2013 Chevrolet Suburban: check engine light

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 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 Feb 5, 2018 · Transmission · 90,456 miles · PA

While traveling on the interstate 200 miles from home, the transmission catastrophically failed. Within 25 miles of the check engine light coming on, the vehicle would not move. Totally stranded in place in middle of highway. Needed to be towed to local dealership. Was diagnosed as failure of clutch plates in the transmission. This 2013 suburban only had 90,456 miles on it. Dealer charged $4,260 to repair transmission. Gm customer assistance would provide no cost share.