2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THE ABS & BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ELIMINATED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE EBCM BRAKE CONTROLLER MODULE THAT HAD FAILED CAUSING THE ASSOCIATED ABS BRAKE PUMP TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY, THUS DESTROYING IT. THE MODULE AND PUMP ARE LOCATED ON THE FRAME APPROX. BELOW THE DRIVERS SET. DEALER'S ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR $1,200. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE EBCM MODULE WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THE DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. I HAD TO BUY A REFURBISHED MODULE AND A NEW PUMP TO SOLVE THE ISSUE.

WHILE BRAKING AT A LOW SPEEDS (20-25 MPH) MY TRUCK SURGED FORWARD. THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN SPEED HAS CAUSED TWO (2) ACCIDENTS.

WE HAVE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH OUR NEW SUBURBAN. AFTER TRAVELING SLOWLY OR COASTING IN TRAFFIC, WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WON'T GO AND WHEN IT FINALLY DECIDES TO GO IT SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES BADLY, IT ALSO DOES THIS FROM A COMPLETE STOP, BEEN TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES SO FAR THIS AND THE LAST TIME THEY TOLD ME "IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE". IT IS A VERY BAD ONE AND IT WILL CAUSE A WRECK! THE RADIO DISPLAY FLICKERS ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN BACK UP CAMARA IS ON, GM HAS NO FIX FOR THIS YET EITHER! THE VEHICLE STICKER SAYS IT HAS HEATED/AC SEATS, IT DOESN'T HAVE A/C SEATS, THEY ARE AIRRATED FROM THE AIR IN VEHICLE, THAT WAS A TOTAL MISREPRESENTATION OF THE PRODUCT ON THE SALES STICKER. GM REP HAD US TEST DRIVE ANOTHER SUBURBAN AND WE DROVE 3 DIFFERENT ONES AND NOT ONE OF THE OTHERS DID THE THINGS OUR DOES. WHEN WE INFORMED GM OF THIS THEY SAID SORRY WE DON'T QUALIFY FOR A BUYBACK/REPLACEMENT. GM DOESN'T CARE TO HELP AND ITS THEIR VERY EXPENSIVE PRODUCT. I HOPE NO ONE DIES OR IS INJURED FROM THE HESITATIONS THAT GM KNOW THESE VEHICLES HAVE THAT IS 0.7 SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL ENGAGE OR REENGAGE WHEN EXCELERATING FROM A SLOW ROLL OR A COMPLETE STOP.

\THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE SEPARATED BY 1-1/4 INCHES. AT REST, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ABOUT 1/2 INCH HIGHER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS 1 INCH LOWER. IT IS VERY EASY TO MOVE YOUR RIGHT FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES AND NOT BE FAR ENOUGH OVER TO AVOID ALSO DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. THERE IS 4 INCHES OF SPACE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SIDE OF THE CAR BODY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS IS PLENTY OF ROOM TO RELOCATE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE RIGHT, PERHAPS SO THAT THERE IS THE WIDTH OF A MAN'S SHOE SOLE BETWEEN THE TWO PEDALS.

WHEN DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE OR SMALL BUMP, THE SUSPENSION SEEMS TO LET GO AND THE CAR JUMPS VERY ABNORMALLY. WE ONLY HAD 30K MILES AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. THE SHOCKS MAKE A LOT OF NOISE WHEN WE GO TOWARDS A POTHOLE. WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SHOCKS AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE SHOCKS. SOON AFTER, I HAD TO CHANGE THE FRONT LEFT SHOCK BECAUSE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS LEAKING. THEY DID NOT NOTICE THIS IN THE BEGINNING AND SUDDENLY MADE ME PAY $650 TO CHANGE THE FRONT LEFT SHOCK. RECENTLY, I HAD TO GO CHANGE MY RIGHT SHOCKS AND PAY FOR THAT TOO, ANOTHER $700 DOLLAR SERVICE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE BOTH OF MY FRONT SHOCKS CHANGED WITHIN 1 AND 1/2 YEAR. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS, SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. WE HAVE ALL SENT FORWARD A COMPLAINT FOR THE NOISE AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE IT CAN BE UNSAFE IN THE FUTURE IF IT IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF. THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOT OF CLINKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WITHIN A MERE 20K MILES. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE SHOCKS OR STEERING WHEEL. WE CURRENTLY STILL HEAR A CLINKING NOISE, AS IF SOMETHING IS BROKEN ON THE INSIDE. MY WARRANTY IS OVER NOW AND THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM FOR A CAR THIS NEW AT ALL. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO GO TO A DEALERSHIP AND WASTE TIME AND MONEY ON IT. THE SEAT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE HAS CRACKED TWO TIMES ALREADY. THE FRAME WAS CRACKED AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED WITHIN THE WARRANTY TWO TIMES NOW. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND THE SERVICEMEN HAVE ALSO NOTICED AND SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. MY WARRANTY IS NOW OVER AND I CANNOT GO BACK FOR A THIRD TIME TO FIX IT IF IT HAPPENS.

