2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Complaints

SAME SYMPTOMS AS WAS SUBJECT OF A RECALL TO BRAKES DONE 09-06-06 (SERVICE TICKET CTCS224790). INTERMITTENT ABS ACTIVATION ON SLOW SPEED STOP THAT CAUSES THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO INCREASE. NO SLIPPERY SURFACE OR TIRE SKIDDING THAT WOULD CAUSE THE ACTIVATION. PRIOR TO THE 2006 RECALL, THESE SAME SYMPTOMS HAD BEGUN ON THE VEHICLE AND GRADUALLY WORSENED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (DAMASCUS CHEVROLET 301-253-2151) ON 8-24-07 (SERVICE TICKET CTCS233310). SERVICE WRITER BUTCH ECCARD STATES THE MECHANIC COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG EXCEPT ONE FRONT BACKING PLATE TOUCHING THE ROTOR. NO CODE STORED IN THE COMPUTER. ABS ACTIVATION OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE THE SERVICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING FROZE AND THEN CORRECTED ITSELF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 131,186 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

STEERING,FUEL PUMP MODULE,WIRES CONNECTORS. I TOOK IT IN TO FIX BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT $ 1.054 WHY IF THERE'S A RECALL ON IT THAT WAS JUST FOR THEFUEL PUMP MODUEL CALL ME ABOUT THIS

PARKING BRAKE, FAILURE TO DISENGAGE OR INDICATE THAT THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, LEADING TO WEAR OF THE REAR ROTOR/DRUM, AND REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. REPLACED ONCE, ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. PARKING BRAKE WAS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR WHEELS HAVE FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE WELDS DETACHED FROM ONE OF THE RIMS AND CAUSED A FLAT TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 141,352 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,532. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS OWNED BY MIDDLEBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED COPY OF INVOICE. UPDATE 05/23/07 *TR

THE AUTO-DIMMING HEATED MIRROR ON MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN SUDDENLY CRACKED AFTER BUMPING INTO THE SIDE OF MY GARAGE DOOR. THE MIRROR IMMEDIATELY STARTED DRIPPING A GREEN SUBSTANCE ON THE DRIVEWAY. I STARTED TO CLEAN UP THIS SUBSTANCE WITH MY BARE HANDS WHICH CAUSED A BURNING SENSATION. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE GREEN LIQUID WAS DISCOLORING/MELTING THE PAINT ON THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND EATING THE CONCRETE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I SPRAYED THE AREAS DOWN WITH WATER AND FOUND THE PAINT ON MY VEHICLE DAMAGED. MY SKIN BECAME VERY RED AND IRRITATED AFTER CONTACTING THIS MATERIAL. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT GM COULD KNOWINGLY SELL A PRODUCT TO THE PUBLIC WITH NO WARNING OF ANY KIND. THE BLACK PLASTIC HOUSING OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE MIRROR ALSO HAS MELTED DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE MATERIAL. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THIS MATERIAL IS AND WHAT HEALTH PROBLEMS I CAN EXPECT TO HAVE DUE TO MY DIRECT CONTACT. I WANT TO HAVE ACCESS TO AN MSDS REPORT FOR UNKNOWN MATERIAL. THIS IS A VERY CAUSTIC CHEMICAL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. A NHTSA RECALL #05V155000 CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO. A LEAK WAS NOW NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER; IT WAS NOT COVERED BY AN UPDATE OF THE RECALL.

THE PARKING BRAKES HAVE FAILED AND UNABLE TO RESTRICT MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE A SAFETY INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE COST TO REPAIR THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM IS EXTENSIVE. *NM

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE SUBURBAN. AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF THE LOUD NOISE PERSISTED. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE WAS STILL A LOUD NOISE. SHE CALLED ME AND I CAME OVER TO HER WORK AND CRAWLED UNDER THE CAR. I FOUND THAT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ON THE ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (EHCU) WAS CONSTANTLY RUNNING AND THE UNIT WAS VERY HOT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE UNIT FROM RUNNING WAS TO DISCONNECT THE POWER HARNESS. THE EHCU IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE FUEL FILTER AND IT WAS SO HOT THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE IN THE FUEL LINE/FUEL FILTER IF I HAD NOT DISCONNECTED IT. IT MIGHT HAVE ALSO GOT HOT ENOUGH TO START THE CAR INTERIOR ON FIRE. THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF SHUT OFF MECHANISM WHEN THE EHCU FAILS. I TALKED TO A NUMBER OF MECHANICS AND THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS NORMALLY WITH A RELAY IN THE EHCU AND THIS CAUSES THE MOTOR TO RUN NON-STOP. THEY SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 1999 + CHEVROLET SILVERADO, GMC SIERRA, AND THE 2000 + CHEVROLET SUBURBAN/TAHOE AND THE GMC YUKON/YUKON XL. THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS PROBABLY A RECALL ON THEM BUT APPARENTLY THERE IS NOT. THE PART IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE DEALER AND COSTS APPROXIMATELY $950. IT TAKES ALMOST TWO HOURS OF LABOR TO INSTALL IT SO THE REPAIR COSTS ABOUT $1150. THE SUBURBAN IS NOW IN THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 51,000 MILES AND THIS MODULE SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH SUCH LOW MILES AND IT SHOULD NOT COST NEARLY THIS MUCH TO REPAIR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ABS AND PARKING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHERE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS IDENTIFIED THE COMPONENT FAILURE AS THE SERVICE BRAKE; ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE SERVICE DEALER MECHANIC ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE PUMP MIGHT DAMAGE A NEW MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.