2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HUBLER CHEVROLET (1705 LAFAYETTE AVE, CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN 47933, (765) 231-4163) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM THAT I NEEDED TO SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE TO REPAIR DEFECT. WHEN I CALL, DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT NO FIX IS AVAILABLE

EARLIER TODAY, THE DASHBOARD ON MY SUBURBAN SPONTANEOUSLY THREE CRACKSWITH NO IMPACT WHATSOEVER. ONE OF THE CRACKS RUNS ALL THE WAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE TOP OF THE DASH ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SECOND CRACK SPLITS OFF THE FIRST ONE AND IS HEADING TOWARD THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT, LOCKED UP AND WITH NOBODY IN THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS SIGN OF CRACKS OF ANY KIND AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE SHADE UNDER A TREE FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. IN ADDITION, IT WAS A RAINY OVERCAST DAY AND THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS ONLY ABOUT 70 DEGF.

DASH 2 CRACKS. ONE ABOVE STEERING COLUMN AND ONE AT THE TOP LEFT OF AIRBAG.

SEATS PRODUCING EXCESSIVE LINT SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. FIRST NOTICED AT 17000 MILES. STILL HAPPENING.

COMPLAINT TO DOCUMENT A SAFETY ISSUE ON A 2008 CHEVY SUBURBAN. SHARP EDGES ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE HANDS OF PASSENGERS. THE CHROME FINISH IS DELAMINATING FROM THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CAUSING SHARP KNIFE LIKE EDGES AS NOTED ON SEVERAL 2007 GM MODELS IN DEFECT INVESTIGATION REPORT EA10004. MY 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED BY THE SHARP EDGES ON THE DOOR HANDLES IN MY 2008 SUBURBAN WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE SHARP EDGES HAVE CAUSED DEEP CUTS TO THE HANDS OF MY WIFE, AND HER MOTHER, AS WELL AS MINOR CUTS TO OTHERS. THERE IS A VERY SERIOUS POTENTIAL FOR INFECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF DISEASE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF BLEEDING FROM THESE INJURIES. DOORS HANDLES INHERENTLY CARRY GERMS, AND BECAUSE THE INJURIES ARE CAUSED BY THESE DOOR HANDLES, THE RISK IS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER. BASED ON THE RESEARCH I HAVE PERFORMED ON THE SUBJECT, THIS IS A MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAN PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED, AND IS NOT ISOLATED TO 2007 MODELS ALONE. I HAVE FILE A COMPLAINT THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE MATTER. IF GM IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE DANGEROUS HANDLES, THEN I WILL REPLACE THE HANDLES TO PREVENT FURTHER INJURIES AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

REAR RADIO/CONTROL SYSTEM STARTED TO SMOKE WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION IN OCTOBER 2018. WE HAVE NOT TRIED THE RADIO, BUT THE HEATED SEAT DOESN'T WORK. WE ARE UNSURE IF WE SHOULD GO OUT OF TOWN WITH IT AND HAVE NOT HAD IT INSPECTED.

REAR RADIO/CONTROL SYSTEM STARTED TO SMOKE WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WE HAVE NOT TRIED THE RADIO, BUT THE HEATED SEATS STILL WORK. WE ARE UNSURE IF WE SHOULD GO OUT OF TOWN WITH IT AND HAVE NOT HAD IT INSPECTED.