I FELT A SHUTTER TIME TO TIME AT START UP, AND WOULD FEEL LIKE THE WHEEL WOULD GRIP ON HARD TURNS BACKING UP, WAS LIKE THIS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. FILLED TANK & DROVE OUT OF TOWN, AT DESTINATION NOTICED LEAKAGE UNDER CAR, UNDER DRIVE SEAT. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE CONDENSATION. VEHICLE SAT FOR 2 HRS., NO LEAKAGE VISIBLE AT START UP, AFTER STARTING VEHICLE NOTICE LEAKAGE BEGAN AGAIN AND THIS TIME AT A LARGER VOLUME, COULD SMELL THE FUEL. CALLED DEALERSHIP THEY PICKED IT UP ON TOW TRUCK, WHEN BACK END WAS LIFTED, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT POURED OUT FROM UNDER CAR. WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL HOSE/FUEL PUMP HAS THE CAUSE DUE TO RUBBING. FIRST 3 WEEKS WAS TOLD PART WAS ON BACKORDER, THEN THAT IT WAS GOING TO BECOME A RECALL AND THAT THE PART NEEDED TO BE REDESIGNED AND THAT THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE TIME FRAME FOR VEHICLE RETURN. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A DEALERSHIP LOANER FOR 2 MONTHS NOW. DEALERSHIP ASKED IF THEY CAN "CRAFT" A PATCH TO GET MY VEHICLE OUT OF THE SHOP. I DENIED THIS, CONSIDERING I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LEGALITIES WILL BE. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN CHEVY, THIS IS MY 3RD SUBURBAN/TAHOE AND I'M CONSIDERING FILING LEMON LAW.

BACK PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT(BENCH EXTREME BACK) WOULD NOT RETRACT. A CHILD WAS TRAPPED(12 YR OLD) IN THE BACK SEAT OF THIS NEW 2015 SUBURBAN SUV. THE SEAT BELT WAS SOMEHOW WRAPPED ALONG THE STOMACH AND HOOKED ON THE SEAT, WHILE TAKING OUT THE BELT, IT WAS STUCK AROUND THE STOMACH TIGHTLY AND WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK. IT WAS SO TIGHT AROUND THE STOMACH AND CHILD COULD NOT BREATH PROPERLY. I THINK THIS IS DESIGN MALFUNCTION WHERE THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT. THERE WAS ANOTHER SEAT BELT IN THE SAME CAR WHICH WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF THE SEAT BELT WINDING SYSTEM, THIS WOULD NOT RETRACT AT ALL. THIS CAR WAS TAKEN FROM A NATIONAL RENT A CAR CENTER.

WHILE MAKING TURNS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SEAT BEGAN TO WIGGLE AND VIBRATE. FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET WAS BROKEN. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, THE PASSENGER SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN AS WELL. WITHIN ANOTHER FEW MONTHS, THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN ONCE AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED TODAY. GM NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE AS WE ARE TIRED OF HAVING WORK DONE ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE THAT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. WE HAVE ALSO HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE WATER COMING THROUGH THE ROOF AT THE SEAT BELT LOCATIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SPOILER WAS TOO LOW CAUSING IT TO ENCOUNTER THE GROUND WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO ADJUSTED THE SPOILER BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED DUE TO THE LOCATION THE SPOILER WAS RE-POSITIONED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT SPOILER CONTINUED TO FRACTURE ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER AN UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 6/18/15*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN IN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V719000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 700.