Five problems related to equipment have been reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Brake modulating system spontaneously caught on fire while parked in my driveway. Once the fire was put out, the car would no longer start.
Instrument cluster shorts out and gear inicator goes blank. No message center information warnings are displayed. Part is defective and car makers should replace it. Not knowing what gear vehicle is in can lead to death if vehicle left in neutral and rolls away. Gm needs to fix this expensive problem. Also 4l60etransmission on these vehicles fails and starts slipping because of defective sun shell and real piston seal. Gm should recall all these bad transmissions. Warranty should have been for life. Why should such an expensive part to repair fail under normal use? recall ! both these parts fail when driving. All warning of vehicle conditions are sent to failed cluster. Vehicle was made in mexico for re-importation and sale in USA and maybe parts suppliers in mexico provided defective parts. Many people have sufferd finacial loss trying to fix these problems,lastly, the emmissin solenoid near the tank also fails. Vehicle may not pass emission.
We were driving southbound on us hwy 131 just north of kalamazoo, mi. Our wilderness at p255/70r16 shredded and almost caused us to roll over. The damage done to the vehicle was approximately $2400 plus $197 for two tires. We bought Suburban from a Ford dealer in WI in December 2011. The tires were on the vehicle. We found out that they were recalled and also were 14 years old. We went to the Ford dealer to see about being reimbursed for the two tires that they knowingly put on the Suburban. They acknowledged that they put the tires on but claimed it wasn't their fault and they didn't have to know all the tires that have been recalled. We then filed a complaint with firestone. Nine months after we filed the complaint, sent the evidence, all paperwork, the tire with shredded pieces, and cost of repairs, we received a note that firestone was not liable, that the tire was 14 years old, and that they would only pay for one tire. They said that the tire was not properly inflated. We took the air out when it was sent because ups wouldn't take it with air in it. We currently have the second tire. It has excellent tread. There is no way of knowing from looking at it that it is a hazard. Shouldn't a tire company that recalled tires have to replace them even if they are old? we have pictures to show that the tire went completely bald and never went flat.
Driving down the road, when all of a sudden "reduced engine power". Replaced the throttle body, pedal sensor, and wiring harness without any success. Gm wants 150 just to plug it into their computer to tell me what I can get down for free with my buddies code reader. . . . No I won't let my wife or children drive the car. I only drive it to and from work. Had to go out and buy a Toyota just to keep my mind at ease so my wife and or kids won't get killed from this problem. It seems like chevy/GMC doesn't care about this issue until multiple people die from this. I hope to see that they will do the right thing. Thinking of contacting my congress representative to see what they can do to help out us that are dealing with this issue. Nobody else is.
2004 chevy Suburban w/80,000 mi. Used for towing RV-"reduced engine power". Codes are not specific for the problem and multiple repairs have not fixed problem. This is an extreme hazard when towing as rig cannot move off the road with so little power. I am reading many posts online for the same issue.