2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

WHILE REFUELING VEHICLE FUEL STARTED SPILLING FROM THE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT, MELTING A SEAM, AND CAUSING THE LEAK. *AK

TWICE, CONSUMER NOTICED A LINE OF GAS ON THE GROUND IN PARKING LOT COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ONCE WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE CONNECTOR AND ONCE FROM A FAULTY SEAL BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT AND THE GAS TANK. THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER FAILURE.*MR THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, THERE WAS A RATTLING/ KNOCKING NOISE BUT NO POWER. *PH *JB

TRAILER HITCH FAILURE: DEFECTIVE WELDS AT KEY ATTACHMENTS POINTS BETWEEN RECEIVER TUBE AND CROSSMEMBER ALLOWED GUSSET PLATES TO SHEAR UNDER LATERAL LOAD, CAUSING RECEIVER TUBE TO ROTATE 30 DEGREES OFF CENTER. DETACHMENT FROM VEHICLE AND LOSS OF TRAILER WAS IMMINENT WHEN CONDITION WAS NOTICED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH ON A SIDE ROAD AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID, AND A COLLIDED WITH A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIORWARNING AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD.*AK

PER THE DEALER REPAIRMAN THE FUEL PUMP/ASSEMBLY ABOVE FUEL TANK "CRACKED" CAUSING LARGE LOSS OF FUEL DIRECTLY UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING FILLED WITH GASOLINE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER, I STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE INTO A LARGE FUEL SPILL. I QUICKLY REMOVED 4 SMALL CHILDREN FROM THEIR CAR SEATS AND EVACUATED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME TO SECURE THE AREA AND PREVENT IGNITION OF THE FUEL SPILL. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WHICH LUCKILY DID NOT CAUSE HARM/LOSS OF LIFE.

CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL PUMP MODULE (CONNECTOR) WAS LEAKING FUEL DUE TO A FUEL PUMP WIRE THAT HAD MELTED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. *AK GM REPLACED THE 10-AMP FUSE WITH A 20-AMP FUSE. THIS CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. CONSUMER WONDERED WHY THE FUSE DIDN'T BLOW TO PREVENT LEAKAGE. GM DID OFFER A 45/55 SPLIT BUT THE CONSUMER WOULDN'T BE INFORMED OF THE FINDINGS AFTER AN INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED. *PH *JB

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT HOLD PROPERLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, AND VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS THE LOCAL INSPECTION IN TEXAS. DEALER STATED , "WE WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WE DIDNT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT." *AK