2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

Routine

Owners filed 101 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the airbags. No safety recall has been issued.

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When it fails
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69,000 milesMedian miles at failure

66 complaints record an odometer reading. Failures cluster around 105,000–120,000 miles.

Most common 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 problems

39 of the 101 complaints (39%) are about the airbags.

ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Air Bags · airbags39
101
Unknown or Other13
000
Latches/Locks/Linkages · door locks and latches10
000
Electrical System9
000
Structure › Body · body and frame8
001
Engine7
000
Structure › Body › Door · body and frame3
004
Wheels1
000
Visibility › Rear Window Wiper/Washer1
100
Tires1
101

What owners reported

Newest filings
Air Bags
Filed Aug 9, 2019TX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HUBLER CHEVROLET (1705 LAFAYETTE AVE, CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN 47933, (765) 231-4163) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 10, 2019168,000 milesAL

BROKEN UPPER DASH THAT POTENTIALLY COULD BECOME PROPELLED BY A DEPLOYING AIRBAG CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER OR PASSENGERS

Electrical System
Filed May 16, 2019152,000 milesMI

REAR RADIO/CONTROL SYSTEM STARTED TO SMOKE WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION IN OCTOBER 2018. WE HAVE NOT TRIED THE RADIO, BUT THE HEATED SEAT DOESN'T WORK. WE ARE UNSURE IF WE SHOULD GO OUT OF TOWN WITH IT AND HAVE NOT HAD IT INSPECTED.

Air Bags
Filed May 7, 2019TX

TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM THAT I NEEDED TO SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE TO REPAIR DEFECT. WHEN I CALL, DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT NO FIX IS AVAILABLE

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 23, 201910,000 milesTX

I'M A OWNER OF A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AND I HAVE BEEN THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. MY DASHBOARD HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS AND THE ONE I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE ONE THERE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD TO LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC INJURY IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS.

Engine
Filed Mar 6, 2019190,000 milesIL

VALVE ON CYLINDER 7 WONT OPERATE DUE TO AFM SYSTEM

Air Bags
Filed Feb 11, 2019CA

RECEIVED A RECALL ON JULY 2016 AND STILL NOT BE REPLACED. CAN'T SALE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. OVER 2 1/2 YEARS AND STILL NO REPLACEMENT.WHEN CAN THIS PROBLEM BE RESOLVED?

Electrical System
Filed Nov 15, 2018152,000 milesMI

REAR RADIO/CONTROL SYSTEM STARTED TO SMOKE WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WE HAVE NOT TRIED THE RADIO, BUT THE HEATED SEATS STILL WORK. WE ARE UNSURE IF WE SHOULD GO OUT OF TOWN WITH IT AND HAVE NOT HAD IT INSPECTED.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 18, 2018VA

TAKATA RECALL DEALER SAYS NO OUTLOOK FOR REPAIR / REPLACEMENT OF AIRBAG UNDER THE RECALL. DEALER SAYS GM HAS NO PLANS FOR REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR REGARDLESS OF RECALL NOTICE. FIRST INQUIRED 7/20/2016, THEN 3/12/2017, 9/15/2017, 3/10/2018, AND 9/15/2018 RECEIVING SAME ANSWER / RESPONSE FROM GM DEALER. DEALER SAYS GM IS INTENTIONALLY SLOW WALKING THE SOLUTION AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT HE [DEALER] CAN / WILL DO ABOUT IT.

Engine
Filed Sep 20, 201891,750 milesFL

JAN 26, 2015, 91,750 MILEAGE. SUDDEN SUSPENSION STABILIZER LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND RUNNING ROUGH. DEALER SAID BRAKE SWITCH AND REPLACED. POSSIBLE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE ALSO RULED OUT. FEB. 15, 2015, 92,413 MILEAGE. SAME PROBLEM NOW DIAGNOSED AS #4 LIFTER BROKE. FIXED FOR HALF COST. LESS THAN 300 MILES LATER, MARCH 3, SAME LIFTER BROKE AGAIN. THREE DAYS LATER ON FAMILY FUNERAL OUT OF TOWN TRIP IT BROKE AGAIN, SAME #4 LIFTER. THREE TIMES IN 1000 MILES IS RIDICULOUS. FINALLY RIGHT... FOR THREE YEARS! AUG. 30, 2018, 136,000+ MILES. MULTIPLE BROKEN LIFTERS WITH CAM DAMAGE. REBUILD OR REPLACE MOTOR FOR $6500 OR MORE. REPLACED WITH FACTORY GM CRATE REMAN. FOR $7500. PLUS TAX. ALL AT MY COST! WHY IS THIS NOT A FACTORY DESIGN FLAW PROBLEM ON RECALL, AUTO WARRANTY OR EVEN COMPLETELY STOP PUTTING THIS AFM LIFTER ON THE MARKET. TO MY BEST RECOLLECTION, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN REGULAR DAILY CITY TRAFFIC IN LITTLE TOWN FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA FOR THREE OF THE FOUR TIMES IT BROKE. ONE TIME WAS HIGHHWAY TRAVEL COMING HOME FROM SARASOTA FLORIDA. NOT JUST AN ECONOMIC OR INCONVENIENCE ISSUE BUT A SERIOUS POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOOSES POWER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. COULD BE SERIOUSLY REAR ENDED OR T-BONED TRYING TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC. FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE SO FAR AND THE BLOGS ON THIS ISSUE FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS ON LINE, ITS TIME TO GET GM TO FIX THE REAL PROBLEM OR STOP BUILDING IT AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 6, 2018OH

TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE NOW RECEIVED THREE ANNUAL NOTICES OF THE RECALL FOR THE KILLER AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE. TO DATE, I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTICE OF REPAIR PARTS BEING MADE AVAILABLE. THIS IS AN UNREASONABLE DELAY IN THE REPAIR TO MY VEHICLE PUTTING MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AT RISK OF INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. THREE YEARS IS FAR TOO LONG TO STILL NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. I AM DEMADING THAT GM BE FORCED TO EITHER REPAIR THE VEHICLE NOW OR BUY IT BACK AT A FAIR MARKET VALUE IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS WITHIN THE NEXT 20 CALENDAR DAYS BEGINNING 09/06/2018. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE "OR DIE" WAITING YEARS TO GET AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RECALL COMPLETED. IT IS TIME FOR ACTION NOW. NO MORE EXCUSES.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 28, 2018AL

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 23, 2018148,000 milesIN

TAKATA RECALL - I'M THE OWNER OF A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 LTZ. TWO YEARS AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING THAT THE TAKATA AIR BAGS WERE SUBJECT TO RECALL DUE TO EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS, BUT SAID THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE SUBURBAN AS USUAL (? - DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE?) AND THAT IT WAS ILLEGAL TO DISCONNECT THEM EVEN THOUGH THEY MIGHT KILL YOU IF THEY EXPLODED! DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE? (NOT TO ME!) I AM A GRANDFATHER WITH TWO PRECIOUS GRANDCHILDREN. WE GO CAMPING WITH THEM AND MY GRANDSON WHO IS 14 AND SIX FEET TALL OFTEN SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT EVEN THOUGH WE'VE TOLD HIM TO SIT IN ONLY THE REAR SEATS ('I'M NOT A CHILD ANYMORE GRANDPA'). GM HAS PLENTY OF TIME TO REPLACE THESE AIRBAGS. WE LIVE IN INDIANA WE'RE THE SPRING SUMMER HUMIDITY IS OVER 80% ON A REGULAR DAILY BASIS. IF HUMIDITY IS THE ACCELERATOR FOR THE AIRBAGS POTENTIAL EXPLOSIVE MALFUNCTION, WE ARE DRIVING A CAR WITH BOMBS SURROUNDING US!!! I DON'T WANT TO DIE, NOR DOES MY WIFE NOR DO MY GRANDKIDS!!! WHEN CAN WE GET THESE DANGEROUS AIRBAGS REPLACED? WE PLAN TO KEEP THIS SUBURBAN FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS BECAUSE IT'S TRADE-IN VALUE IS NIL WITH AN AIRBAG RECALL WARNING. WHEN WILL I GET MINE REPLACED!

Air Bags
Filed Jun 12, 2018ND

TAKATA RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO EVEN HAVE A PLAN FOR WHEN TO REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE AIR BAG. THIS IS GOING ON WAY TO LONG.

Structure › Body
Filed Jun 11, 2018116,000 milesVA

EARLIER TODAY, THE DASHBOARD ON MY SUBURBAN SPONTANEOUSLY THREE CRACKSWITH NO IMPACT WHATSOEVER. ONE OF THE CRACKS RUNS ALL THE WAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE TOP OF THE DASH ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SECOND CRACK SPLITS OFF THE FIRST ONE AND IS HEADING TOWARD THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT, LOCKED UP AND WITH NOBODY IN THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS SIGN OF CRACKS OF ANY KIND AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE SHADE UNDER A TREE FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. IN ADDITION, IT WAS A RAINY OVERCAST DAY AND THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS ONLY ABOUT 70 DEGF.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 20, 2018MD

TAKATA RECALL. GM ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY CAR IN JULY 2016. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THE RECALL AND CLAIM TO STILL BE WORKING ON A SOLUTION. THAT'S AN UNACCEPTABLE AND VERY DANGEROUS DELAY. IF GM CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO, THEY SHOULD GIVE AFFECTED DRIVERS THE OPTION OF USING A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THEY DO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 1, 2018FL

DASH IS CRACKING INTO PIECES THAT WOULD BE DANGEROUS SHRAPNEL IN THE EVENT OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING.

