2004 Chevrolet Suburban Suspension Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THERE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 238,239.

2004 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT EVERY 35,000 MILES IS SAFETY ISSUE ALL SUBURBAN OWNERS NEED TO BE INFORMED ABOUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND DOES NOT OPERATE AT ALL. THE REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. AT 40,000 MILES, THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES, BUT DID NOT CHECK THE ROTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,539 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 03/14/08.*LJ THE POWER WINDOW MOTORS, UNIVERSAL JOINTS AND SHOCKS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED

2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WINDOW MOTOR REPLACEMENT**CC THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW WAS SLOW GOING UP. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A MOTOR AND REGULATOR WAS NEEDED. THE FRONT TIRES WERE SEVERELY WORN ON THE INSIDE. AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR TO VEHICLES FRONT TIRES. 3 ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR WITH THE FINALLY ATTEMPT REPLACING THE TIRES AND PUTTING A TOTALLY DIFFERENT AND BRAND NEW ONES ON. THE NEW DIFFERENT TIRES THAT WERE PUT ON THE VECHICLE SHOWED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE ORGINIAL ONES THAT THEY REPLACED. THE MILEAGE TIME FRAME FOR WEAR AND TEAR TO THE TIRES WERE A AVERAGE OF 800 MILES. FOR ATTEMPT WENT IN AT A MILEAGE OF 3961 AND FINAL ATTEMPT WENT BACK AT 6243. BETWEEN THAT MILEAGE 3 REPAIRS WERE DONE TO TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE SHOWS OUTER WEAR AND TIRE ON THE INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE 3 ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS WHERE ADJUST ALIGNMENT AND ADVISE CUSTOMER TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 CHECROLET SUBURBAN. *AK

I PURCHASE A NEW CHEVROLET SUBURBAN IN JUNE 2004 FROM PRIORITY CHEVROLET IN CHESAPEAKE VIRGINIA. AT ABOUT 4000 MILES I NOTICED THE INSIDE EDGES (ABOUT 1 INCH WIDE) ON THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING MORE THAN THE REST OF THE TIRE SURFACE, I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD THAT WHILE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON SUBURBANS THAT IT IS NOT A WARRANTY COVERED ITEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAMBERS NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE TIRES ON THE FRONT CONTINUE TO WEAR FASTER ON THE INSIDE EDGES THAN THE REST OF THE TIRE SURFACE. I AM VERY DILIGENT ABOUT SERVICE OF MY 3 AUTOMOBILES. IF THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH SUBURBANS AS IT WAS STATED TO ME, MY CONCERN IS THAT THE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THESE POTENTIAL TIRE FAILURES NEED TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF GENERAL MOTORS. EVEN IF AN ACCIDENT DOES NOT OCCUR THESE TIRES ARE NOT CHEAP. ONCE THE INSIDE WEAR BECOMES BAD ENOUGH THE TIRES WILL NOT PAS INSPECTION THUS CREATING A COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER AT A PREMATURE TIME. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF GM. *JB