2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, STABILITRAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ENGINE BEGAN IDLING ROUGH. CODES READ CYLINDER #6 MISFIRE. DIAGNOSIS REVEALED FAILED PISTON. ENGINE REBUILD REQUIRED AT A COST OF $6700. STABILITRAK LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON AND OFF. *TR

WHILE THIS WAS/IS A USED VEHICLE, AND WHILE THE MILEAGE IS HIGH, THE SHEER FREQUENCY OF THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT DICTATES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FREQUENTLY OCCURS. FURTHER EXACERBATING THE PROBLEM IS THAT GM AND ITS DEALERS HAVE NO INCENTIVE TO FIX THE ISSUE AS A FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS WHAT IS BEING OFFERED AS A SOLUTION. I WAS QUOTED BY MY DEALER THAT THE COSTS FOR THIS IS (~)$8,000.00! AS IS THE CASE WITH THE OTHERS THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS: I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED A FEW COMPONENTS AND SENT ME ON MY WAY (AFTER GETTING A LARGE BILL OF COURSE). WE USE THE CAR VERY INFREQUENTLY AND AS SUCH, WITHIN A 100 MILES OF USE, I WAS BACK AT THE DEALER WITH, AGAIN, VERY LOW OIL PRESSURE. THERE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT $8000 OR PERFORM AN OVERHAUL AT 2000+ WITH NO GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. FROM A COST STANDPOINT: THE SUBURBAN IS A $60,000+ VEHICLE, AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXABLE/RESOLVABLE, OTHER THAN BY GM ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL $8000. FROM A SAFETY ISSUE, THESE CARS ARE HEAVY, BIG, AND CAN CAUSE MUCH DAMAGE IF THE DRIVER IS DISTRACTED BY SUCH A LARGE ENGINE PROBLEM AND/OR THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN DUE TO THE ENGINE BLOCK FREEZING UP AND/OR SEIZING DUE TO THE LACK OF OIL PRESSURE. NOW, AND ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF GMS REFUSAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAFETY RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH ITS IGNITIONS, I THINK THERE IS SUFFICIENT CAUSE FOR THE NHTSA TO TAKE A HARD LOOK INTO THIS, OPEN A FULL INVESTIGATION, AND HOPEFULLY RECTIFY THIS FOR THE HUNDRED (AND POSSIBLY THOUSANDS) OF CONSUMERS AFFECTED AND FORCE GM TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, BOTH WITH RESPECT TO ITS EXISTING/PAST SALES, AS WELL AS ADDRESS ITS FUTURE DESIGNS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT SATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REMEDY REPAIR FAILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,771.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING VIOLENTLY AND THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE HAD BEEN THIRTY DIFFERENT CODES ON THE COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBITS A DEAD BATTERY. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES OR NONE AT ALL. AT SEEMINGLY RANDOM TIMES, WE GO TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE BATTERY IS DEAD. WE HAVE HAD THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND CABLES TESTED. ALL TESTED GOOD. WE ALSO NOTICE THAT AROUND THE SAME TIME THIS PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING, THAT ENGINE NOISE COULD BE HEARD THROUGH THE VEHICLE SPEAKERS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE STEREO IS ON. THIS ALSO OCCURS AT INTERMITTENT INTERVALS. WE HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM IN SHOP IN ORDER TO TROUBLESHOOT. PARASITIC DRAW TEST IS NEGATIVE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND NOT CONSTANT. *TR

THE FORWARD SPRAG UNIT BROKE WHICH ENDED UP NOT ONLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME OUT OF DRIVE WHILE WE WERE DRIVING BUT ALSO CAUSED SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION TO REQUITE AN ENTIRE REBUILD. FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS ARE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND THE TAHOE, YUKON AND BECAUSE THE COMPANY REFUSES TO BACK THEIR PRODUCTS AND RECALL THE ISSUE, IT ENDS UP BECOMING A HUGE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON A FAMILY. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE FOLLOWING DIRECTLY BEHIND US WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO TAKE NOTE AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. CONSUMERS HAVE A RIGHT TO EXPECT A QUALITY VEHICLE THAT SHOULD LAST WELL BEYOND 100K MILES WITHOUT REQUIRING THIS KIND OF MAJOR REPAIR. NOTE THAT GM IS SO AWARE OF THIS SAFETY PROBLEM, THEY ACTUALLY UPDATED THEIR INPUT SPRAG ON LATER CARS TO MAKE THEM STRONGER. THATS RIGHT, THEY HAVE UPDATED THE COMPONENT BUT REFUSE TO RECALL THE ONES ALREADY IN VEHICLES THAT WERE WEAK. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT REBUILT MY TRANSMISSION HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ON THE VEHICLE THAT FOLLOWED MINE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN WITH GM THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO. *TR

