2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS DOWN ARE BREAKING OFF AT THE HEADS AND CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKS. WHICH ARE IN TURN CAUSING MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FAIL PREMATURELY. I HOPE GM FIXES THIS MASSIVE PROBLEM WITH THERE LS V8 ENGINES! *TR

WHILE DRIVING BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST , VEHICLE TOWED ALL BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND REPLACED ESPECIALLY AT SECURE POINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE FRONT BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAME SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 04/15/14 MA

THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE PEDAL LAST ALL PRESSURE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. WAS SUCCESSFUL IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE FROM 35 MPH WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND FAILED. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT OTHER BRAKE LINE ARE IN THE SIMILAR CONDITION. *LN

I HAD JUST ACCELERATED FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND TWO CARS PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. THEY WERE FORCED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY DUE TO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEM MAKING A LEFT TURN. THIS FORCED ME TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. I JAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATED, THE TIRES STARTED TO SQUEAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. FORTUNATELY, THE TURNING CAR WAS ABLE TO MAKE HIS TURN AND THE TWO CARS THAT PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME WERE ABLE TO GET MOVING AND OUT OF THE WAY AS I SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES OUT. THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUST. THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINE DUE TO EXTREME RUST. THEY WERE RUSTIER THAN RUSTY, THEY WERE TRASH. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES I NOTICED THAT ONLY THE BRAKES LINES WERE EXTREMELY RUSTY. REST OF UNDERSIDE WAS NOT TO RUSTY AT ALL. AS A RETIRED QUALITY SUPERVISOR WITH OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE METAL STAMPING INDUSTRY I AM FULLY CONVINCED THAT SOMETHING IS DEFINITLY NOT RIGHT HERE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS A SAFETY RELATED ITEM THE LINES SHOULD NOT RUST OUT AS THESE LINES DID. I BELIEVE THE WRONG MATERIAL WAS USED FOR THESE LINES OR A STEP IN THE RUST PREVENTION PROCESS WAS NOT PERFORMED THAT LED TO THIS PREMATURE RUSTING. BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT RUST OUT LIKE THESE LINES DID. *JS

MY VEHICLE'S "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CONTINUES TO LIGHT UP EVEN AFTER HAVING THE CODE ERASED. MANY OTHER OWNERS OF CHEVROLET SUBURBANS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. OBD CODE P0332 STATES THE KNOCK SENSOR HAS LOW VOLTAGE. THE PROBLEM MANY PEOPLE HAVE IS WHEN WATER OR MOISTURE GETS INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WATER BEGINS TO POOL OVER THE SENSOR AND SEEP INTO THE SENSORS. THE LACKING OF WATER SEAL IN THIS POOLING AREA DAMAGES THE SENSORS. THE VEHICLE THUS CANNOT PASS IT'S BI-YEARLY SMOG TEST AND ALSO CREATES A FALSE SENSE OF VEHICLE RELIABILITY. IF OTHER ISSUES COME UP OTHER THAN THE BAD SENSORS THE DRIVER WOULD NEVER KNOW. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED IN A PARKING LOT. PARKED VEHICLE. UPON RETURN LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AND BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE VERY CORRODED ON THIS 12 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, FUEL LINES ARE ALSO VERY CORRODED BUT HAVE NOT YET FAILED. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. STOPPING ABILITY WAS VERY POOR. WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME, SO WE RETURNED HOME. UPON INSPECTION BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING DOWN FRAME RAIL UNDER DRIVERS SEAT, WHERE ABOUT FIVE BRAKE LINES ENTER THE ABS VALVE UNIT. THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALL SEVERELY RUSTED TO THE POINT ONE FAILED. VERY BAD LOCATION FOR THE ABS VALVE, AS THE BRAKE LINES FOLLOW THE FRAME RAIL FROM THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL TO THE ABS UNIT AND ARE PRONE TO COLLECTING ROAD SALT SPRAY. SERVICE ACCESS IS LIMITED AND AWKWARD. THIS SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON MY 2001 SILVERADO PICKUP IN AUGUST 2010. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND WITHOUT WARNING WHEN I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS JUST GOING TO SLOW DOWN FOR AN EXIT AND NOBODY WAS DIRECTLY IN-FRONT OF ME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MORE SERIOUS INCIDENT UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES I GOT THE VEHICLE HOME I INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALL RUSTED AND ONE OF THEM HAD BURST A HOLE. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR SOMEONE THAT MIGHT BE IN A DIFFERENT DRIVING SCENARIO THAN I WAS.PLEASE LOOK HEAVILY INTO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR