2006 Chevrolet Suburban owner complaints

While towing the family boat on secondary roadways, I attempted to stop in heavy traffic, when I pressed on the brake pedal it went completely to the floor and both the truck and boat continued rolling towards stopped traffic. I was only able to stop the vehicle by manually operating the parking brake. Had I not had the presence of mind to utilize the parking brake I would have collided with the traffic stopped in front of me. Upon inspection I noticed a large mount of brake fluid under the driver's side front wheel. I transported the vehicle to my service station where they placed it on a lift and showed me the extensive corrosion on all of the brake lines and transmission cooling lines. The line which had failed resulted in no braking capabilities whatsoever. There is not one serviceabl

On december 2, 2016, I was driving the SUV with my family members inside. I was traveling in state highway about 55 MPH when a car in front of me began slowing down. I attempted to slow down as well by pressing the brake pedal but the brakes did not immediately engage. I then pressed the brake pedal hard which for about 1 second caused the wheels to lock. As the brake pedal continued to be pressed down, the pedal sank to the floor and the actual brakes disengaged and the SUV once again began free-rolling. I pumped the break pedal and I got some braking action out of that, although no significantly. I veered the SUV into oncoming traffic lane to avoid collision with the rear of car in front of me, nearly causing a head on collision with the oncoming car. I was able to veer back into my l

Driving at 60 MPH and applied brakes hard to avoid hitting deer that came on to road. Vehicle began to slow then suddenly lost nearly all braking power as peddle went to floor . Went well past an uncontrolled intersection that was thankfully empty of traffic. Subsequent inspection revealed two burst brake lines where 4 lines are grouped on frame near back of front driver door. Severe rust. *tr

Corrosion of hard brake line at driver / left side rear, partly hidden from view. Not seen during inspections. Condition discovered following surface roadway incident. Vehicle was stationary, in drive, pointed downhill at stoplight. Brake pedal slowly started going down. Pumping brake helped a bit, but soon the pedal started falling again and the vehicle started moving forward. Putting vehicle in park prevented vehicle from striking stopped vehicles in front. Got off the roadway shortly thereafter and discovered the corrosion and lead mentioned above. Vehicle is currently in repair shop with $1800 service bill. Body is required to be lifted off frame for replacement lines to be installed and that is *very* labor intensive. Researched online and found NHTSA has investigated t

While approaching exit ramp in delaware (exit 1a) traffic slowed so I began to hit my brakes to slow and all of a sudden the brake pedal hit the floor and I could not stop I almost hit the vehicle in front of me with the exception of fast maneuvering of which my dash cam caught, I swerved to the left lane to avoid a collision then hit the emergency brakes and got back into the off ramp then I realized that there was no break pressure and smoke bellowing from under the hood of my vehicle I pulled over to inspect and notice brake fluid leaking. I took the vehicle to national tire and battery where they informed me that I had a double front brake line rupture - I am having them replace (a $1000 job) however I've asked to retain the brake lines as proof. *tr

I was driving with my friend and our 6 children and I applied the brakes when another car in front stopped suddenly. The brakes did not work and the pedal went to the floor. At the repair shop all the brake lines are brittle. *tr

My 2006 suburban loses power immediately after initial acceleration and a "traction active" warning appears on my dashboard. This has caused my vehicle to become trapped in front of oncoming traffic when attempting to make left hand turns. This has happened repeatedly and my wife now fears for her life and refuses to drive the truck. It happened to me last night and an oncoming car had to swerve into traffic to avoid ramming my stalled vehicle. The internet is littered with similar statements. This appears to be a systemic problem with gm vehicles and it poses a threat of fatalities subsequent to such a failure. Why have there been no recalls for what appears to be a design flaw that is impacting and threatening the safety of every gm truck owner? *tr

Unable to get in to rear hatch due to a battery failure Chevy has removed the key lock on the rear hatch. *nm

2006 Chevy suburban rear hatch does not unlock, lock has failed, and has no manual ability to unlock , which is a safety issue. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet suburban. The contact stated that the rear liftgate would not lock or unlock without force. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who advised that the failure may have been cause by a defective locking mechanism and referred him to the dealer to verified the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 89,000. Updated 09/21/11 *bf the consumer stated when he went to use the remote key to unlock the rear hatch back door, it would not unlock. The door does not have a key lock, so he was unable to unlock the door with the key. There is no way to get in or out of the rear hatch back door, when the electric lock is not working. Updated 10/11/11

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet suburban 2500. The contact stated that the heating and air conditioning failed to shut off while the vehicle was not powered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000.

