2007 Chevrolet Suburban driver assistance problems

Filed Apr 27, 2024 · Body, Driver assistance · FL

My 2007 Suburban has extensive rust that has left the frame open and crumbling. It appears that the seals on the vehicle did not do their job. The spare tire cannot hold under it. I have never taken it into salt water nor has it had flood damage. Its main years on the road were in CT and NJ. I have never seen a vehicle with this amount of crumbling rust. I have to drive 2 hours each way to see my specialists at Shands Hospital in Gainesville every 2 - 3 months and as a female it does concern me that there is that lifter clicking as well as the oil disappears and yet there's no puddle. Also, the lighting in the cabin ac area doesn't function as well as the rear controls. In Florida my last two problems deal with my problem with heat. The a/c runs intermittently and sometimes only blows very hot air. Also, what a big reason I purchased a Tahoe LTZ and this vehicle was because of the remote start which is not working. Is there anything that can be done. I needed a safe vehicle for my short regular trips and I've become worried and I have already had to rent a vehicle to make the trip out of fear of the cabin getting so hot. With Narcolepsy I can fall asleep without warning. Please advise. I'd love to keep the truck but not if it could mean injuring someone else or myself. Thanks in advance.

Filed Nov 23, 2020 · Airbags, Driver assistance · TX

My vehicle has not had the airbags replaced and I want to know when that can be accomplished now that gm has agreed to pay for the repairs.

Filed Jul 30, 2018 · Driver assistance, Electrical · PA

My drver door has an electrical issue. Camt roll down window or control anything else from drver door. I have been told on numerous occasions that its mot a bad switch that its an electrical issue. Also dash wont ligjtnup now. Rear passenger side tail light has a short

Filed Mar 28, 2017 · Driver assistance, Engine · 152,000 miles · NE

While driving on the highway I started hearing ticking noise from engine compartment and the stablizing light and check engine light started flashing. I shut off the suburban and went to look under the hood. Started it back up and went back to listen again, still the same ticking. Chevy will not stand behind there bad afm which is causing this issue.

Filed Feb 3, 2017 · Airbags, Driver assistance · TX

Takata recall: it's been over 9 months since I received a recall notice regarding my suburban. I have made several calls and still no fix for the problem. I have also had problems with the emission sensor caused by gas tank cap. This appears to be a problem for all suburbans. I also experienced a loss in power with this vehicle while on the highway. The stabilitrqck light came on and I was able to safely exit the highway. Could have been a severe accident if inwas not near an exit.

Filed Jun 20, 2016 · Driver assistance, Engine · 169,887 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet suburban. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The check engine, electronic stability control, check suspension, and traction control warning lights illuminated. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 169,887.

Filed Jun 24, 2015 · Driver assistance, Electrical · NJ

Wire harness underneath vehicle rubbing on drive shaft causing electrical issues. Battery drain, compressor for air ride burning out, stability control warning light coming on and various other electrical issues.

Filed Jan 7, 2014 · Body, Driver assistance · 170,000 miles · TX

2007 chevy suburban with 5.3 afm engine. Driving down freeway and traction control, stabilink and engine light come on. Misfiring real bad. After getting it to shop they stated no compression in 2 cylinders. When told service manager he stated what problem was right away. Then confirmed it. Knew right away because it is common problem. Stated problem dropped lifters which damaged camshaft stemming from afm system. Would have to pay to tear down engine to be exact but will need a motor either way. This has been a common problem with the oil consumption problem with this motor. I had been experiencing oil consumption for a long time. I would burn a quart of oil driving 1000 miles on long trips. Every week I'm a 1/4-1/2 quart low. Chevy says this is normal and denies there is a problem but this is far from normal. This also stems from afm system. An 07 chevy suburban that has been maintained should last more than 170,000 miles and chevy should stand by their product of a known issue. There have been fixes by chevy but none seem to work. I never formally filed a complaint with chevy or did oil consumption test( but they wouldn't have it if there wasn't a problem. I have just followed issue online waiting for a fix. But , motor died first. Also vehicle has a cracked dash which has been a common problem with this vehicle which chevy has since reinforced the places it cracks indicating there was a flaw in design but chevy refuses to fix.

Filed Sep 2, 2011 · Driver assistance · 70,598 miles · KY

When test driving the suburban, the service stabilitrac and service traction control lights came on. We looked in the owner's manual and it said to turn the vehicle off for fifteen seconds and restart. If the lights did not reappear there was not a problem so we did not say anything to the dealership. A few days after taking delivery of the vehicle the lights began to come on repeatedly. The dealership replaced a sensor that had to do with the steering. Everything appeared to be normal for about a month, but then real problems began to happen. The first adverse occurrence happened when I was driving at a steady speed, going straight, at approximately 25 MPH. The left front brake engaged harshly two times in rapid succession, then the service stabilitrac and service traction control lights came on. I did not touch the brake and was not accelerating. I took it to a chevrolet dealership the following week and they had it for three days trying to isolate the problem. They even sent it home with a shop foreman overnight. However, they were not able to find any problem with either of the systems. As I was leaving their lot both lights came on again, but without the harsh braking. Two days later (today) my family and I were beginning to enter an entrance ramp to the highway (again at about 25-30 MPH) and the left front brake engaged three times in rapid succession hard enough to make the tire squeal each time. A car was directly behind me and skidded to keep from running into the rear end of the suburban. My wife and I and four children were in the vehicle. Now I am afraid to even drive it. If this happened at highway speeds the vehicle would probably overturn. I will be calling the chevrolet dealership when they open in the morning.

Filed Aug 30, 2011 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 61,000 miles · WA

Our 2007 suburban lurched forward, and doors locked when my wife started it today. She said it also 'felt like it wouldn't go' she also stated that 'the steering locked up' and that she was scared to take it on the road from the store she was at. In the last few months we noticed 1) using excessive oil between changes 2) radio, and dash lights quitting 3) AC working intermittently. In the last 3 weeks we've had 1) the stabilitrac/tcs/check engine light come on2) hard shifting between 1st and 2nd gear 3) abnormal idling 4) car lurching when started and doors locking on their own when this happened 4) vehicle steering locking up 5) and sluggish acceleration. 8/29/11--vehicle is at dealer for the 2nd time for the check engine/tcs/stabilitrac light....many more have had this problem on edmunds, however dealer wasn't interested in the details unless there was a fix, however I had not completed reading all of the complaints yet...