LIKE TO PLACE A FORMAL COMPLAINT REGARDING THE OIL CONSUMPTION FOR 2007 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND THE HORRIBLE QUALITY OF VEHICLE. A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OIL CONSUMPTION AND ITS HORRIBLE. I BELIEVE THAT CHEVY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND DO A MASSIVE RECALLS FOR THESE VEHICLE. AGAIN, CHEVY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THERE ARE SO MANY REVIEWS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. OBVIOUS THERE IS A PROBLEM. WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN NOR WILL I RECOMMEND CHEVY VEHICLES!! *TR

JUST USING THE DOOR HANDLE TO GET INTO MY SUBURBAN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LIKE ANY REASONABLE PERSON, NOT ROUGHLY OR BEARING WEIGHT, AND THE PLASTIC HANDLE BROKE AND PULLED OUT ON ONE END. SAME BREAKAGE OCCURRED WITH REAR DOOR AS WELL WHEN ONE OF MY CHILDREN WAS OPENING THE DOOR. MADE THE FOLKS AT OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE SHOP AWARE WHILE HAVING MY OIL CHANGED AND THEY QUOTED A PRICE ~$245. NO OFFER TO HELP COVERING ANY PART AND THIS WAS WHILE MY FULL WARRANTY WAS STILL ACTIVE. THE FOLKS THAT WORK THERE ARE KIND AND HELPFUL. WHAT I AM TRYING TO CONVEY IS THAT I DON'T THINK THEY WERE BEING RUDE, IT WAS JUST NOT SOMETHING THEY WERE APPROVED TO COVER. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT SUCH A LUXURY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE PLASTIC HANDLES THAT BROKE OFF SO EASILY AND THAT FOR THE QUALITY AND REPUTATION THE COMPANY DOESN'T WANT THEIR PRODUCT TO LOOK LIKE A LUXURY PRODUCT. PEOPLE WILL BE SEEN DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH THEIR NAME ON IT AND THE DOOR HANDLES ARE HANGING OFF. IT WORRIES ME TO CONSIDER WHAT SAFETY ISSUES COULD ARISE IF SOMEONE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET INSIDE THE CAR IN AN EMERGENT SITUATION. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED, THE DAY I GOT IT HOME IT SUDDENLY HAD NO OIL PRESSURE. CHEVY DEALERSHIP PUT A "PATCH" ON ITS BOO-BOO AND SENT ME HOME. NOW AT 140,000 MILES I ONCE AGAIN HAVE NO OIL PRESSURE. CHEVY SAYS I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND OF COURSE I'M NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. APPROXIMATE COST $6,700. THIS VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TWICE. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE (SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL) I'M HAVING AND CHEVROLET HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE MOTOR. THE COMPANY RETURNED CORRESPONDENCE WITH ME AND INFORMED ME THAT THEIR "CALCULATOR" SAYS THEY CANNOT OFFER ME ANY ASSISTANCE. I NOW HAVE A 4 MONTH OLD SON AND OVER A FOOT OF SNOW EXPECTED IN MY AREA OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WHAT HAPPENS IF HE IS SICK AND I HAVE NO MEANS TO GET HIM TO A DOCTOR BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE CHEVROLET WON'T OWN UP TO? *TR

THE DASHES OF ALL GM TRUCKS AND SUVS ARE CRACKING, BADLY. THEY'RE DESIGNED POORLY AND CRACK RIGHT AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SECTION. IN THE EVENT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, IT WILL SEND JAGGED PLASTIC SHARDS TOWARDS THE OCCUPANTS. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND A SERIOUS HAZARD BUT GM REFUSES TO CORRECT THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED, HENCE I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT. IF YOU SIMPLY GOOGLE GM CRACKED DASH AND ENJOY ALL THE POSTS AND VIDEOS FROM FRUSTRATED AMERICANS. I HAVE 4 DAUGHTERS AND IT NOT RIGHT TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ONE OF THE BEING INJURED BUT A FAULTY DASH PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR