2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

THE TRAILER HITCH WELDS BROKE LOSE WHILE TOWING A TRAILER IN I 80 IN OMAHA , NE , THE TRAILER OVERTURNED AND THE SUBURBAN. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE THE CASE BECAUSE I HAD SETTLED WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY, BOLTS CAME LOOSE AND THE WELDS BROKE. CAUSING THE TRAILER TO SWING AND CRASH.*AK

I TOOK NEW SUBURBAN IN TWICE FOR VIBRATIONS AND PULLING. CHEVROLET CLAIMED NOTHING WRONG. TIRE BLEW OUT ON 12/26/01. CHEV SAID THAT IT WAS NOT THERE PROBLEM. FIRSTONE SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ONE TIRE BUT THAT CHEV HAD TO PAY FOR DAMAGE TO SUV. CHEV SAID THEY WILL NOT AS THEY CAN NOT SEE INSIDE OF A TIRE. NOW THE 800 FIRESTONE SAYS I HAVE TO MAIL IN THE TIRE AND THEY WILL INVESTAGATE AS TO IF IT WAS A TIRE DEFECT. THE LOCAL FIRESTONE ALREADY SAID IT WAS. ATTORNEY SAID NOT TO MAIL IN THE TIRE. FIRESTONE REFUSES TO FIX DAMAGE AND TO BUY TIRES BACK THAT ARE ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD. THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE PUT OUT OF BUSINESS. LOCAL FIRESTONE SAYS THEY WILL BUY TIRES FOR 25 DOLLARS EACH ONLY IF I REPLACE THEM WITH MORE FIRESTONE TIRES. I HAVE A 40K SUV I REFUSE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF FIRESTONE. I WANT THE SUV FIXED AND TIRES PUT ON FROM ANOTHER COMPANY. *AK (TIRESIZE: P26570R-16)

MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM- UPON LIGHT AND MEDIUM BRAKE APPLICATION ABS IS ENGAGING, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL AND INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE. CHEVROLET DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM UNTIL 12/13/2001. THEY OBSERVED THE PROBLEM, OPENED A CASE WITH CHEVROLET AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PROPORTION VALVE WAS ENGAGING AND THE ACTION WAS NORMAL. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, CHEVROLET REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM!!*AK

FRONT BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET, THIS EVENT OCCURED ON SMOOTH, DRY, CLEAN ASPHALT. *TT

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AT 80 MPH, WOULD NOT REENGAE UNTIL TRACTION CONTROL WAS INACTIVATED.*AK

TWO REAR TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS IN THE SIDEWALL WITH NO APPARENT PUNCTURE RESULTING IN SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE (GENERAL AMERI 660 AS P24575R16, DOTAD70EK14800). NLM

THERE IS NO WARNING (EITHER A VISUAL WARNING OR AN AUDIO WARNING) THAT TELLS THE DRIVER WHEN ONE OF THE DOORS ARE NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. THE CHEVROLET 1-800 NUMBER PEOPLE SAY THAT THE SUBURBAN SHOULD HAVE SUCH A 'DOOR AJAR' WARNING & REFER ME TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THIS IS NOT AN INCLUDED FEATURE IN THE NEW 2001 SUBURBANS. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE, ESPECIALLY SINCE A NOT PROPERLY CLOSED DOOR IN A FAMILY VEHICLE SUCH AS A SUBURBAN COULD VERY EASILY RESULT IN THE DOOR OPEING AT HIGH SPEEDS OR AROUND A TIGHT CORNER OR IN A ACCIDENT WITH THE END RESULT BEING A CHILD BEING THROWN FROM THE CAR. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THIS 'DOOR AJAR' FEATURE (PRETTY STANDARD NOW ON ALL CARS FOR MANY YEARS) MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY BEEN LEFT OFF MANY SUBURBANS OR WAS OVERLOOKED IN THE DESIGN OF THE SUBURBANS, BOTH OF WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN GM RECALLING THE AFFECTED CARS TO PUT IN THE 'DOOR AJAR' WARNING. LASTLY, THIS MAY ALSO AFFECT THE GMX YUKON & YUKON XL VEHICLES AS THEY ARE IDENTICAL COUSINS TO THE CHEVROLET SUBURBANS. FYI - I ORIGINALLY NOTIFIED CHEVY & THE DEALER ABOUT THIS STARTING LATE SEPT '01 & HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATED TO DATE ON GETTING ANY STRAIGHT ANSWER AND/OR CORRECTION TO MY SUBURBAN.*AK

I BLEW OUT THE ORIGINAL TIRE ON MY SUBURBAN IN SEPT, AND SPENT $112.00 FOR A BRAND NEW REPLACEMENT, AND BLEW THAT TIRE OUT IN NOVEMBER,THE GUY WHO PUT ON MY SPARE TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES SPLITTING, OR BLOWING, SO I AM HAVING ALL OF THEM REPLACED TOMORROW... I TALKED TO GOODYEAR PEOPLE HERE IN HASKELL, AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THEM,, SO IT IS MY LOSS,, I DONT THINK THIS IS RIGHT.. AND IF THESE ARE DEFECTIVE I THINK SOMEONE, EITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR SOMEONE SHOULD REPLACE THEM.... AND GOODYEAR SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEM,,,THESE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE<, PLEASE ,LOOK INTO THIS AND ADIVSE THANKS MUCH,,JENNABETH KIMBROUGH, [email protected]. *AK

TWO OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES FAILED AT UNDER 10,000 MILES. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THE OTHER TWO AND WAS FORCED TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES AT A COST OF $462.00. I BELIEVE CHEVROLET INSTALLS INFERIOR TIRES ON THIS HEAVY VEHICLE. I HAVAE NEVER HAD TIRES FAIL AT UNDER 10,000 MILES. I WOULD EXPECT COMPENSATION OF $462.00 . IF YOU WANT FURTHER INFO YOU MAY CONTACT ME AT 602-678-1825. THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: 24575R16)

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL FADE APPEARS TO BE BE LOCKED UP REQUIRING EXTENDED STOPPPING DISTANCE. *AK.