Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
There is an electrical problem with driver side door harness which causes my car not to start causing me to have to keep replacing the fuel pump from malfunction of ground wires leading to the fuel pump and ECU from what I am told
When pumping fuel the gas is bubbling up and pouring back out of the tank when it isn't full.
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN MOTION WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD THUMPING CRACKLING SOUND
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER: BERTOT TIRES LOCATED AT 1209 BEACH LAKE HWY, BEACH LAKE, PA 18405; PHONE NUMBER: (570) 729-0246 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING AND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
TAKATA RECALL: IT'S BEEN OVER 9 MONTHS SINCE I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING MY SUBURBAN. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL CALLS AND STILL NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE EMISSION SENSOR CAUSED BY GAS TANK CAP. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR ALL SUBURBANS. I ALSO EXPERIENCED A LOSS IN POWER WITH THIS VEHICLE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE STABILITRQCK LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY. COULD HAVE BEEN A SEVERE ACCIDENT IF INWAS NOT NEAR AN EXIT.
THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM HAD CORROSION ON THE METAL FUEL LINES, TO THE POINT THAT THEY WERE ABOUT TO FAIL, DEALER REPLACED THEM.
GAS GAUGE SHOWING INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. CONTINUOUSLY SHOWS EMPTY, ALTHOUGH WLL NOT TAKE MORE FUEL. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL SPEWED OUT FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO BE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE WOULD SMELL GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT A SENSOR FOR THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE RADIO AND THEY STATED THAT THE COULD NOT LOCATE ANY ISSUES WITH THE RADIO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
2007 SUBURBAN VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP 25FT BEHIND SEVERAL STOPPED CARS AT A RED LIGHT. WITHOUT PROVOCATION, THE VEHICLE STRONGLY ACCELERATED/SURGED FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. DRIVER CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY REPEATEDLY HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. PASSENGER IN VEHICLE REPORTED SEEING DRIVERS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS THEN PUSHED INTO A THIRD. ALL THREE VEHICLES SUFFERED DAMAGE. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN SUBURBAN DESPITE LEVEL OF IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET DEALER FOR COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC. RESULTS INCONCLUSIVE; NO DATA ERRORS RECORDED IN COMPUTERS AND NO APPARENT MECHANICAL ATTRIBUTE COULD BE FOUND RELATING TO VEHICLE ACTION. ACTION COULD NOT BE REPEATED BY TECHNICIAN. VEHICLE RELEASED TO OWNER. NO EXPLANATION COULD BE GIVEN AS TO THIS ACTION. DEALER DID NOT FOLLOW UP OR CONTINUE INVESTIGATION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL COULD BE SMELLED FROM THE INTERIOR CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MADE REPAIRS TO THE FUEL SYSTEM BUT NONE OF THE REPAIRS REMEDIED THE ODOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND REPLACED THE FITTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE REPAIR, THE FUEL ODOR COULD ONLY BE SMELLED AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
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