2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PULSATED WHILE THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM.*AK *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING UNDER 10 MPH THE BRAKES WILL NOT HOLD. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC WHO EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS AN ABS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED EVERYTIME THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM

1) SEVERAL TIME WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES GOING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED HAD THE ANITLOCK BRAKES START ACTIVATING (PULSATING) WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH NO INCIDENT BUT HAD TO PRESS MY FOOT AS HARD AS POSSIBLE TO STOP. 2) TOOK THE 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN INTO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED. FOUND OUT THE SENSORS WERE CLOGGED WITH DUST FROM BRAKES.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAR ENGINE DIED IMMEDIATELY AFTER SPUTTERING AND LOSING POWER. FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE CAR ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. DROVE ANOTHER 600 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. SECOND TIME, CAR DIED AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. RESTARTED AFTER 15 MINUTES. AFTER REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO ON-STAR AND HAVING REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS RUN, I DROVE ANOTHER 25 MILES TOWARDS DEALERSHIP RATHER THAN WAITING FOR TOW. (118 DEG HEAT IN DESERT SUN). ENGINE FAILED AGAIN ABOUT 200 YDS FROM DEALERSHIP. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP, PRESSURE REGULATOR, AND FILTER. CROPPER AUTO GROUP IN CASA GRANDE, AZ, KEPT THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE WITH FUEL LEVEL SENSOR INDICATING PROPERLY ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS REPAIR ALSO REPLACED FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. $800+ REPAIR. 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR. EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL WHEN ENGINE DIES WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NOTICED AT LEAST 5 IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE: OID ID NUMBERS 10041486, 10079660, 10099685, 10100051, 10126511.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS, LEADING TO A LOSS OF CONTROL AND LONGER STOPING DISTANCES

BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RELEASE CRUISE. BRAKES FAILED ALTOGETHER CAUSING BRAKES TO GO TO THE FLOOR, SUBSEQUENTLY VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN OFF ROAD TOWARD TRAFFIC BRINGING ABOUT LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE CAUSING CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AND HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

DT: 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, WHEN CONSUMER PRESSED ON THEK BRAKES THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN , BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER,WHO TOLD HIM THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE HUB ASSEMBLY SENSORS NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AIR CONDITIONING CORE LEAKSED IN THE FRONT AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THOSE WERE THE ONLY KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK

DT: 2002 CHEVY SUBUBRAN 1500LS. THE PARKING BRAKE IS INEFFECTIVE AND HAS BEEN SINCE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. BOUGHT THIS USED, BUT ABOUT A WEEK LATER AFTER PURCHASE. DID TAKE TO A DEALER FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER THOUGHT THAT THE BRAKE WAS EXAMINED, AND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS OKAY, AND SHOULD HOLD A VEHICLE ON A SLOPE. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE DECIDED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS A PROBLEM. THERE WAS A SLOPE IN DRIVEWAY, TESTED, AND FOUND THAT IT DID NOT WORK. DID NOT TAKE BACK TO DEALER, BUT OWNER FELT IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT. *AK

1)LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION CAUSES PEDAL PUSH BACK AND MINIMAL BRAKING 2)ALMOST NO STOPPING ABILITY 3)HUB W/SPEED SENSOR PART # 15134584

DT: CONTACT OWNED A 2002, CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. HE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE, AND HIS ODI NUMBER WAS 10099685. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES. ALSO, FUEL FILTER HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. CONSUMER STATED THAT ONSTAR CALLED THE PROBLEM CODE RED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AND LURCH. CONSUMER STATED THAT A CLANKING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN TURNING A TIGHT CORNERS. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL INCIDENT ON 8-26-04.*AK