Structure › Body
Filed Mar 27, 2018141,000 milesOH

DASH 2 CRACKS. ONE ABOVE STEERING COLUMN AND ONE AT THE TOP LEFT OF AIRBAG.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 6, 2018FL

2008 CHEVROLET K1500 SUBURBAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JS

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Feb 26, 2018185,000 milesAR

AFTER A DAY OF USING THE VEHICLE IN RAINY CONDITIONS I TRIED TO START IT UP AND IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULDN'T NOT WORK WHEN PRESSED WITH THE KEY OFF THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AND HAD ERROR CODES AND CEL FOR FPFCM CIRCUIT FAILURE. THIS ISSUE WAS A RECALL FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL BUT MY VIN WAS EXCLUDED POSSIBLY NEGLIGENTLY. SINCE THE EVENT I ADDITIONALLY HAVE DIC MESSAGES TO CHECK THE AIR BAGS AND CHECK BRAKES

Air Bags
Filed Jan 30, 2018AL

TAKATA RECALL- GOT THE OFFICIAL RECALL ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO, STILL NO REMEDY.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 22, 2018CA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (MAITA CHEVROLET, 9650 AUTO CENTER DR, ELK GROVE, CA 95757) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 866-790-5600 AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 27, 2017NY

HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR PARTS SINCE MAY 2016. I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IN A TIMELY MANNER AND IT HAS NOT BEEN.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 1, 2017TX

TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL: I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA REGARDING THIS RECALL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD SEVERAL TIMES THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS OR RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. JUST RECENTLY ON 11/29/17 I VISITED CLASSIC CHEVORLET IN SUGARLAND TEXAS AND INQUIRED ABOUT GETTING THE AIRBAG SERVICED. THE AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT IN MY VEHICLE HAS CONSTANTLY STAYED ON FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS. WHEN I GET IN TO MY VEHICLE THE AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHETHER IT IS IN MOTION OR PARKED. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A YEAR TO FIND OUT WHAT TAKATA WILL DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY EVERY TIME WE GET INTO MY CAR. SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIND THE REMEDY FOR THIS SOON BEFORE PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY HURT OR LOSE THEIR LIVES.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 26, 2017110,000 milesMO

CRACKED DASHBOARD IS DANGEROUS IN AN ACCIDENT.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 21, 201795,000 milesPA

TAKATA RECALL - HAS NOT BEEN FULFILLED. AIRBAGS ARE STILL UNSAFE AND POTENTIALLY A HAZARD.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 21, 2017NE

TAKATA RECALL MY COMPLAINT IS, THIS IS FROM MAY 2016, WHY IS THERE STILL NOT A FIX IN PLACE IF TAKATA WON'T FIX IT THEN GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. IT'S NOT SAFE. MAYBE I SHOULD GET A LONER TRUCK UNTIL MINE IS FIXED. NO ONE HAS ANSWERS, CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME AN ANSWER!!

Air Bags
Filed Nov 17, 2017NJ

TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAGS STILL HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED RECEIVED A LETTER BACK IN 2016

Air Bags
Filed Nov 13, 2017FL

TAKATA RECALL

Air Bags
Filed Nov 3, 2017NE

TAKATA RECALL, I RECEIVED A RECALL MAY, 2016 AND NOW I RECEIVED A LETTER NOVEMBER 2017 FOR THE SAME RECALL. IT TELLS ME TO GO TO MY DEALER AND HAVE THIS FIXED FOR FREE AND I DID TODAY 11/3/2017 AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS STILL NO FIX FOR THIS ISSUE......WHY!! CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THIS SO IT CAN GET FIXED, I DON'T WANT TO GET IN AN ACCEDENT AND FIND OUT THE HARD WAY THAT SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE THIS WAS NEVER TAKEN CARE OF. WHY DID I JUST GET THIS LETTER AND STILL NO FIX COMES UP. I WANT THIS DONE ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE DIES......CAN ANY HELP WITH THIS!!

