2000 Chevrolet Suburban Problems

I STARTED MY SUBURBAN LIKE ANY OTHER DAY, STEP ON BRAKES TO RELEASE THE SHIFTER, PUT INTO DRIVE WITH NO PROBLEM, I WENT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AKA FREEWAY WITH NO PROBLEM, I NEEDED TO MAKE A PANIC STOP, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, TRYING TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL, THAT ALSO FAILED.. WHEN DID A AMERICAN MADE PRODUCT LIKE THE CHEVY SUBURBAN GAT SUCH A CHEAP MANUFACTURING OF BRAKE COMPONENTS... MY PREVIOUS CAR, 1987 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON CAMPER NEVER NEEDED STEEL BRAKE LINES REPLACED. THE RUBBER HOSES I CAN UNDERSTAND... BUT STEEL BRAKES LINES SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 25 YRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE CABLE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

2000 SUBURBAN TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *TS THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED ALTHOUGH THE TREAD SEPARATED. THE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 01T001000, CONCERNING THE TIRES:TREAD/BELT. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THIS CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CLAIMED THE TIRE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE SERIAL NUMBER. THE TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal. In addition, the vehicle jerked. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to move while in reverse(R) and only responded while in drive(D). The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that an unknown sensor connected to the transmission and engine had failed. The contact bought the sensor, and when the independent mechanic repaired the vehicle, the failure persisted. The independent mechanic then diagnosed that the transmission had failed. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that a year later, on a separate occasion, the vehicle failed to start. The contact replaced the battery. The contact stated that afterwards, an abnormal sound was coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to function while in reverse(R) or drive(D). There was an abnormal sound coming from the engine. The contact rebuilt the transmission with a friend who was an independent mechanic. The contact stated that the fuel pump was replaced. The contact stated that three years later, the fuel pump failed to function as intended. The contact parked the vehicle, and the vehicle was no longer being driven. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP FOR THE 3RD TIME.. FIRST ONE WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE NEXT 2 ARE ON ME..NOW MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF A NEWER DESIGN ... SHOULD HAVE CAME OUT EARLIER.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 SUBURBAN ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD SOUND WHICH SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING HIT THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, WE SAW THAT THE TOP OF THE REAR WINDOW HAD AN INDENTING LIKE SOMETHING HAD HIT IT AND DAMAGED THE REAR GLASS. SO WE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH STATE FARM AND TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP. THE BODY SHOP LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE RIGHT HINGE BREAKING WHICH HOLDS THE REAR GLASS TO THE BODY. THE HINGE JUST BROKE ON ITS OWN. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I HAVE FOUND OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. IT WILL COST ABOUT $1000 TO REPAIR THIS AS THERE IS NO FORMAL RECALL AT THIS POINT IN TIME. *TR

IN JULY 2006 MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW STARTED TO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. THE WINDOW WOULD STICK PART WAY UP, OR DOWN. THE DOOR HINGES ALSO STARTED TO SQUEAK REALLY BAD. ON ONE DAY WHILE TRAVELING WITH 4 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE BACK A CHILD HAD OPENED THE WINDOW ABOUT THREE INCHES, IT THEN STUCK. WHEN WE PARKED HE TRIED TO OPEN THE BACK DOOR, THE DOOR STUCK AT ABOUT SIX INCHES OPEN. AN ADULT PASSENGER PULLED THE DOOR OPEN. THE WINDOW EXPLODED IN ALL DIRECTIONS SPRAYING GLASS ON ALL THE CHILDREN AND THE ADULT. THE CHILD HAD DOZENS OF SMALL CUTS ON HIS LEGS AND ARMS. I HAD THE WINDOW REPAIRED , BUT THE MOTOR WORKED JUST FINE AT THE BODY SHOP. ON SEPTEMBER 10TH THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS MY 12 YEAR OLD SON WHO OPENED THE STICKY DOOR. (THE WINDOW WAS UP THIS TIME) THE WINDOW EXPLODED AGAIN. HE WAS CUT ALL OVER HIS ARMS AND THE FLYING GLASS TOOK PAINT OFF THE DOOR. I HAVE THE CAR AT THE BODY SHOP AGAIN AND THEY WILL TRY AND FIND THE PROBLEM. THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER IS 45 MILES AWAY, WHEN I CONTACTED THEM THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS OR DOOR HINGES ON THE SUBURBAN. SINCE THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN A WRECK AND HAS HAD MEDIUM USAGE THIS PROBLEM IS VERY SCARY. THESE CARS ARE THOUGHT OF AS RELIABLE AND SAFE FAMILY CARS, BUILT "CHEVY TOUGH". DOORS AND WINDOWS SHOULD OUT LAST EVERYTHING ON THE CAR!!!. PLEASE DON'T LET ANY MORE CHILDREN GET HURT!!! *NM

