2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

WE BOUGHT A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN , BRAND NEW. SINCE WE OWNED IT, THE AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR FAILED THE FIRST MONTH, FRONT LEFT SHOCK POPS WHEN TURNING, DRIVER'S SEAT WARMER DOESN'T WORK (POSSIBLE FAULTY SWITCH), THE 5.3 LITER ENGINE KNOCKS AND PINGS LIKE CRAZY EVEN WHEN USING 93 OCTANE FUEL ON A STEADY BASIS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS FOUND TO HAVE CRACKED SEAT RAILS BUT DEALER HAD NO REPLACEMENT RAILS, HAVE TO ORDER THEM. GAS GAUGE DOESN'T READ RIGHT (WHEN ON THE RED LINE IT STILL HAS 6 GALLONS IN THE TANK OR 20% FUEL LEFT) THE THING IS A PIECE OF CRAP! GM DIDN'T GIVE A DARN EITHER. IF YOU CALL TO COMPLAIN YOU GET THE RUN AROUND. THIS IS THEIR TOP OF THE LINE PASSENGER TRUCK (SUBURBAN LT) AND DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING THEY SHOULD BE PROUD OF. I DEFINITELY WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER, MY PARENTS JUST BOUGHT A NEW FORD EXPEDITION SINCE THEY SAW ALL THE CRAP BREAKING ON THIS THING. OTHER FRIENDS HAVE ALSO NOT GM AFTER SEEING FIRST HAND MY BRAND NEW LEMON. ANOTHER FRIEND OF MINE IS ON HIS 3RD REPLACEMENT MOTOR FOR HIS CAMARO WINDOW. HE BOUGHT AC DELCO MOTORS EACH TIME AND THEY ALL STOPPED WORKING WITHIN ONE YEAR. ALL OF THESE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING MY SUBURBAN ARE BEING MADE IN MEXICO I JUST FOUND OUT. I THINK THAT THEY MUST HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH QUALITY CONTROL DOWN THERE OR THEIR SAMPLING SIZE IS NIL. WELL I HOPE GM HAS MADE A BUNDLE OF PROFITS OFF NAFTA BECAUSE THEY'VE DEFINITELY LOST AT LEAST 7 SALES THAT I KNOW OF DUE TO MY $40,000 PIECE OF CRAP. I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PINGS/KNOCKS IN THEIR 5.3 LITER GM ENGINES. DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS? OH AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS WAY TOO LOOSE.

NAR 1/29/2003. WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF OWING THE VEHICLE, THE SAFETY BELT ON THE REAR PASSENGER 3RD SEAT MALFUNCTIONED. THE SEAT BELT CAN'T BE PULLED AWAY FROM THE SEAT BACK TO SEURE IT AND ANY PASSENGERS. GM WOULD NOT COVER THE SEAT BELT UNDER WARRANTY, THEY STATED THAT THE MILEAGE LIMIT ON THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *JB

I HAVE A SUBURBAN WITH WILDERNESS LE TIRES - P265 70R 16. HAD A "FLAT TIRE" WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I STOPPED TO PUT AIR INTO THE TIRE, IT WAS TOTALLY MISHAPED WITH NUMEROUS BUBBLES IN THE RUBBER. COULD FIND NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE FLAT, AND COULD STILL HEAR AIR ESCAPING THROUGH THE TIRE. MY VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO AT THE PLANT THAT IS INVOLVED IN THE RECALLS. THE RECALL COVERS TIRES FROM CARS ASSEMBLED IN THAT PLANT IN APRIL AND MAY OF 2000. MY CAR WAS ASSEMBLED THERE IN AUGUST OF 2000. I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL SHOULD POSSIBLY BE EXTENDED TO A LARGER TIME FRAME. I AM GOING TO HAVE ALL OF MY TIRES INSPECTED.

CONSUMER STATED HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. ALSO STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS THE INSPECTION ON HIS STATE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND ALSO SAID THAT SINCE THEIR WAS NO RECALL CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. TS DEALER FOUND PARK BRAKE SHOES WORN TO METAL. DEALER REPLACED PARK BRAKE SHOES AND LEFT REAR ROTOR. *TT

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. TS

TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN SHIFTING CORRECTLY FOR A LONG TIME. BECAME VERY NOTICEABLE IN JULY OF 2001. REAR AIR SOMETIMES DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN IGNITION IS OFF. FRONT AIRS SOMETIMES CUTS SELF OFF AND BEGINS TO BLOW WARM AIR. ALTHOUGH NOT APPLICABLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHANGED OUT FRONT AND MIDDLE SEAT COVERS FROM CRACKING PROBLEM I TALKED WITH GM AND THEY ADVISED THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THESE SINCE I DO STILL HAVE A WARRANTY. I AM STILL UNSATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF MY VEHICLE. THIS IS THE 3RD SUBURBAN I HAVE OWNED. THE OTHER 2 WERE GMC'S. I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE BEFORE. THIS ONE HAS BEEN ANNOYING WITH SMALL PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE! DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TWO FRONT BOLTS THAT HOLD THE FRONT END WILL COME LOOSE AND THE FRONT END WILL START TO RATTLE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. MR

CONSUMER NOTICED FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RETAINER CLIP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL PIN THE OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT SO HARD THAT YOU CAN NOT MOVE. THE OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FEATURE TO ASSIST WITH RESTRAINING CHILD SAFETY SEATS. NO ONE WILL RIDE IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT DUE TO THE TIGHTENING OF THE SHOULDER BELT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. MR

WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. WHICH WAS WITNESSED BY OCCUPANTS OF A SECOND COMPANY VEHICLE, IN WHICH THEY SAW THE EXPLOSIVE FAILURE AND SEPERATION OF THE FIRESTONE TIRE. (FIRSTONE STEELTEX RADIAL LT245-75R16) *SCC