Air Bags
Filed Nov 1, 2017MO

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM IN THE JUNE OR JULY 2016, TOOK THE NOTICE TO THE DEALERSHIP, CROSSROADS CHEVROLET OF JOPLIN, MO (417)626-6620, I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN TO BRING MY VEHICLE IN TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG. TODAY ON 1 NOV 2017 I AGAIN CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THIS TIME I WAS TOLD " WE HAVE NO INFORMATION ON A RECALL. " I GAVE THEM THE RECALL # FROM THE GM WEBSITE #2049152 NHTSA #16V383, I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT WAS A BULLETIN FOR HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION I WAS THEN TOLD "GM IS FIGHTING THE DECISION, SO THERE IS NOTHING AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL." VIN: [XXX] GM RECALL #:2049152 NHTSA # 16V383 DATE ISSUED: MAY 27, 2016 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

Air Bags
Filed Oct 31, 2017MD

TAKATA RECALL. THE RECALL OF MY VEHICLE WAS ANNOUNCED IN MAY 2016. I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED IN JULY 2016. IN THE INTERVENING YEAR AND A HALF, GM HAS BEEN DRAGGING ITS FEET WHILE TAKATA HAS BECOME INSOLVENT AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF BANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATION AND I AM DRIVING MY FAMILY AROUND IN A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE CAR. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. IF THE CAR IS UNSAFE, GM NEEDS TO MOVE QUICKLY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM SO THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE NOT PUT AT RISK (AND LEFT TO TRY TO COLLECT FROM AN INSOLVENT MANUFACTURER). PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO GET THIS RECALL RESOLVED QUICKLY!

Air Bags
Filed Oct 30, 2017VA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (HERITAGE CHEVROLET, 12420 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, CHESTER, VA 23831, (804) 748-6461) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE REMEDY AND REPAIR PARTS MAY BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. INITIALLY THE VEHICLE WAS ADDED TO THE RECALL MAY 27, 2016 AND THE CONTACT JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED THE INTERIM NOTICE WITH NO ETA AS TO WHEN THE SECOND NOTICE MAY BE SENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER INDICATING THAT THE PART WAS AVAILABLE WHICH WAS UNACCEPTABLE TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 24, 2017OH

"TAKATA RECALL" THE AIRBAG DEFLATE LIGHT ON MY TRUCK'S DASHBOARD WAS TRIGGERED DUE TO FAULTY AIRBAGS. HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER TWICE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE IS NOT A CURRENT REMEDY OR PLAN IN PLACE TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 8, 2017CA

DASH IS CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, IF ITS DEPLOYED THE HARD PLASTIC DASH FRAGMENTS COULD BE DEADLY

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 5, 2017VA

I NOTICED THE DAMAGE ON YESTERDAY. THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS A CRACK FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM NEAR THE AIRBAG. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT HAS ALREADY CAUSED DAMAGE OR WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE AIRBAG AND/OR CAUSE HARM TO A PASSENGER RIDING ON THAT SIDE. I AM SOMEWHAT CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT. I NOTICED IT ON YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2017. I HAVE READ QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS INVOLVING DAMAGE WITH THE DASH AREA ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 19, 2017OH

TAMARA RECALL. VEHICLE IS TELLING ME TO SERVICE AIRBAGS.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 16, 2017NC

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN FOWARD DRIVING MOTION ON STREET OR HIGHWAY(20 - 70MPH)OUT OF NO WHERE, TRUCK WILL HAVE A QUICK SECOND HALT IN ITS MOTION, AS IF SOMEONE PULLED AND RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE(SEE ATTACH RECORDING) ALL I FEEL IS A SUDDEN JERK WHICH ITS INTENSITY DEPENDS ON TRAVELING SPEED. IT STARTLES ME EVERY TIME! DURING THIS TIME, THE SPEED GAUGE DROP THEN RESUMES REGULAR SPEED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR BUT IMMEDIATELY TURNS OFF AS DOES THE WORDS "PARK ASSIST OFF" ALSO DISPLAYS THEN IMMEDIATELY GOES AWAY. THESE SPORADIC EPISODE ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND COULD CAUSE TRAGIC ACCIDENT. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE ISSUE DIGNOSED BUT UNFORTUNATELY DOES NOT GENERATE CODES, ACCORDING TO ONSTAR. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. HOWEVER THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, BRAKE LAMP SWITCH, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, MASTER CYL AND BRAKE BOOSTER, FLUSHING AND REPLACING BRAKE FLUID FOR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WHAT I HAVE NOTICE THE ISSUE BECOMES MORE FREQUENT WHEN THERE IS STUDDEN BRAKING(STOP AND GO TRAFFIC) FOLLOWED BY INCREASED ACCELERATION. IN ADDITION WHILE SITTING IDLE IN PARK FOR ABOUT 10MINS WITH A/C ON, TRUCK IDLES DOWN LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO CUT OFF(ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN IMMEDIATELY OFF) BUT DOESN'T . DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THAT TOO. ALSO AFTER BRAKING FOR STOP LIGHT I SOMETIMES FEEL SEVERAL THUMPS AS THOUGH I'M NOT PUTTING ENOUGH PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDDLE. NO MATTER HOW MUCH PRESSURE I PUT

