2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500
102 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 16 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 14 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 4 |
| STEERING | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN | 4 |
| TIRES | 3 |
| SEATS | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 3 |
| AIR BAGS | 3 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 3 |
Recalls (1)
WHEELS:HUB
CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL REPLACEMENT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WITH THE BRAND NAMES: NATIONAL, CARQUEST P/NOS. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054, 515059, AND 515060, SHIPPED BETWEEN JANUARY 23, 2006, AND DECEMBER 20, 2007, SOLD FOR LIGHT DUTY AND MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS. THE INBOARD RETENTION NUT USED TO M
Recent Complaints
EXHAUST BOLTS BROKEN AND CAUSING A LEAK MAKING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO PASS EMISSIONS ALSO. STEERING STABILIZERS BROKEN.
EXHAUST BOLTS BROKEN AND CAUSING A LEAK MAKING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO PASS EMISSIONS ALSO. STEERING STABILIZERS BROKEN.
WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, VEHICLE STRUCK AN ADULT DEER - FRONT END SQUARE HIT OFFSET TO PASSENGER SIDE. FRONT PASSENGER LIGHTS, GRILL, RADIATOR SUPPORTS, BUMPER, SIDE FENDER, AND HOOD ALL SEVERELY DAMAGED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE ENDED UP AT $4,386.
Mileage: 132,945
I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PROCEEDED TO PARK MY SUBURBAN. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THEY PULSATE AND GAVE OUT COMPLETELY. NO SERVICE LIGHTS OR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON PREVIOUS TO THE INCIDENT. WHEN THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK I TRIED TO PUMP THEM TO GET THEM TO WORK BUT NOTHING WORKED AND MY SUBURBAN SMASHED INTO A BUSH AND OVER THE CURB. I JUST HAD MY BRAKE LINES REPLACES WHICH WAS QUOTED $1700 AT MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. I AM NO LOOKING INTO THE ISSUES WITH THE ABS
Mileage: 139,000
ON JANUARY 29, 2014, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY SUBURBAN TRAVELING ON A SNOW AND ICY ROAD WHEN THE SUBURBAN BEGIN TO SPIN AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. HE WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. HE WAS WEARING THE SHOULDER AND LAP BELT.THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THE TENNESSEE TRAFFIC REPORT I RECEIVED STATED: AIRBAG AVAILABLE-NO DEPLOYMENT. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON 1/25/2013. COMING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION I WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BY AN 18 WHEELER. I WOKE UP IN THE HOSPITAL ALMOST A MONTH LATER. PICTURES OF MY VEHICLE SHOW THAT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. GOOD THING I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. MD SAY THE BRUISING TO HEART OTHER INTERNAL INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *JS
Mileage: 235,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED. THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLY CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY; HOWEVER THERE WERE EXTERIOR DAMAGES TO THE BUILDING. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FOUR BRAKE LINES AND GEAR SHIFTER CABLE WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THE A
Mileage: 97,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO A MEDIAN. AS A RESULT, THE MEDIAN MOVED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE BRAKES LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT TH
Mileage: 110,000
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, OUR 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AS I PARKED TO INVESTIGATE, FLAMES BEGAN TO CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE SEAT AND I PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A WATER HOSE. THE FIRE SEEMS TO INITIATE FROM THE WIRING FOR THE SEAT CONTROL. LEFT MINOR DAMAGE UNDER THE SEAT, BURNT RUG AND WATER LOG FROM PUTTING THE FIRE OUT. INSURANCE COMPANY TO FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION. *TR
Mileage: 172,300
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, OUR 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AS I PARKED TO INVESTIGATE, FLAMES BEGAN TO CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE SEAT AND I PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A WATER HOSE. THE FIRE SEEMS TO INITIATE FROM THE WIRING FOR THE SEAT CONTROL. LEFT MINOR DAMAGE UNDER THE SEAT, BURNT RUG AND WATER LOG FROM PUTTING THE FIRE OUT. INSURANCE COMPANY TO FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION. *TR
Mileage: 172,300
24 HOURS PREVIOUS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH MADE A CLICKING SOUND. THE CAR THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE DOOR, BURNING TO THE FRAME. *TR
Mileage: 141,000
MY 2001 CHEV SURBAN CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY GARAGE WHEN CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. WHILE PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL MY ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON --I RETURNED HOME WITHIN 5 MINS AND WITH 10 MINS MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. --DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND HAVE HAD SERVICED THERE HAS MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DEAL WITH THEM AND IT HAS BEEN A COMPLETE NIGHTMARE. THE SAFTEY OF MY FAMILY IS AT RISK IF I CONTIUNE TO DRIVE THE CAR---THEY DONT KNOW IF THAT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN OR NOT THEY SAY. AT F
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WAS ENGAGING PREMATURELY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF HIS GARAGE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FRONT HUBS AND ABS SENSORS FOR FREE AND THE CONTACT WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE DAMAGES MADE TO HIS GARAGE DOORS. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL ON THE
Mileage: 30,000
LTR RE HIS 2001 SUBURBAN WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER NOTICING THE ABS SYSTEM SENSOR APPEARING ON THE DASH BOARD; SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *KB WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. AFTER THE CONSUMER JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE, THAT WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND WAS INFORMED THE ABS WAS BAD, BUT IT WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CAUSE WAS A COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT HAD OVERHEATED AS A RESULT OF
THE AUTO-DIMMING HEATED MIRROR ON MY 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN SUDDENLY CRACKED AFTER BUMPING INTO THE SIDE OF MY GARAGE DOOR. THE MIRROR IMMEDIATELY STARTED DRIPPING A GREEN SUBSTANCE ON THE DRIVEWAY. I STARTED TO CLEAN UP THIS SUBSTANCE WITH MY BARE HANDS WHICH CAUSED A BURNING SENSATION. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE GREEN LIQUID WAS DISCOLORING/MELTING THE PAINT ON THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND EATING THE CONCRETE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I SPRAYED THE AREAS DOWN WITH WATER AND FOUND THE PAINT ON MY VEHICLE DAM