Gm designed this car with a no key entry for the rear hatch. It does not have an internal manual unlocking mechanism for the hatch. If the car is in an accident, there would be no way to open the rear hatch. On top of this, the rear hatch lock actuator fails for thousands of customers. This either locks the hatch in place, or leaves it unable to be locked. Gm needs to do a recall to fix this issue. It is unsafe, and costing thousands of customers upwards of a $400 repair just to correct it at the dealer. *tr

We had the 2006 Suburban parked with the engine running while our family was just starting to get in. A couple of them noticed a slight smoke smell which we followed and we trailed it to the rear of the vehicle. While I was pulling off a left rear column trim piece to locate where the smoke was coming from, the far rear dome light fixture started dripping melted and burning plastic close by my head. I looked up and saw the rear dome light fixture on fire and flicked it down into the rear cargo area. One of the family was already fetching a fire extinguisher and as they arrived I used it to put out what fire was left in the headliner.

While driving my cab starting filling with smoke and the smell of burning wires. I pulled over to see what it could be and turned off the radio and air conditioner. I did not notice anything that looked like it was smoking or on fire so I continued on. When I tried to turn the air conditioner on it didn't come on for a minute so I looked under the hood at the relay center and there was nothing wrong there when I got back in the truck it was running again. A few days later the same thing happened so I pulled my dash apart and checked the wiring couldn't find anything wrong. Then it happened where my air conditioner shut off and heavy smoke started coming from under the glove box area. I pulled the air conditioning silencer off and noticed the wiring harness plugged into the blower motor res

My specific vehicle is a 2006 suburban z71 4-wheel drive, 1/2-ton SUV. On many tahoes, suburbans and other general motors SUV-type vehicles, the lift gate assembly can become stuck in the locked position or in the unlocked (unsecured) position any time the battery has no voltage. In the case of it being locked, the lift gate has no manual means of being opened - no key insertion location whatsoever. (this applies also to the lift-gate glass.) this is indeed a very dangerous situation and should have been resolved many years ago. This could occur in a crash as well as any time the battery is old or has otherwise lost its charge. Elderly folks should not be expected to climb over the rear seats to retrieve things stored 'in the back,' but even if they could get back there, there is no I

My back hatch won't open with pod and there are no other ways to get in. I can't open it from the inside or outside, and the window won't open either. This is a safety hazard, and I am finding many other people online are having the same issue as I am. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet suburban. The contact stated that the rear liftgate would not open from the interior or exterior of the vehicle. The key would also not allow the liftgate to be opened. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer nor was the manufacturer notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet suburban. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop, the vehicle initially accelerated then halted. The "traction control active" message was displayed across the message board. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer multiple times where it was diagnosed that the shock absorber and hubs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired on multiple occasions; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Would drive fine at times. When restarted, engine would lose power, very sluggish, unable to pick up speed. On dash, message would read 'service stability'. Took to our local Chevrolet dealer, they were unable to repair, they could not tell me why message would appear, absolutely clueless to the problem. Then took my vehicle to my local mechanic, he stated he had four other GMC vehicles come in with the same message on dash. He stated it has something to do with the transfer case. That's more than what the dealer said. My mechanic stated he attempted to get the part, but item is on back order from manufacturer. Does this indicate that many many more vehicles are experiencing the same problem? Have been experiencing this problem for a while. My vehicle only has 60,000 miles, way under

Notification of faulty seat belt in Chevy suburban I am writing to notify you about a seat belt defect in our 2006 Chevy suburban that could have resulted in the injury or death of our 8-year old son. My wife left two of our kids reading in the middle row bucket seats of the car with their seat belts on, and was gone very briefly. When she got back our son was all entangled in the seat belt and was having difficulty breathing because of the tightness of the belt's coils around his lower abdomen. The son later explained that he got entangled when his book fell inside the car and he tried to retrieve it before releasing the seat belt. My wife's attempts to get the belt to release only seemed to make it tighter. She flagged down two off-duty police officers who also failed to get the bel