Vehicle is 2003 chevrolet suburban, purchases new. Speedometer won't read correctly; at first it would read 20-30 MPH fast; then it finally only reads between 30-120 MPH; had same problem with gas gauge; ran out of gas with tank showing almost half full, in an area with no cell phone reception. Very dangerous. Dangerous to not be able to determine your actual speed. Gm refuses to cover this problem, even though dealer has had several instances of these failures. Gm must be aware of problem, but refuses to acknowledge.
2003 Chevrolet Suburban electrical complaints
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Dt: on october 6, 2005 the positive post on the battery popped out of the battery without assistants. The vehicle was parked when this occurred. There was an acid leak. The battery was a side post battery manufactured by a. C. Delco. There were no injuries. When he contacted the manufacturer, they said that it was a one in a million case. The contact felt that it was a design flaw.
My 2003 suburban would not start. I was going to jump start the vehicle and when I pulled the plastic cover off the positive terminal, the entire terminal fell out in my hand. The acid poured out of the hold and landed on my hand. The positive post on my AC delco battery failed after only 2 years, 9 months. It has a 6 year warranty. The battery was original equipment ton my 2003 chevrolet suburban. I contacted the chevrolet dealer and they told me that since my warranty had expired, then the battery was not covered. I contacted AC delco and asked if they would replace or pro-rate the battery. They said no. The damage to my vehicle was from the acid leaking out of the hole where the positive terminal was. The acid from the battery ate the paint off the interior of the battery shelf. I purchased a new battery from a different manufacturer and installed it in my suburban. In looking on the internet for similar problems, it was very easy to find others who had AC delco batteries and their positive post failed. Ac delco knows of the problem, but continues to sell a defective battery.
Dt: consumer owns a 2003 chevrolet suburban. He took vehicle to dealer at least seven times since april. When the vehicle turns over it just does not start. He came back from myrtle beach, and while driving on the interstate at 80 MPH when the vehicle shut down and stalled. He managed to coast off the interstate, it then started back up with one attempt. He traveled about 150 miles and the vehicle stalled again and it started back, this time it started and was running a little rough. The consumer took vehicle to the next exit and found a dealer who told him that he could make it back to ohio if he did not drive it very fast. The dealer told him that it was the fuel filter that was not able to handle the pressure. He drove back at 55 MPH, and the vehicle did not shut down. The next morning he took vehicle to dealer in farris ohio where he bought the vehicle. The dealer changed the ignition switch, the fuel pump, and something he thinks is called a ubeck. He was frustrated that he seemed to spend too much time at the dealer instead at home.
Dt: the consumer owns a 2003 chevy suburban. The consumer stated that she had the vehicle in the shop at least once a month since she purchased the vehicle november 12, 2003. The electrical system has been going bad, the feature record showed it was reprogramming it self, shutting her car off after she started it, unlocking the doors by itself. She almost hit someone because the vehicle accelerated by itself. She also states that the last time it was in the shop her rpms went up to 3000. The dealership said they couldn't duplicate the problem. The dealership has spoken to the gm specialist and they could not help either.
I was driving about 45 MPH on a 2 lane road when smoke started coming from the defrost vent. Smoke increased over the next 45 seconds. I was not able to pull over due to large ditches on either side of the road and rush hour traffic. Engine died after 35 seconds of smoke. I was able to turn a corner and get off the road. After exiting the truck a fire consumed the entire truck the fire department came 10 min later and put out the flames. The asst. Fire chief mentioned the fire started in the heating vent system. I can provide names and phone numbers of the chief upon request. The truck was a total loss. To date my insurance company has taken one week to retrieve the truck from the impound lot and chevy's product liability division has not help with any expenses incurred by myself including $3,800.00 in tool purchases which were destroyed in the fire. Help getting a new truck or car rental expenses. My insurance only pays 30 per day my cost on a truck is 55.per day. The chevy's product liability has been rude and very matter of fact speaking that the will only cover the nada value on my truck regardless of what the note is with my bank. Any expenses incurred will only be limited to what the insurance company pays. On both tools and auto.
Consumer noticed a wire burning smell, and air bag indicator service light started flashing.
Consumer stated that all four doors don't work properly. Radio is not working as well. While driving, all gauge warning lights continuously illuminates the dash board. Dealer replaced. Alternator, radio twice, door electrical system. The dash board including the gauges and still persist the problem intermittently.
While making a turn light came on indicating brake system failure in a matter of seconds. Then, everything shut down. Consumer lost the ability to steer or brake. After struggling consumer managed to pull the vehicle to the side of the road. After waiting a few minutes consumer attempted to restart the vehicle, but it would not turn over. It had no power. Consumer had the vehicle towed to a chevrolet dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that a short in a fuel pump wire caused a fuse to blow out, which in turn, shut down the entire system. Consumer stated that dealer put vehicle on the diagnostic machine, and the main computer showed no failure. However, prior to this incident there had been some other electrical problems.
While driving four wheel drive shift sticks, causing the vehicle not to accelerate properly. General motors says this is an electrical problem, and is looking into the problem. *ak vehicle experiencing problems with four wheel drive shift sticking causing the vehicle not to accelerate properly. General motors claims that this may be an electrical problem. General motors has failed to follow up on remedy for problem.
Seat belt straps in the driver's and middle seat in the second row become tight to the point that the passenger must unbuckle the seat belt and reattach as the ride progresses. Also, the middle seat belt has released on a number of occassions sending my daughter flying to the front of the vehicle in her car seat on hard braking. Second, the audio controls behind the center console become extremely hot, even more so when they are in use.
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