2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

1) SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER DURING STOP WITH NO WARNING. 2) PEDAL TRAVELS ALMOST COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKING FORCE IS MUCH LESS THAN NORMAL. THIS IS NOT AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION. 3) EXAMINATION SHOWS THAT A HARD (STEEL?) HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE HAS CORRODED AND RUPTURED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD MALFUNCTION LEAVING THE CONTACT UNAWARE OF THE SPEED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD UNDER 80,000 MILES. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT NO COST, BUT SINCE THE CONTACT DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND HAS HIGH MILEAGE THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL SINCE THE ISSUE WITH THE DASHBOARD WAS VERY COMMON. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED OVER TIME AND WOULD OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN TRANSIT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ABS WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE SENSORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TRUCK STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING. MAY DRIVE FOR 20-30 MILES, THEN STALL OUT. TOOK IT TO THE CHEVRON DEALER, THEY CHECKED, DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SAID COMPUTER SHOWS EVERYTHING O.K.. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY, BECAUSE TRUCK WILL STOP ANYWHERE, AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK IS 7 YEARS OLD, SOMEONE SHOULD KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR

AFTER AN INITIAL FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE (LINE RUPTURED ABOUT TWO FEET BEHIND THE ABS VALVE) WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING, AND AFTER THIS LINE WAS REPLACED, I INSPECTED THE REAR WHEEL BRAKE LINES AND NOTICED EXTREME CORROSION ON BOTH LINES THAT RUN FROM A JUNCTION CONNECTION ABOVE THE DIFFERENTIAL TO THE HOSES ON EACH CALIPER. WHILE CHECKING THE FITTINGS AND INSPECTING THE LEFT LINE IT LITERALLY CRUMBLED, BROKE AND STARTED LEAKING. I REPLACED BOTH LINES AND BLEED THE SYSTEM. THE CAR HAD BEEN INTO THE DEALER WITHIN LAST YEAR (APPROX.) FOR BRAKE LINE INSPECTION AFTER OBSERVING A LOT OF RUST. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT LINES WERE OK AND THAT A LOT OF RUST WAS NORMAL AND OK. I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS INSPECTION. *TR

WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TRUCK THEN FLIPPED AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS I HAVE OWNED A 2003 SUBURBAN 1500 Z71.3 OF THOSE YEARS I'VE HAD A/C PROBLEMS. WE HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH A/C. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND NOW SOMETHING ELSE HAS COME UP. DRIVER SIDE HOT AIR BLOWS OUT AND PASSENGER SIDE COLD AIR COMES OUT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS SUBURBAN ANYMORE. I HAVE FRIENDS WITH SUBURBANS AND HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH IT,WHAT CAN WE DO? *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 K2500 CHEVY SUBURBAN, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME FROM A SIDE STREET WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH AND I PRESSED THE BRAKES VERY HARD - HARD ENOUGH TO LOCK UP AT LEAST ONE WHEEL, BUT AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I CONTINUED ON, BUT JUST A FEW SECONDS LATER, I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED BY PUMPING THE BRAKES QUICKLY AND RAN SLIGHTLY INTO THE BUSY INTERSECTION. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO INSPECT WHETHER I HAD DAMAGED SOMETHING. I DECIDED TO RETURN HOME ABOUT 1/2 MILE AWAY AND SLOWLY DROVE HOME, WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO FIND BRAKE FLUID SPLATTERED AND LEAKING ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE AROUND THE ABS UNIT. THE BRAKE LINES ARE EXTREMELY CORRODED, AND I SUSPECT ONE HAS BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE IS IN VERY GOOD AND WELL MAINTAINED CONDITION OTHERWISE, BUT THE UNDERSIDE SEEMS PARTICULARLY RUSTY. IF I WERE TRAVELING MORE THAN THE 30-35 MPH I WAS, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THESE ARE VERY COMMON VEHICLES, IF THIS IS TYPICAL, A SAFETY RECALL MUST BE INITIATED. *TR

2003 SUBURBAN SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. STARTED MALFUNCTIONING IN DECEMBER 2007, THE NEEDLE WOULD JUMP ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THEN STOPPED WORKING IN JULY. *TR

2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN I THINK IT IS CALLED THE CLUSTER WHERE THE SPEEODOMETER AND THE FUEL GAGE ARE LOCATED. FUEL GAGE DOES NOT WORK AND SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK . AIR BAG LIGHT HAS GONE ON TWICE TOOK TO VEHICLE TO DEALER THEY CHANGED FRONT SENSOR AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON A MONTH LATER 06/20/2010. *TR