2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE PARKING BRAKE. THE ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO PARKING BRAKE DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS. ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS (PARKING LOTS AND COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAD BRAKES, CALIPERS AND ROTORS PUT ON TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED OUT ONCE SO OFTEN AND AROUND AUG. 2005 IT HAPPENED EVERYTIME I DROVE MY VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. BOTH FRONT SPEED SENSORS WERE REMOVED AND CLEANED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACES. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS IS NOTHING I COULD PREVENT FROM HAPPENING. DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. I HAD AN OLDER SUBURBAN BEFORE THIS ONE AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. IT WAS STILL RUNNING AT 190,000 MILES. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 01T001000, CONCERNING THE TIRES:TREAD/BELT. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THIS CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CLAIMED THE TIRE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE SERIAL NUMBER. THE TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK

FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW MY 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS FAILED THE TEXAS SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED. A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP REPAIRED IT LAST YEAR AND IT FAILED AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE BRAKE HAS TO BE USED REGULARLY TO KEEP IT WORKING AND WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR. THERE ARE NO INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUAL STATING THIS.

ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 P.M.I PARKED AND LOCKED MY 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AT THE LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER, THE CAR ALARM SOUNDED. I UNLOCKED THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER THE FUSE BOX BEGAN TO SPARK AND IGNITED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 WHO ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES LATER AT WHICH TIME THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE INSPECTOR DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF FIRE TO BE ELECTRIC. THE CAR HAS BEEN DETERMINED A TOTAL LOSS BY OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. GENERAL MOTORS WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS INCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2005. THEIR INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE CAR ON OCTOBER 1,2005. THEY CONTACTED US ON OCTOBER 6, 2005 TO ASK FOR WITNESSES AND AN OFFICIAL FIRE FORM FP-33C WHICH WE PROMPTLY PROVIDED. GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT DETERMINED THE NATURE OF THE FIRE. WE ARE CONCERNED FOR OTHER CONSUMER'S SAFETY. WE ARE SHOCKED AT GM'S LACKADAISICAL APPROACH TO THIS SAFETY CONCERN. WE MUST KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE OF THIS AUTOMOBILE FIRE WAS. GENERAL MOTORS THUS FAR HAS SHOWN NO SENSE OF URGENCY IN THIS MATTER. *NM

MY 3 YR OLD SON HAS RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO 3 OF HIS FINGERS FROM REACHING THROUGH THE RIM OF OUR SUBURBAN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL CAR MAKERS TO MAKE THE RIMS DIFFERENTLY SO LITTLE FINGERS DO NOT GET INTO DANGER! I HAVE CALLED GM AS OF 10-13-05. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME TYPE OF GUARD PLACED ON ALL RIMS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO ADVISE ME OF YOUR FINDINGS. *JB

2000 CHEVY SUBURBAN. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING UNDER DRY NORMAL CONDITIONS CAUSING LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES. INVESTIGATED NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND FUTURE RECALL NOTICE RELATING TO THIS CONDITION. PRESENTED VEHICLE TO DEALER TO FIX PROBLEM. DEALER PERFORMED RECOMMENDED FIX, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY CONDITION, IN FACT IT MAY HAVE EXACERBATED THE PROBLEM. DEALERS ONLY RECOMMENDED SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS CONTAINING THE ANTI-LOCK SENSORS AT A COST OF $850. DEALER INDICATED THAT IT HAS HAD TO REPLACED NUMEROUS HUBS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON THESES VEHICLES AND THAT CHEVY HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY OF THESE SERVICES UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL STATUS. *JB

A CAR FIRE IN OUR 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. SOURCE OF FIRE AS DETERMINED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ELECTRICAL. GM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND SAYS THEY WILL LOOK INTO INCIDENT. *JB

DT: WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE ENGINE DID NOT DIE, BUT WITH HESITATION THE SPEED DROPPED FROM 65- 35 MPH. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, AND THE ENGINE COUGHED AND SHOT BACK UP AGAIN. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER TO AVOID A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CONSUMER SERVICE BULLETIN ALERTING THE ISSUE OF ENGINE STALLING. THE CONSUMER LOST H LETTER AND CALLED GM, WHO SAID THIS WOULD NOT BE A RECALL UNTIL NOVEMBER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED PEP BOYS MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THIS WAS A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. THE FUEL PRESSURE, TEST THAT SHOWED A LOW FUEL PRESSURE LEVEL AT AN IDLE DUE TO FUEL PRESSURE, DROPPED EVEN MORE. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. GM WOULD NOT REIMBURSE FOR CORRECTIONS. SINCE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS. *AK