VALVE ON CYLINDER 7 WONT OPERATE DUE TO AFM SYSTEM

JAN 26, 2015, 91,750 MILEAGE. SUDDEN SUSPENSION STABILIZER LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND RUNNING ROUGH. DEALER SAID BRAKE SWITCH AND REPLACED. POSSIBLE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE ALSO RULED OUT. FEB. 15, 2015, 92,413 MILEAGE. SAME PROBLEM NOW DIAGNOSED AS #4 LIFTER BROKE. FIXED FOR HALF COST. LESS THAN 300 MILES LATER, MARCH 3, SAME LIFTER BROKE AGAIN. THREE DAYS LATER ON FAMILY FUNERAL OUT OF TOWN TRIP IT BROKE AGAIN, SAME #4 LIFTER. THREE TIMES IN 1000 MILES IS RIDICULOUS. FINALLY RIGHT... FOR THREE YEARS! AUG. 30, 2018, 136,000+ MILES. MULTIPLE BROKEN LIFTERS WITH CAM DAMAGE. REBUILD OR REPLACE MOTOR FOR $6500 OR MORE. REPLACED WITH FACTORY GM CRATE REMAN. FOR $7500. PLUS TAX. ALL AT MY COST! WHY IS THIS NOT A FACTORY DESIGN FLAW PROBLEM ON RECALL, AUTO WARRANTY OR EVEN COMPLETELY STOP PUTTING THIS AFM LIFTER ON THE MARKET. TO MY BEST RECOLLECTION, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN REGULAR DAILY CITY TRAFFIC IN LITTLE TOWN FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA FOR THREE OF THE FOUR TIMES IT BROKE. ONE TIME WAS HIGHHWAY TRAVEL COMING HOME FROM SARASOTA FLORIDA. NOT JUST AN ECONOMIC OR INCONVENIENCE ISSUE BUT A SERIOUS POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOOSES POWER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. COULD BE SERIOUSLY REAR ENDED OR T-BONED TRYING TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC. FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE SO FAR AND THE BLOGS ON THIS ISSUE FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS ON LINE, ITS TIME TO GET GM TO FIX THE REAL PROBLEM OR STOP BUILDING IT AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.

AFTER A DAY OF USING THE VEHICLE IN RAINY CONDITIONS I TRIED TO START IT UP AND IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULDN'T NOT WORK WHEN PRESSED WITH THE KEY OFF THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AND HAD ERROR CODES AND CEL FOR FPFCM CIRCUIT FAILURE. THIS ISSUE WAS A RECALL FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL BUT MY VIN WAS EXCLUDED POSSIBLY NEGLIGENTLY. SINCE THE EVENT I ADDITIONALLY HAVE DIC MESSAGES TO CHECK THE AIR BAGS AND CHECK BRAKES

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN FOWARD DRIVING MOTION ON STREET OR HIGHWAY(20 - 70MPH)OUT OF NO WHERE, TRUCK WILL HAVE A QUICK SECOND HALT IN ITS MOTION, AS IF SOMEONE PULLED AND RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE(SEE ATTACH RECORDING) ALL I FEEL IS A SUDDEN JERK WHICH ITS INTENSITY DEPENDS ON TRAVELING SPEED. IT STARTLES ME EVERY TIME! DURING THIS TIME, THE SPEED GAUGE DROP THEN RESUMES REGULAR SPEED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR BUT IMMEDIATELY TURNS OFF AS DOES THE WORDS "PARK ASSIST OFF" ALSO DISPLAYS THEN IMMEDIATELY GOES AWAY. THESE SPORADIC EPISODE ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND COULD CAUSE TRAGIC ACCIDENT. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE ISSUE DIGNOSED BUT UNFORTUNATELY DOES NOT GENERATE CODES, ACCORDING TO ONSTAR. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. HOWEVER THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, BRAKE LAMP SWITCH, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, MASTER CYL AND BRAKE BOOSTER, FLUSHING AND REPLACING BRAKE FLUID FOR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WHAT I HAVE NOTICE THE ISSUE BECOMES MORE FREQUENT WHEN THERE IS STUDDEN BRAKING(STOP AND GO TRAFFIC) FOLLOWED BY INCREASED ACCELERATION. IN ADDITION WHILE SITTING IDLE IN PARK FOR ABOUT 10MINS WITH A/C ON, TRUCK IDLES DOWN LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO CUT OFF(ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN IMMEDIATELY OFF) BUT DOESN'T . DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THAT TOO. ALSO AFTER BRAKING FOR STOP LIGHT I SOMETIMES FEEL SEVERAL THUMPS AS THOUGH I'M NOT PUTTING ENOUGH PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDDLE. NO MATTER HOW MUCH PRESSURE I PUT ON BRAKES THE THUMPS STILL SPORADICALLY OCCUR. SOMETIME WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT IS FOLLOWED BY THE FIRST ISSUE I MEANTIONED WHEN DRIVING IS RESUMED (HAULT,ENGINE LIGHT, PARK ASSIST OFF WARNING).

