2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN EQUIPED WITH FACTORY INSTALLED WRANGLER AT 265/70/17 TIRES.WHILE TOWING A BOAT IN A SNOW SQUALL,I LOST ALL TRACTION ON AN OVERPASS RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF THE BOAT,MOTOR AND TRAILER UPSIDE DOWN IN A DITCH.FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE AND WE SURVIVED,BUT THE $15,000 BOAT WAS A TOTAL LOSS.ALSO WHILE BACKING DOWN A BOAT RAMP THAT WAS SLIPPERY,WE ALMOST ENDED UP IN THE RIVER AS WE SLID MOST OF THE WAY DOWN THE RAMP.AFTER I EXITED THE VEHICLE,IT SLID ANOTHER 5 FEET ONLY STOPPING WHEN IT HIT THE SAND AT THE WATER'S EDGE.AFTER PUTTING LARGE STONES BEHIND THE REAR WHEELS,WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE BOAT ON THE TRAILER,ONLY TO EXPERIENCE NO TRACTION AT ALL EVEN IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHILE TRYING TO GET UP THE RAMP.AFTER MUCH TIRE SPINNING WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO INCH OUR WAY UP THE RAMP.WE SEEMED TO BE ONLY ONES HAVING THIS MUCH TRACTION PROBLEMS AS A FEW VEHICLES LAUNCHED AND RETRIEVED BOATS AFTER US WITH LITTLE DIFFICULTY.THESE TIRES MAKE NO SENSE ON A VEHICLE THAT SPENDS THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOT IN A MUD HOLE,THE TRACTION SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR ON WET OR SLIPPERY SURFACES.I HAD TWO SETS OF FIRESTONE STEELFLEX TIRES ON MY PREVIOUS SUBURBAN AND NEVER ONCE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRACTION LIKE I DO NOW.*AK

TRANSFER CASE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING IT TO GO FROM 4-WHEEL DRIVE TO 2-WHEEL DRIVE BY ITSELF. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL, AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE 3 TIMES, AND REPLACED THE SWITCH AND THE BOX, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW IN THE WAY THE 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN IS MANUFACTURED. WORK WITH ME....IF YOU HAVE A CAR SEAT, WHICH MOST EVERYONE DOES IF THEY OWN A SUBURBAN, AND IT IS BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT...YOU CAN'T GET TO THE THIRD REAR SEAT, BECAUSE YOU WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THE CAR SEAT EVERY TIME YOU WANTED TO ACCESS THE THIRD SEAT. SO WE THOUGHT IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE REAR THIRD SEAT WE WOULD JUST MOVE THE CAR SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT, HOWEVER THERE IS NO LATCH MECHANISM LOCATED THERE. *JB APPARENTLY WE ONLY HAVE LATCH IN THE SECOND SEAT IN THE MIDDLE AND BEHIND. *JB THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE OWNED THREE SUBURBANS AND PURCHASED OUR NEW ONE IN 2003 SPECIFICALLY FOR THE LATCH UPGRADE.

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE TIRE TREADS ON THE FRONT WERE WORN OUT. DEALER STATED TIRES WORE OUT BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DIDN'T ROTATE THE TIRES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WENT TO A FIRESTONE TIRE DEALER, WHO INSISTED THAT TIRES SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT DUE TO ROTATION, BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BALANCE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE DEALER HAS MADE 21 ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE AIRBAG , HOWEVER THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. *JB GM AGREED TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE FOR A MILEAGE FEE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHILE MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT STEERING BECAME LOOSE. *AK

WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING, THE SUPPLEMENTAL BRAKE ASSIST IS LOUD, CAUSING A VIBRATION THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR AND EVEN STEERING WHEEL. VERY UNSETTLING AND UNNERVING PLUS OBNOXIOUS. *AK

2003 SUBURBAN ROLLED OVER IN ROAD AFTER TRYING TO AVOID CHAIR THAT WAS OBSTRUCTING MIDDLE LANE. *LA

PROBLEMS WITH REAR PASSENGER SEATS ON A 2003 Z71 SUBURBAN.*MR THE SAFETY PATROL WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY PUT THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT INTO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE LATCH SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF HER CHILDREN. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER THAT IT WAS ILLEGAL TO PLACE A CAR SEAT IN FRONT OF ANYTHING THAT PULLS DOWN, THE REAR CENTER SEAT CONTAINED A DRINK HOLDER/ARM REST AND THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT ONLY SLID FORWARD FOR ACCESS TO THE REAR THIRD SEAT. *CB *JB

OIL PUMP FAILURE WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES ON ENGINE. GM WANTS TO EXTEND WARRANTY AND LEAVE IT AT THAT. WITH NO OIL CIRCULATION INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE POSSIBLE AND RELIABILITY/SAFETY/TRUSTWORTHINESS OF ENGINE IN QUESTION. WANT GM TO REPLACE MOTOR BUT THEY WANT ME JUST ACCEPT EXTENDED WARRANTY AND GO AWAY. AS A CONSUMER I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT THE RISK OF FURTHER ENGINE FAILURE AND WANT A REPLACEMENT BASED ON SUBSTANTIAL IMPAIRMENT AND VALUE IMPAIRMENT AS WELL AS SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF USE (BEEN IN REPAIR 18 DAYS SINCE FEBRUARY). *LA