2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Complaints

INITIALLY PURCHASED SUBURBAN WITH 61,000 MI. HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH ANYTHING. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM FOR A RECALL ON 2001'S FOR ACTIVATION OF ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AT SLOW SPEEDS. HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH IT AT THE TIME I WAITED A FEW WEEKS BEFORE GOING TO BERGSTROM CHEVY IN NEENAH WI. I LET THEM TAKE THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE TO DO THE RECALL WORK. 2 AND A HALF HOURS LATER THEY CALLED ME FROM THE WAITING AREA AND SAID IT WAS READY. I DROVE AWAY AND CONTINUED TO HAVE NO PROBLEMS UNTIL APPROX. 14 MONTHS LATER WHEN THE ABS STARTED TO ACTIVATE AT EVERY STOP AT AROUND 5MPH. IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS NOW AND HAS SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2008. I CONTACTED BERGSTROM AND GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAY THEY NO LONGER DO THIS RECALL WORK WITHOUT CHARGE. I LOOKED AT THE BOLT HEADS ON THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS TO SEE IF THEY WERE MARRED BY REMOVAL AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THESE BOLTS WERE EVER REMOVED FOR SERVICING THE SENSORS. THE FACING OF THE BOLTS IS STILL INTACT WITH NO MARKING OF ANY KIND ON THESE BOLTS SO I AM CERTAIN BERGSTROM NEVER REMOVED THE CALIPERS TO CLEAN THE SENSORS. I AM FURIOUS WITH GM AND THEIR PRODUCTS - I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GM CUSTOMER SINCE BEGINNING TO DRIVE IN 1976 BUT WITH THE PRODUCTS THEY'VE BEEN PRODUCING IN THE LAST 10-15 YEARS I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER LATE MODEL GM PRODUCT.( I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1998 BUICK PARK AVE - ANOTHER INFERIOR GM PRODUCT) IT'S NO WONDER THE COMPANY IS HAVING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT AND EXPERIENCING WITH THEIR PRODUCTS. *TR

24 HOURS PREVIOUS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH MADE A CLICKING SOUND. THE CAR THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE DOOR, BURNING TO THE FRAME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER FAILED AND COULD BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,100. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH VORTEC 5.3 L ENGINE. DURING HOT DAYS OR WARM ENGINE, THE THROTTLE STICKS IN "IDLE" POSITION, REQUIRING SIGNIFICANTLY HEAVIER PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RESULTING IN A SUDDEN AND UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION WHEN IT RELEASES FOR THE STUCK "IDLE" POSITION. THIS EVENT OCCURS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS, ON THE VORTEC 5.3 ENGINE, AS A RELATIVE HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY PICKUP AND THE SAME 2001 5.3 VORTEC ENGINE. *TR

ABS RECALL 05068, CLEAN & INSPECT WHEEL SENSORS, 18 NOV 2005. ABS & TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ON,16 JUN 2006 (55977 MILES). DEALER DIAGNOSTIC CODE C0265, ECBM ($925.59 PART) AND ALSO BPMV ($761.14 PART) PLUS APPROX 2HRS LABOR. I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DISCONNECT THE PUMP FROM THE ABS SYSTEM UNTIL I COULD SEE IF THE RECALL WOULD COVER THIS COST, IT HASN'T HAPPENED AS OF THIS DATE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE THIS SYSTEM FAILURE. I NOW HAVE LEARNED THAT THE RELAY ON THE EBCM THAT CONTROLS THE POWER HAS CONTACTS THAT WELD CLOSED WHICH CAUSES THE PUMP TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY. I ASKED IF I COULD HAVE THE OLD PART WHEN I GET IT FIXED AND WAS TOLD NO BECAUSE IT MUST BE RETURNED. I ALSO FEEL THAT WHEN I WAS TOLD IT MAY ALSO NEED THE BPMV THAT THE CHECK VALVE HOLDING THE PUMP PRESSURE COULD BE THE TRUE CAUSE OF SYSTEM FAILURE. I FEEL THAT PEOPLE THAT BUY THIS SAFETY FEATURE SHOULD HAVE IT WORK FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I ALSO KNOW THAT THE REPAIR COSTS HAVE SINCE GONE UP. *TR

WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS AT LOW SPEED POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 25 TIMES. BROUGHT TRUCK TO MECHANIC AND HE HAS CHECKED BELTS AND FLUIDS AND SAYS HE DOESN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THOSE ITEMS. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING I FEEL LIKE STEERING IS EXTREMELY LOOSE. *TR

ENGINE SHUTS OFF DURING FIRST INITIAL RUN. IF I LEAVE THE HOUSE AND GET TO THE STOP SIGN. IT WILL SHUT OFF. EVEN AFTER THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT WILL SHUT OFF. AFTER THE ENGINE RUNS A WHILE IT OPERATES NORMALLY. *TR

MY 2001 CHEV SURBAN CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY GARAGE WHEN CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. WHILE PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL MY ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON --I RETURNED HOME WITHIN 5 MINS AND WITH 10 MINS MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. --DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND HAVE HAD SERVICED THERE HAS MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DEAL WITH THEM AND IT HAS BEEN A COMPLETE NIGHTMARE. THE SAFTEY OF MY FAMILY IS AT RISK IF I CONTIUNE TO DRIVE THE CAR---THEY DONT KNOW IF THAT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN OR NOT THEY SAY. AT FIRST THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $2,000 TO FIX THE CAR --REPLACE PARTS THAT WERE DAMAGED FROM THE FIRE--AFTER I STARTED ASKING IF GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY CHARGE ME $950.00 SINCE I WAS A GOOD CUSTOMER. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THERE MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE CAR---MY CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION---2001 70,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES. THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. THEN THEY SAID GENERAL MOTORS WILL PAY TO HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED THAT WERE DAMAGED AND PUT IN A NEW ABS MODULE, AND THAT I SHOULD BE OKAY. I CANT RISK THE SAFTY OF MY FAMILY AND MY HOUSE TO PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND CONTUINE TO DRIVE IT.. I WOULD APPREICATE ANY HELP OR ADVISE THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR ME.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WAS ENGAGING PREMATURELY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF HIS GARAGE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FRONT HUBS AND ABS SENSORS FOR FREE AND THE CONTACT WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE DAMAGES MADE TO HIS GARAGE DOORS. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL ON THE SAME DEFECT HE EXPERIENCED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AT 87,000 MILES. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP UNTIL A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE FAILURE, BUT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR OF THE ABS FOR FREE. THE VIN AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION. THERE IS AN OPEN AND CLOSED INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE VIN AND INVESTIGATION NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.