2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAR

STRUCTURE:BODY

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE LOOSE OR MISSING REAR WHEELHOUSE PLUGS. UNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS, EXHAUST GASES CAN FLOW FORWARD AND ACCUMULATE IN THE REAR WHEELHOUSE.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE D

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CE

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP AND UTILITY TRUCKS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN INTERNAL COMPONENT IN THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD ROW OF SEATS THAT COULD BE CRACKED. WITH REPEATED ACTUATION OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM, THE CRACK COULD SPREAD TO THE POINT SUCH THAT THE SEAT B

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH FUEL MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLIES THAT CONTAIN FUEL PUMP WIRES CONNECTORS MAY OVERHEAT UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN 8.1L V8 ENGINE, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION CAN OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY OR FAIL COMPLETELY. IF THE SENSOR OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, THE SES LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE MAY RUN ROUGH. THE ENGINE MAY STALL, AND IF SO, MAY RE-START IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER A C

STRUCTURE

CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCK, VAN, AND MINI VAN CONVERSIONS EQUIPPED WITH SOUTHERN COMFORT BUILT RUNNING BOARDS THAT CONTAIN CERTAIN COURTESY LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BY AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS, INC. THESE UNITS CONTAIN A COURTESY LIGHT OR LIGHTS THAT MIGHT OVERHEAT WHEN THE WIRE HARNESS IS EXPOSED TO EX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BEHIND HIS FATHER'S VEHICLE, THEY HAD APPROACHED A STOP AND ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS HIS FOOT WAS ON THE PEDAL, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR THE ABS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE AS THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO OPERATE AS NEEDED. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HIT THE BACK OF HIS FATHER'S VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO THE LOW IMPACT OF THE CRASH, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED A

Mileage: 159,000

ON MARCH 16, 2017, I WAS TRAVELLING ON A MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN MY 2001 SUBURBAN WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER ON. I WAS SITTING ON A THIN SEAT CUSHION. TWENTY MINUTES INTO THE 40 MINUTE TRIP, I TURNED MY SEAT HEATER OFF. TEN OR SO MINUTES LATER, I SMELLED A HORRIBLE RUBBER/PLASTIC BURNING SMELL. WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION, I LIFTED MY CUSHION AND SAW THAT THE SEAT HAD A BURNED HOLE THROUGH THE LEATHER AND INTO MY SEAT CUSHION. IT WAS WARM, BUT I DID NOT SEE A FLAME.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT END AND FRONT WHEELS WERE ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,654.

Mileage: 204,654

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT END AND FRONT WHEELS WERE ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,654.

Mileage: 204,654

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE EMITTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, WHICH WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 200,000

MY SON WAS DRIVING AND REAR ENDED A MAN GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE FRONT END SUSTAINED A GREAT DEAL OF DAMAGE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ENGINE BEING PUSHED BACK SEVERAL INCHES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY SON SUSTAINED MINOR WHIPLASH TYPE INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND BACK.

Mileage: 260,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH UPHILL, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A PICK-UP TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 270,000.

Mileage: 270,000

I WAS DRIVING ON MAY 12 FROM FILLMORE CA TO LAX AIRPORT I WAS ON FREEWAY 5 PASSING VALENCIA BY THE EXIT OF FREEWAY 14 WHEN A WHITE BAN HIT THEIR BRAKES I DID THE SAME THING BUT I THINK THE BRAKE OF MY CAR DID WORK PROPERLY AND I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR SO I WENT TO THE LEFT LINE AND A GREY CIVIC HIT ME ON MY DRIVER SIDE BY THE FRONT TIRE I HAD MY TWO KIDS WITH ME THEY WERE SO SCARE BECAUSE I WAS BLINDING FROM MY HEAD MY AIR BAGS NEVER CAME ON IF YOU HAVE ANY PLEASE CALL [XXX]. INFORMATION REDA

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND AFTER OPENING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, HE REALIZED THAT THE DRIVER HEATED SEAT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED WHO FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE AND FILE A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND THE CONTACT DROVE INTO THE CURB TO PREVENT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AS A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE, CAUSED BY CORROSION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,854. UPDATED 9/16/11

