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CarComplaints.com Notes: Engines shouldn't need a new quart of oil every 500-1000 miles, but for thousands of Suburban owners that's exactly what's happening. Engine oil consumption on aluminum block engines with Active Fuel Management (AFM) is out of control and owners are left looking for answers.

The most likely culprit is an uncovered AFM valve which, in many cases, can be covered under warranty. The problem is the issues don't stop there and many owners have been told by GM just to buy a new engine. Take one guess who they want to pick up the tab.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
10 / 0
Average Mileage:
36,309 miles

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2007 Chevrolet Suburban seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2007 Chevrolet Suburban Owner Comments (Page 11 of 11)

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problem #6

Jun 042012

Suburban 8-cyl

  • 80,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Dash on vehicle has cracked at the airbag on the dash on the passenger side.

- Powell, TN, USA

problem #5

Sep 032011

Suburban 8-cyl

  • 74,000 miles
Dash cracked in three places, two around passenger airbag cover, one directly over steering wheel.

- Oxford, MS, USA

problem #4

Feb 012011

Suburban

  • 65,000 miles
Check air bag light came on. Had it checked out at a GM dealer, but they could not tell me if it would be $400 or $4,000. I have a real problem paying this much for an item that I feel should be covered under recall. As a safety professional, I think it is unconscionable to drive without an air bag, but the cost is also unconscionable when the vehicle has only $65,000 miles. I may weigh my options and park it in the hopes of hearing about a recall.

- Appleton, WI, USA

problem #3

Mar 182010

Suburban 8-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I was driving on highway 52 around winston salem, nc on thrusday March 18th, 2010 when all (4) airbags deployed. I was traveling about 60 mph in the left lane of multi-lane traffic; but was able to keep control of the car, change lanes and get to an exit and stop the vehicle. There was no collision or warning that the airbags were going to deploy. The vehicle was turned over to the dealer on 3/20/2010 to investigate and follow up with GM. On 3/22/10 the dealer called and said they had looked at the car but were instructed by GM not to do anything further and that I need to call GM to get a case # for an investigation. I called and after several transfers and call backs I was assigned case # 71-814346366 and told that I would get a call back within two business days on what actions were being taken. On 3/25/10 I received a call and was informed that an inspector would be sent to the dealership to check out the car. To date have I received no further communications from GM and as of 4/8/10 the dealership has not received any notice on when or if an inspector is scheduled to check out the car. This was a serious incident and should have been investigated immediately. There a thousands of similar vehicles on the road that could have the same defect and it seems the manufacturer doesn't want to find out what the problem is. Your help in investigating this issue will be very important to the safety of driving public. Thank you. Updated 04/16/10.

- Winterville, NC, USA

problem #2

Jun 302008

Suburban

  • 24,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban 1500. The contact stated that the stabilitrack warning light continued to illuminate on the instrument panel. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. While driving 40 mph, all six side curtain air bags deployed without impact or rollover. She was unable to see out any of the windows and the passenger compartment became filled with smoke from the air bag debris. The contact was injured. The dealer found no failures with the vehicle. The insurance company sent a crash team to investigate the failure and they stated that although there was no recall, the air bag sensors were too sensitive and would activate without warning. They also stated that they observed several similar instances with the same model vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 24,000.

- Bell Chaff, LA, USA

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problem #1

Oct 172006

Suburban

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Car is 2007 Chevrolet Suburban - 2 months old. Check engine and check air bag lights came on. Then, next day car would not start and was jumped easily. After 2 days at dealership service dept., decided it was the cdm. 15 days later cdm came in but, service techs found 4-5 wires "burnt up". wiring harness is broken. After 6 days wiring harness is in and being replaced currently. Dealership is not sure this will solve the problem.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

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