2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

ON 5/2/05 CONTACT NOTICED AN INVESTIGATION FOR ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, WHO REPORTED NO REMEDY FOR PROBLEM. AT LOW SPEED 10-15 MPH VEHICLE KEEPS ON GOING, WHEN TRYING TO STOP. CONTACT HAS SERVICE RECORDS, AND VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED. *AK CONSUMER ADDS ALONG WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, THE ABS WOULD PULSATE. DEALER FINALLY AGREED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TT *SB CONSUMER WENT ON TO NHTS WEB SITE AND SAW THAT CORROJIAN A CANADIAN VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSOR, AND COULD NOT ALLOW CAR TO STOP SOMETIMES AT LOW SPEED.*SB

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER WORKED IN HIS VEHICLE. HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE TOLD HIM IT'S A FAULTY DESIGN AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THE TRANSMISSION WON'T STAY IN PARK DUE TO THE PROBLEM. *TT

I HAVE NOTICED WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS THAT MY 2001 SUBURBAN IS HAVING AN INTERMITENT PROBLEM AT SLOW SPEEDS STOPPING. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AND IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP. A TECHNICIAN FRIEND OF MINE LOOKED AT IT AND SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS PART OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. HE SUGGESTED THAT I SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM. HE SAID THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING INVESTIGATION, INOA PE050020-20135P.

I HAVE 2 2001 CHEVYS WITH ABS PROBLEMS. SUBURBAN AND SILVERADO PICKUP. WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP, THE BRAKES WILL RELEASE LIKE ONE ICE, BUT ONE DRY PAVEMENT

PARKING BRAKE ON 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 DOES NOT HOLD. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUPS WHICH HAVE THE SAME TYPE PARKING BRAKE. I AM HAVING TO PAY TO HAVE THE BRAKE REPAIRED IN ORDER TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE DESIGN AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE PARKING BRAKE IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN PROBLEM.

I HAD MY CHEV. SUBURBAN 1500, YR. 2001 IN FOR THE 60,000 MI. SERVICE AND A NEW FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS. I HAD PROBLEMS RIGHT AWAY WITH FUEL BEING BELOW 1/4 TANK. IT WAS STALLING OUT. NO LOW ON FUEL LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT DID. THAT WAS AT 1/8 OF A TANK. IT FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO RUN OUT OF GAS. I REPORTED IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE OIL CAN HENREY'S WERE THE SERVICE WAS PREFORMED. THEY MANAGER GAVE ME A FUEL ADDITIVE. DIDN'T WORK. IF I GOT TO 1/4 TANK IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME THAT I HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AT THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE FILTER AND SIAD IT WAS A DEFECT. THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT, IT HAS BEEN 7 MONTHS, 2 FUEL FILTERS, 2 SENSORS, AND I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM. I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN, AND I TOOK IN THE RECALL SHEET THAT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION ON MY MAKE AND MODEL. AND ALSO THE LAST TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO FILL MY WHOLE TANK. IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT 18 GAL. AND SHUT OFF. ALL THE SYMPTOMS ARE WHAT IS DISCRIBED IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. PLEASE CONTACT ME.

DT: CONSUMER STATES: THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED TO THE POINT WERE THE ABS BRAKES WON'T WORK AND NEITHER WILL 4 WHEEL DRIVE, POSSIBLY DUE TO ROAD SALT. THE ABS WILL DEACTIVATE WHEN HITTING A BUMP SOMETIMES OR SOMETIMES WHEN JUST STARTING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAID MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOOK TO SHOP, AND CLAIMED THAT THE WIRE CORRODED. *AK

SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK FROM GAS TANK OF 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WILL LEAK AT APPROX. 1/2 GAL PER HOUR. WILL LEAK WHEN RUNNING AT IDLE, RUNNING AT SPEED, AND STOPPED, ENGINE OFF. PLEASE TAKE NOTE - THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL RUN WITH THE FUEL TANK LEAKING SIGNIFICANTLY. NO ERROR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED IN THE VEHICLE MESSAGE DISPLAY. NO FIRE OCCURRED, BUT WITH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EXHAUST SYSTEM, RISK FOR FIRE WOULD APPEAR TO BE EXTREME. DELIVERED VEHICLE TO DEALER TO INSPECT. UPON PRESSURE TEST, DEALER FOUND LEAK AT TOP OF TANK IN PASS-THROUGH CONNECTOR. LEAK WAS OCCURRING BECAUSE WIRE INSIDE TANK (FUEL PUMP LEAD) MELTED, AND CREATED HOLE IN PASS THROUGH CONNECTOR. ENTIRE INTERNAL TANK FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LEVEL SENDER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. DEALER TECHNICIAN REPORTED HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE, BUT USUALLY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RUN, OR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BE DISPLAYED. THIS VEHICLE WOULD RUN, AND DID NOT DISPLAY ANY MESSAGE IN THE VEHICLE MESSAGE DISPLAY. DEALER WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A RECALL IN THEIR SYSTEMS OR SUPPORT A SAFETY ISSUE SEARCH. GM WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RECALL OR SAFETY ISSUE CONCERN DURING CALLS PLACED ON 5-13-2005. GM SERVICE REQUEST WAS SUBMITTED BY OWNER VIA PHONE - OPEN SERVICE REQUST #1-335303835. COST TO REPAIR WAS $996.38US, ALL PAID BY OWNER. OWNER (ME) HAS ALL RECEIPTS AND DEFECTIVE PARTS. FAILED WIRE LEAD ON INTERNAL PUMP IS VISIBLY MELTED. CANNOT CONFIRM REPLACEMENT PART (GM # 25315983) IS NOT ALSO DEFECTIVE, AND MAY ALSO LEAD TO REOCCURENCE OF THE SAME PROBLEM - MELTED WIRE, GAS LEAK, POTENTIAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION.

CONSUMER STATES: SHUTTING ON AND OFF THE IDLE WILL GO LOW AND HIGH AND WILL ITSELF SHUT OFF. HAD WORK DONE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT ONLY LASTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS. HAD THE SMELL OF GAS. ALSO, SEAT BELTS ON THE SECOND SEATS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CAN'T PULL THE SEAT BELTS OUT, THEY ARE STUCK INSIDE OF THE WALL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

ON 1/4/04, WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN I95 IN FLORIDA. AS WE APPROACHED AN OVERPASS, THE TRAFFIC HAD COME TO A STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND TRUCK SLOWED DOWN, BUT WHEN IT REACHED AROUND 10 MPH, THE TRUCK KEPT GOING. I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (2 ADULTS, 3 CHILDREN) WHO IN TURN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM (2 ADULTS). NO ONE WAS INJURED. WHEN WE GOT HOME, I WENT TO CHANGE THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THE ROTORS WERE FLAKING AND DISINTEGRATING.