Air Bags
Filed Jul 21, 2017150,000 milesTX

THE DASH PANEL IS CRACKING VERY BADLY ON THE VEHICLE. ESPECIALLY AROUND WHERE THE AIRBAG IS SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY. CONCERNED THAT SHARP EDGES ON THE CRACKED PLASTIC WILL IMPAIR THE FUNCTION OF THE AIRBAG

Unknown or Other
Filed May 29, 2017CA

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN FOR THE PAST 3.5 YEARS. THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK THAT STARTED ON THE DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD WHICH IS NOW A LONG CRACK SINCE IT CONTINUES TO GROW. THERE IS ALSO A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIRBAG. THESE CRACKS WERE NOT CREATED BY CONTACT WITH ANOTHER OBJECT, ACCIDENT, ITEMS LAID ON TOP OF THE DASH, OR VANDALISM. I FEAR THAT IF AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED, THE DASH WILL BREAK APART AND PIECES OF PLASTIC WILL BE PROJECTED TOWARDS THE PASSENGERS CAUSING GREAT BODILY HARM OR DEATH.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 22, 201725,000 milesMO

DASHBOARD OF 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN CRACKED IN 2 PLACES, INCLUDING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ABOVE DRIVERS SIDE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/STEERING WHEEL. CONCERNED FOR THE PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG DURING POTENTIAL CRASH DUE TO THE CRACKED DASH THAT SURROUNDS THE AIRBAG. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES POSSESS THE SAME MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE DASHBOARD AND ALL HAVE REPORTED LARGE CRACKS IN THE EXACT SAME AREA. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Mar 17, 2017TX

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER INFLATOR; HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 29, 2017NY

WE WERE FIRST NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL IN JULY, 2016 - 6 MONTHS HAVE GONE BY AND WE CAN'T GET ANYONE AT GM/CHEVY TO PROVIDE ANY ESTIMATE FOR WHEN THE REPAIR WILL BE DONE - AS I MENTIONED, A FULL 6 MONTHS HAS GONE BY AND WE HAVEN'T A CLUE HOW TO FIX THIS

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 11, 2017IL

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN TWO DISTINCT PLACES AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT IS NEXT TO THE AIR BAGS

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 30, 2016114,000 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE CHECKING THE BRAKES AND REMOVING ONE OF THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER THAT HELD THE STEERING STABILIZER BAR WAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE BOLTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 23, 2016110,000 milesFL

DASH CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES, BUT ESPECIALLY AROUND THE AIRBAG.

Engine
Filed Sep 28, 201697,000 milesTX

ENGINE LIFTERS STARTED TAPPING THEN STUCK THEN WERE MUSHROOMED BY CAM SHAFT. HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE. COST $7,300. TOLD A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE.

Seats
Filed Sep 28, 201617,000 milesTX

SEATS PRODUCING EXCESSIVE LINT SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. FIRST NOTICED AT 17000 MILES. STILL HAPPENING.

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 28, 201617,000 milesTX

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES, CONCERNED IF AIRBAGS DEPLOY, MAY SEND SHARP PLASTIC THROUGHOUT CABIN

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 28, 201625,000 milesTX

DOOR HANDLES CHROME PLATING PEELS OFF ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. I HAVE CUT MY FINGERS MULTIPLE TIMES OPENING THE DOOR.

Complaints 1-50 of 101, newest first, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2007
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
202618300Do not drive
202532100Routine
20240100Routine
202317100Routine
20211000Routine
201180210Routine
201053100Routine
200955000Routine
2008 — this page101000Routine
2007190060Routine
200631220Routine
200594120Routine
2004182140Routine
2003175110Routine
2002120111Fatalities reported
200192140Routine
200067110Routine
199974000Routine
199814000Routine
199716010Routine
19969000Routine
19958010Routine
19949000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.