Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | |||
| 05/20/2011 | 53817 | ||
| I purchased this suburban new in 2003. in may of 20011, i suddenly had no brakes when backing up and going forward in parking lot after driving from home to store. took the suburban to olympia, washington chevrolet dealer who said cause of the brake failure was due to rusting of brake lines that were leaking and recommended replacing all brake lines. in the previous weeks, i had driven the suburban on mountain roads in national forests in the area that were unpaved and had steep inclines, was lucky not to have had a failure on those roads or on paved highway at high speeds on the trip home. all break lines were replaced. this requuired removal of the fuel tank. a few weeks later the service engine check light came on i took the suburban back to the dealer who determined that the problem was the front fuel tank vent that was also rusted and was not functioning properly. this required replacing the fuel tank since the vent was not sold separately!! the new tank with vent cost $829 dollars bringing the total cost over $3,000 dollars. note, i also purchased a 2003 honda accord new, which i still have, and have driven it for over 70,000 miles and in the same environment as the 2003 suburban, and it has no signs of rust on the brake lines or fuel lines. this seems to be a common problem with suburbans of other model years and it is a life endangering failure. i feel i should be compensated by chevrolet for these repairs and a recall issued all suburbans to check for this rusting of the brake and fuel lines to avoid loss of brakes that could cause an accident and loss of life. | |||