2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND COMING TO A STOP, AT SLOW SPEEDS, MY ABS BRAKES COME ON. IT USUALLY OCCURS AT APPROX. 3MPH. I HAVE TRIED REPLACING MY BRAKE PADS, MY ABS COMPUTER AND A SENSOR. NONE OF THESE ACTIONS HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE NUMBER OF TIMES IT HAS OCCURRED ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT. I ALSO HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS IN SIMILAR GM VEHICLES. TO DATE I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 ON THE PROBLEM.

ON APRIL 30,2005 WHILE OPERATING THE 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLY SHAFT FAILED. THE STEERING ASSIST WAS IMMEDIATLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF BEFORE THE SHAFT LEFT THE HOUSING WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE PULLEY COMING OFF AND CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TOO, FRONT BRAKE LINE SEVERING AND LOSS OF FRONT BRAKING. GM NOTICE 05V00500 IS SUSPICIOUSLY SIMULAR IN NATURE, BUT GM IS ACCEPTING NO RESPONSIBILITY AT THIS TIME. FILE #1-332-115018 TO GM IS UNDER REVIEW. THE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS NATURE OF THE FAILURE HAS PROMPTED ME TO CONTACT THE NHTSA.

CONSUMER STATES: THE ABS ACTIVATED BETWEEN 10-15 MPH. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE HUBS WERE DETERIORATING DO TO CORROSION. *NM

PROBLEM WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES- LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES REQUIRED WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DURING LOW SPEEDS. NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED

CONTACT STATES: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE LOCKING WHILE SLOWING DOWN. THE BRAKES ARE JERKING WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE. THE BRAKES ARE TAKING CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE CAR IS ACTUALLY STOPPED. THIS IS EVEN A PROBLEM IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS.*AK

CALLER STATED THAT HE HAD UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION ON LOW-SPEED BRAKING. BRAKES WOULD KICK IN ON DRY FLAT PAVEMENT AS HE WAS COMING TO A STOP. GENERALLY HAPPENING AT LOWERED SPEEDS OF 10 MPH OR LESS.*AK

UNWANTED ACTIVATION OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING APPLICATIONS.

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT SQUEAKS RANDOMLY, CAUSING A MAJOR DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING UNTIL I FIGURED OUT IT WAS MY MOVEMENTS, CAUSING THE NOISE. WHENEVER I GET THE CHANCE TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE, IT STOPS FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. DEALER STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO KEEP TRUCK AND CHECK IT OUT. IF A PROBLEM, THEN HE WOULD ORDER PARTS AND I COULD BRING IT IN AGAIN TO HAVE IT FIXED. I CANNOT LEAVE IT FOR DAYS, SO I HAVE NOT GONE BACK IN.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE... REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 32000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 61000 MILES. *AK

NO KNOWN EVENT LED TO FAILURE. MY ABS ENGAGES UNNECESSARILY ON WET/SNOWY PAVEMENT. IT EVEN HAPPENS ON DRY PAVEMENT. IT HAPPENS ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND RIGHT BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD THE SPEED SENSORS REPLACED AND THE SEATING FOR THE SENSORS CLEANED OUT. COST FOR REPAIR WAS $400.