2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Fuel system Problems

SUBPAR MATERIAL USED IN BRAKE/FUEL LINES THEY RUST PREMATURE

NHTSA ID

11195482

Incident

Apr 10, 2019

Mileage

190,000 mi

TAMARA INFLATORS I'M LOOSING BRAKE FLUID AS I DRIVE I'M LEASING THE AUTOMOBILE FROM QUALITY AUTO ALSO THEY SAID IT'S OKAY TO STILL DRIVE THE CAR WITH A GAS IN THE TRUCK BUT IT'S SAYING NEEDS GAS I KEEP SMELLING GAS AFTER HE SAID IT PASSED ROAD INSPECTION TEST ! I'M VERY CONCERNED IT MORE WRONG IF I JAM OR PUMP THE BRAKES I CAN NOT STOP I'M IMMEDIATELY. IM UNSURE WHAT MY ACTUAL MILEAGE IS . THE SENSORS ARE NOT WORKING WHEN I WENT TO UNCLE ED'S OR EVEN OTHER AUTO SHOPS I DO HAVE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

NHTSA ID

11083689

Incident

Apr 6, 2018

I JUST STARTED LEASING THE VEHICLE FROM QUALITY AUTO THAT SAYS THAT THE CAR IS ROAD READY BUT HAVE LOTS OF HAZARDOUS THINGS TO IT A VERY BAD GAS LEAK THAT THERE TAKING THERE TIME TO FIX AND MY HOOD OF MY CAR WON'T STAY DOWN ...IT'S 7 DAYS INTO MY CAR LEASE AND THERE PROMISES HAVE BEEN BROKEN AND WON'T TRADE ME ANOTHER CAR .

NHTSA ID

11083684

Incident

Mar 30, 2018

Mileage

170,630 mi

THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM CAUSED THE ENGINE TO QUIT GOING DOWN THE HI WAY SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS VERY DANGEROUS SOME OF THE TIMES AND LEFT US STRANDED SOMETIMES. GM ACTS LIKE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG BUT THERE IS AMPLE INFO ON THE INTERNET AND EVEN A FIX BUT IT DISABLE THE ATS, IT TURNS OFF THE FUEL TO THE INJECTORS KILLING THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. WE HAD TO BE TOWED TWICE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RESTART.

NHTSA ID

10895903

Incident

Aug 10, 2016

Mileage

190,000 mi

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 221,000.

NHTSA ID

10592464

Incident

May 14, 2014

Mileage

221,000 mi

EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS HUGE PILE OF JUNK, IT HAS BEEN EVERY PROBLEM TO CHANGING FUEL PUMP SEVERAL TIMES, CATALYTIC CONVERTERS,BATTERIES,MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, EVERY GAUGE IN THE VEHICLE IS OFF FROM GAS GAUGE TO SPEEDOMETER TO COOLANT! THERE IS NOT ANYTHING THAT IS NOT WRONG WITH IT. AFTER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND SO MANY TIMES OF BEING STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH 4 LITTLE KIDS IN THE DEAD OF WINTER WITH NO HEAT. I WOULD LIKE A LIFETIME WARRANTY FROM CHEVROLET TO COVER ANY EXPENSE INCURRED WHILE OWNING SUCH A PIECE OF CRAP AND FOR THE HUMILIATION I HAVE INCURRED BY BEING SEEN IN A CHEVY BECAUSE THEY ARE JUNK!!!!!OR WOULD LIKE BOOK VALUE OF VEHICLE SO I CAN GO BUY A FORD BECAUSE THEY RUN FOR 250,000 MILES PLUS!!! NOT 125,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10557192

Incident

Oct 2, 2013

Mileage

125,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THEY NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED SEVERELY. IN ADDITION, THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER EXHIBITED RUST CORROSION AND WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

