Five problems related to wiring have been reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Suburban. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
2003 Chevrolet Suburban hvac blower not fully functional on all blower speeds. . Service bulletin 11046, April 2010. . Chevrolet has known defect wiring connector and electrical terminals of relay resistor module as described in service bulletin which results in blower motor not functioning on certain or all blower speeds setting. Gm has issued special coverage adjustment for up to 10 yrs per bulletin but refuses coverage purportedly based on my vehicle not being in the special coverage VIN: two phone calls to customer service resulted in a hang up, put on hold and not returning to the call, and upon escalating the call to joy, the supervisor refusing to further assist. . . And refusing to escalate the call further explaining no manager is "likely" available, we've told you your answer. . . . Gm case #71-107-8244378 2nd issue with electrical; instrumentation cluster fails to work properly and digital display which indicates whether you are in park, reverse neutral drive (gear) dims or goes out completely. Same problem I had on 2005 Chevrolet Suburban 1500. Both vehicles they have refused to fix. 2003 had special coverage 07187 to repair this condition but the previous owner was not properly notified to fix this condition during the manufacture special coverage period. L they know it exist but once again are using any excuse to do the proper thing and fix the problem. Also reported under 71-107-8244378 request NHTSA and appropriate agencies further investigate these matters and hold gm accountable do not let gm continue to skirt recall repairs for known problems by narrow defining which vehicles they have to fix. Recalls should cover all vehicles that have identified safety issue and gm should facestiff punishment to encourage them to voluntarily fix problems rather than stonewall, stall, avoid, and make it more difficult than fixing the problem.
"reduced engine power" light comes on and truck slows to less than 10 mph and the power steering stop working. This has happened six times in the last year. 1st incident I took it to the dealer and they said nothing was wrong with it. Diagnostics performed and nothing came back wrong. I think the wiring to the throttle is possibly to blame. If I hit a bump in the road or cross railroad tracks, the reduced engine power can come on. I have a hunch after researching online & finding that several other people have the same problem, that leads me to believe that chevy knows about it & is doing nothing about it. "typical"!! I am very displeased, especially because I love my Suburban. I suggest an investigation & recall of this problem. I ask that chevy takes responsibility for poor quality & repairs the problem pronto! OH, and the power seating fuse caught fire and exploded the little fuse in the fuse box, now the seats won't work & neither does the passenger side windows. The wiring done on this truck is cheap! the parts are cheap! not a happy customer!.
My wife drives a Chevrolet tahoe 2003 LS with about 48 000 miles on it. Recently I was driving on the interstate and noticed the speedometer was showing 90 mph. I looked at other cars around me and decided may be I was going a little fast. So I slowed down a bit. The speedometer went up to 100. After I pulling over and stopped it went down slowly after I stopped. During the next week, the speedometer continued to increase and eventually stuck at the highest speed. So I made some calls to various dealers , and was told that several people have had this problem, and that it was going to cost $500 to fix the instrument cluster. I think this is a safety issue and want to notify Chevrolet. I think this is their problem. I don't want to pay for this one. Yesterday evening, the speedometer appeared to be working again. This time I've noticed it will track on the right speed and then have to come to a complete stop to sort of reset it.
While making a turn light came on indicating brake system failure in a matter of seconds. Then, everything shut down. Consumer lost the ability to steer or brake. After struggling consumer managed to pull the vehicle to the side of the road. After waiting a few minutes consumer attempted to restart the vehicle, but it would not turn over. It had no power. Consumer had the vehicle towed to a Chevrolet dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that a short in a fuel pump wire caused a fuse to blow out, which in turn, shut down the entire system. Consumer stated that dealer put vehicle on the diagnostic machine, and the main computer showed no failure. However, prior to this incident there had been some other electrical problems.
Seat belt straps in the driver's and middle seat in the second row become tight to the point that the passenger must unbuckle the seat belt and reattach as the ride progresses. Also, the middle seat belt has released on a number of occassions sending my daughter flying to the front of the vehicle in her car seat on hard braking. Second, the audio controls behind the center console become extremely hot, even more so when they are in use.