2013 Chevrolet SUBURBAN: complaints, problems and recalls

THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR IS RESTRICTED IN ITS UPWARD MOVEMENT AND WILL NOT MOVE HIGH ENOUGH TO ENABLE SAFE VIEWING OF THE BLIND SIDE ON THE LEFT OF THE CAR. THE MIRROR IS OBSTRUCTED BY THE FRAME OF THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY SO IT WON'T PIVOT INTO THE FRAME TO GIVE A HIGHER VIEW. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 39 miles reported. Look up ODI 10486577 at NHTSA ↗

I WILL NOW LIST THE QUALITY/SAFETY ISSUES THAT I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO AL SERRA NORTH FOR, AND HOW MANY OF THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED AND HOW MANY HAVE NOT. ALSO I WILL LIST THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF MY POSSESSION FOR THESE ?REPAIRS.? THAT NUMBER IS 12. 02/05/2013 THIRD ROW LEFT SEAT SAFETY/LATCH ISSUE. UNRESOLVED 03/06/2013 THIRD ROW LEFT SEAT SAFETY/LATCH ISSUE. UNRESOLVED 03/29/2013 THIRD ROW LEFT SEAT SAFETY/LATCH ISSUE. UNRESOLVED 04/03/2013 THIRD ROW LEFT SEAT SAFETY/LATCH ISSUE. UNRESOLVED …

Owner-reported narrative. 50 miles reported. Look up ODI 10508596 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 19 MPH, HE TRAVELED OVER A ROAD BUMP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FUSE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. TWO DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10524113 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP, WITH APPROXIMATELY 1/8 TANK OF FUEL. THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED, AND THE FOLLOWING DAY, SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING FOR A TRIP, A GRINDING/RATTLING NOISE STARTED. INSPECTION UNDER THE VEHICLE REVEALED THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY 8-10 INCHES LOWER THAN THE BACK, AND THE STRAP TO SECURE THE TANK TO THE VEHICLE NEARLY ON THE GROUND. A METAL GUARD ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE TANK WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE DRIVESHAFT, CAUSING THE NOISE WHEN DRIVING. AFTER TOWING TO A DEALERSHIP, TANK WAS…

Owner-reported narrative. 115 miles reported. Look up ODI 10538097 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN BRAKING OR SLOWING DOWN THIS SUBURBAN ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO KEEP GOING, LIKE A JERKING MOTION FORWARD AND BACK, MAKING THE STOP HARD, AS IF IT IS TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND BRAKE AT THE VERY SAME TIME, BECAUSE THE RPMS ARE CONSTANTLY MOVING UP AND DOWN SWITCHING FROM V4 TO V8 MODE. GOING DOWN HILLS AND GOING UP AN SHORT INCLINES THE VEHICLE DOES THE SAME JERKING MOTION, FORWARD AND BACK UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN TAKING OFF AND KEEPING A LOW SPEED UNDER 35 MPH THE VEHICLE CANNOT MAINTAIN THE SPEED, IT ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO STOP ( …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10553263 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE BRAKES WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE CAUSING INDEPENDENT DECELERATION. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN HAD ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 36,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10577243 at NHTSA ↗

TRAVELING IN CONSTRUCTION IN MERGE LANE TAPPED ON BRAKES, DRIVERS SEAT BELT CAUGHT AND DID NOT RELEASE DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A MERGING SEMI. THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED EVEN MORE PULLING THE DRIVER UP OUT OF THE SEAT THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER HAD TO RELEASE THE BELT AFTER BEATING ON THE RELEASE LATCH. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE BINDING AND NOT RELEASING. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 5,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10593091 at NHTSA ↗

CHEVROLET TAHOE/SUBURBAN AND GMC YUKON/YUKON XL UNITS WITH THE "BLIND ZONE SYSTEM" IN THE DRIVER'S MIRROR DO NOT PROPERLY ADJUST. THE ADJUSTABLE MIRROR LACKS THE ABILITY TO AIM HIGH ENOUGH TO PROPERLY SEE THE ROAD BEHIND YOU. COMPARING THIS MIRROR WITH THE STANDARD ADJUSTABLE MIRRORS SHOWS THAT THE UP AND TRAVEL OF THE MIRROR IS LIMITED, PERHAPS BY COMPONENTS LOCATED BEHIND THE MIRROR. THIS ONLY AFFECTS THE DRIVER MIRROR AND NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR. THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO PROPERLY ADJUST THE MIRROR TO PROVIDE PROPER VISIBILITY. DE…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10629139 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2013-01-02 (January 2, 2013)

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT; Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado HD, Silverado LD, Suburban, and Tahoe; and GMC Savana, Sierra HD, Sierra LD, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles, manufactured between November 7, 2012, through December 18, 2012, for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect", and FMVSS No. 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention." The vehicles may have been built with a fractured park lock cable or a malformed steering column lock actuator gear in the lock module assembly.

Consequence: As a result, the vehicle may shift from Park with the ignition key removed or the ignition key in the OFF position. The vehicle may also shift out of Park without application of the brake pedal while the key is off. Either of these scenarios may cause the vehicle to roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible vehicle crash and/or injury.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected vehicles and replace the steering column as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2013. Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438. Cadillac owners may call 1-866-982-2339. GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463.

Reported: 2014-10-01 (October 1, 2014)

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Express, Impala, Silverado HD, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Savana, and Sierra HD vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated, resulting in an electrical short.

Consequence: If the module experiences an electrical short, the vehicle could stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the chassis electronic module, free of charge. The recall began on December 26, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM’s number for this recall is 14515.

Reported: 2021-02-05 (February 5, 2021)

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2010 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C."

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 24, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 11, 2021. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328790.

Reported: 2021-02-05 (February 5, 2021)

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP, and VI or "Zone A." Additionally GM is recalling certain 2011-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, Yukon XL and 2011-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AZ, AR, DE, DC, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2010-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL and 2010-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 25, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed to 40 VIN owners on May 11, 2021. A second owner notification letter was mailed to all other owners on January 24, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328800.