Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-29 | 05V379000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1,353,718 | — | Details |
| 2001-05-17 | 01V159000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 9,196 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The ABS and Brake lights illuminate as per GM recall 05v379000. This occurs each time the vehicle is driven. I purchas… |
| 2023-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | this vehicle has a non-functioning parking brake. There was a recall in 2004 for 880,000 trucks and suv's. I have taken… |
| 2020-10-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BEHIND HIS FATHER'S VEHICLE, THE… |
| 2019-06-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP MAY FALTER OR FAIL; FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL, REPLACED IT; OTHER FUSES PASSED TESTING WITH METER; V… |
| 2018-11-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INCREASED STOPPING… |
| 2018-05-13 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE SECOND SEAT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. |
| 2017-03-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON MARCH 16, 2017, I WAS TRAVELLING ON A MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN MY 2001 SUBURBAN WITH THE DRIVER'S … |
| 2016-10-02 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPA… |
| 2016-10-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE EMITTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE… |
| 2016-08-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE THANKFULLY DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, MY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WITH NO WARNING..PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, I WAS A… |
| 2016-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED WITHO… |
| 2016-03-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THREE TIMES I HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. DRIVING TWO TIMES AND HAD JUST ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION THIRD TIME, WHICH W… |
| 2016-01-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES FAILED TWICE DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION BECAUSE CHEVY USED A INFERIOR STEEL PRODUCT ON ALL TRUCKS FROM 1998… |
| 2015-12-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PREMATURE REAR SECTION OF BRAKE LINE RUST OUT 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN. |
| 2015-10-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE … |
| 2015-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, MODEL 2500, AS I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE BRAKES FAILED T… |
| 2015-06-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH UPHILL, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL … |
| 2015-06-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY SON WAS DRIVING AND REAR ENDED A MAN GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE FRONT END SUSTAINED A GREAT DEAL OF DAMAGE, IN… |
| 2015-04-26 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DRIVING AT 65 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE, SUDDENLY THE SUNROOF GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME AND FLEW AWAY INTO THE ROAD … |
| 2015-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 40MPH ON A LOCAL ROAD ON MY WAY FROM DROPPING THE KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL. I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN TO T… |
| 2014-11-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY RESULTING IN CAR PASSING THROUGH RED LIGHT. *TR |
| 2014-08-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXHAUST AND MANIFOLD COVER BOLTS ARE TOO WEAK AND THE HEADS BREAK OFF. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM WITH RACING BOLTS. … |
| 2014-07-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED ON A RURAL ROAD BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP. TRIED TO PUSH THE BRAKES LIKE NORMAL, BUT THEY WENT ALL THE WAY T… |
| 2014-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS ACTIVATE WITHOUT REASON WHEN I SLOW TO A STOP. THE PROBLEM BEGAN INFREQUENTLY AND I ATTRIBUTED IT TO POSSIBLE … |
| 2014-06-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN A HILL ON MY STREET THE BRAKES GAVE WAY. I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. I… |
| 2014-06-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE FAILURE OCC… |
| 2014-06-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THROUGH DOWNTOWN BETHESDA, BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOP… |
| 2014-05-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 5 | I WAS DRIVING ON MAY 12 FROM FILLMORE CA TO LAX AIRPORT I WAS ON FREEWAY 5 PASSING VALENCIA BY THE EXIT OF FREEWAY 14 W… |
| 2014-04-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TIGHT TURN IN DRIVEWAY ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING ALMOST RUNNING INTO GARAGE D… |
| 2014-04-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE BRAK… |
| 2014-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STAL… |
| 2014-02-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP BECAUSE OF A RUSTED-THRU BRAKE LINE. THIS TIME, I WAS ENTERING… |
| 2014-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 2001 SUBURBAN - WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR LEAVING ME BARE… |
| 2014-02-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS DOWN ARE BREAKING OFF AT THE HEADS AND CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKS. WHICH ARE IN T… |
| 2013-12-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST , VEHICLE TOWED ALL BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND REPLACED ESPECIALLY A… |
| 2013-12-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC LOSS OF BRAKING DUE TO RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. UPON INSPECTION ALL LINE HAD SEVERE CORROSION RESU… |
| 2013-11-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING 4… |
| 2013-08-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LOST TOTAL BRAKES. SERVICE SHOP NOTED SEVERE BRAKE LINE RUSTING. REPAIRED RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. TRUCK WILL BE UNDERGO… |
| 2013-08-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAD JUST ACCELERATED FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND TWO CARS PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. THEY WERE FORCED TO STOP IMMEDIATE… |
| 2013-07-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED IN A PARKING LOT. PARKED VEHICLE. UPON RETURN LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID U… |
| 2013-06-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. STOPPING ABILITY WAS VERY POOR. WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME, S… |
| 2013-06-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND WITHOUT WARNING WHEN I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS JUS… |
| 2013-06-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. T… |
| 2013-05-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE. METAL BRAKE LINE BETWEEN MASTER CYLINDER AND CALIPER DEVELOPED A LEAK DUE TO CORROSION OF THE METAL BRA… |
| 2012-12-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON A 2 LANE PUBLIC ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN PEDAL SUDDENLY BECAME SOFT AND REQUIRED MANY A… |
| 2012-12-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND PREVENTED THE CAR FROM SLOWING DOWN. LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND TRIED AGAIN, IT SEEMED … |
| 2012-11-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NOTICED FLUID LOW. CHECKED AND FOUND LEAK IN BRAKE LINE DUE TO CORRODED/RU… |
| 2012-10-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND ONLY OFFERED A MINUSCULE A… |
| 2012-10-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE BRAKING AT A STOP LIGHT THE ABS STARTED MAKING A BUZZING SOUND; IT FAILED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM NO LONGER… |
| 2012-06-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE'S "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CONTINUES TO LIGHT UP EVEN AFTER HAVING THE CODE ERASED. MANY OTHER OWNERS OF… |