The complete infoentertainment system went out within one week of purchase and has been in the dealership possession since. The dealer’s service department tried to perform updates on the system after the radio went out and it caused the whole dash to go completely black and they haven’t been able to get it to turn back on. The vehicle has been in the shop for 8 weeks now and no estimate when I’ll receive the vehicle back. Since the dash is black you can not see the speedometer, gas gauges, etc and it is not safe to drive without it having fully working electronic components. The dealer is next going to try and replace the radio but that part is back order indefinitely.
Chevrolet Suburban 1500 fuel gauge problems
19 of the 1,439 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Suburban 1500 describe wrong fuel gauge reading, most of them for the 2004 model year.
- owner complaints
- 19
- worst model year
- 2004
- typical mileage
- 143,870
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20251
- 20071
- 20052
- 20045
- 20034
- 20021
- 20013
- 19971
- 19961
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What owners say
Vehicle gas gauge and odometer gauges clusters are not working this puts us in danger I did not know how much gas I need and how fast I was going this should be fixed by the manufacturer because it was a cluster defect
The gm instrument cluster stepper motors and lights have failed. This results in a safety hazard because it is important to know the speed of the vehicle and the fuel level as well as other important engine information.
Driving on highway at 75mph battery, security and low fuel popped on into message center. Gas gauge, volt meter, and temperature gauge quit working, had to pull off the side of the highway because of it almost got hit. I know numerous people with same issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet suburban 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the fuel pump was disabled and the odor of fuel was present. Also, the contact indicated that the fuel gauge displayed inaccurate fuel levels while operating the vehicle and the service engine sensor light had illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v155000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 260,000.
Ever since we purchased this huge pile of junk, it has been every problem to changing fuel pump several times, catalytic converters,batteries,major electrical problems, every gauge in the vehicle is off from gas gauge to speedometer to coolant! There is not anything that is not wrong with it. After thousands of dollars and so many times of being stranded on the side of the road with 4 little kids in the dead of winter with no heat. I would like a lifetime warranty from chevrolet to cover any expense incurred while owning such a piece of crap and for the humiliation I have incurred by being seen in a chevy because they are junk!!!!!or would like book value of vehicle so I can go buy a ford because they run for 250,000 miles plus!!! Not 125,000.
I was driving on a trip to florida when at 65 MPH my speedometer kept increasing and pegged out at the 120 MPH mark. I pulled over to try and resolve the issue but to no avail it stayed stuck at the 120 MPH mark. When I restarted the vehicle all my cluster gauges were pegged out: oil, battery, temp, and even gas gauge. I also started getting info that my airbag system needed attention. Four wheel drive light came on just a different array of malfunctions came flying across my display. To this date my battery gauge is still pegged out my airbag light is on, service four wheel drive light still flashes inadvertently and now my drivers side heater and controls are not working correctly. Brought in to repair shop & they said no recall has been issued so my cost would run well over $1500.00. Ridiculous. Own up chevy fix this.
My vehicle was manufactured with a defective fuel pump. I have had nothing but problems with the fuel gauge and delayed starts. I changed the pump and noticed the original pump was missing a spring on one of the push rods. The wear and tear made the pump hang. I have the pump and photos to deliver. This pump is a flex fuel pump. There are so many posts on this delayed start issue. I have recently posted the cause of my issue. I noticed the defect immediately because I performed the repair and not the dealer. They were quick to offer me a quote for over a thousand dollars to replace a defective part.
We have a 2007 chevy suburban that has had 2 fuel level sensors replaced under warranty. We are now out of warranty with 48,000 miles on the vehicle and the fuel gauge is again displaying inaccurate fuel levels. We have twice ran out of fuel when the gauge showed a quarter tank.
2003 chevy suburban 1/2 ton four wheel drive inaccurate fuel level reading on gauge. Ran out of fuel multiple times. At first fuel tank was empty when gauge read 1/8 tank, now empty when gauge reads 1/4 tank. Have not replaced any parts yet as cost would be too much at this time. Just being aware of how much fuel we have used. No injuries or crashes, but this could lead to something serious on the road or expressway if the engine were to shut down because of lack of fuel.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Chevrolet Suburban 1500 fuel gauge
Which Chevrolet Suburban 1500 years have wrong fuel gauge reading problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2004 (5 complaints), 2003 (4 complaints) and 2001 (3 complaints).
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