2000 Chevrolet Suburban Body & Structure Problems

DOOR HINGE FAILURE ON 3 OF THE 4 DOORS IN 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. DOOR SAGS AND CREAKS WHEN OPENED. AUTO DEALERSHIP INDICATES DOOR HINGE FAILURE IS COMMON AND COST IS $200-500 TO REPAIR. *JB

REAR BACK GLASS IS DETACHING ITSELF FROM THE MOLDING THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW TO THE HINGES OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER LOOK AT THE WINDOW AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE,(ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WHEN PROBLEM FOUND). NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS BUT I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BY GMC SINCE I'VE TALKED WITH BODY SHOPS IN THIS AREA AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. FOR SAFETY IF THIS WINDOW WERE TO SEPARATE WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT MAY POSSIBLY CAUSE A MISHAP ON THE ROAD. *JB

I HAD A FLAT TIRE. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE IT, THE SPARE TIRE HOIST WITH LOWERS THE SPARE WAS INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT LOWER THE SPARE. HAD TO TAKE TRUCK TO DEALER. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE MECHANISM TO LOWER THE SPARE HAD RUSTED AND HAD SEIZED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHICH II DID AND PAID FOR. IMAGINE BEING IN AN ISOLATED AREA WITH FOUL WEATHER AND NOT BEING ABLE TO CHANGE YOUR TIRE BECAUSE YOU COULD NOT ACCESS THE SPARE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. I DID COMPLAIN TO DEALER WITHOUT SUCCESS OR SATISFACTION . THE CAR WAS OBVIOUSLY STATIONARY AT HE TIME THE EVENT

Rear glass hatch hinge separation from glass, passenger side. Vehicle was passed to me after my father passed. Unknown when the hinge separated from glass. This is a safety issue for obvious reasons.

2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, SLIDING SUNROOF (OPTION CF5 I THINK) - ANNOYING GURGLING NOISE COMES FROM THIS AREA DURING RAIN AND WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OR FASTER. DEALER HAS WORKED ON PROBLEM FOR PAST 3 YEARS PERIODICALLY - ALWAYS "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" UNTIL RECENTLY. THEY REROUTED WATER DRAIN TUBE IN ROOF AREA TO ELIMINATE PROBLEM WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. GM NEEDS TO FIND A SOLUTION. *LA

WE HAVE TAKEN OUR 2000 SUBURBAN IN 9 TIMES TO GET THE WATER LEAK PROBLEM FIXED AT ASHEVILLE CHEVROLET. THE MOISTURE CAUSES HEADACHES IN MY 9 YR OLD SON. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL MIGHT BE GROWING IN THE CARPET. WE BOUGHT NEW CARPET THE LAST TIME AND WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. 2 WEEKS LATER (THE FIRST RAIN) AND WE HAVE A WET CARPET AGAIN AND OUR SON HAS ANOTHER HEADACHE.

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND HANDLE FELL OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. *AK

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES WHEN ON THE ROAD OR FREEWAY AND STAY INOPERABLE, KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM ALSO RANDOMLY SETS ITSELF OFF AND CAUSES THE DOOR LOCKS TO UNLOCK. *ET

VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP AND MECHANIC SHOWED CONSUMER A LOOSENESS IN THE HINGE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR. THE DOOR HAS ALWAYS HIT WHEN CLOSING. THE HINGE NEEDED REPLACING. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR CHEVROLET TO REPLACE. *JG

COMPANY FAILED TO INSTALL DOOR AJAR LIGHT FOR ALL FOUR PASSENGER DOORS, UNABLE TO TELL IF SIDE DOORS ARE AJAR POSING A SAFETY RISK AS MY SON ALMOST FELL OUT OF CAR