Mileage: 113,854

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MAY 18, 2010, WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGES AND WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP OR THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROX

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. ON NOVEMBER 6, 2008, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AND A POLICE REPORT. THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT AT THE TIME. THERE WAS NO MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE AIR BAGS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAIL

Mileage: 100,000

NOVEMBER 2004 I HAD AN AUTO ACCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING HOME LATE AT NIGHT AFTER MY HUSBAND AND I HAD BEEN OUT TO DINNER WITH A FRIEND ON LEAVE FROM THE MILITARY. WE WERE ON THE WAY TO PICK OUR KIDS UP FROM MY PARENTS AND IT WAS MISTING OUTSIDE. I WAS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON THE FAR INSIDE LEFT HAND LANE, THE NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS FACING THE POLICE STATION HEAD-ON AT 35 MPH. I TRIED TO CORRECT THE WHEEL AND MY HUSBAND ALSO GRABBED THE WHEEL AND TRIED TO CORRECT IT, DIDN'T WORK

Mileage: 105,000

NOVEMBER 2004 I HAD AN AUTO ACCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING HOME LATE AT NIGHT AFTER MY HUSBAND AND I HAD BEEN OUT TO DINNER WITH A FRIEND ON LEAVE FROM THE MILITARY. WE WERE ON THE WAY TO PICK OUR KIDS UP FROM MY PARENTS AND IT WAS MISTING OUTSIDE. I WAS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON THE FAR INSIDE LEFT HAND LANE, THE NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS FACING THE POLICE STATION HEAD-ON AT 35 MPH. I TRIED TO CORRECT THE WHEEL AND MY HUSBAND ALSO GRABBED THE WHEEL AND TRIED TO CORRECT IT, DIDN'T WORK

Mileage: 105,000

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH 68,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING TWICE BECAUSE IT CRACKED IN HALF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CHEVY SAYS IT WAS MY FAULT. HOW DOES A LADY WHO IS NOT THAT STRONG CRACK TWO POWER STEERING IN HALF WHILE SHE IS DRIVING? *JB

Mileage: 37,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT IN THE SIDE AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE TURNED SIDEWAYS IN AN INTERSECTION AND THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE, WHILE WEARING SEAT BELTS, SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK/LEFT SHOULDER, BACK,KNEES, AND LOWER LEG INJURIES, AND WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE POLICE TOOK A REPORT AT THE SCENE. T

Mileage: 59,000

2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE ABS SYSTEM AS STATED IN RECALL. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ABS ACTIVATED. THIS HAPPENED AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ON ONE OCCASION HE PANIC BRAKED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THIS RESULTED IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE SERVICE DEALER CLEANED THE ABS SENSORS AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE ASSUMED THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS COR

Mileage: 60,000

ON JUNE 25TH, 2003, MY WIFE HIT ANOTHER CAR WITH OUR 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED. MY WIFE SAID THAT SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. OUR SUBURBAN SLOWED BUT DIDN'T STOP. I TOLD HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REMEMBER HOW HEAVY THE SUBURBAN WAS AND THAT IT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS SO HEAVY AND NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED, AND MY WIFE WAS TICKETED. EARLY IN MARCH 2005 I WAS DRIVING OUR SUBURBAN

Mileage: 88,000

ON TUESDAY, JULY 19TH, I HAD 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN SERVICED AT A LOCAL SHOP, WHERE I RECEIVED MY MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTED 60K MAINTAINENCE, WHICH INCLUDED AN INSPECTION OF ALL MY PRIMARY SYSTEMS, INCLUDING BRAKE. NO PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED. ON FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2005, I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 3:45PM. AS I APPROACHED MY DRIVEWAY FROM THE STREET, I BEGAN BRAKING WITH THE INTENTION OF PARKING IN THE DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE; HOWEVER, RATHER THAN SIMPLY SLOWING DOWN, MY

Mileage: 60,300