Two problems related to battery cable have been reported for the 2013 Chevrolet Suburban. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that various electrical failures would intermittently occur while driving at various speeds. He stated that the automatic doors would independently lock and unlock, several warning lights would flash on the instrument panel, and that the home screen would flicker on and off. Once the failure occurred, the vehicle would stall without warning. Each time the failure occurred, the contact was able to pull off to the side of the road, wiggle the battery cables underneath the hood and restart the vehicle. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the failure. He also contacted three different dealers, gold rush Chevrolet(570 grass valley hwy, auburn, CA 95603), john l sullivan Chevrolet(350 automall dr, roseville, CA 95661) and winner Chevrolet(1624 s canyon way, colfax, CA 95713), all of whom stated that they had never heard of such a failure. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 14v614000(electrical system) which he linked to his failure. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000. Jo.
Engine died on highway lost all power and no steering. Was told by dealer it was a bad neg battery cable. It is shocking that a bad battery cable can cause a deadly situation. Certainly someone will die from this defect if they havent already. Dealer claimed to repair the vehicle and it happened only a few miles after I picked up the vehicle. Error code was p0601. They have the car for repair again, but I refuse to every drive the death trap. I have had 20 Suburbans and I hope this is an isolated defect not one that affects all Suburbans. This defect is extremely dangerous. Someone will certainly die from this defect.
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