2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints
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2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN- LUBBOCK, TX
AC CONDESER WENT OUT AND THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPAIR , THEY SAID THERE WAS A NATIONAL WAIT LIST FOR THE CONDENSER THAT FIT THESE VEHICLES
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2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN- BLOOMSBURY, NJ
THE DISPLAY MODULE WAS REPLACED. THEN THE HEAT WOULDN'T WORK SO THE ENTIRE DISPLAY SCREEN WAS REPLACED. THERE IS A GRINDING / VIBRATION THAT HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. FEELS LIKE IT SLIPS. IT ALSO GOT STUCK IN AN ACCELERATION AND THE BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK.
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2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN- LAND O' LAKES, FL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. ALSO, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
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2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN- KINGSTON, OK
MY SUBURBAN IS LESS THAN 10 MONTHS OLD AND THE SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MPH. IT WAS NOT DUE TO THE ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE THE GLASS BUBBLED UPWARD AND BLEW OUT. GENERAL MOTORS/CHEVROLET REFUSES TO REPAIR THE SUNROOF STATING THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. AGAIN, MY VEHICLE IS 10 MONTHS OLD, AND HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. I DID NOT WANT A SUNROOF DUE TO THE NATIONWIDE ISSUES OF THE GLASS EXPLODING WHILE DRIVING, OR EVEN WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY; HOWEVER, GM/CHEVROLET FORCES THE SUNROOF UPON YOU WITH THE NAVIGATION AND DVD PLAYER PACKAGE. NOT ONLY IS THIS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY AND I, IT IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD FOR OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD. UPON THE EXPLOSION, IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT AND STARTLED ALL PASSENGERS AND CAUSED A DISTRACTION WHILE BEHIND THE WHEEL. GM/CHEVROLET STATED THAT I NEED TO FILE A CLAIM WITH MY AUTO INSURANCE. I DON'T SEE HOW A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IS MY FAULT. WITH NATIONWIDE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS, ON EXPLODING SUNROOFS, YOU WOULD THINK THE MANUFACTURERS WOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR PRODUCING DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE PRODUCTS. IN MY OPINION, SUNROOFS NEED TO BE BANNED FROM MANUFACTURING DUE MAINLY TO THE HIGH RISKS THEY IMPOSE ON MOTORISTS AND THEIR PASSENGERS. USE TO, THE ONLY ISSUE WITH SUNROOFS WAS THE INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR LEAKING. NOW, WITHIN THE PAST 6 YEARS, WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING PUT AT RISK FOR SPONTANEOUS EXPLOSIONS, AT NOT FAULT OF THE DRIVER. I WANT GENERAL MOTORS HELD ACCOUNTABLE! HAD MY CHILDREN AND I BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN HELD RESPONSIBLE THEN? EVEN IF THE MANUFACTURER REPAIRS MY SUNROOF, MY FAMILY AND I ARE STILL AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR SHARDS OF GLASS TO SPONTANEOUSLY START FALLING ON US AND FLYING INTO OUR FACE AND EYES. FORTUNATELY, ON THIS OCCASION, MARCH 5, 2017, I HAD THE SUNSHADE CLOSED, WHICH PREVENTED SERIOUS HARM.
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2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN- HERMANTOWN, MN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CROSSCONTACT LX20 TIRES, SIZE: 275/55R20 111S. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
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2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN- LAKE OSWEGO, OR
OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. IN SNOW, AIR FLOW TO THE SENSOR IS APPARENTLY BLOCKED AND THE TEMPERATURE READS 33, THE TEMPERATURE OF SNOW RATHER THAN OUTSIDE TEMP. . I WAS GOING FAR TOO FAST LAST WEEKEND SINCE IT TURNS OUT THE TEMPERATURE WAS ACTUALLY IN THE MID-20'S AND I COULD HAVE HAD A DISASTROUS ACCIDENT. I WAS OUT OF SNOWING CONDITIONS AND THOUGHT THE ROADS WERE JUST WET. THE ERROR WILL PERSIST SO LONG AS THERE IS SNOW ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR THIS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THE CASE: OUR PREVIOUS 2001 SUBURBAN GAVE ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS UNDER ALL CONDITIONS, THUS CATCHING ME OFF-GUARD. . THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND HOPEFULLY CAN BE EASILY FIXED.
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2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN- DAVIE, FL
WHEN DRIVING MY NEW 2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, I AM EXPERIENCING A DRONING SOUND LIKE A WINDOW BEING DOWN. SOME REFER TO IT AS BOOMING/ TUNNELING NOISE. MINE STARTS AT AROUND 45 MPH. *TR
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2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN- MCLEANSVILLE, NC
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE CLOSED INDEPENDENTLY ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,952.
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2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN- RIVERSIDE, CA
I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE A MONTH AGO AND ALREADY RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE SOFTWARE AIRBAG ISSUE. I TRADED MY 2010 CHEVY SUBURBAN FOR THIS NEW ONE AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THE MOMENT I GET ONTO THE FREEWAY AND START TO ACCELERATE THE CAR STARTS TO VIBRATE SO BAD THAT ANYTHING IN THE MIDDLE CONSOLE STARTS TO RATTLE AND THE CONSOLE WILL SPILL ANY DRINKS SITTING THERE IN THE CUPHOLDERS. I HAVE OWNED CHEVY VEHICLES ALL MY LIFE AND AM VERY ANNOYED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG. I ALSO JUST NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION RECALL 42190 AND PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN SEPT 2016 AND IT ONLY HAS 800 MILES ON IT AND NOTICES WENT OUT MAY-JUNE 2016 AND I WAS NOT MADE AWARE WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I WILL ALSO TALK TO THE DEALERSHIP ACCORDING TO THIS RECALL THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL ITS FIXED. WHO WAS GOING TO TELL ME THIS HAD I NOT LOOKED IT UP AND NOT DRIVING IT IS IMPOSSIBLE ITS OUR ONLY VEHICLE AND WERE A FAMILY OF 7. FOUR OF THOSE ARE MY BABIES. I ALSO WILL BE TAKING IT IN DUE TO THE RECALL 16007. THE VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED AS WELL.
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2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN- ISLAMORADA, FL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE GOES INTO "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED MODE" PREVENTING ANY ACCELARATION. ONCE YOU TAP THE BRAKES - THAT IS YOUR NEW MAXIMUM SPEED. IF GOING UP AN INCLINE AND YOU SLOW DOWN - NEW MAXIMUM SPEED. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. TO MAKE A LEFT TURN - THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE RESTARTED BEFORE THERE IS ANY SORT OF POWER/ACCELERATION TO CROSS THE ROAD. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY IF YOU CANNOT EASILY PULL TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF HARMS WAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITH A BRAND NEW 2016 CHEVY SUBURBAN. RESULTING IN A CLOSE CALL TO AN ACCIDENT. WHEN GETTING TOWED THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO DRIVE UP THE TOW TRUCK BED AND HAD TO BE WINCHED UP.
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