2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH 68,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING TWICE BECAUSE IT CRACKED IN HALF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CHEVY SAYS IT WAS MY FAULT. HOW DOES A LADY WHO IS NOT THAT STRONG CRACK TWO POWER STEERING IN HALF WHILE SHE IS DRIVING? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT IN THE SIDE AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE TURNED SIDEWAYS IN AN INTERSECTION AND THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE, WHILE WEARING SEAT BELTS, SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK/LEFT SHOULDER, BACK,KNEES, AND LOWER LEG INJURIES, AND WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE POLICE TOOK A REPORT AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE AGENCY. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT DID NOT WARRANT SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

GM CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL FOR WIRING ON THE FUEL SYSTEM FOR 2001 SUBURBANS. MY FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED RECENTLY DUE TO THIS SAME ISSUE. THE VIN NUMBER OF MY SUBURBAN WAS NOT COVERED, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS THAT AS DESCRIBED BY THE RECALL NOTICE. THE REPAIR SHOP CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR AS NOT AN APPROVE RECALL VIN FOR MY SUBURBAN. BASED ON WHAT IS PUBLISHED, THIS REPAIR APPEAR TO BE THE SAME THING. WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS ITEM. *JB

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. APPEARS PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECTIVE WHICH HAS CAUSED BRAKE TO BE INOPERABLE AND TRIGGERED A FAILED STATE INSPECTION ON 4/7/06. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED IN THE NEXT 15 DAYS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN INSPECTION. HAVE BEEN TOLD THE DEFECT IN THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM WILL NECESSITATE ANOTHER REPAIR AT THE 15K MARK FROM THE DATE OF ORIGINAL REPAIR, AS THE SYSTEM EATS THE BRAKE SHOES DUE TO THE DEFECT. THIS PROBLEM IS IN NO WAY RELATED TO USE OF THE PARKING BRAKE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V155000, REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

WE HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH 26281 MILES ON IT. ON MARCH 18 2006 WE WENT ON A 200 MILE , ROUND TRIP RIDE. BRAKES WERE FINE THEN. NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING WRONG. STOPPING DISTANCE WAS THE SAME NO BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON VEHICLE NO NOISES COMING FROM BRAKES AT ALL. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. MARCH 19,2006 : BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY TO GO TO CHURCH. STEPPED ON BRAKES HEARD AWFUL GRINDING NOISE. AT THIS POINT THE STOPPING DISTANCE DID INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY AND EVERY TIME THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THEY WOULD GRIND. TOOK TO GARAGE ON MONDAY TO HAVE LOOKED AT. NEEDED TO ROTORS AND BRAKE SHOES INSTALLED ON THE REAR OF VEHICLE. AT TWENTY SIX THOUSAND MILES THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. CHEVROLET SAID IT IS DUE TO ROAD SALT BUT HAVE LIVED IN MAINE MY WHOLE LIFE AND HAVE ONLY HAD A ROTOR JOB DONE ONCE BEFORE ON A CAR WITH 1100000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER SHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IS 75 MILES AWAY, SO I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE 75 MILES TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED THERE. THEY SAY TALK TO CHEVROLET TO REIMBURSEMENT AND CHEVROLET SAYS SINCE WARRANTY EXPIRED MAY 30 2005 AND THAT I DIDN'T TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY OF THE REPAIR COST. ROTORS SHOULD NOT BE WEARING OUT AT 26000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO. *JB

MY 2001 SUBURBAN HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC TWICE. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTART THE ENGINE BOTH TIMES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR AS WELL. PROBLEM GOES AWAY IF THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STALLING IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE IS LARGE AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS TO BE STALLED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN IN LATE 2005. WE ARE CURRENTLY ON OUR THIRD TRANSMISSION WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST ONE LOCKED UP AT 20 M MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND FAILED AT ABOUT 98 M AND COST US ABOUT $2500 TO REPLACE AS GM ONLY OFFERED A 1 YR. WARRANTY ON REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS AT THAT TIME. I'M ALREADY CONCERNED ABOUT THE THIRD TRANSMISSION AS IT OCCASIONALLY HAS TROUBLE DROPPING INTO FIRST UPON STOPPING. I THINK GM HAS A PROBLEM HERE THAT THEY ARE FAILING TO OWN UP TO. MY ONLY CONSOLATION IS THIS TRANSMISSION HAS A THREE YEAR WARRANTY.*JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN 1999 THROUGH 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE'S, SUBURBANS, AND K1500 TRUCKS. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CHEVROLET VEHICLES. IN MY SMALL CIRCLE OF ACQUAINTANCES, I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE TOO MANY TRANSMISSION FAILURES BY THE AFORE MENTIONED VEHICLES. MY BROTHER IN LAW JUST HAD TO HAVE HIS K1500 TRANSMISSION CHANGED OUT. MY BROTHERS SON HAD TO HAVE HIS 2001 K1500 TRANSMISSION CHANGED OUT AT 60000 MILES. MY BROTHER HAS HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS CHANGED OUT IN HIS 2002 TAHOE. AND FINALLY, TODAY JANUARY 26, 2006, MY WIFES TRANSMISSION IN HER 2001 SUBURBAN WITH ONLY 78000, NEVER USED TO TOW ANYTHING BUT A LAWN MOWER TRAILER, JUST WENT OUT WITH SEVERAL SCHOOL KIDS ON BOARD ON A VERY BUSY ROAD WITH NO SHOULDERS. THIS COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A BAD SITUATION. WHAT IS THE DEAL? *AK

2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE ABS SYSTEM AS STATED IN RECALL. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB