2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK THE REAR END HOUSING EXPLODED AND THE DRIVE SHAFT DROPPED TO PIECES BOTH FLEW ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY SOME COMING OUT RED HOT. *JB

GENERAL MOTORS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED AN SUV/TRUCK RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS. THE RECALL WENT INTO EFFECT IN 14 COLD-WEATHER STATES AND CANADA...BUT IT EXCLUDED WISCONSIN!!!! IT DID SO BECAUSE GM SAID IT DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FROM WISCONSIN. THAT'S LUDICROUS! MANY HERE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS IN IOWA, MICHIGAN, AND ALL THE REST. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM, TOOK MY 2001 SUBURBAN TO MY GM DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND WAS TOLD I'D BE REIMBURSED SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. THEN THE WISCONSIN EXCLUSION WAS ANNOUNCED. MANY PEOPLE HERE WILL BE OPERATING UNSAFE VEHICLES...AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT! PLEASE HELP. MARK & SHARON LEIDER. *NM

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES COME ON AT LOW SPEED, WHICH IS STARTLING AND INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS DEFECT IS ACKNOWLEGED BY GENERAL MOTORS, THOUGH THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL. THEY TELL ME TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS DEFECT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

DT: THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED DIFFERENT PARTS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB

2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K-1500 4WD; WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ~10-15 MPH AND APPLIED BRAKES HARD WITH SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTE LOSS OF BRAKES RESULTING IN MVA AND DAMAGE TO THREE VEHICLES, INCLUDING MY OWN

MANUFACTURER PROMISED TO PURCHASE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DUE TO THE HYDROBOOST BRAKE RECALL. THEY PROMISED TO MAKE THE FIRST PAYMENT UPON RECEIPT OF THE NEW VEHICLE. OWNER HAD IN HER POSSESSION AN ALERT BULLETIN ABOUT THE HYDROBOOST. NEITHER MANUFACTURER NOR DEALERSHIP CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY. NOTICE STATED, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY TO STOP DELIVERY AND ANY PURCHASES FOR THE SUBURBANS AND OTHER GM TRUCKS DATED FEBRUARY 4, 2005. HIGHLIGHTED SENTENCE STATED NOT TO ALLOW CONSUMERS TO PURCHASE. *AK

2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN (LESS THAN 1 WEEK OLD) -CAR WAS PLACED INTO PARK ON A DRIVEWAY WITH HILL -PARKING FOOT BRAKE WAS ENGAGED -I LEFT THE VEHICLE AND STARTED WALKING INTO THIS HOUSE -AT 30 YDS I HEARD SOMETHING BEHIND ME AND TURNED TO REALIZE THE CAR WAS ROLLING -I RAN BACK, JUMPED INTO THE CAR AND SLAMMED THE BRAKE ON -I TESTED THIS 3 MORE TIMES AND REPEATED THIS CONDITION. -THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR IS SAYING THE CAR IS IN PARK, BUT IT IS NOT LOCKING -AN ADDITIONAL CONCERN WAS THAT PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD UP WITH 3 CHILDREN IN MY HOUSEHOLD THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN. NOT TO MENTION IT NEARLY RAN ME OVER. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR!!! NOT MORE THAN 400 MILES ON IT. CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED AT BY THE CHEVY DEALER. THIS IS SERIOUS AND THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO INFORM THE AGENCY.I*=*AK -

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE MIRRORS FAILED. THE OBJECTS APPEARED FAR AWAY THAN NORMAL. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE HAD A TOW MIRROR PACKAGE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE MIRROR COULD BE REPLACED, BUT THE DRIVER HAD TO PAY FOR IT. *AK THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT HAD COME ON. *SC