Seven problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact smelled a smoke odor coming from the air conditioner and the vehicle caught fire on the passenger side. The contact extinguished the fire before the fire department arrived. There were no injuries and a fire report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was 193,337.
The engine stops running while driving or sitting at a stop sign without warning. Has happened at highway speeds, city driving speeds and while at a stop sign. Same problem as described in recall 07v521000. The dealer says my vehicle isn't covered in this recall. Why?.
On two separate occasions, my family and I were coming home from two different trips. The first trip was to new orleans from south texas. On our way home, while driving on the expressway, our Suburban suddenly turned off. We were driving about 70 mph. The driver immediately put the vehicle in neutral and started the vehicle again. It turned on. We pulled over to a resting area and opened the hood, but we were unable to determine what caused the malfunction. It happened once more when we got home. This trip was during the week of July 20th, 2015. This past weekend (March 12-14, 2016), we drove up to san antonio from south texas. While we were in san antonio on the expressway, the vehicle turned off again. Again, the driver put the vehicle in neutral and turned on the vehicle again. We were able to safely pull over and check the vehicle. Again, we were unable to determine what was causing the malfunction. I had researched this problem online and have read that this has happened to several people who own a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban.
I have had several incidents in two weeks that nearly caused serious accidents. I would be driving at various speeds, slow and interstate driving, where the engine would suddenly lose all power and the battery light would come on. I would have to struggle to have the vehicle glide to the service lane without causing an accident. These happened all times of day and all weather conditions and caused hazardous close calls. The vehicle was through diagnostic testing by an independent mechanic found to have a defective crank position sensor. Attached for your information is a copy of the invoice which includes the diagnosis and repairs required. Reviewing NHTSA complaints this is a serious problem that appears to have happened many times in the past which needs to have a NHTSA investigation and recall. Please advise if it would help get this problem addressed if I seek legal, legislative or regulatory relief. I look forward to your response. Thank you.
Whether it's idling or driving shuts off I replaced the fuel pump and the wiring harnesses that come with the fuel pump and still no avail it's caused a lot of time off of work and a lot of headache I work for a reputable dealership I worked on vehicles for over 40 years.
Traveling on hwy 35 in dallas texas and message appeared on instrument cluster "reduced power mode". Vehicle speed dropped to 20 mph (posted speed was 70 mph). Had to have vehicle towed to dealership and a fix has not been determined. The dealer so far has charged me $900 and it did not fix it. This same problems been posted on gm forums, gm truck forums with these same results. There are hundreds or maybe thousands of complaints for this issue. It is very unsafe.
While driving on the highway, the engine just died. It does it on extremely hot days and after driving for long periods of time. There are no warnings for the engine cutting off and it is an extreme safety hazard when it suddenly loses power. It looks like this should be a safety recall issue as it is a common occurence on this vehicle.