2001 Chevrolet Suburban vehicle speed control problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2001 Chevrolet Suburban — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Every morning when I start the car, it "lunges" forward. This has only happened 3 or 4 times during the day but it does happen every morning. I keep the car in the garage so when it does move forward it is only a couple of inches, but when I am in a parking lot, I make sure to leave plenty of room…”
filed Dec 18, 2007
“Dt: vehicle speed control malfunctioned. When starting vehicle havd to apply additional pressure on the accelator, it seemed to be stuck. This only happend when putting the vehicle in park or reverse. This started happening on may 12, 2005. Dealer looked at vehicle but was going to charge the…”
filed Aug 12, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Suburban years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Suburban | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 Suburban | 3 | 2% |
| 2020 Suburban | 3 | 7% |
| 2019 Suburban | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 Suburban | 3 | 4% |
| 2017 Suburban | 6 | 4% |
| 2016 Suburban | 5 | 2% |
| 2015 Suburban | 4 | 1% |
| 2014 Suburban | 1 | 2% |
| 2013 Suburban | 4 | 3% |
| 2012 Suburban | 1 | 1% |
| 2011 Suburban | 5 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Chevrolet Suburban
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.