2007 Chevrolet Suburban: check engine light

Filed Oct 10, 2023 · Engine · 185,000 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated while driving 50-60 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle started jerking. Additionally, the contact noticed that there was white smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe. The vehicle was taken to Triple A service station, where the cause of the failure could not be determined; however, unknown plugs and wire were replaced. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where flour coil packs were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that intake lifter of cylinder #1 was not moving due to a collapsed lifter roller, which lead to oil built up on the oil pan and the rear main seal. The dealer determined that engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 185,000.

Filed Apr 18, 2021 · Airbags, Engine · 167,000 miles · MI

Took a left turn while driving, heard a small noise and with in one minute of going down the road after my turn, my engine was a rough idle, engine light blinking and traction control was blinking. Had it towed to the closest chevy dealership to find out that the lifters were bad and causing misfire. That's a common problem for this engine and the replacement cost should not be on the consumer, there should be a recall for this costly repair!

Filed Feb 8, 2019 · Engine · 170,000 miles · NH

Active fuel management (afm) lifters jam/seize causing push rods to remain collapsed and causing engine misfires throughout the engine and excessive oil burning, possible damage to catalytic converters, and premature engine wear. Lifters must be replaced or engine replaced. I was driving the car and when the engine began misfiring, check engine light began blinking, traction control became disabled, and error on dash saying service stabilitrak and traction control disabled appeared. The car began to shift erratically shaking and lunging.

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 Mar 8, 2017 · Engine · 180,000 miles · WA

My vehicle was having trouble starting and idling rough. I brought it in for repairs and was told it needed a new fuel pump and air filter. I had those changed in total spending $1700. Three days later, the check engine light started flashing in my car. I could feel the engine misfiring and was losing power. The oil pressure was fluctuating rapidly. I drove it back to my home and had it towed to the dealership. I was told that the cylinder 4 was misfiring caused by the cylinder deactivation failure which is caused by the automatic fuel management system. This is causing the lifter to fail.

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 Mar 4, 2016 · Brakes, Electrical · 67,200 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet suburban. While attempting to start the vehicle, it began to shake and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure could not be duplicated. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle began to slow down and the reduced engine power indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. As a result of the failure, the vehicle was almost t-boned by a tractor trailer. The vehicle was able to be maneuvered to the side of the road where it was restarted successfully. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body and the brake switch would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was brought back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the wiring to the ECM connector 2 and wiring harness needed to be changed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred shortly after the repair from the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 67,200.

Filed Nov 20, 2014 · Engine · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet suburban 1500. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the engine light and the reduce engine power message illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle stalled and as a result, the vehicle had to be merged over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to an unknown location. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Jul 9, 2014 · Engine · 95,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet suburban. The contact sated that the engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the throttle body sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the remedy repair failed. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage was 153,771.

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 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...

Filed Nov 9, 2010 · Engine · 80,000 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet suburban. The contact stated that the check engine light illuminated. The contact was informed that there was a leak and the evaporation vent and filter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle began burning oil and the contact had to refill the oil every ten days. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000 and the current mileage was approximately 106,000.