IN LATE JUNE 2005, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 SUBURBAN. DURING A TURNING MANEUVER HER POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE DEALER DOING THE REPAIR SAID A POWER STEERING ROD HAD BROKEN, AND IT COST JUST UNDER $800 TO REPAIR. LATER, I SAW NHTSA RECALL ID 05V005000, WHICH REPORTS BROKEN SHAFTS IN POWER STEERING PUMPS ON SOME SUBURBAN MODELS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE SIMILARITY SEEMS TOO STRONG TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WOULD BE THE CASE. MY VIN IS [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

CONSUMER STATES: THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT IMMEDIATELY, NOT FOREWARNED. IT WAS RAINING. *AK A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS AS THE HYDRO-BOOST POWER BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

Rear glass hatch hinge separation from glass, passenger side. Vehicle was passed to me after my father passed. Unknown when the hinge separated from glass. This is a safety issue for obvious reasons.

I HAD A FLAT TIRE. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE IT, THE SPARE TIRE HOIST WITH LOWERS THE SPARE WAS INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT LOWER THE SPARE. HAD TO TAKE TRUCK TO DEALER. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE MECHANISM TO LOWER THE SPARE HAD RUSTED AND HAD SEIZED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHICH II DID AND PAID FOR. IMAGINE BEING IN AN ISOLATED AREA WITH FOUL WEATHER AND NOT BEING ABLE TO CHANGE YOUR TIRE BECAUSE YOU COULD NOT ACCESS THE SPARE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. I DID COMPLAIN TO DEALER WITHOUT SUCCESS OR SATISFACTION . THE CAR WAS OBVIOUSLY STATIONARY AT HE TIME THE EVENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ENGINE FIREWALL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BLISTERS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FEET, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 232,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A NHTSA RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE HOWEVER; THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE RECALL INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.

DRIVER'S SHOULDER HARNESS RETRACTOR DOES NOT RETRACT SHOULDER HARNESS ASSEMBLY. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY REPAIR ON THE SHOULDER HARNESS ASSEMBLY, BUT THE REPAIR WORK DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE NOT ONLY HAS STEERING, LINKAGE, SEAT BELT, AND BRAKE PROBLEMS AS REPORTED, BUT ALSO ACCELERATOR STICKS. WAS REPAIRED LAST IN THE FALL OF 2002, BUT AS SOON AS TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE GOT TO 60 FAHRENHEIT THE PETAL BEGAN TO STICK AGAIN. WHEN YOU DO GET PEDAL TO DEPRESS VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD RAPIDLY. DOES ALL THE TIME WHEN WEATHER IS WARM. *NLM

SUBURBAN DASH FIRE WHILE SITTING IN COSTCO PARKING LOT. CAR FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN THREE MINUTES. FIREMAN SAYS IT WAS A ELECTRICAL DASH FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 P.M.I PARKED AND LOCKED MY 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AT THE LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER, THE CAR ALARM SOUNDED. I UNLOCKED THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER THE FUSE BOX BEGAN TO SPARK AND IGNITED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 WHO ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES LATER AT WHICH TIME THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE INSPECTOR DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF FIRE TO BE ELECTRIC. THE CAR HAS BEEN DETERMINED A TOTAL LOSS BY OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. GENERAL MOTORS WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS INCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2005. THEIR INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE CAR ON OCTOBER 1,2005. THEY CONTACTED US ON OCTOBER 6, 2005 TO ASK FOR WITNESSES AND AN OFFICIAL FIRE FORM FP-33C WHICH WE PROMPTLY PROVIDED. GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT DETERMINED THE NATURE OF THE FIRE. WE ARE CONCERNED FOR OTHER CONSUMER'S SAFETY. WE ARE SHOCKED AT GM'S LACKADAISICAL APPROACH TO THIS SAFETY CONCERN. WE MUST KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE OF THIS AUTOMOBILE FIRE WAS. GENERAL MOTORS THUS FAR HAS SHOWN NO SENSE OF URGENCY IN THIS MATTER. *NM

A CAR FIRE IN OUR 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. SOURCE OF FIRE AS DETERMINED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ELECTRICAL. GM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND SAYS THEY WILL LOOK INTO INCIDENT. *JB

VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH POWER WINDOWS. THE POWER MECHANISM FAILED, AND WINDOWS DID NOT WORK. THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE BATTERY. THERE WAS A BAD CELL. ALSO, THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. HIGH BEAMS AND OTHER LIGHTS ALL WORK. THE LOW BEAMS CAME BACK ON AFTER 1/2 HOUR THE FIRST TWO TIMES, BUT NOW ARE NOT WORKING AGAIN. I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUMS (FOR EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEHELPER.COM/TOPIC303104.HTM ), AND THE PROBLEM APPARENTLY INVOLVES WIRES THAT ARE PINCHED IN THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE TILT WHEEL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OUT. *JB

CONSUEMR STATES THAT LEAVING OUT THE GRAB BAR THAT THE EARLIER MODELS HAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDOW IS A SERIOUS MISTAKE. *JG *TS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ENGINE FIREWALL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BLISTERS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FEET, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 232,000.

I WAS HAVING BODY WORK DONE ON MY ABOVE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE BRAKES LINES WERE RUSTED. I HAD A GM MECHANIC LOOK AT THEM. HE INFORMED ME THEY WERE RUSTED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. I HAVE ORDERED STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES AND WILL HAVE THEM INSTALLED PRIOR TO USING THE VEHICLE AGAIN . CERTAIN PARTS OF MY FRAME IS ALSO RUSTED TO THE POINT OF PEELING. *TR

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. DEALER STATED AIRBAG UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ABS ACTIVATED. *AK THE DEALER FOUND THE LEFT FRONT SPEED SENSOR DROPPED OUT AT 8 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE DEALER FOUND THE AIR BAG OPENED AND ORDERED A DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. *JB

FROM THE DAY I PICKED UP THIS TRUCK NEW I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE RUSTY CHASSIS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS SURFACE RUST AND THAT IT WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS. NOW THE CHASSIS IS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT I DO NOT THINK THE TRUCK IS SAFE. *TR

MY 3 YR OLD SON HAS RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO 3 OF HIS FINGERS FROM REACHING THROUGH THE RIM OF OUR SUBURBAN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL CAR MAKERS TO MAKE THE RIMS DIFFERENTLY SO LITTLE FINGERS DO NOT GET INTO DANGER! I HAVE CALLED GM AS OF 10-13-05. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME TYPE OF GUARD PLACED ON ALL RIMS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO ADVISE ME OF YOUR FINDINGS. *JB

FROM THE DAY I PICKED UP THIS TRUCK NEW I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE RUSTY CHASSIS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS SURFACE RUST AND THAT IT WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS. NOW THE CHASSIS IS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT I DO NOT THINK THE TRUCK IS SAFE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 10MPH CONSUMER HEARD SOME NOISE IN THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND FRONT HUB BEARINGS, AND UPPER/ LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE COMING OFF. *AK

CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE AND TRANSMISSION FELT AS IF IT SLIPPED. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE DRIVESHAFT RECALL 05V005000. *AK *TC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWN SHIFT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR SEIZED UP RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM AND CAUSING IT TO BE CONTAMINATED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM. GM HAS DEVELOPED A NEW DESIGN IMPLYING THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECTS IN THE SYSTEM HOWEVER; THEY ARE OFFERING NO COMPENSATION TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR BRACKET BROKE COMPLETELY OFF THE ENGINE DROPPING THE COMPRESSOR AND BRACKET ON THE STEERING IDLER ARM AND AFFECTING THE STEERING. THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM. (COMPRESSOR FAILURE AT 62.000 2 JULY 2002, NEW COMPRESSOR SEVERE NOISE AT ONLY 32,000 MILES ON IT, HOSE FAILURE MIDDLE OF MAY 2003 AND BROKEN BRACKET ON 17 JUL 03 WITH 101,420 MILES ON THE VEHICLE).*AK

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal. In addition, the vehicle jerked. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to move while in reverse(R) and only responded while in drive(D). The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that an unknown sensor connected to the transmission and engine had failed. The contact bought the sensor, and when the independent mechanic repaired the vehicle, the failure persisted. The independent mechanic then diagnosed that the transmission had failed. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that a year later, on a separate occasion, the vehicle failed to start. The contact replaced the battery. The contact stated that afterwards, an abnormal sound was coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to function while in reverse(R) or drive(D). There was an abnormal sound coming from the engine. The contact rebuilt the transmission with a friend who was an independent mechanic. The contact stated that the fuel pump was replaced. The contact stated that three years later, the fuel pump failed to function as intended. The contact parked the vehicle, and the vehicle was no longer being driven. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

FROM THE DAY I PICKED UP THIS TRUCK NEW I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE RUSTY CHASSIS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS SURFACE RUST AND THAT IT WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS. NOW THE CHASSIS IS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT I DO NOT THINK THE TRUCK IS SAFE. *TR