2002 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 engine problems

Filed Feb 10, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · KS

Whether it's idling or driving shuts off I replaced the fuel pump and the wiring harnesses that come with the fuel pump and still no avail it's caused a lot of time off of work and a lot of headache I work for a reputable dealership I worked on vehicles for over 40 years

Filed Mar 21, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 220,000 miles · TX

On two separate occasions, my family and I were coming home from two different trips. The first trip was to new orleans from south texas. On our way home, while driving on the expressway, our suburban suddenly turned off. We were driving about 70 MPH. The driver immediately put the vehicle in neutral and started the vehicle again. It turned on. We pulled over to a resting area and opened the hood, but we were unable to determine what caused the malfunction. It happened once more when we got home. This trip was during the week of july 20th, 2015. This past weekend (march 12-14, 2016), we drove up to san antonio from south texas. While we were in san antonio on the expressway, the vehicle turned off again. Again, the driver put the vehicle in neutral and turned on the vehicle again. We were able to safely pull over and check the vehicle. Again, we were unable to determine what was causing the malfunction. I had researched this problem online and have read that this has happened to several people who own a 2002 chevrolet suburban.

Filed Jan 3, 2015 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 150,000 miles · TX

Traveling on hwy 35 in dallas texas and message appeared on instrument cluster "reduced power mode". Vehicle speed dropped to 20 MPH (posted speed was 70 MPH). Had to have vehicle towed to dealership and a fix has not been determined. The dealer so far has charged me $900 and it did not fix it.this same problems been posted on gm forums, gm truck forums with these same results. There are hundreds or maybe thousands of complaints for this issue. It is very unsafe.

Filed Mar 3, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 150,000 miles · TX

Various incidents of vehicle dying while driving on highway when temperatures are high. Does not do it when cold. Has failed to start also. After waiting 10-20 minutes engine may start and continue without problem to destination. Have changed sensor without improvement of problem. Local garage has not been able to locate solution as it is impossible to get it into service when problem occurs. Many problems getting off the road when incident occurs. Have had 4-5 occurrences and becoming more frequent.

Filed Sep 9, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 136,000 miles · MO

While driving on the highway, the engine just died. It does it on extremely hot days and after driving for long periods of time. There are no warnings for the engine cutting off and it is an extreme safety hazard when it suddenly loses power. It looks like this should be a safety recall issue as it is a common occurrence on this vehicle.

Filed Mar 30, 2013 · Brakes, Engine · 131,589 miles · MI

Have 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500 4wd 5.3 engine a/t. Was driving 45 MPH when vehicle suddenly stalled out & lost all steering/brakes. 131,589 miles on odometer at time. Managed to coast vehicle onto shoulder, waited 2 minutes, started vehicle again, pulled out into busy traffic just to make it 2 blocks before stall out again. Repeated this process several more times before I found a gas station. Suspecting water in gas, added 1 bottle of gas line anti-freeze. Drove rest of way home without incident. Replaced fuel filter, pcv valve, air filter, spark plugs, and cleaned throttle body just to have stall out the very next day. No codes are displayed in message center in dash board. Stalls out randomly without a pattern. Wait 1-2 minutes then will start again.

Filed Jan 10, 2011 · Engine · 120,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle would stall without warning when driving various speeds. The failure recurred over a span of several months until the check engine light illuminated and remained illuminated. The contact stated that he was able to restart the vehicle after each failure. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 121,988.

Filed Dec 23, 2010 · Engine · 114,346 miles · AE

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500 lt. While driving 35 MPH the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was driven onto the side of the road. He waited a few minutes and was able to restart the vehicle. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified. The failure mileage was 114,346.

Filed Aug 15, 2010 · Engine · 117,000 miles · AZ

While driving on the freeway my 2002 suburban with a 5.3l flex fuel equipped vehicle just would stall with out warning and cause me to lose all power steering and other item related to the engine running. I have to wait for the vehicle to cool down before being able to restart it. No code would show on the on board computer and after looking at other recalls it pointed to the crankshaft position sensor going bad. I am going to change it out in the morning. I have read others having this same issue in this year model and think chevy should do something about it.

Filed Jul 27, 2010 · Engine · 98,000 miles · TX

While driving suburban on a long trip over 2 hot days, engine quit without warning once each day after many hours of driving (5 people with luggage, no trailer). First day occurrence was after driving in city traffic with many stoplights but speed was about 60 MPH at the time and quickly lost power and died. Second day was at sustained 70+MPH and quit suddenly. Both times needed to pull over and turned off for a minute after failures and restarted on 2nd try and continued on for another 20+ miles before stopping for the day (first day) and stopping for dinner (2nd day). Fuel in gas tank was half full on first day and 3/4 on second day. This vehicle exhibited same failure numerous times 2 years previously on hot day pulling trailer.