2013 Chevrolet Suburban engine problems

Filed Nov 6, 2024 · Acceleration, Engine · AL

Bought 2013 suburban brand new and in 2018, on a trip to the mountains for fall break, the car quit with no warning signs, in the middle of the night. The car would not accelerate when gas pedal was pressed and RPM gauge needle “fluctuated erratically” until car came to a complete stop in the middle of the highway! It was a scary and dangerous situation because it was late at night and we were in the mountains with no phone signal. Cars were coming and going both ways on Highway. Eventually people stopped to help us get suburban towed to local Chevrolet dealership and we had to rent a vehicle to get us to where we were initially going to start our fall break. The dealership called a day later to tell us that there were “lose metal pieces” in the transmission, which meant the transmission had to be replaced. We spent $5000 on that new transmission! It was the only way for us to come back home. The car was out of warranty therefore, the manufacturer did not offer any help! This was a very expensive, frustrating, and dangerous fall break in 2018. Please help! We deserve reimbursement because 7 years later, we bought another 2020 Suburban, also brand new and the same thing happened to transmission, last week! We spent $6000 to replace that transmission!

Filed May 16, 2023 · Body, Electrical · GA

I had to do two engine jobs in one year because oil pressure sensor switch keeps going off due to poor electrical in the vehicle I also had to buy oil pressure pump

Filed Jan 17, 2021 · Body, Engine · 92,721 miles · LA

Feb. 15 , 2019 transmission went out in car. Brought car earlier in the year because it was jerking but they said it was normal. Went out of town and transmission went out at 93,721 miles. Extended warranty went out on feb. 14, 2019. Only hours before and no company would help! We paid 5,000 for a replacement and noticed that my dash had a crack in it after being repaired. Chevrolet company said they didn't do it. Now the dash is almost cracked all the way to my steering wheel. I understand the wear and tear of any vehicle, but for the warranty to go out hours before hand was unbelievable. Plus, the repair man that installed my transmission said my motor drinks oil. Yes, we know that. He explained to us why and said that chevy should have replaced my motor when we brought it in during our bumper to bumper warranty. We no longer use chevyland because of their lack of service department. I will say that chevy needs to build better door rests. Every time I push open my door or close it, the handle area is broke in half. Its a thin piece of plastic and its not worth paying an arm and leg to fix it. Needs to be a piece of metal.

Filed Nov 19, 2020 · Engine · 190,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet suburban. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, there was a misfire in cylinder #5. The contact stated that the stabilitrak and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that there was a failure in cylinder #5. The contact stated that the spark plugs and ignition coils were replaced, and an oil change was performed however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to martin chevrolet (23505 hawthorne blvd, torrance, ca 90505; (310) 853-5846) and the mechanic was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v614000 (electrical system) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

Filed Oct 4, 2020 · Engine, Fuel system · 123,788 miles · CA

Tapping or clicking noise coming from engine compartment. Car lost power, bucking with hard shifts, and stabilitrack, ABS and check engine lights all come on. I took to authorized repair shop and they found misfire on cyl 4. Changed all spark plugs/wires and cleaned thottle body and tune up as well as oil change. Car continued hard downshifting after picking up. Drove for a week and symptoms reappeared again. Shop is currently trying to diagnose if it's a bad lifter(s) or possibly fuel injection problem. Shop owner admitted that he's heard of problems with gm's 5.3 engines and the active fuel management system wrecking engines. I have my 3 kids in the car and it was scary almost getting stuck in the middle of a busy street.

Filed Jul 24, 2020 · Engine · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet suburban. The contact stated that at start up and while driving, the low oil level warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the oil pressure sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The contact was concerned about possible engine damage if the vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the vehicle was purchased and the contact was informed that the vehicle would be repaired under warranty. The warranty company declined to authorize the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Jun 7, 2020 · Airbags, Driver assistance · 140,710 miles · MO

When decelerating getting off of the highway 6/6/2020 the vehicle engine revved up on it's own. The message center is saying that the airbags need to be serviced, the air conditioning turns on and off and goes from high to low on it's own , and the power windows in the second row of seating will roll down but can only be rolled up at times by the drivers side window controls. The brake grading system turns on at random times and the tire sensor reading displays are off. The tire sensor readings are the opposite of what they appear to be on the message center (ie. The message center says that the left rear tire is low, but the right rear tire is actually low. Lastly, despite regular timely recommended oil changes one of my lifters in my engine broke off on the way home from work one day last year. I was stopped at a light and went to accelerate and the check engine light came on and the vehicle started shaking. I pulled over and had to have the vehicle towed to an autoshop. The entire engine had to be replaced and it was just a month outside of the factory warranty. So we had to pay out of pocket for the entire cost of the repair. This truck has been one hazard after another since we purchased it.

Filed May 19, 2020 · Engine · 119,300 miles · CA

I had driven my vehicle to work. Mid-morning I started my vehicle while in the parking lot of my work to run an errand. I backed out of the parking space and drove maybe 100 feet when my check engine light came on. My vehicle also began considerably shaking. I went straight to my mechanic. He found that one of the lifters had failed. This was not the first time he had seen this problem. My mechanic has a friend who works for a gm dealership as a mechanic. The friend had previously advised my mechanic this is a known problem with this engine. If a lifter fails while the engine is still under warranty, only the one failed lifter is replaced although it is known they will all fail at some point. Gm has not acknowledged this problem to the public and they will not issue a recall or correct the problem. I ended up replacing all lifters since my mechanic had already removed the engine and we knew at some point all lifters would have to be replaced. (note: I was only able to upload page 1 of the invoice below).

Filed Sep 10, 2019 · Brakes, Engine · 110,000 miles · TX

Brakes light anti-lock/skid e-brake keeps activating, but does not show up as a code or problem. Intermittent code p015b and p015d at the shop sometimes this code does not appear or at different shop code is active. Brake light comes on when stationary and stays on. P code occurs when in motion. I have a syncup drive on my vehicle so I get the p codes, brake code never comes up same when at the shop

Filed Jan 28, 2019 · Engine · 135,000 miles · NE

The engine started knocking very loudly. We brought it to our local mechanic and were told that it needed a new engine. He also said many 2013 suburban engines had been needed to be replaced due to poor metal used in the manufacturing process