NHTSA ID

10536547

Incident

Aug 21, 2013

Mileage

147,000 mi

I'M HAVING THIS PROBLEM NOW, I WENT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WANT $280 JUST TO LOOK AT IT. I HAVE SENT IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS, BUT THEY CANT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY EVEN ASKED ME TO TAKE THE SUBURBAN HOME, BUT ONE BLOCK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IM SO FRUSTRATED, AND I SPENT SO MUCH ON TAXI GOING BACK AN FOURTH. AND NO ONE KNOWS THE PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT JUST DIES. WHEN I PULLED OFF I PUT IT IN PARK AND STARTED AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO GO ONE MORE MILE AND BAM IT DID IT AGAIN. WHY CANT ANYONE FIGURE IT OUT? WHY AREN'T THERE ANY RECALLS? I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ENGINE DIED. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET SOMEONE'S ATTENTION? WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF AT 69MPH I PRESSED THE BRAKE WHICH MADE IT HARDER AND HARDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES OR ANYTHING TO DESCRIBE THE ISSUE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR, FOR FEAR THAT I MIGHT SLAM INTO SOMEONE ELSE. WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THERE WAS NO DETECTION OF MISFIRE OR ANYTHING, IT JUST DIED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10422689

Incident

Aug 28, 2011

Mileage

103,581 mi

FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED ON OUR 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN. IT INDICATED MORE GASOLINE WAS IN THE CAR THAN WAS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10398554

Incident

Apr 24, 2011

Mileage

171,239 mi

2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1/2 TON FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING ON GAUGE. RAN OUT OF FUEL MULTIPLE TIMES. AT FIRST FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY WHEN GAUGE READ 1/8 TANK, NOW EMPTY WHEN GAUGE READS 1/4 TANK. HAVE NOT REPLACED ANY PARTS YET AS COST WOULD BE TOO MUCH AT THIS TIME. JUST BEING AWARE OF HOW MUCH FUEL WE HAVE USED. NO INJURIES OR CRASHES, BUT THIS COULD LEAD TO SOMETHING SERIOUS ON THE ROAD OR EXPRESSWAY IF THE ENGINE WERE TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10398495

Incident

Mar 15, 2011

Mileage

95,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT FUNCTION. WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED, THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL KIT HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE AS WELL AS A FUEL INJECTOR CLEANING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10392298

Incident

Sep 27, 2010

Mileage

100,000 mi

2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN I THINK IT IS CALLED THE CLUSTER WHERE THE SPEEODOMETER AND THE FUEL GAGE ARE LOCATED. FUEL GAGE DOES NOT WORK AND SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK . AIR BAG LIGHT HAS GONE ON TWICE TOOK TO VEHICLE TO DEALER THEY CHANGED FRONT SENSOR AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON A MONTH LATER 06/20/2010. *TR

NHTSA ID

10339991

Incident

Nov 30, 2009

Mileage

65,000 mi

DEFECTIVE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR PROVIDES ERRONEOUS DATA TO FUEL GAUGE RESULTING IN GAUGE SHOWING MORE FUEL AVAILABLE THAN ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. HAZARD OF LEAVING MOTORISTS STRANDED IN REMOTE OR UNSAFE LOCATIONS/CONDITIONS, OR OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. CHEVROLET HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR/FUEL STRAINER AND DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM BY CORPORATE BULLETIN 04-06-04-012C BUT IS NOT OFFERING REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM FOR OUT OF WARRANTY VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10210894

Incident

Dec 4, 2007

Mileage

58,800 mi

CHEVY SUBURBAN 2003 LT 1500 FLEX FUEL V8. DEVELOPED FUEL TANK LEAK. REMEDY IS TO REPLACE FUEL TANK. GASOLINE DRIPPING DOWN BACK SIDE OF FUEL TANK. POTENTIAL FIRE/SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. VEHICLE MILEAGE 120K. AGE LESS THAN 48 MONTHS. NO COLLISIONS EXCEPT MINOR TO REAR BUMPER. COST OF REPAIR OVER $1,000.00. *NM

NHTSA ID

10172298

Incident

Oct 29, 2006

Mileage

121,000 mi