2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN SPEEDOMETER READING IS INACCURATE, READING ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 50 MPH TOO HIGH. THIS IS A HAZARD WHILE DRIVING DUE TO INABILITY TO ACCURATELY GAUGE SPEED, CAUSING TENDENCY TO DRIVE TOO SLOWLY. RUN RISK OF TRAFFIC TICKET. CHEVY DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM BUT ONLY PROVIDES SPECIAL ISSUE SERVICE FOR VEHICLES BETWEEN 70,000 TO 80,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE HOUSING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE WHEN HE NEEDED IT. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE SPARE TIRE HOUSING MALFUNCTION HAS REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTERER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HER TO HAVE THE HOUSING UNIT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

BOUGHT MY 2004 CHEVY SUBURBAN IN FEB. 2008. IT HAD 75,000 MILES ON IT. DROVE IT FOR A MONTH AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FLUCTUATE 3-4 MPH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE WORK FINE FOR A WEEK OR SO BEFORE ACTING UP. AT 92,000 MILES SPEEDOMETER WENT TOTALLY OUT, READING 0 ONE MINUTE AND BOUNCING TO 120 THE NEXT. NOW IT JUST SITS ON ZERO FOR MOST OF THE TIME. WOULD NOT KNOW IF IT EVER READ THE CORRECT MPH IF IT WASN'T FOR THE GPS. HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING YET. BUT WILL HAVE TO SHORTLY BECAUSE THE TEXAS SAFETY INSPECTION IS DUE IN NOVEMBER. I THINK THIS IS WHY THE PREVIOUS OWNER TRADED IT IN AND DIDN'T TELL ANY ONE. *TR

WE OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 50,000 CURRENT MILES. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED AT 20,000 MILES. AT SOME POINT AFTER 36000 WE STARTED NOTICING A "CLUNKING" IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN WE WOULD TURN THE WHEEL. I AN EMPLOYED AT A SCHOOL AND IT HAS HAD TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM REPAIRED ON 3 OF IT'S 2004 CHEVROLET 1500 SUBURBANS, EACH WITH JUST OVER THE 36,000 WARRANTY MILEAGE. EACH COST ABOUT $370.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 WITH 90K MILES. IN NOVEMBER 2008 AT 80K MILES I NOTICED THE HEATER WASN'T HEATING. CHECKED AF TO FIND IT WAS A GAL LOW. NO LEAKS DETECTED ANYWHERE AND NO SMOKING FROM EXHAUST. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO 3 GARAGES INCLUDING ONE AUTHORIZED GM DEALER, ALL DIAGNOSTIC TEST WERE NEGATIVE FOR CRACKED HEADS OR HEAD GASKETS. SUGGESTIVE OF PROBLEM BUT NOT DEFINITIVE. THE GM DEALER STARTED AN OIL CONSUMPTION STUDY D/T HAVING TO ADD 1 - 1.5 QUARTS OIL EVERY 1500 - 2000 MILES. IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP UNTIL JUNE 2009 WHEN WE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING BUT NOT SMOKING. I CHANGED THE OIL AGAIN AND DROVE THE VEHICLE THE NEXT MORNING. MADE IT 25 MILES WHEN OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AGAIN AND ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. I ACTUALLY DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK HOME UNDER FULL POWER BUT ALARMS GOING OFF AND NO OIL PRESSURE. I PULLED THE OIL PAN OFF AND FOUND THE ROD BEARINGS BURNED AND CRYSTALLIZED. NOW LOOKING AT NEW ENGINE. GM DENIES PROBLEM WITH THAT MODEL ENGINE AND REFUSES TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. JUST PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING THE ENGINE PROBLEMS WE DID HAVE TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ALL OF INSTANCES STARTED AROUND 80K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS CRACKING IN A SPIDER WEB PATTERN. SHE STATED THAT THE TINT ON THE GLASS WAS WEBBING IN A PATTERN. SHE THEN NOTICED THAT THE GLASS WAS EXPANDING AS IF SOMETHING WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND PUSHING THE GLASS OUTWARD. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE GLASS TO SHATTER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY FAILURE OCCURRING ON THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE GLASS SHOP FOR REPAIR AT THE COST OF $190. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE HEAT OUTSIDE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,015.

TRANSFERCASE ON SUBURUBAN BEGAN TO LEAK AROUND 80K MILES WHEN YOU PUT ON LIFT YOU'LL SEE LITTLE PIN HOLES IN THE TRANSFER CASE. THIS IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY DESIGN WHERE THE PUMP RUBS A HOLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE T-CASE TO THE OUTSIDE. NUMEROUS COMPANIES HAVE MADE A MOD KIT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WHICH GM HAS NOT. YOU CAN PUT A TEMP BANDAGE ON IT USING JB WELD BUT THE CASE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR