2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE MAKING A U-TURN THE VEHICLE STALL. CONDITION CAUSES LOSS OF POWER ASSIST AND POWER BRAKES. NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *NM *TT

WHILE MAKING A ROUTINE TURN THE POWER STERRING FAILED CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION. FURTHER INVESIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PUMP SHAFT HAD BROKEN.*AK

I STOPPED TO GET GAS 1 MILE FROM MY HOUSE ON THE WAY TO WORK. I FILLED THE TANK AND GOT BACK IN THE CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE IT CONTINUED TO TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. I TRIED 3 TIMES. A PERSON BEHIND MY 2001 SUBURBAN NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING BENEATH THE CAR. IT INITIALLY WAS LEAKING ABOUT A 1/4 GALLON PER MINUTE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HAZARD RESPONSE TEAM WAS CALLED. THE SPILL WAS LIMITED TO 2 GALLONS. A TOE TRUCK TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT A SHORT HAD OCCURRED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO MELT AND LEAK TO THE ATMOSPHERE. THE SERVICE REP (TRENT) TOLD ME HE HAD NOT SEEN THIS BEFORE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT WAS UNLIKELY TO CAUSE A FIRE BECAUSE IT IS IN A LOW OXYGEN ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 2001 SUBURBANS ON THE INTERNET IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES OF SEARCHING AFTER RETURNING HOME.*AK THE 2001 SUBURBAN HAS ONLY $44,000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT NEEDING IMMEDIATE REMEDY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $731.01. A NEW FUEL PUMP MODULE 25315983 AND FILTER 25171792 WAS INSTALLED. COST OF PARTS ALONE WAS $441.88. THE REST WAS TAX AND LABOR. IN ADDITION I PAID TOWING COST IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 99.84.

VEHICLE STALLED ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY----FUSES BLOWN- ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT---HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES- NOT REPAIRED-STILL STALLING AND BLOWING FUSES.*AK

POWER STEERING PUMP FLOW CONTROL VALVE ACTUATOR OR POWER STEERING GEAR VALVE IMBALANCE CAUSING TIRE WEAR AND UNNECESSARY ALIGNMENTS. EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR IN ONLY 2 MONTHS SINCE BRAND NEW. VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AT ALL SPEEDS. TWO SEPARATE ALIGNMENTS AND NUMEROUS TIRE ROTATIONS (COSTS TO CUSTOMER) FAILED TO CORRECT. UNIQUE SYMPTOM IS STEERING WHEEL TURNS TO ONE SIDE WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED (PUMP ACTIVE) AND STEERING WHEEL MOVED EASILY TO ONE SIDE AND HIGH STEERING EFFORT TO OTHER SIDE. OTHER SYMPTOM WHINE FROM STEERING PRESSURE HOSES (CAVITATION). STEERING BLEED OF AIR DID NOT FIX. (HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/)

WITH ENGINE RUNNING, THERE IS ALWAYS A LOUD WHINE NOISE FROM FUEL TANK. I SUSPECT MAYBE FUEL PUMP. 52000 MILES. HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/F1451-SUBURBAN.HTML YOU SHOULD ADD "AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS" TO YOUR SOURCE LIST ON THIS WEBSITE.

2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 ELECTRICAL FROM TIME I BOUGHT VEHICLE RADIO WOULD RESET TIME TO 1:00 (DEFAULT) FOR NO REASON. DEALER REPLACED RADIO AND PROBLEM PERSISTED. NOW THE RADIO WORKS SOME OF THE TIME MOSTLY NOT AT ALL, AND THE CD PLAYER WORKS SOME OF THE TIME. LIGHTS DIM OFTEN WHEN DRIVING, OBVIOUSLY MORE NOTICEABLE AT NIGHT AND LONG TRIPS. WE HAD THE ALTERNATOR CHECKED TO BE SURE WE DIDN'T GET STRANDED AND IT WAS FINE. LAST WEEK, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS STARTED WORKING SOME OF THE TIME. WHEN YOU SWITCH FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAMS YOU HAVE NO BEAMS, NEXT TIME YOU MIGHT HAVE LOW BEAM. THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT FOR PERSON ONE AND TWO, HAS LOST ITS MEMORY ON A COUPLE OCCASIONS SO CHEVY REPLACE THAT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND GOING TO TURN INTO A FIRE HAZARD. I FEEL LIKE CHEVY IS ONLY REPLACING WHAT THEY CAN AND NOT REALLY FINDING THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN WILLING TO LOOK INTO FAR ENOUGH TO RESOLVE THE REAL ISSUE. *JB

OWNER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. IT LOCKED UP THE WHEELS, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED OF THE EXISTING PROBLEM, AND THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS THE SIXTH VEHICLE OF ITS KIND TO ENCOUNTER THIS DEFECT. *AK

THE HORN FUSE KEPT BURNING OUT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND NO DFECTS WERE FOUND. LATER, WHILE PARKING IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT STARTED TO BLOW OWN ITS OWN. HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN, AND CURRENTLY THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL.*AK