2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE THE BRAKES FAILED. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE OWNER WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND THERE WAS ALSO A LEAK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 93,800.

ON 26OCT. 2010 I HAD A THROTTLE BODY REPLACE ON A 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN AT A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP. A DAY LATER MY WIFE AND I TOOK THE SUBURBAN OUT TO GO SHOPPING . I RETURNED TOTHE PARKING LOT TO PULL UP TO THE DOOR TO LOAD UP. AS I WAS CIIRCLING AROUND IN THE PARKING LOT THE ENGINE OF THE SUV RED LINED ,THIS CAUGHT ME TOTALLY OFF GAURD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO THI SUV, IT DID NOT STOPPED . THE END RESULT WAS THAT I HIT A LIGHT POLE IN THE PARKING LOT. I REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. MY IN INSURANCE COMPANY SENT A INVESTIGATOR OUT TO LOOK A THE SUV , HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT REDLINED , HE GAVE ME A CALL AND SAID I HAD A ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. LATER ON I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT INSTALLED AND PROFORMED THE WORK .THEY SAID THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY A DEFECTED AND THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBILE FOR THE ACCCIDENT. THEY SAID THAT GM WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO A STORE IN MY CITY WHEN IT FELT LIKE I WAS NOT DOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND GOING SLOWER THAN NORMAL. WHEN II GOT TO THE STORE AND TURNED OFF THE CAR, I SAW THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REGISTERING 20 MPH. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND IT DROPPED THE SPEED READING BY 5 MPH. I DID THIS 3 MORE TIMES TILL IT REGISTERED ZERO MPH. WHEN DRIVING HOME, I NOTICED THAT I WAS STILL DRIVING SLOWER THAN NORMAL AND WHEN I GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR THE SPEEDOMETER READING WAS SHOWING 25 MPH. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR EVERY TIME II AM DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO GET FIXED YET AND HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO SEE IF THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE SINCE IT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THIS COULD POSSIBLY AFFECT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WHEN SET. *TR

I GOT A 2003 CHEVROLET SURB. THE REAR DOOR KEEP COMING OPEN ON IT OWN,THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK,OIL GAUGE,AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NOT WORK. IT HAD START NOW WHEN START TO CRANKED IT THE BRAKE BOOSTER LIGHT COME THE BATTERY LIGHT COME SAYING NOT CHARGING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY A LOUD POP WAS HEARD INSIDE THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN AND PRONOUNCED INCREASE IN WIND NOISE. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A STRUCTURAL FAILURE IN THE REAR TAIL GATE WINDOW HATCH. METAL FATIGUE CAUSED THE LEFT WINDOW HATCH HINGE TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME. THIS PRODUCED A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION IF AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE SPEED THE WINDOW HAD FULLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEED IN TRAFFIC. THE GLASS WINDOW AND FRAME WOULD HAVE STRUCK THE TRAILING VEHICLE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY ON NY STATE ROUTE 23 EAST (55 MPH ZONE) TOWARD THE INTERSECTION OF NY STATE ROUTE 32, THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED YELLOW. WE WERE ABOUT 500 FEET AWAY. STEADY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AS WOULD UNDER A NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCE. THE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS NOW RED AT ABOUT 200 FEET AWAY AND WE WERE STILL TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH. I TRIED THE PEDAL AGAIN, HOWEVER, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. WITHOUT A WAY TO STOP, WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO BARREL THROUGH A RED LIGHT WITH CARS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. I REPEATEDLY FLASHED THE HEAD LIGHTS AND HELD THE HORN DOWN TO AVERT CATASTROPHE WITH THE TRAFFIC. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, WE HIT NO ONE. OVER THE NEXT HALF MILE, I WAS ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND UTILIZE GRASS ON THE HIGHWAY EDGE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON EXIT OF THE VEHICLE TO CHECK IT, THERE WAS A STEADY STREAM OF BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM A BRAKE ALONG THE FRAME RAIL BY THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR LEAVING A 12 - 16" PUDDLE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 89,000 MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS KILLED. THIS NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN IS OFF BY OVER 50 MPH. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON 2005 SILVERADO. I SEE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS OVER THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS, WHY IS GM NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A RECALL. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW HOW FAST I AM ACTUALLY GOING, IF THAT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN THEN I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS. *TR

REAR WINDOW HINGE BROKE OFF FROM WINDOW FRAME ON 2003 SUBURBAN. VERY RARELY OPENED WINDOW BY ITSELF ALWAYS OPENED ENTIRE HATCH. CAN NOT FIND ANY RECALLS OR COMPLAINTS BY GM BUT YET CAN FIND SEVERAL 100 COMPLAINTS BY INDIVIDUALS. GM WANTS 1,000 TO FIX. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW AFTER PAYING $43,000 FOR IT GM SHOULD STEP UP. THEY WILL CHECK THE WELDS ON REAR WINDOW FOR A FLAW BUT NOT THE HATCH PART WHICH IS WHAT BREAKS. HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT CHEVROLET AND THIS IS THE LONGEST ONE I HAVE OWNED BUT I WILL BE HEADING TO A DIFFERENT REAL SOON. READ ABOUT THE WINDOW BLOWING OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS--GUESS WE SHOULDN'T CARE IF IT IS BLOWING AWAY FROM US--RIGHT. *TR

REAR WINDOW HINGE BROKE OFF FROM WINDOW FRAME ON 2003 SUBURBAN. VERY RARELY OPENED WINDOW BY ITSELF ALWAYS OPENED ENTIRE HATCH. CAN NOT FIND ANY RECALLS OR COMPLAINTS BY GM BUT YET CAN FIND SEVERAL 100 COMPLAINTS BY INDIVIDUALS. GM WANTS 1,000 TO FIX. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW AFTER PAYING $43,000 FOR IT GM SHOULD STEP UP. READ ABOUT THE WINDOW BLOWING OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS--GUESS WE SHOULDN'T CARE IF IT IS BLOWING AWAY FROM US--RIGHT. *TR