO SERIOUS INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, BUT SOMEBODY COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THIS ISSUE.

BRAKES LOCK UP AND CAN'T STOP THE VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CAN'T PUSH THE BRAKES IN AND POSES A HUGE RISK TO ACCIDENTS. NEEDS RECALLED

ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY STOPPING POWER. WHEN INCHING FORWARD AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, I WOULD APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WOULD IMMEDIATELY LOSE PRESSURE AND SINK TO THE FLOOR. I WOULD HAVE TO APPLY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP FROM HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. IT WOULD ALSO FEEL LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD KICK IN AND WOULD PULSATE. IF I IMMEDIATELY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PRESS IT AGAIN IN QUICK SUCCESSION THE PEDAL REGAINS PRESSURE BUT DOES NOT REGAIN NORMAL BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY.