2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Complaints

I AM SEEING AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WITH MY 2007 CHEVY SUBURBAN. FROM MY MEASURE IT IS CONSUMING 4 1/2 QTS OF OIL PER 3000 MILES. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A "KNOWN" ISSUE BUT DIDN'T PERFORM ANY REPAIRS. I AM INSTEAD PERFORMING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THAT'S FINE BUT I NOW HAVE A FAMILY VEHICLE THAT I CANT TRUST FOR ANTICIPATION OF ENGINE FAILURE/LOCK UP OR WORSE ENGINE BURN UP OR FIRE FROM A LOW OIL CONDITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT REAR DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO PARK GEAR. HE HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE REAR DOORS TO OPEN THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOCKS WERE FAILING AND HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,880. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

PURCHASED NEW AND OWN A 2007 CHEVY SUBURBAN. WE HAVE CUT OUR HANDS SEVERAL TIMES OPENING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHEN PULLING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE INWARD. THIS HAS BEEN CAUSED BY THE PEELING FAKE CHROME PLASTIC THAT COVERS THE INSIDE HANDLE. THIS PEELING FAKE CHROME CREATES A SHARP EDGE AS IT PEELS OFF THAT IS DIRECTLY POSITIONED TO RUB ACROSS ONE'S FINGERS AS YOU PULL THE DOOR HANDLE IN TOWARD YOU TO OPEN THE DOOR. *TR

ENGINE STARTED IDLING ROUGH AND THE 'ENGINE LIGHT' CAME ON AND STAYED ON.THEN THE NEXT DAY, WENT TO START CAR AND IT WAS REALLY IDLING ROUGH, SPUTTERING, THEN STABLITRAK LIGHT AND 'TRACTION CONTROL OFF' LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE UNTIL ABOUT 20 MPH, THEN MADE A JERKING MOTION AND RAN FINE. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK, REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR STILL RUNS ROUGH AND THE LIGHTS STILL COME ON WHENEVER I HAVE TO IDLE, INTERSECTIONS, ETC... I HAVE BEEN READING AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS A FAULTY ENGINE/ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS COMPLETELY DANGEROUS, IF MY STABILITRAK SYSTEM GOES OFF AND I AM ON UNSTABLE GROUND, RAIN, SNOW, ETC... IT WILL CAUSE MY CAR TO BRAKE AND I WILL LOOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. I AM WORRIED THAT IT IS GOING TO DIE IN AN INTERSECTION, SINCE IT HAS A HARD TIME COMING OUT OF AN IDLE WITH ANY POWER. *TR

BATTERY IN 2007 SUBURBAN LTZ DRAINED TWICE HAD TO BE JUMPED AND THEN TAKEN TO DEALER THEN HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

CHROME COATING ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES PEELED AND PRESENTED A SHARP EDGE THAT CAUSED SEVERAL MINOR CUTS TO FINGERS ON VARIOUS DATES. *TR

NO CRASHES OR INJURIES. ON 2 OCCASIONS, WITH THE IGNITION OFF AND LISTENING TO THE RADIO FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WAS CLEANING THE INTERIOR WITH THE DOORS OPEN AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ON. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. DROVE THE VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE AFTER RECHARGING THE BATTERY. VEHICLE FAILED TO START FOR RETURN TRIP. TOOK VEHICLE (2007 SUBURBAN LTZ TO DEALER FOR AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECK. THEY REPORTED THAT EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK. HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT OF NOSTART TRYING TO LEAVE HOME DURING A SNOW STORM. FINALLY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. RANGE OF DATES IS FROM JAN 2008 THROUGH JAN 2010. *TR

THE CHROME ON FRONT PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS PEELING OFF, CREATING A SHARP EDGE THAT I HAVE CUT MYSELF ON WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. OTHER PASSENGERS HAVE CUT THEMSELVES ON IT AS WELL. *TR

NO CRASHES OR INJURIES. ON THE INDICATED DATE I HAD THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, LISTENING TO THE RADIO. AFTER A SHORT TIME APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, I DISCOVERED THAT THE CAR BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED. I HAVE BEEN CAREFUL NOT LET THESE INCIDENTS OCCUR AGAIN BUT IT HAS REPEATED AT LEAST 6 TIMES. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS WHEN I HAD A FLAT TIRE REPLACED AND THE TIRE SERVICE TECH ATTEMPTED TO REPROGRAM THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM AT WHICH TIME, THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED IMMEDIATELY. THE REPROGRAMMING WAS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THE BATTERY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO COMPLETE THE TPMS. I FOLLOWED THE OWNER'S MANUAL'S INSTRUCTIONS' AND HAD THE SAME RESULTS, A DEAD BATTERY AND UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT. I NOW HAVE A USELESS TPMS AND THE DANGER OF GETTING STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERS TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM STARTING AT $99.00 +. A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD BE FREE OF THESE TYPES OF DEFECTS. I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

2007 CHEVY SUBUBAN REGISTERED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VANDERBILT SITTING IN PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE WAS OFF AS WELL AS WAS THE IGNITION. SUDDENLY FROM WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT A MASSIVE FIRE BROKE OUT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM THE CITY OF HENDERSONVILLE TENNESSEE. RESPONDED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. INITIAL INVESTIGATION FROM THE OFFICERS AT THE SCENE INDICATED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE COMING FROM THE CONTROL RELAY BOX ATTACHED TO THE LEFT SIDE FENDER WALL. VEHICLE IS A 2007 CHEVY SUBURBAN PURCHASED 10-31-2006 WITH 320,000 MILES ON VEHICLE POLICE & FIRE AT SCENE. *TR