2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL IT REGISTERED HALF, AND WHEN IT WAS HALF IT REGISTERED EMPTY. . CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE. MANUFACTURER STATED NO COMPLAINTS OR RECALLS ON THIS MATTER WERE FOUND. *AK

CONSUMER STATED EVERY 43,000 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE PART. *AK

ON AUGUST 19,2004 I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY TO AVOID STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WENT SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT, WHERE IT WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BODY SHOP TESTED THE BRAKE UNIT BEFORE REPAIRS AND FOUND NOTHING. AFTER REPAIRS, THE ANTI-LOCK WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT REPLACING THE ANTI-LOCK COMPUTER. THE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE OCASIONALLY COME ON THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, AND I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS AT 3 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND NOT A PROBLEM. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE UNIT FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND THIS WAS CONFIRMED WHEN I NEEDED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE KELSEY-HAYES BRAKES ARE RELIABLE AND I WILL BE SELLING THE VEHICLE DUE TO MY FEARS FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN.*AK

BOUGHT 2001 SUBURBAN NEW. NEVER USED EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT BRAKE HAS FAILED AND WORN INTO MY ROTOR TO A POINT THAT BOTH ROTORS NOW NEED REPLACING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET. ALSO HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT WORKS FOR GM AS A MECHANIC AND SAYS THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. HE DOES THESE JOBS ALL THE TIME.*AK

2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN - PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED. WE DID NOT REALIZE FAILURE UNTIL POINTED OUT TO US BY MECHANIC; THOUGHT IT NORMAL THAT THE BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP AND I AM DRIVING BETWEEN 10 AND 30 MPH TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN TRANSMISSION DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. IT CAN'T DECIDE TO STAY IN THE PRESENT GEAR OR SHIFT DOWN TO ACCOMADATE THE LOWER SPEED. THEREFORE, IT TAKES ABOUT 10 SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO FINALLY FIND A GEAR SO I CAN PROCEED. ALSO, WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION TAKES ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS TO SHIFT INTO 1ST, IF I WANT TO GO IMMEDIATELY AFTER STOPPING, THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT AND THE ENGINE RACES UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY CATCHES UP. AGAIN, THE DEALER FOUND "NO PROBLEM" WITH THE VEHICLE/TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED AFTER SITTING FOR AN 8 HOUR PERIOD THERE IS EXCESSIVE ENGINE LIFTER NOISE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMS UP, THE NOISE GOES AWAY. LOCAL GMC DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT HEAR THE NOISE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT FUEL PUMP COULD CATCH ON FIRE AND MELT THE WIRES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED IN MOTION WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING. VEHICLE OPERATED IN REVERSE, BUT NOT IN DRIVE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING FOR 15 MINUTES AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY THE LONGER THE VEHICLE SAT. *AK