2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

THE AUTO-DIMMING HEATED MIRROR ON MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN SUDDENLY CRACKED AFTER BUMPING INTO THE SIDE OF MY GARAGE DOOR. THE MIRROR IMMEDIATELY STARTED DRIPPING A GREEN SUBSTANCE ON THE DRIVEWAY. I STARTED TO CLEAN UP THIS SUBSTANCE WITH MY BARE HANDS WHICH CAUSED A BURNING SENSATION. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE GREEN LIQUID WAS DISCOLORING/MELTING THE PAINT ON THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND EATING THE CONCRETE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I SPRAYED THE AREAS DOWN WITH WATER AND FOUND THE PAINT ON MY VEHICLE DAMAGED. MY SKIN BECAME VERY RED AND IRRITATED AFTER CONTACTING THIS MATERIAL. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT GM COULD KNOWINGLY SELL A PRODUCT TO THE PUBLIC WITH NO WARNING OF ANY KIND. THE BLACK PLASTIC HOUSING OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE MIRROR ALSO HAS MELTED DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE MATERIAL. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THIS MATERIAL IS AND WHAT HEALTH PROBLEMS I CAN EXPECT TO HAVE DUE TO MY DIRECT CONTACT. I WANT TO HAVE ACCESS TO AN MSDS REPORT FOR UNKNOWN MATERIAL. THIS IS A VERY CAUSTIC CHEMICAL. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON JANUARY 26, 2007. ON 2/10/07 THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS TAKING LONGER THAN EXPECTED TO BRAKE AND HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO OTHER VEHICLES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT SAID THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSH UPWARD AND THEN IT WENT DOWN. IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTO SALE IN PASADENA MD. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED CHEVROLET, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER A CURRENT RECALL THAT DESCRIBED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS IN THE VEHICLE. NHTSA RECALLRECALL 05V379000/GM RECALL 05068 WA SISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76999, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77213.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUBURBAN CHEVROLET. THE CONTACT RECEIVED ASAFETY RECALL 01V159000 CONCERNING SEAT BELTS, RERTRACTOR ON SECOND AND THIRD ROW SEATS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SAFETY RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT'S PASSENGER SIDE RETRACTOR DID NOT WORK, AND SHE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL. THE DEALER WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAFETY RECALL EVEN EXISTED

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN (FAILURE MILEAGE: 132000) AT 25 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL AND CAN WAVER BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT TIMES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL NUMBER 05V155000 FOR FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH FUEL MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLIES THAT CONTAIN FUEL PUMP WIRES CONNECTORS MAY OVERHEAT UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS. *JB

TRANSMISSION ON A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH 76000 MILES FAILED WHILE ON EXPRESSWAY ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. A NHTSA RECALL #05V155000 CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO. A LEAK WAS NOW NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER; IT WAS NOT COVERED BY AN UPDATE OF THE RECALL.

TOOK 2001 SUBURBAN IN NOVEMBER 2005 TO WILTON CHEVROLET, WILTON, CT, FOR GM ABS BRAKE RECALL, FIXING BRAKE TERMINALS FOR POSSIBLE CORROSION IN NORTHEASTERN STATES. DEC. 05 - OCTOBER 2006 ABS DASHBOARD LIGHT WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY FOR SHORT TIME AND THEN GO OFF WITH NO REASONING. FROM AUGUST - OCTOBER 2006 ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON MORE FREQUENTLY. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THEY HOOKED UP TO COMPUTER AND FOUND VAULT CODE WITH ABS MODULE, ($99.00 CHARGE), BUT SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE TO GM DEALER TO REPLACE ABS MODULE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT RESET THE COMPUTER CODE WHEN THE MODULE IS REPLACED. TOOK VEHICLE TO ARROWAY CHEVROLET IN KATONAH, NY AND THEY REPLACED THE ABS MODULE AFTER ALSO FINDING THE SAME COMPUTER CODE VAULT. $1,300.00 REPAIR COST. I HAVE SUSPICION THAT WHEN THE ABS BRAKE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE THAT A SHORT HAPPENED TO THE ABS MODULE CAUSING IT TO EVENTUALLY FAIL. *NM

PARKING BRAKE DID NOT DISENGAGE ON DRIVERS SIDE, REMOVAL OF WHEEL AND DISC SHOWED ACTUATING MECHANISM NOT FULLY RETRACTED, FIXED BY PUSHING ACTUATING LEVER TOWARDS WHEEL TO "REST LEVER". EXTREMELY POOR DESIGN. *JB

MY PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I DID NOT KNOW THIS UNTIL THE FIRST INSPECTION. IT DID NOT PASS AND I HAD TO PAY $150.00 TO "FIX" IT. EVERY YEAR AFTER THAT IS HAS FAILED. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALER WITH THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK. I SURE HOPE SOMEONE DOES NOT DIE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB

THE PARKING BRAKES HAVE FAILED AND UNABLE TO RESTRICT MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE A SAFETY INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE COST TO REPAIR THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM IS EXTENSIVE. *NM