2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE STEERING SYSTEM. MY BROTHER HAD A 2004 CHEVY ALSO AND IT HAPPENED TO HIS VEHICLE ALSO. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER THE 36 K WARRANTY THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THIS. I AM SURE THIS IS OCCURRING IN OTHER 2004 CHEVY SUBURBANS. *TR

MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. - TACHOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY - DOES NOT WORK SOME OF THE TIMES; WILL STICK IN DIFFERENT PLACES, ETC; DATE OF FAILURE: FEB 2008 - STEERING COLUMN HAS AUDIBLE/PHYSICAL THUMBING/BANGING WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT - DATE OF FAILURE: 02/01/2008 (32,000 MILES); - A/C SOMETIMES GOES TO BLOWING HEAT - WHEN TURNED OFF AND ON IT WILL SWITCH TO A/C - NOT ALWAYS - SOMETIMES TURNING AUTO OFF AND THEN ON WILL FIX PROBLEM - DATE OF FAILURE FIRST NOTICED 06/01/2006; - DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER - WHEN I TURN IT ON I SMELL ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING - DATE OF FAILURE - 03/06/08; - A/C - THERE IS A HIGH PITCHED NOISE (LIKE VACUUM) COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN A/C IS ON AND THE AUTO IS AT IDLE - DOES NOT DO IT ALWAYS - THIS NOISE IS VERY AUDIBLE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE - DATE OF FAILURE: 09/26/2005; *TR

2004 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 4WD NORMAL DRIVING SECONDARY ROADS. AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED NORMALLY THROUGH SECOND GEAR. IMMEDIATELY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE 2-3 SHIFT RESULTED IN SEVERE SLIPPAGE. THERE WAS NO NOISE, NO FLUID LEAKS OF ANY KIND AND NO FLUID CONTAMINATION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE SELLING DEALER AND HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AN TWO OCCASIONS BY THE DEALER. A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT ERRATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS AND BEHAVIORS WERE NOTED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SCHEDULED SERVICE. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEMS COMPLAINED ABOUT. UPON RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE SELLING DEALER AND AUTHORIZING REMOVAL AND TEAR-DOWN OF THE TRANSMISSION WE WERE TOLD IT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NEEDED COMPLETE REBUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS PHRASED NEW, HAS HAD ONE DRIVER, NEVER TOWED ANYTHING, HAS HAD COMPLETE AND TIMELY SERVICE BY THE SELLING DEALER. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS 85,000. WE HAD A GM EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED AT 75,000. THE DEALER WON'T COVER IT AND AFTER ASKING THEM TO CONTACT THE CHEVY ZONE OFFICE TO SEEK SOME SUPPORT, I WAS TOLD THAT WAS DENIED. WHEN I ASKED FOR THAT DENIAL IN WRITING THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE ZONE OFFICIAL REFUSED TO DO SO. THEY ARE SEEKING BETWEEN $2800 - $3,400.00 FOR REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2008, I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN ON I-285 IN ATLANTA, GA. WHEN THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. I-285 IS AN EXTREMELY CONGESTED , SIX LANE WIDE, DANGEROUS ROADWAY. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER EXPOSED ME AND 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC VEHICLE COLLISION. ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE HAS 130,000 MILES, IT IS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED TO AVOID JUST THE VERY SITUATION THAT HAPPENED. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING OF IMPENDING POWER LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DALTON, GA. ( ABOUT 90 MILES NORTH OF ATLANTA) AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. I HAVE HAD NO DRIVABILITY ISSUES SINCE. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2004 AND PURCHASED IT WITH 4000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT BEGAN MAKING NOISE WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,966 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 02-12-08 *BF UPDATED 02/12/08 *TR