2006 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

LAST SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2010, AS I ACCELERATED FROM A RAMP TO JOIN TRAFFIC ON THE CAPITAL BELTWAY OUTSIDE WASHINGTON DC, THE CAR'S GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK AND DID NOT RETRACT WHEN I GOT MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. BY NOW I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANES AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ' WHICH THANKFULLY WAS STILL OPERATIONAL. THE GAS PEDAL GOT UNSTUCK ON ITS OWN AFTER A SHORT WHILE AND I PROCEEDED ON MY TRIP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MY WIFE TOLD ME SHE HAS HAD TWO ALMOST SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THIS VEHICLE, IN 2007 AND 2008. BOTH TIMES THE CAR KEPT MOVING EVEN AFTER SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. AT THE TIME SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH SHE NORMALLY NEVER USES. BOTH TIMES THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AFTER A LITTLE WHILE. *TR

NOTIFICATION OF FAULTY SEAT BELT IN CHEVY SUBURBAN I AM WRITING TO NOTIFY YOU ABOUT A SEAT BELT DEFECT IN OUR 2006 CHEVY SUBURBAN THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE INJURY OR DEATH OF OUR 8-YEAR OLD SON. MY WIFE LEFT TWO OF OUR KIDS READING IN THE MIDDLE ROW BUCKET SEATS OF THE CAR WITH THEIR SEAT BELTS ON, AND WAS GONE VERY BRIEFLY. WHEN SHE GOT BACK OUR SON WAS ALL ENTANGLED IN THE SEAT BELT AND WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING BECAUSE OF THE TIGHTNESS OF THE BELT'S COILS AROUND HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. THE SON LATER EXPLAINED THAT HE GOT ENTANGLED WHEN HIS BOOK FELL INSIDE THE CAR AND HE TRIED TO RETRIEVE IT BEFORE RELEASING THE SEAT BELT. MY WIFE'S ATTEMPTS TO GET THE BELT TO RELEASE ONLY SEEMED TO MAKE IT TIGHTER. SHE FLAGGED DOWN TWO OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICERS WHO ALSO FAILED TO GET THE BELT LATCH TO RELEASE. IN THE END, THE POLICE OFFICERS OPTED TO SIMPLY CUT THE BELT AND FREE THE BOY. WE ARE THANKFUL THAT THIS INCIDENT HAD A HAPPY ENDING, BUT HOPE YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

2006 CHEVY SUBURBAN REAR LIFTGATE WILL NOT UNLOCK. I'VE INVESTIGATED THIS MATTER ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND TONS OF PEOPLE WITH OTHER CHEVY MODELS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. CHEVY DIDN'T INSTALL ANY TYPE OF KEY ENTRY FROM OUTSIDE OR A RELEASE HANDLE INSIDE. WITH THIS OCCURRING ALL THE TIME WITH NUMEROUS VEHICLES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, CHEVY SHOULD BE RECALLING THIS PRODUCT TO FIX IT. IF SOMETHING HAPPENED IN ONE OF THESE VEHICLES LIKE A FIRE AND A CHILD WAS TO GET TRAPPED OR AN ADULT THIS WOULD BE DISASTER... *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAB STARTING FILLING WITH SMOKE AND THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT IT COULD BE AND TURNED OFF THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER. I DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING THAT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS SMOKING OR ON FIRE SO I CONTINUED ON. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE AIR CONDITIONER ON IT DIDN'T COME ON FOR A MINUTE SO I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AT THE RELAY CENTER AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG THERE WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK IT WAS RUNNING AGAIN. A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED SO I PULLED MY DASH APART AND CHECKED THE WIRING COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEN IT HAPPENED WHERE MY AIR CONDITIONER SHUT OFF AND HEAVY SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE GLOVE BOX AREA. I PULLED THE AIR CONDITIONING SILENCER OFF AND NOTICED THE WIRING HARNESS PLUGGED INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WAS ABOUT TO CATCH ON FIRE SO I UNPLUGGED IT BEFORE IT COULD HAPPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND CLOSED THE DOOR, SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHILD'S HEAD WAS WEDGED AND STUCK IN THE WINDOW. THE CHILD WAS SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT. HIS HEAD WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT QUICKLY RAN TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE WINDOW SHOULD HAVE A SENSOR TO PREVENT A CHILD OR ANYONE ELSE FROM BECOMING STUCK WHILE THE WINDOW IS ROLLING UP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000. UPDATED 09/12/07. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT TOOK HIS 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN INTO THE DEALER TO GET A STANDARD WHEEL ALIGNMENT. AT THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS NOT EVEN, DUE TO A BRACKET NOT BEING INSTALLED CORRECTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION BRACKET AND WILL NEED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT ONCE BRACKETS ARE FIXED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT HAVE VIN AND WILL CALL BACK LATER.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED; A CHILD IN THE REAR SEAT, OUTSIDE OF A CHILD SAFETY SEAT, BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO FREE THE CHILD ONLY MADE THE BELT TIGHTER. ASSISTANCE WAS OBTAINED FROM AN OUTSIDE SOURCE THAT PROVIDED SCISSORS TO CUT THE BELT AND FREE THE CHILD. THE CHILD SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE NECK. TOOK THE CHILD TO THE DOCTOR TO CHECK THE NECK BRUISES. THE DOCTOR STATED THAT THEY WILL WARN OTHER PATIENTS OF THE DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEAT BELTS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RELEASE TO ELIMINATE A SERIOUS SITUATION, A RELEASE BUTTON HAS TO BE ADDED. UPDATED 06/05/2006. *AK *TS