2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, DEALER SAID IT WAS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, CALLED CHEVROLET (THEY GAVE ME A CASE #)SINCE INTERNET SEARCH EXPOSED MANY OTHERS SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE A TSB #000235003 ABOUT THIS AND HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CHEVROLET WANTS ME TO PAY A $99 DIAGNOSIS FEE AND THEY MIGHT HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE COOLANT LEVEL IN THE RESERVOIR CONTINUED TO DROP, PROMPTING ME TO REFILL IT WEEKLY. SERVICE SHOP WORKED ON THIS ON AND OFF FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AFTER SEVERAL ENGINE OVERHEATING SITUATIONS, WE TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT SHOP. TURNS OUT OUR HEADS ARE CRACKED. THEY WERE MANUFACTURED BY CASTECH AND ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE ACCORDING TO GM BULLETIN #06-06-01-019B (DOCUMENT ID 1986750). THERE IS NOW SO MUCH ANTI-FREEZE IN OUR ENGINE THAT THE ENTIRE MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE CORROSIVE NATURE OF THE FLUID. GM SAID THAT THEY WOULD PAY NOTHING TOWARDS OUR REPAIR. THE ENGINE ONLY HAS 91K MILES AND NOW NEEDS TOTAL REPLACEMENT B/C OF AN ISSUE THAT GM KNEW ABOUT SINCE 6/12/07 BUT NEVER CONTACTED US ABOUT. HAD THE REPLACED THE HEADS BACK IN 2007, WE MOST CERTAINLY WOULDN'T BE FACING TOTAL MOTOR REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME. *TR

THE TOP NUT WHICH HOLDS THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIBER BRACKET CAME OUT ON MY VEHICLE. THE RESULT CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY STOP SEVERELY JERKING THE PASSENGERS IN THE TRUCK. THE BRACKET ALSO PUNCTURED SEVERAL CRACKS TO THE INSIDE OF MY RIM CAUSING MY TIRE TO DEFLATE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE CALIPER NUTS REMOVED ON MY VEHICLE. THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF IS THE NUT MUST HAVE VIBRATED LOOSE. THE LOWER NUT WAS LOOSE AS WELL. THE LOOSE LOWER NUT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER REMOVING THE WHEEL TO REPAIR THE DEFLATED TIRE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 AT 1:30 AM. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME FOR REPAIR. A NEW RIM AND BRAKE CALIPER NUT HAD TO BE PURCHASED TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. *TR

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM INFORMING ME OF A POTENTIAL DEFECT ON THE SPEEDOMETER OF ANY 04 CHEVY SUBURBAN, BUT IT STATED THAT I SHOULD NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP UNLESS THERE IS A PROBLEM. YESTERDAY 9-22-08 COMING BACK FROM MY SON BALL GAME THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK ON 70 AND WHEN MY HUSBAND APPLIED THE BRAKE INSTEAD OF DECREASING THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GOING TOWARD THE 120 MARK AND WE WERE ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP. NOW GM DID SEND INFORMATION THAT THERE MIGHT BE PROBLEMS BUT DON'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS YOU SUSPECT PROBLEMS. ANYWAY I HAVE 78,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND GM SENT A LETTER THAT THEY WILL FIX IT NO CHARGE IF IT IS UNDER 70,000. ITS A DEFECT THERE SHOULDN'T BE A TIME LIMIT TO GET IT REPLACED A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN CHILDREN ARE IN THE VEHICLE. WHY SHOULD ANYONE PAY FOR AN ITEM THAT IS DEFECTIVE. IT SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE HAD. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SUCH AS A RECALL INSTEAD OF A POSSIBLE DEFECT LETTER. PLEASE HELP! *TR