2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ONE OF THE TIRES FLATTENED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO USE THE SPARE TIRE BECAUSE THE TIRE RELEASE CABLE LATCH WAS RUSTED AND IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE. HE WALKED TO A GAS STATION AND HAD THE FLAT TIRE REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TEN MONTHS OVER ITS WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,200. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF

SPEEDOMETER STUCK WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED HOME FROM WISCONSIN AND KEEPS GOING UP UNTIL IT TOPS OUT AROUND 140 MPH. SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT GO DOWN WHEN DECELERATING. WHEN SHUT OFF NEEDLE RETURNS TO ABOUT 70 MPH AND DOES THE SAME THING. CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT SPEED VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. *JB

I HAD TO HAVE ALL 4 ROTORS REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES. THEY WERE FULL OF RUST AND DOWN TO THE METAL. MOST OF MY MILES ARE HIGHWAY AND THIS REPAIR WAS EXPENSIVE.

WE HAVE A 2003 SUBURBAN AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS FAILING TO TELL THE CORRECT SPEED IT IS GOING. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GM, I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT CHEVY/GM PRODUCTS BUT WILL RECONSIDER WHEN I TRADE IN DUE TO THE LACK OF SAFETY RECALLS WHEN NEEDED. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WITH TRACTION CONTROL. CONTROL CUTS IN WHEN MAKING SHARP TURN FROM SIDE ROAD ONTO MAIN HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY SLOW TO ALMOST A STOP UNTIL TRANSMISSION CATCHES UP AND VEHICLE SPEED INCREASES. DEALER SAYS IT IS BECAUSE OF SENSORS IN WHEELBEARING AND THE WHEELBEARINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A DEFINITE HAZARD WHEN ENTERING A HIGH SPEED (55 MPH OR HIGHER) HIGHWAY FROM A SIDE ROAD. I COMPLAINED TO GM AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ABOUT THIS. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEM ON SEVERAL VEHICLES. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THAT THE SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING IN. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME HAVE EVEN FILED LAWSUITS. THIS ITEM IS EXTREMELY COSTLY AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT, NOR DO I FEEL THAT I SHOULD. I THINK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THEM AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER: AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP REGISTERING THE VEHICLE'S SPEED AND GO PAST THE MAXIMUM SPEED (120MPH IN THIS CASE). WHEN YOU STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER USUALLY STOPS ON APPROXIMATELY 80 OR 90 MPH DEPENDING ON THE SPEED YOU WERE ORIGINALLY TRAVELING. ALSO, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW THE ACCURATE READING. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN GO DOWN TO ZERO, OR MAX OUT AT 80 AND STAY THERE. IT TAKES SEVERAL DAYS FOR THE SPEEDOMETER TO GO BACK DOWN TO ZERO, OR SEVERAL TIMES CRANKING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER TO GO BACK TO ZERO, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR ON THE IGNITION COMPONENTS AND STARTER. *TR

ABOUT 18 MONTHS I HAD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE 03 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. I WAS TOLD THEN THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON THING WITH CHEVROLET BRAND CLUSTERS. WELL, APPARENTLY IT IS. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. ONLY NOW, ALL OF MY STEPPER MOTORS NEED REPLACEMENT THIS TIME. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT WHAT I BELIEVE IS 60 MPH, BUT MY SPEEDOMETER MEASURES 120 MPH. I WILL GET THIS FIXED THIS WEEK, BUT I BELIEVE CHEVROLET OUGHT TO RECALL THESE. IF YOU LOOK ONLINE OR TALK TO ENOUGH REPAIR SHOPS, YOU WILL QUICKLY FIND OUT THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM. AS SUCH, YOU WILL ALSO SEE VENDORS ONLINE, OR EBAY ETC SELLING REPAIR SERVICES. TO ME, ANY MISREADING OF SPEEDOMETER IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND OUGHT TO BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER UNDER A RECALL. *AK

2003 SUBURBAN 1500 4WD , RATTLE AND CLUNK IN STEERING COLUMN, NOTHING LOOSE IN THE STEERING JUST CLUNKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS 26000 MILES ON IT, BUT WAS OVER 3 YEARS OLD. CURT WARNER CHEVROLET SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM... NO WARRANTY OR RECALL. IN FACT HE PULLED A U-JOINT AND SHAFT FROM HIS DESK TO SHOW ME WHAT THE NOISE WAS COMMING FROM IN THE COLUMN. *AK

2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING WHEN VEHICLE HAD 55,000 MILES.*AK