CarComplaints.com Notes: For its age, the 2000 Suburban is holding up remarkably well. Just make sure to always keep a gas station within range and you should be fine.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
71,000 miles
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The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Suburban 1500. While driving 30 mph, all of the instrument panel warning lights began to flash and the windshield wipers activated. The contact noticed white smoke coming from the tail pipe and the engine. He pulled off the road and called the fire department. Smoke was also detected under the dashboard and wires began to burn. The fire department disconnected the battery to turn off all the electrical components so that the fire would not spread. The vehicle was towed to a Chevrolet dealer and is currently being repaired. The insurance company and GM were also informed of the failures. The failure mileage was 142,000.
A car fire in our 2000 Chevrolet Suburban. Source of fire as determined by the fire department was electrical. GM has been notified and says they will look into incident.
- Hingham, MA, USA
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