2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

MY GAS TANK READ AT HALF TANK WHEN LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY.AFTER APPROX 9 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE I-80 WB FRWY ON THE FAST LANE MY VEHICLE(V) BEGAN TO QUICKLY DECREASE IN POWER,THE FUEL LIGHTS,THE SERVICE LIGHTS,AND THEN ALL WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH.THE FUELD TANK READ EMPTY.MY CAR WAS FULLY DISABLED WITHIN APPROX 40 SECONDS.I WAS ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY AND PULLOVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY ON I-80 WB ON BARRETT AVE/SAN PABLO AVE.I CALLED A RELATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE WHO PUT IN 5 GAL OF GAS SINCE THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT FIRST FLASHED WHEN THE (V) BEGAN DECREASING IN POWER,THE (V) WOULD NOT START.IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A BATTERY/STARTER PROBLEM.I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TOW THE (V) TO MY HOUSE AND HAVE MY HUSBAND EXAMINE IT SINCE HE IS A MASTER CERTIFIED LEXUS DIAGNOSTIC SPECIALIST.HE SAID IT MAY BE THE FUEL PUMP, AND WAS GOING TO ORDER THE TOOLS TO REPAIR IT.I RECALLED RECEIVING A LETTER ABOUT A FUEL PUMP RECALL BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE LETTER.I THEN DID AN INTERNET RESEARCH AND CALLED GM. I WAS TOLD THAT MY (V) VIN NUMBER IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL,I STRONGLY DISAGREE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE DUPLICATED THE RECALL WITHOUT BEING FULLY AWARE OF THE RECALL DESCRIPTION. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SINCE IT HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION AND THE ORIGINAL OWNER SERVICED THE CAR AT DUBLIN CHEVROLET IN CA. THIS INCIDENCE COULD HAVE LED TO A DISASTER FOR MY 10 YR OLD DAUGHTER AND I. I COULD HAVE PANICKED AND GOTTEN STUCK ON THE FAST LANE OF THE FREEWAY WITH NO POWER AT ALL TO MY (V). WE WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF I-80 WESTBOUND FREEWAY NEAR BARRETT AVENUE/SAN PABLO AVENUE EXIT FOR 2 HS UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK-MY RELATIVE HAD TO LEAVE BECAUSE OF WORK, WE WERE APPROACHED BY 2 HOMELESS WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK; WE WERE STRANDED IN AN UNFAVORABLE AREA OF THE FREEWAY. I WANT MY SUBURBAN'S VIN NUMBER INCLUDED IN THEIR RECALL SINCE IT DUPLICATED THEIR RECALL DESCRIPTION, AND PAY FOR ALL MY TOWING COSTS.VEHICLE IS DISABLED ON MY DRIVEWAY.

2000 CHEROLET SUBURBAN AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING THE ABS IS ACTIVATED, WHICH INCREASES MY STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS CREATES THE POSSIBILITY OF HIT SOMETHING OR MORE IMPORTANTLY SOMEONE.

DROVE TWO HOURS, STOPED AT REST AREA, CAR WOULDN'T RESTART. SAW POSSIBLE RECALL ON NHTSA.GOV FOR FEUL PUMP WIRES OVERHEATING. CALLED GM, THEY SAID THERE WAS'T A RECALL OUT. HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO FAR AWAY FROM HOME.

BACK WINDOW ON MY 2000 CHEVY SUBURBAN IS A LIFT HATCH WINDOW. IT HAS SEPARATED FROM THE HINGES, WE CAN'T OPEN IT ANYMORE AND I FEEL LIKE IT WILL SEPARATE TO THE POINT OF BEING BLOWN OFF AS I TRAVEL DOWN THE ROAD. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE CLASS INSTEAD OF FIXING THE SEPARATION OF THE HINGES AND THAT MY WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER GLASS REPLACEMENT. ALSO I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL GLASS SHOP TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD SEEN AT LEAST FOUR OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR; THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AND MAYBE A RECALL STARTED BY GM.

2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR WINDOW MOTORS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE MOTORS BURNED OUT SEVEN TIMES. THE LEFT REAR MOTOR CONNECTIONS WERE FOUND BAD AND KEPT DISCONNECTING BY THEMSELVES AND WOULD NOT HOLD WHEN CLIPPED INTO THEIR FITTINGS. *SC

FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE FREEWAY CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO 'SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT', NO FUEL ODORS. CAR HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS, WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED (75MPH) ON FREEWAY WHEN ALL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. CAR WAS TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALER AND REPAIRED. THIS IS THE SECOND FUEL PUMP FOR THIS VEHICLE, THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED IN FEBRUARY 2004. NOTE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP, ISSUED THIS YEAR, BUT NO DATE WHEN THE REPAIR WILL BE MADE.

ABS/BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAYS BRAKE CONTROL MODULE MUST BE REPLACED AT COST OF $1100. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY IN MY OPINION AS THE ABS SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. I ALMOST WRECKED DRIVING IN RAIN ON JUNE 7, 2004 WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND REAR LOCKED UP - NOT REALIZING ABS WAS NOT OPERABLE.

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ENGINE IS STALLING, AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS JUST REPLACED FROM OVERHEATING . NOW, HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL FROM GM. BOUGHT IN 2001 AND HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT. WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED OUT, THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.*AK *SB *NM

DT: ABOUT ON 4/1/05 THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, BRAKES MADE A GROWLING SOUND, AND DIDN'T GRAB. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS REQUIRED. BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED TWICE BY FIRESTONE AND ONCE BY DEALER. ALL TESTS SHOWED NO REASON FOR PROBLEM. UPON REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO DEALER, THEY REPORTED THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON OUR 2000 SUBURBAN LAST FALL AND TOOK IT IN FOR WORK. WE WERE TOLD THE REAR ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT, AND THE FRONT ROTORS REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT MACHINING TO REPAIR. THE BRAKES STILL WEREN'T RIGHT, AND WE NOTICED THE ANTILOCKS WERE KICKING IN EVEN ON SLOW DRY STOPS. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE ANTILOCK UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. WE'VE BEGUN NOTICING 'GRABBINESS' IN THE BRAKES AND TOOK IT BACK IN. AFTER ONLY 10,000 MILES SINCE PUTTING NEW REAR ROTORS ON, WE AGAIN NEED NEW ROTORS. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE TOLD TRUCKS FROM THE NORTHEAST (WE BOUGHT IT AT AN UPSTATE NY DEALER) ALWAYS NEEDED NEW ROTORS BECAUSE OF ALL THE SALT. THE TRUCK HAS MAYBE BEEN IN NY FOR 20% OF ITS LIFESPAN. THIS MOST RECENT TIME WE WERE ASKED IF WE HAD BEEN TRAILING A BOAT IN THE OUTER BANKS. WE WERE CHARGED $800 THE FIRST TIME TO REPAIR THIS AND NOW, 10,000 MILES LATER WE'RE BEING CHARGED ANOTHER $1200.