Chevrolet Suburban
Owners filed 8,007 complaints across 35 model years of the Chevrolet Suburban. The 1994 drew the most (858); the 2006 the fewest (23).
Model years35
Complaints8,007
Recalls167
Fires136
Deaths17
Every Chevrolet Suburban model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2023 | 125 | 3 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2022 | 119 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2021 | 194 | 12 | 1 | 6 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2020 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2019 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Power Train | Do not drive | |
| 2018 | 81 | 4 | — | 3 | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2017 | 141 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Service Brakes | Do not drive | |
| 2016 | 219 | 6 | 1 | 9 | Service Brakes | Do not drive | |
| 2015 | 428 | 11 | 8 | 21 | Service Brakes | Do not drive | |
| 2014 | 59 | 3 | 1 | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2013 | 118 | 4 | — | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2012 | 101 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2011 | 148 | 3 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 117 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 106 | 5 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 213 | 4 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2007 | 292 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2006 | 23 | 1 | 1 | — | Latches/Locks/Linkages | Routine | |
| 2005 | 129 | 7 | 1 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 204 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | Above average | |
| 2003 | 301 | 7 | 4 | 23 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 286 | 4 | 5 | 24 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 2001 | 440 | 8 | 5 | 35 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 2000 | 282 | 11 | 7 | 13 | Parking Brake | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 634 | 2 | 12 | 51 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | High concern | |
| 1998 | 201 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 1997 | 414 | 3 | 13 | 22 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 1996 | 360 | 4 | 12 | 20 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 457 | 7 | 8 | 50 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 858 | 6 | 10 | 147 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 499 | 2 | 2 | 91 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | High concern | |
| 1992 | 189 | 5 | 7 | 38 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1991 | 52 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1990 | 54 | 4 | 7 | 2 | Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | Routine |
Which Chevrolet Suburban years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1994 is the weakest year on record, with 858 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It carries 6 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.