2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT WILL LOCK UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING ON ANY ROAD SURFACE, AT ANY SPEED AND ALL CONDITIONS PREVENTING THE PERSON FROM MOVING FREELY ABOUT IN THE SEAT. THE SEATBELT MUST BE UNBUCKLED, LET RETRACT ALL THE WAY BACK INTO THE SEAT, THEN PULLED OUT AND BUCKLED. THE SITUATION COULD HAPPEN AS OFTEN AS 5 MINUTES OR ONE HOUR. THE DANGER IS HAVING TO UNDO THE SEATBELT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DEALER REPLACED IT TWICE AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THEY SAID IT IS GM'S PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. I CAN'T BELIEVE SOMETHING CAN'T BE DONE, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATION. I CALLED CHEVY AND WAS TOL THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THE NEW STYLE SEATBELT THAT IS IN THE TOP OF THE SEAT HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER COASTING TO THE SHOULDER AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE TRUCK RESTARTS. THE TRUCK ALSO SPUTTERS DURING ACCELERATION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS REPLACED FOUR WARPED ROTORS THAT CAUSED THE BRAKES TO BE SPONGY. TWO OF THE POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO INOPERATIVE WINDOWS. THE OIL LEVEL IN THE TRUCK DROPS BETWEEN (FREQUENT) VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE LOW OIL INDICATOR LIGHT FIRST ILLUMINATED WHEN THE TRUCK HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 3900 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIND A LEAK.*AK

SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF BRAKE AND POWER STEERING SYSTEM WHILE TOWING A 25 FOOT TRAILER.. BOTH SYSTEMS RUN OFF SAME BELT. POWER STEERING SEIZED AND BROKE BELT.

# 1. THE DAY AFTER I FIRST PUCHASED AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE IT SMOKE US OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE ON OUR VACATION IN OCEANSIDE, CA. #2 THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY AND NOT ANYTHING LIKE THE ONE I DEMOED WHEN I FOUND THIS VEHICLE. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON ROUTE TO OCEANSIDE. THE LAST TWO TRIPS IN THIS HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND I HAD TO RENT A CAR AGAIN. # 3 ABOUT THE 3 RD. DAY INTO OUR NEW VEHICLE I NOTICED THE PARKING BRAKE WOULDN,T ALWAYS HOLD THE VEHICLE, EVEN AFTER PUTTING IT IN GEAR, WITH THE BRAKE FULLY APPLIED IT WOULD FAIL BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. # 4 AFTER REPORTING THE SMOKING PROBLEM, (STILL ON-GOING) I HAD A NO OIL PRESSURE WARNING AND NOTICE THE GAGE DIDN'T RESPOND FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THEN I HAD PRESSURE BUT A CONSTANT LOW OIL WARNING KEPT APPEARING ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THIS IS WHEN IT ONLY HAD 1400 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED SOME OIL SPOTS FORMING WHERE I PARKED, I CRAWLED UNDER NEAR THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE MOTOR TO FIND OIL DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE AND OFF THE SUSPENSION NEAR THE ENGINE. ITS NOW BEEN IN 3 TIMES FOR SMOKING, LEAKS AND VARIOUS OTHER ENGINE NOISES (LIFTERS, RIGHT BANK). # 5 THE VEHICLE HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE NEW. I CALLED THEM, THEY SAID WAIT TILL YOU GET A FEW MILES ON IT SO EVERYTHING BREAKS IN. WRONG ANSWER. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE. IT WAS UNEVEN ON ALL TIRES, MIND YOU THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO CHECK THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AVERAGE PSI 30, SHOULD BE 40-44PSI COLD. IT HELPED BUT STILL PULLED TO THE RIGHT. AT 5000 MILES I PERSONALLY ROTATED THE TIRES, THIS STILL DIDN'T FIX IT. UPON BRINGING IT IN FOR ALL THE FORMENTIONED AND LAST PROBLEM WHICH BY THE WAY REQUIRED RENTING A CAR TWICE THEY FINALLY TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND KNOW IT PULLS TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS NO LONGER LEVEL. # 6 THE RIGHT BUCKET SEAT WON'T LOCK IN AT THE HINGE POINT PROPERLY. THEY SAID THERE WAS A FIX COMING FOR THE ENGINE AND THE SEAT FROM THE FACTORY BUT AS OF YET NOTHING FROM CHEVY OR THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

REAR SEAT HEADREST CANNOT BE REMOVED TO ALLOW REAR SEAT TO FOLD DOWN WITHOUT MOVING FRONT SEAT FORWARD. MOVING THE FRONT SEAT FORWARD TO ALLOW THE REAR SEAT TO FOLD DOWN TO MAXIMIZE CARGO AREA CREATES AN UNSAFE DRIVING POSITION. OWNERS MANUAL DEPICTS HEADREST RELEASES THAT WOULD CORRECT THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. THESE WERE NOT SUPPLIED WITH THIS VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO CORRECT DESIGN DEFECT. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY PEDAL WILL FADE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED.TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER SMELLED GAS IN AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WITH BUBBLING SOUNDS FROM FUEL TANK. WHEN CONSUMER OPENED FUEL TANK A 12 FOOT STREAM OF FUEL SPRAYED OUT OF TANK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

GAS FUMES CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VECHICLE WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPS REACH OVER 105 DEGRESS. HAS BEEN WITNESSED BY TWO CHEVROLET SERVICE MANAGERS AND HEAD MECHANIC. HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES BY BRADLEY CHEVEROT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE REGIONAL REP HAS STATED THAT THE FUMES BOTH VISABLE AND ODOR ARE VERY NORMAL. BOTH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HEAD MECHANIC HAVE STATED THAT THEY FEEL THE CAR IS NOT SAFE AND WOULD NOT PUT THEIR FAMILIES IN MY VEHICLE. THE VECHILE SMELLS UP MY ENTIRE HOME WITH GAS FUMES AND HAS TO BE PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE ENGINEERS HAVE ASKED THAT A COUPLE OF PARTS BE CHANGED ON MY VECHILE TO PASAIFY ME, BUT THAT IT IS PROBABLY MY FAULT, I MUST HAVE OVER FILLED THE GAS TANK - AND I WAS ASKED "JUST WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU DOING MRS. ANDERSON TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM?". I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT SEVERAL CARS IN LAS VEGAS AND TEXAS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK

LENGTH OF SEAT BELT STEM WITH LATCH WILL NOT ALLOW CHILD SAFETY SEATS TO BE SECURED TIGHTLY IN CENTER POSITIONS. BELT ENGAGE PLATE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AND DOES NOT KEEP THE BELT FROM LOOSENING. BELT SEEMS TO TIGHTEN BUT WHEN SEAT IS PULLED BECOMES LOOSE. COULD CAUSE PERSON TO BELIEVE SEAT IS SECURE WHEN IT IS NOT.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE, SECOND ROW SEAT DOES NOT HOLD ANY BRAND/STYLE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER HAS CONFIRMED THIS PROBLEM, DENIES ANY DEFECT.*AK