2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500 Complaints

PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#07V521000, THE 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500 IS SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL BY GM. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DESCRIBED PROBLEM OF VEHICLE ENGINE STALLING AND NOT OPERATIVE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH GM AND GM'S LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP IN CONCORD, CALIFORNIA. BOTH REFUSED TO HONOR THIS RECALL. PLEASE HELP BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THANK YOU. *TR

2001 SUBURBAN K2500 COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING DUE TO CORROSION AND RUPTURE OF BRAKE LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS UNIT AND FROM ABS UNIT TO RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS CURRENT INVESTIGATION PE10010. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THE TRAILER HITCH BEGAN TO DRAG ON THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED. THE FRAME WAS CRACKED AND BENT SIGNIFICANTLY WHERE THE TRAILER HITCH WAS ATTACHED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN ON AN OFF RAMP BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE WHO STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE LOCATED OVER THE AXLE HAD RUST ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

BEGINNING IN AUGUST 2009 MY 01 CHEVY SUBURBAN WOULD STALL WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AFTER THE FIRST TIME, A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES FROM MID AUGUST 09 TO 9/15/09 AT WHICH TIME WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK HOME. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEN 3 MORE TIMES BETWEEN 9/15 AND 10/15/09. DURING THIS PERIOD WE FOUND A RECALL NOTICE (GM RECALL NO. 06083) FOR A CRANKSHAFT SENSOR COVERING 2001 SUBURBANS, BUT NOT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE RECALL DETAILED THE EXACT PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER ON 10/15/09 AND I INSISTED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR BE REPLACED. TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. FOR SEVERAL DAYS, HE SMELLED FUEL AND AFTER HE ADDED FUEL TO TANK HE WAS RECEIVING AND INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500 THAT HAS A BAD ABS MODULE THAT I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET REPLACED SINCE JULY, SO THAT MY ABS BREAKING SYSTEM WILL WORK. THE MODULE HAS BEEN BACK ORDERED AT THE FACTORY SINCE JULY. THIS MAKES FOR AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE & FAMILY ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS WEEK WAS A VERY SCARY WEEK BECAUSE WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH COLORADO SPRINGS AND HAD TO STOP FAST BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC AND THE BREAKS LOCKED UP AND THE SUBURBAN STARTED TO TURN SIDEWAYS, MY WHOLE FAMILY OF 6 WAS IN THE CAR. THIS IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO GET THE PARTS OR FIX THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. AN INDEPENDENT DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED; AND THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CODE WAS DISCOVERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 07V521000( ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). UPON CONTACT HE WAS ADVISED THAT BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,441. UPDATED 10/27/09 *CN UPDATED 10/28/09.*JB

2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 8.1 WHEN DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS JUST DIES. STARTS BACK UP 5-15MINS. REALLY SCARY IF YOUR DOING 75 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I AM 99% SURE ITS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. GM HAS A RECALL ON 2001 2500 HD TRUCKS ONLY!!!!I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CRANKSENSOR FROM SOME PEOPLE ONLINE WHO LEARNED THE HARD WAY .WITH TODAY TIMES PEOPLE CANT AFFORD TO PAY BIG BUCKS FOR LITTLE PARTS. GM NEEDS TO EXTEND THE RECALL TO ALL 8.1 L REGARDLESS OF YEAR OR MAKE. I FOUND A WEB SITE THAT SOME BOAT MOTORS ARE DOING THE SAME THING 8.1 GM. CHEAP IF YOU FIX IT BEFORE YOUR OUT ON A ROAD TRIP. P.S. I HEARD ABOUT A OPENING ON THE HUMP BUT GM LINE WELDED IT UP. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 SUBURBAN 2500 8.1 L. 3/4 TON. THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES INCLUDING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND ON THE FREEWAY GOING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS INCLUDING HAULING A TRAILER. WHEN THIS OCCURS POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE LOST WITH HOPES OF BEING ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT. FOUND NHTSA RECALL # 07V521000 AND GM # 06083. THIS RECALL DESCRIBED MY VEHICLES PROBLEM EXACTLY. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP MENTIONING RECALL, OUR VIN # IS NOT AFFECTED. DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE EXACTLY LIKE THE RECALL. GM WOULD NOT COVER ANY EXPENSES BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. AFTER REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS, I SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND VIN #'S WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDED A WIDER RANGE OF VIN #'S OR AT LEAST INVESTIGATED FURTHER. TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE AND TOO DANGEROUS OF A SITUATION TO LET THIS GO. *TR