0.7

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
280,667 miles

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problem #6

Oct 152018

Suburban

  • 130,000 miles
Vehicle continues to have random electrical problems after adding new grounds, new alternator, new battery, checking contacts. It's been at 4 repair shops including a Chevy dealer and continues to have problems. Doors cycle on lock/unlock, lights cycle dimming, ABS and other indicator lights come on, lose acceleration and vehicle stalls and dies. Seems to happen more frequently in cold weather and after a 'rest' may or may not start no rhyme or reason. Has baffled mechanics for over 2 years. Pls help.

- Boyne Falls, MI, USA

problem #5

Nov 252020

Suburban

  • 200,000 miles
Driving for a few weeks on more got up one morning and it would not S started keep cranking turn it over there wouldn't started

- Tulsa, OK, USA

problem #4

May 062020

Suburban 8-cyl

  • 170,000 miles
1st: Back ac/heater turns on by itself.blows only hot air 2nd. Car engine sometimes is hard to start, or won"T start, some times when turning on the ignition will get start as it was still powering on, and when turning off it won"T turn off even if ignition is off. The speedometer/RPM will go to 0 while on freeway.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #3

Apr 222019

Suburban

  • 260,000 miles
I recently experienced the conditions described by the GM recall 14515 in my 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500. In the past 6 weeks, the car has failed to start. The first incident required nearly 10 minutes of starting the car before it would start. Once started the car was fine. It was a cold start - first thing in the morning. About a month later it failed to start gain, after being parked for approximately 2 hours. Again, after about 10 minutes, the truck started and drove fine afterwards. Today - about 2 weeks after the 2nd incident, the truck stalled while my wife was at a stop light. It took 6-7 attempts to start before the truck again fired up and was able to be driven. This condition is exactly what is described in GM recall 14515. However, GM is saying that my vehicle (VIN: [xxx]) is not covered in the recall. I think that an error and disagree with how NHTSA and GM determined which cars are affected.... I am appalled that GM is able to get away with this. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Fredericksburg, VA, USA

problem #2

Jan 042014

Suburban

  • 810,000 miles
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).

- Lake Oswego, OR, USA

problem #1

May 142015

Suburban

  • 114,000 miles
My 2009 Chevrolet Suburban began stalling in the middle of intersections after it had rained heavily the day prior. The shop discovered that the issue was the fuel system control module. There was a recall on this, but GM informed me that it excluded my VIN #. the problem with the module was exactly what is listed in the recall and was not related to "wear and tear" as suggested by randy with GM (senior advisor), but a faulty seal intended to prevent water infiltration. I am requesting a recall that includes my VIN...I am not sure how this can happen on the exact year and car listed in the recall, yet be excluded. I have found additional 2009 Chevy owners with the same issue through online blogs that also were denied this recall.

- Katy, TX, USA