2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK ACTUATORS ARE FAILING TO OPERATE, WHICH POSES SAFETY CONCERN FOR CHILDREN IN THESE VEHICLES. I'VE HAD TWO FAIL. THIS IS A COMMON AND WIDE-SPREAD ISSUE WITH MANY 2007-2013 GM TRUCKS AND SUVS. JUST FOR MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE (2009 SUBURBAN) I COUNTED 13 OTHER COMPLAINTS (WITH NHTSA ID #S) ON THIS WEBSITE FOR THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY THE ELECTRIC MOTOR IN THE ACTUATOR MODULE FOR EACH DOOR LOCK IS POOR QUALITY AND PRONE TO FAILURE. GIVEN THE SAFETY RISK AND NUMBER OF VEHICLES INVOLVED, I'M SURPRISED THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED.

WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE IT DEVELOPED CRACKS ALL ALONG THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKS GOT BAD ENOUGH THAT RECENTLY A LARGE PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD FELL OUT. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET CHEVROLET TO HELP PAY FOR REPLACING IT BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING AND I CANNOT AFFORD THE ENTIRE BILL ALONE. I AM WORRIED THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK AND THAT HAVING ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EXPOSED WILL CAUSE HARM TO MYSELF OR THE VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY GOES INTO "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MODE ("LIMP MODE") WITH CONSOLE MESSAGE "TRACTION CONTOL DISABLED, SERVICE STABILITRAK, ENGINE POWER REDUCED". GENERALLY OCCURS WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE LOWER THAN 25 DEGREES FARENHEIT. SHUTTING DOWN VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND RESTARTING LEADS TO NORMAL OPERATION, HOWEVER VEHICLE WILL GENERALLY REPEAT SAME PROBLEM WITHIN 5-15 MINUTES IF OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS COLD ENOUGH (BELOW 25 DEGREES FARENHEIT) . ERROR CODE P1235 (THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR 1-2 CORRELATION...) IS SET, BUT MAY NOT PERSIST IN MEMORY. GM IS PROVIDING OWNERS WITH ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR 10 YEARS/120,000 MILES UNDER CSC-10047220-3332 (BULLETIN NO. 11273), HOWEVER NOT ALL VINS ARE INCLUDED. VEHICLE HAD THROTTLE BODY (INCLUDING SENSOR) REPLACED IN 2010 AND APPEARS TO BE EXHIBITING EXACT PROBLEMS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN, HOWEVER GM DEALER AND GM ARE NOT EXTENDING PROTECTION FOR THIS VEHICLE. DEALER IS RECOMMENDING ANOTHER NEW THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND/OR THROTTLE BODY (INCLUDING SENSOR), ALONG WITH COMPUTER RESET. THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS AND POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS (DRASTIC SUDDEN DECELERATION IN TRAFFIC).

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE BATTERY OR THE ELECTRICAL BOX UNDER THE HOOD IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,089.