2001 Chevrolet SUBURBAN 1500 problems and owner complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ABS AND PARKING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHERE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS IDENTIFIED THE COMPONENT FAILURE AS THE SERVICE BRAKE; ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE SERVICE DEALER MECHANIC ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE PUMP MIGHT DAMAGE A NEW MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

Owner-reported narrative. 107,035 miles reported. Look up ODI 10166864 at NHTSA ↗

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE SUBURBAN. AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF THE LOUD NOISE PERSISTED. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE WAS STILL A LOUD NOISE. SHE CALLED ME AND I CAME OVER TO HER WORK AND CRAWLED UNDER THE CAR. I FOUND THAT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ON THE ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (EHCU) WAS CONSTANTLY RUNNING AND THE UNIT WAS VERY HOT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE UNIT FROM RUNNING WAS TO DISCONNECT THE POWER HARNESS. THE EHCU…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10170394 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. A NHTSA RECALL #05V155000 CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO. A LEAK WAS NOW NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER; IT WAS NOT COVERED BY AN UPDATE OF THE RECALL.

Owner-reported narrative. 135,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10175445 at NHTSA ↗

STEERING,FUEL PUMP MODULE,WIRES CONNECTORS. I TOOK IT IN TO FIX BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT $ 1.054 WHY IF THERE'S A RECALL ON IT THAT WAS JUST FOR THEFUEL PUMP MODUEL CALL ME ABOUT THIS

Owner-reported narrative. 89,912 miles reported. Look up ODI 10194768 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER FAILED AND COULD BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,100. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 130,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10252024 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. IN AUGUST OF 2004, AT 99,551 MILES, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF SUDDENLY AND WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER TO BE REPLACED. IN JULY OF 2008, THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE INVOLVED TWO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS THAT WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST WAS REPLACED BY A SECOND DEFECTIVE PUMP. AFTER THE SECOND REPLACEMENT, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AGAIN AND THE SHOP REI…

Owner-reported narrative. 188,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10260248 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING FROZE AND THEN CORRECTED ITSELF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 131,186 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 98,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10194979 at NHTSA ↗

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND THIS IS THE 5TH. TRANSMISSION I HAVE PUT IN THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION FIRST FAILED AT 15,339 MILES AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 50,525 MILES IT FAILED AGAIN AND COST ME $1802.94 TO FIX. AT 62,823 IT FAILED AGAIN AND A CHEVROLET DEALER IN OKLAHOMA REPAIRED IT,FOR $2279.24, AND GAVE IT A ONE YEAR WARRANTY. 11 MONTHS AND 10800 MILES LATER IT FAILED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE CHEVY DEALER IN MISSOURI WANTS $1600 TO REPAIR IT AND SAID THE SAME EXACT PARTS DID NOT FAIL SO THE ONE YEAR WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY!…

Owner-reported narrative. 73,622 miles reported. Look up ODI 10205730 at NHTSA ↗

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 2WD 5.3L V8 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW AND FROM DAY ONE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE IN HOLDING THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED. A CURSORY CHECK ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD AND VERY WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM FOR OWNERS OF SIMILAR GM VEHICLES. VISITS TO TWO SEPARATE GM DEALERSHIPS IN DALLAS CONFIRM THAT THE DEALERS KNOW OF THIS AS A WIDESPREAD AND WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM AS WELL. ODDLY, THE NHTSA HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THIS VEHICLE SAFETY DEFECT AT…

Owner-reported narrative. 10 miles reported. Look up ODI 10220024 at NHTSA ↗

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 ABS MALFUNCTION. THE CONSUMER HAD REPLACED TH…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10204925 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. 172,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10365596 at NHTSA ↗