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN FOWARD DRIVING MOTION ON STREET OR HIGHWAY(20 - 70MPH)OUT OF NO WHERE, TRUCK WILL HAVE A QUICK SECOND HALT IN ITS MOTION, AS IF SOMEONE PULLED AND RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE(SEE ATTACH RECORDING) ALL I FEEL IS A SUDDEN JERK WHICH ITS INTENSITY DEPENDS ON TRAVELING SPEED. IT STARTLES ME EVERY TIME! DURING THIS TIME, THE SPEED GAUGE DROP THEN RESUMES REGULAR SPEED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR BUT IMMEDIATELY TURNS OFF AS DOES THE WORDS "PARK ASSIST OFF" ALSO DISPLAYS THEN IMMEDIATELY GOES AWAY. THESE SPORADIC EPISODE ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND COULD CAUSE TRAGIC ACCIDENT. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE ISSUE DIGNOSED BUT UNFORTUNATELY DOES NOT GENERATE CODES, ACCORDING TO ONSTAR. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. HOWEVER THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, BRAKE LAMP SWITCH, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, MASTER CYL AND BRAKE BOOSTER, FLUSHING AND REPLACING BRAKE FLUID FOR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WHAT I HAVE NOTICE THE ISSUE BECOMES MORE FREQUENT WHEN THERE IS STUDDEN BRAKING(STOP AND GO TRAFFIC) FOLLOWED BY INCREASED ACCELERATION. IN ADDITION WHILE SITTING IDLE IN PARK FOR ABOUT 10MINS WITH A/C ON, TRUCK IDLES DOWN LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO CUT OFF(ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN IMMEDIATELY OFF) BUT DOESN'T . DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THAT TOO. ALSO AFTER BRAKING FOR STOP LIGHT I SOMETIMES FEEL SEVERAL THUMPS AS THOUGH I'M NOT PUTTING ENOUGH PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDDLE. NO MATTER HOW MUCH PRESSURE I PUT ON BRAKES THE THUMPS STILL SPORADICALLY OCCUR. SOMETIME WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT IS FOLLOWED BY THE FIRST ISSUE I MEANTIONED WHEN DRIVING IS RESUMED (HAULT,ENGINE LIGHT, PARK ASSIST OFF WARNING).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT FLASHING. THE BRAKING ABILITY SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BECAME UNSEALED. WE WERE DRIVING ON A FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY. THE ANTILOCK BREAKING AND STABILITRACK WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. WE DID NOT KNOW WHY. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME ON THE INTERSTATE WITH ABOUT 100 MILES TO GO. THE CAR STEERING BECAME INTERMITTENTLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. EVENTUALLY WE STOPPED WHEN THE CAR WAS PULLING DRASTICALLY TO THE RIGHT AND THE WHEEL WELL WAS SMOKING. AT THIS POINT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS POINTED TOWARD A RIGHT TURN WHILE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS POINTED DIRECTLY FORWARD. WE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. AFTER NEW BEARINGS WERE INSTALLED, CALIPERS REPLACED, ETC., THE MAINTENANCE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE WAS NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN TO THE OTHER FRONT WHEEL. NEVERTHELESS, THE SAME THING DID HAPPEN TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SIX MONTHS LATER 800 MILES FROM HOME EXCEPT THE SEALED BEARINGS MADE A "CLUNK" SOUND WHEN IT HAPPENED AS WE BACKED OUT OF A PARKING LOT. WE INVESTIGATED THE LOCATION OF CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS AND DROVE THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP ABOUT 30 MILES AWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR

