2003 Chevrolet SUBURBAN problems and owner complaints

CONSUMER STATED THAT SEAT BELT WILL LOCK UP BEFORE BRAKING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10026548 at NHTSA ↗

SEAT BELT STRAPS IN THE DRIVER'S AND MIDDLE SEAT IN THE SECOND ROW BECOME TIGHT TO THE POINT THAT THE PASSENGER MUST UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT AND REATTACH AS THE RIDE PROGRESSES. ALSO, THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT HAS RELEASED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASSIONS SENDING MY DAUGHTER FLYING TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IN HER CAR SEAT ON HARD BRAKING. SECOND, THE AUDIO CONTROLS BEHIND THE CENTER CONSOLE BECOME EXTREMELY HOT, EVEN MORE SO WHEN THEY ARE IN USE.

Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10039401 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING, THE SUPPLEMENTAL BRAKE ASSIST IS LOUD, CAUSING A VIBRATION THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR AND EVEN STEERING WHEEL. VERY UNSETTLING AND UNNERVING PLUS OBNOXIOUS. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10055111 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHILE MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT STEERING BECAME LOOSE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10058005 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHIFT STICKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. GENERAL MOTORS SAYS THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND IS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHIFT STICKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. GENERAL MOTORS CLAIMS THAT THIS MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. GENERAL MOTORS HAS FAILED TO FOLLOW UP ON REMEDY FOR PROBLEM.*MR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10042380 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE MAKING A TURN LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THEN, EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER OR BRAKE. AFTER STRUGGLING CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. IT HAD NO POWER. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A SHORT IN A FUEL PUMP WIRE CAUSED A FUSE TO BLOW OUT, WHICH IN TURN, SHUT DOWN T…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10071686 at NHTSA ↗

THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STILL CUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY, HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECT. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 47,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10099283 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER GEAR, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. THE GEAR SHIFT WILL GET STUCK. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10004072 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE OVERDRIVE GEAR WOULD NOT HOLD AND CONSTANTLY SHIFTED IN AND OUT OF HIGH GEAR. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED OCCASSIONALLY SINCE THE FIRST TIME. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SHIFT AT HIGHER RPM THAN PREVIOUSLY.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 8,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10028393 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED GAS ODOR. TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE FUEL LINE SYSTEM WAS LEAKING GASOLINE, CAUSING STALLING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10083894 at NHTSA ↗

DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES SINCE APRIL. WHEN THE VEHICLE TURNS OVER IT JUST DOES NOT START. HE CAME BACK FROM MYRTLE BEACH, AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 80 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND STALLED. HE MANAGED TO COAST OFF THE INTERSTATE, IT THEN STARTED BACK UP WITH ONE ATTEMPT. HE TRAVELED ABOUT 150 MILES AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND IT STARTED BACK, THIS TIME IT STARTED AND WAS RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE NEXT EXIT AND FOUN…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10133246 at NHTSA ↗