2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE DEVELOPED A VIBRATION IN THE REAR, UPON INSPECTION THE CONSUMER FOUND A SEVERE BULDGE AND DEFORMITY IN THE TREAD AREA OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE, THE CONSUMER'S TIRE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL(FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE P265/70R16). NLM

APPLYING BRAKE ON A ROUGH SURFACE CAUSES BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER ,AND UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK

STRONG FUEL SMELL DETECTED, FUEL INJECTOR AND REGULATOR LEAKING LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON TOP OF ENGINE.*AK

ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY WENT OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ELECTRICAL- POWER WINDOWS INOPERABLE FOR THE FIRST 8 MONTHS THAT WE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, INVOLVED 5 TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. BODY DESIGN? PROBLEM - TIRES DID NOT CLEAR VEHICLE BODY WITHOUT RUBBING, CAUSING IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE TIRES. TO THE EXTENT THAT THE DEALER KEEPS RECOMMENDING US TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES WHEN EVER THEY SERVICE OUR VEHICLE. BRAKES - POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS A KINK IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM SUPPLY HOSE. I NEED TO SUGGEST TO DEALER THAT THEY CONSIDER THIS FOR A PROBLEM THAT WERE HAVING WITH A NOISE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN YOU PRESS AND RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER RECOMMENDS THAT WE BUY 4 NEW TIRES, THE PROBLEM WITH THAT DIAGNOSES IS THAT WE ALSO HEAR THE NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS NOT MOVING! I WONDER IF THEY READ THEIR TSB'S*AK (TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R16 )

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 60MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, AND VEHICLE EXPLODED. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES.*AK

WHEN PLACING CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN DRIVER REAR SEAT SEATBELT WILL UNLOCK FROM LOCKING MODE AS SOON CONSUMER TIGHTENS IT. ALSO, BOTH REAR CENTER SEAT FEMALE PARTS OF BUCKLE IS TOO LARGE TO ACCOMODATE CSS.*AK *SLC

REAR LEFT SHOULDER BELT AFTER BEING PULLED TIGHT WILL RELEASE AGAIN. BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. ON OTHER TWO BACK BELT BUCKLES, FEMALE PART IS TOO LARGE, SO CHILD SEAT CANNOT BE USED. DEALER FOUND NO SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM SO FAR.*AK

CONTINUED INTERMITTENT POPPING NOISE WITH STEERING, LOSS CONTROL TWICE, INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT 04/22/00, POPPING WAS EVIDENT PRIOR TO ACCIDENT BUT NOT REPORTED BECAUSE THE SUBURBAN WAS NEW AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE WEAR IN OF A BRACKET, LEMON LAW PROCEDURE FILED AND ARBITRATION TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 01/29/01. GM'S POSITION IS THE POPPING AND STEERING PROBLEMS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT. OUR POSITION IS EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT NT.PT CHEVROLET ADVISED US TO BEGIN LEMON LAW AND INVOICES DETAILING WARRANTY REPAIR AND INTERNAL CHARGES FOR REPAIRS TO THE LINKAGES., THE ACCIDENT DAMAGE WAS ONLY COSMETIC WITH NO COMPROMISE TO THE FRAME OR ENGINE. THE POPPING NOISE HAS NOW BECOME A RATTLING NOISE AND RATTLING VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN NOT NECESSARILY RESULTANT OF TURNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL AT A STOP SIGN, BUT VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *AK THE BRAKES MADE METAL TO METAL SOUND. REPAIR WAS DONE THREE TIMES. DURING THE LAST FAILURE, THE DEALER REPLACED FOUR ROTORS THAT WERE OVER GLAZED DUE TO OVER HEATING. *YH