PROBLEM: UNSTABLE & INADEQUATE JACK FOR VEHICLE. I HAD A FLAT ON MY VEHICLE AND USED THE FACTORY JACK. WHILE PULLING THE TIRE OFF THE LUGS THE VEHICLE SHIFTED AND THE JACK FELL OVER. LUCKILY THE TIRE WAS STILL WITHIN THE WHEEL-WELL AND TIRE/RIM BROKE THE FALL. EVEN THOUGH I WAS ON A FLAT LEVEL CONCRETE PARKING LOT, THE STABILITY OF THE JACK IS POOR (VERY SMALL FOOTPRINT AND TOP OF THE RAM IS ALSO SMALL). NOT VERY MUCH FRONT-BACK MOVEMENT CAUSES INSTABILITY FOR THE JACK. IN ADDITION, THE MAXIMUM JACK HEIGHT PROVIDED BARELY ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO PUT A NEW TIRE ON (20? FACTORY TIRES). THIS WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN POSSIBLE ON ANY OTHER SURFACE LIKE THE SHOULDER OF A HIGHWAY. I DO ADMIT THAT I HAD NOT PROPERLY ?CHOCKED? THE TIRES THAT ALLOWED FOR MORE MOVEMENT THAN NORMAL, BUT THE MOVEMENT THAT CAUSED THE FALL WAS NOT EXCESSIVE. I PERSONALLY ROTATE MY TIRES ON ALL FOUR OF MY VEHICLES FREQUENTLY USING A FLOOR JACK AND NEVER HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE FACTORY JACK IS UNSAFE AND UNDERSIZED FOR THIS LARGE VEHICLE (SUBURBAN). A CO-WORKER ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ACCIDENT WITH HIS TAHOE WHILE IN HIS GARAGE. *TR

EARLIER TODAY, THE DASHBOARD ON MY SUBURBAN SPONTANEOUSLY THREE CRACKSWITH NO IMPACT WHATSOEVER. ONE OF THE CRACKS RUNS ALL THE WAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE TOP OF THE DASH ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SECOND CRACK SPLITS OFF THE FIRST ONE AND IS HEADING TOWARD THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT, LOCKED UP AND WITH NOBODY IN THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS SIGN OF CRACKS OF ANY KIND AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE SHADE UNDER A TREE FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. IN ADDITION, IT WAS A RAINY OVERCAST DAY AND THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS ONLY ABOUT 70 DEGF.

REAR WIPERS ARE NOT STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLES THAT HAVE A NEAR VERTICAL REAR WINDOW, LIKE AN SUV, WHICH GETS SOILED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THAT PRACTICALLY BLOCKS REAR VISIBILITY AND CONTRIBUTES TO REAR ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS, AS WELL AS COLLISIONS WITH OTHER OBJECTS. MOST IF NOT ALL SUV'S CAN HAVE A REAR WIPER INSTALLED AS AN ACCESSORY, SO MAKING IT STANDARD WILL BE VERY EASY FOR THE MANUFACTURERS. IN FEBRUARY THE PRESIDENT SIGNED INTO LAW LEGISLATION ADDRESSING REAR ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS, AND THIS REQUIREMENT SHOULD BE ADDED TO THAT BILL. *TR

AFTER A DAY OF USING THE VEHICLE IN RAINY CONDITIONS I TRIED TO START IT UP AND IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULDN'T NOT WORK WHEN PRESSED WITH THE KEY OFF THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AND HAD ERROR CODES AND CEL FOR FPFCM CIRCUIT FAILURE. THIS ISSUE WAS A RECALL FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL BUT MY VIN WAS EXCLUDED POSSIBLY NEGLIGENTLY. SINCE THE EVENT I ADDITIONALLY HAVE DIC MESSAGES TO CHECK THE AIR BAGS AND CHECK BRAKES

ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR,CUTS IN AND OUT, AND ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE CHECKING THE BRAKES AND REMOVING ONE OF THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER THAT HELD THE STEERING STABILIZER BAR WAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE BOLTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/L ALENZA TIRES, SIZE 275/55R20, DOT NUMBER: X2AEH56407. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SLOWLY DEFLATED, CAUSING THE THREAD TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER TWICE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE WAS CALLED WHO ADVISED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE POLICE TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ASKED THE CONTACT TO RETURN THE TIRES BUT THE CONTACT REFUSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS 48,000.

AFTER A DAY OF USING THE VEHICLE IN RAINY CONDITIONS I TRIED TO START IT UP AND IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULDN'T NOT WORK WHEN PRESSED WITH THE KEY OFF THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AND HAD ERROR CODES AND CEL FOR FPFCM CIRCUIT FAILURE. THIS ISSUE WAS A RECALL FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL BUT MY VIN WAS EXCLUDED POSSIBLY NEGLIGENTLY. SINCE THE EVENT I ADDITIONALLY HAVE DIC MESSAGES TO CHECK THE AIR BAGS AND CHECK BRAKES