Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Structure Problems
Owners have filed 131 complaints with NHTSA about structure problems on the Chevrolet Suburban 1500 across 15 model years. The 2007 model year has the most (29). The words owners use most often: “door handles” (11% of reports).
- 131structure complaints
- —median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 11mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 75%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Door handles: mentioned in 15 of 131 complaints (11%)
- Dash cracked: mentioned in 12 of 131 complaints (9%)
- Passenger airbag: mentioned in 12 of 131 complaints (9%)
- Instrument cluster: mentioned in 8 of 131 complaints (6%)
At what mileage do structure problems happen?
Based on 103 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 131 complaints, 1 mention a crash, 11 an injury.
Chevrolet Suburban 1500 structure complaints by model year
| Model year | Structure complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Suburban 1500 | 2 | 12% | — |
| 2023 Suburban 1500 | 1 | 6% | — |
| 2011 Suburban 1500 | 18 | 23% | 61,000 |
| 2010 Suburban 1500 | 13 | 25% | 68,750 |
| 2009 Suburban 1500 | 8 | 15% | 61,500 |
| 2008 Suburban 1500 | 18 | 18% | 56,250 |
| 2007 Suburban 1500 | 29 | 15% | 82,000 |
| 2006 Suburban 1500 | 7 | 23% | 71,595 |
| 2005 Suburban 1500 | 4 | 4% | 55,800 |
| 2004 Suburban 1500 | 5 | 3% | 98,000 |
| 2003 Suburban 1500 | 14 | 8% | 115,000 |
| 2002 Suburban 1500 | 6 | 5% | 80,000 |
| 2001 Suburban 1500 | 2 | 2% | — |
| 1999 Suburban 1500 | 3 | 4% | 168,000 |
| 1998 Suburban 1500 | 1 | 7% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists structure for the Chevrolet Suburban 1500. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The driver-side front door and related body fit/sealing system appear to be defective. The door is visibly uneven and misaligned with the surrounding body panels, resulting in excessive door gaps and significant air intrusion into the cabin while driving. The condition is available for inspection…
The 2026 suburban has a loud wind noise coming from the driver window and door side and the passenger side . The wind noise in abnormal and very high and it could be the weatherstripping and the door stripping and latch because the driver door needs a hard push to close completely but there is wind…
The windows would go down all by themselves and not roll up . The infotainment system will flash on and off telling you to start strip all by itself. The door locks will lock you out and in not letting unlock the truck . The key fob is the only way to unlock it. I have taken it to the dealer five…
My name is [xxx] i'm the owner of a 2011 chevy suburban and one day i took my wife to the hospital for surgery and when i came out after 4 hours my suburban had 2 cracks on the dashboard one next to the passenger airbag and one next to the left on top of the gauges panel. Information redacted…
Dash has multiple cracks, not sure the date when it happened, i used today's date, i just bought the vehicle, it looks like they tried to repair it. There is no support under the dash. Husband had a 2006 gmc sierra c2500 truck vin # [xxx] and his cracked also, we do not own it anymore information…
Frequently asked questions
Do all Chevrolet Suburban 1500s have structure problems?
No. NHTSA has 131 owner complaints about structure for the Chevrolet Suburban 1500. Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the Chevrolet Suburban 1500 structure?
No recall currently lists structure for this vehicle.
What do owners say about structure problems on the Chevrolet Suburban 1500?
The most frequent phrase is “door handles”, in 15 of 131 complaints, followed by “dash cracked” (12).
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