2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

CONSUMER PURCHASED 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS REPEADEDLY TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER DUE TO THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC WHEN MILD WINDS OCCUR.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE'S SPEED REACHED BETWEEN 45-70 MPH THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FLUID. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED ALL THE FRONT END COMPONENTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO FOUND A SPLIT IN A TRANSMISSION GASKET WHICH CAUSED THE CLUTCH AND PISTON NOT TO FUNCTION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHIFT STICKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. GENERAL MOTORS SAYS THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND IS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHIFT STICKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. GENERAL MOTORS CLAIMS THAT THIS MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. GENERAL MOTORS HAS FAILED TO FOLLOW UP ON REMEDY FOR PROBLEM.*MR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND WOULD START TO SHIFT BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS VEHICLE WOULD GIVE A STRONG JERKING MOTION. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON THEY WOULD FLICKER OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WOULD CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER AT NIGHT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

SEAT BELT STRAPS IN THE DRIVER'S AND MIDDLE SEAT IN THE SECOND ROW BECOME TIGHT TO THE POINT THAT THE PASSENGER MUST UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT AND REATTACH AS THE RIDE PROGRESSES. ALSO, THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT HAS RELEASED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASSIONS SENDING MY DAUGHTER FLYING TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IN HER CAR SEAT ON HARD BRAKING. SECOND, THE AUDIO CONTROLS BEHIND THE CENTER CONSOLE BECOME EXTREMELY HOT, EVEN MORE SO WHEN THEY ARE IN USE.

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT BUCKLE. IF TAPPING ON THE BUCKLE IT WILL RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. MANUFACTURER WON'T DO ANY THING ABOUT IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE OVERDRIVE GEAR WOULD NOT HOLD AND CONSTANTLY SHIFTED IN AND OUT OF HIGH GEAR. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED OCCASSIONALLY SINCE THE FIRST TIME. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SHIFT AT HIGHER RPM THAN PREVIOUSLY.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT SEAT BELT WILL LOCK UP BEFORE BRAKING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK