2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION WORKS INTERMITTENTLY OR FAILS COMPLETELY. WHEN THE SENSOR OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, THE SES INDICATOR ILLUMINATES AND THE VEHICLE DRIVES ROUGHLY. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS, IT RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER A COOL DOWN PERIOD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 3/3/09 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND WAITED 30 SECONDS BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), IN WHICH THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR COULD OPERATE OR FAIL COMPLETELY. THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL TO THOSE MENTIONED IN THE RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,500. UPDATED 12/16/08 *CN UPDATED 12/19/08.*JB

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN. IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL 05027, MY VEHICLE IS A 2500 SERIES. I EXPERIENCED A FUEL TANK LEAK. AFTER DEALER REMOVED TANK THEY FOUND OVER HEATED WIRING IN THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. I APPEARED TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL, HOWEVER THEY SAID THE RECALL ONLY COVERED THE 1500 SERIES. I PHONED GM AND THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT. IT DIDN'T SOUND PROMISING. I HOPE GM IS AWARE THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE 2500. I FELT FORTUNATE TO HAVE AVOIDED A FIRE AS THE LEAK WAS SEVERE IF TANK WAS OVER 3/4 FULL. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ALSO INACCURATE. PLEASE FORWARD THIS INFORMATION ALONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE LEAKAGE OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2001. ON JULY 20, 2007 ON AN OUT OF TOWN FAMILY/WORK TRIP, I REFILLED THE FUEL TANK AND TRAVELED ANOTHER 88 MILES TO MY FINAL DESTINATION, UPON ARRIVAL I SMELLED GAS, BUT SAW NO PROBLEMS. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS SCHEDULED TO ATTEND AND EVENT AND WENT OUT TO START THE TRUCK AND FOUND A HOLE IN THE ASPHALT DRIVEWAY, APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET IN DIAMETER, AND DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE MIDDLE OF MY TRUCK. I REMOVED THE GAS TANK PROTECTIVE COVER AND FUEL SPILLED EVERYWHERE. I FOUND A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT TRAVELED TO MY LOCATION, HE AND 2 OTHERS WORKED ALL DAY AND FOUND THAT THE LOCK RING THAT HOLDS THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY TO THE TANK WAS ONLY LIGHTLY CONNECTED. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND I TRAVELED BACK HOME. 8/13/07 MY WIFE FILLED THE TANK 3/4'S FULL AND THE TANK LEAKED FUEL ALL OVER AGAIN. THE FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE TANK WHERE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IS CONNECTED. *JB

FUEL PUMP WIRE/CONNECTER OVERHEATED MELTING A SMALL HOLE IN MODULE WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK OUT. CONTACTING DEALERSHIP ABOUT RECALL ,OLD PART IS AVAIL. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN (FAILURE MILEAGE: 132000) AT 25 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL AND CAN WAVER BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT TIMES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL NUMBER 05V155000 FOR FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH FUEL MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLIES THAT CONTAIN FUEL PUMP WIRES CONNECTORS MAY OVERHEAT UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS. *JB

BOUGHT A USED 01 SUBURBAN ON 9/10/06 IT HAS 826000 MILES ON IT. THE DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 30 MPH, THE TRUCK STALLED. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, STILL ROLLING AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART 2 OR 3 TIMES. IT FINALLY STARTED. IT HAS ALSO DONE IT AT A DEAD STOP AT THE BANK DRIVE THROUGH. THIS TIME IT DIDN'T RESTART UNTIL I PULLED THE KEY AND REINSERTED IT AND IT STARTED. AS OF TODAY 9/19/06 IT HAS DONE IT AT LEAST 7 TIMES. I TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET THEY SAID POSSIBLE CRANK POSITION SENSOR? *NM

VEHICLE WOULD DIE RANDOMLY WHILE OPERATING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. USUALLY OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS (LIKE IN TRAFFIC) AND RE-STARTING REQUIRED LENGTHY CRANKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS COME UP WHILE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE WITH THE SAME CORRECTION, REPLACING THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. I HAVE THE OLD PART. *JB