Seven problems related to wiring have been reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that the vehicle would intermittently blow hot air due to a failure with the air conditioner blower motor. The contact stated that the blower resistor module and the wiring harness were replaced; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 174,000.
A short in the wiring that powers the heated seats and power drivers seat. Connector is burned and melted. As a result of the short, my battery has been drained twice. Luckily this was found before a fire or serious injury.
Vehicle fire- started truck, turned on front and rear heater and defrosters. ~2-3min later, the truck was completely engulfed in flames and smoke. Caught a second car on fire and house on fire.
Our speedometer quit working and would either sho us going much slower or much faster than we really were. We were hoping that it was just a sensor, but it was the wiring in the dash, they required that we send in the whole front module and they sent us a new one with our old odometer miles already set. They also required that we send in the old one. Our mechanic told us that they had just had to replace a pickups speedometer as well. Same year, and similar model.
A fire started in the electrical system behind the glove compartment while driving 20 mph. Consumer extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher. Vehicle was towed to the dealer, but dealer did not determine the cause of the fire.
The vehicle caught fire in the engine compartment while the consumer was waiting at a traffic light. The fire was extinguished . The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The cause was determined to be a faulty ground wire.
Center console with rear climate and radio controls stopped working. Took it to riverton Chevrolet, and they replaced some faulty wiring.