2004 Chevrolet Suburban

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE WIRES UNDER THE SEAT WERE EXPOSED. THE DRIVER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE INTERMITTENT FAILURES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE EXPOSED WIRES WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48250. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48349.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A LOW UNKNOWN SPEED ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE "TRACTION" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SUDDENLY, SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED SURGE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE OPERATION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 02/17/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/18/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 132,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN REAR WINDOW HINGE DETACHING FROM GLASS CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN THAT WINDOW COULD DISLODGE AND FLY OFF AN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PERSON. THE HINGES APPEAR TO BE GLUED TO GLASS AND THE GLUE IS FAILING AND DETACHING FROM WINDOW. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON THE WEB, CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO OTHERS. IN JULY OF 2004 CHEVROLET ISSUED THE FOLLOWING BULLETIN: "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION - LIFTGATE WINDOW MOLDING #04065 - (JULY 26, 2004) 04065 - LIFTGATE WINDOW MOLDING 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE, SUBURBAN 2005 GMC YUKON, YUKON XL ON JULY 20, 2004, ALL VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS PROGRAM WERE PLACED ON STOP DELIVERY. AFTER THE SERVICE PROCEDURE CONTAINED IN THIS BULLETIN IS COMPLETED, THE VEHICLES MAY BE DELIVERED TO CUSTOMERS. CONDITION GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT CERTAIN 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND SUBURBANS, AND GMC YUKON AND YUKON XL VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN INCORRECT ADHESIVE ON THE LIFTGATE WINDOW MOLDING, RESULTING IN THE POSSIBILITY OF THE MOLDING PARTIALLY SEPARATING FROM THE WINDOW." MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS AFFECTS MORE YEARS THAT THE 2005 AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH 2003 - 2004 MODELS. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS OF REAR WINDOW DETATCHING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. I SPOKE WITH MR. JAMES SMITH AT CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS EVENING AND FILED AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT/REPORT. IT IS DOCUMENTED IN THEIR SYSTEM AS SERVICE REQUEST CONCERN # 71-751420936. MR. SMITH ALSO SAID THAT CHEVROLET WOULD BE CONTACTING THE NTSB ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATELY REPORTING FUEL LEVEL. WHEN FUEL LEVEL IS TOO LOW, VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND WILL NOT RESTART. LOW LEVEL WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. VEHICLE HAS TO BE JUMP STARTED IN ORDER TO RESET SECURITY MECHANISM. CAN CAUSE TRAFFIC ISSUES AND/OR COLLISION FROM ABRUPTNESS OF ISSUE AND HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING WHEREVER YOU ARE. I CAN JUST IMAGINE WHAT A PROBLEM IT WOULD BE IF IT HAPPENED IN AN INTERSECTION OR RUNNING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. SINCE THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, THIS WOULD MEAN POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WOULD BE NON-FUNCTIONAL INCREASING THE POTENTIAL RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT OR COLLISION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED GREATER EFFORT TO TURN. THERE WAS A LOW POWER RESPONSE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE BRAKE BOOSTER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,400. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/31/09.*JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH WITH MY DAUGHTER, WHEN THE SECOND ROW SEAT (60/40) OF MY 2004 SURBURBAN BECAME UNLATCHED AND THE SEAT FLEW FORWARD. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE SEAT BACK TO IT'S LOCKED POSITION. LUCKILY MY DAUGHTER WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT OTHERWISE, SHE WOULD'VE INJURED HERSELF FACE FIRST ON REAR OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET, AND WAS NOTIFIED ALTHOUGH THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THIS REPAIR ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR