general problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Suburban

I noticed a gasoline leak in my driveway coming from under from under the 2005 Suburban. The leak was almost in the center of the vehicle. I drove the vehicle to the dealership to get the gasoline leak repaired. I was billed $2,230 to repair the gasoline leak. I was given the following description on the invoice. "tested for fuel leak found sending unit & all fuel lines leaking . . . ". I was told that the entire fuel line system had to be replaced due to corrosion on the underside of the vehicle. I googled the corrosion problem for Chevrolet Suburban's and read several instances of brakes failing on gm vehicles due to corrosion. The brake failures that I read about were the result of corroded brake lines. To me the corrosion problem is a very serious safety issue, especially when you combine the fuel lines and brake lines into the problem. I asked the service tech about how long the new fuel lines would last. He told me about six or seven years. I asked if they used stainless steel fuel lines, and was told "no". Since this appears to be a design flaw, I feel that general motors should put out a notice to their customers, or at the very least help with the cost of the repairs. How can I let my family, or anyone else, ride in my 2005 Suburban with only 125,000 miles and a corrosion problem? while driving all I would be thinking about is that the brakes could fail at any moment, or something would fall off the vehicle due to the corrosion problem. It's time for general motors to step up and take responsibility for the corrosion problem.

Brake and fuel lines are corroded. I learned yesterday from win kelly Chevrolet in clarksville, MD that my brake lines are so corroded I should replace them immediately. Also observed were rusty fuel lines. I, and many other Suburban/silverado owners apparently agree, that this is design flaw and should be resolved by a manufacture recall. This was my first gm product; all others were Dodge. I never had this issue with any of the 17 other vehicles I've owned over the past 34 years. If the corrosion is that bad I'd like to know why it wasn't noted in previous "bumper to bumper courtesy inspections".

Gas smell when idling. . . . Took to dealer and they found the (flexible) fuel line leaking. They showed me the problem and it sure looked like the lines were crossed when they were installed, even the mechanic said something to that nature, but I will guarantee you he would never admit that. . . . . . It is going to cost me $651. 00 to have just one line replaced. . . . . . . . . . . . The line wore a hole thru it where the lines were crossed and rubbing on each other.

Smelled gas in garage and moved vehicle outside garage to investigate. Found puddle of gas on garage floor where vehicle had been parked. Crawled under vehicle and found two braided fuel lines crossing each other and resting on one another. They had worn a hole in the braided fuel line and was leaking a substantial amount of fuel. Took to local repair shop for repair. Mechanic had to custom rebuild fuel line to avoid criss-cross route originally installed. Mechanic very concerned with existing design - pressurized braided fuel line was spewing fuel beneath vehicle. . Read more...