Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (2008)

321 consumer complaints on file.

#10861843April 26, 2016
STRUCTURE
NTSB: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN: CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. *SS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861256April 25, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH BOARD CRACK OVER PASSANGER SIDE OF AUTO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861304April 25, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON THE UPPER LEFT CORNER HAS A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD COMPARTMENT. I NOTICED IT THIS PAST WEEKEND & IT CONCERNS ME SINCE IT IS WHERE THE AIRBAG IS. I RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND MANY OTHER TRUCKS BY GM HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM... GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WHERE THE AIRBAG MAY BE AFFECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10859856April 16, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THERE IS A BIG CRACK SPANING THE LENGTH OF THE DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD. STARTSIN THE CORNER AND OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GETTING BIGGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855514April 14, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854329April 8, 2016
ENGINE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK OR DRIVE, ALL FOUR DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE KEY FOB FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, STABILITY TRACK DISENGAGE, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL SPILLED AND CAUSED THE SPARK PLUGS TO FAIL. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854076April 7, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AT UPPER LEFT CORNER OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LOCATION. DASHBOARD ALSO CRACKED AT TOP OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MAY CAUSE PORTIONS OF DASHBOARD TO BREAK FREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852967April 1, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'M AM BRINGING UP A SAFETY CONCERN IN MY VEHICLE PERTAINING TO THE AIRBAGS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I OWN A 2008 SUBURBAN AND RECENTLY THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED RIGHT NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. I HAVE CALLED THE CHEVROLET CORPORATE TO VOICE MY CONCERNS AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I AM REALLY CONCERNED IF MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYS IT WILL CAUSE THE DASH BOARD TO BECOME A PROJECTILE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVROLET THAT I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME PLACE. THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS A 07 CHEVROLET TAHOE, WHICH CHEVROLET/GM FULLY REPAIRED. I HAD TO TRADE MY 07 TAHOE BECAUSE MY FAMILY GOT BIGGER AND GOT THE SUBURBAN NOW IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING. I AM REALLY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILY'S WHO OWN A CHEVROLET WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840232March 7, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT FLASHING. THE BRAKING ABILITY SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825319February 10, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES DO NOT CATCH EVERY TIME. HAD THEM REPLACED BUT STILL HAVE ISSUES WHERE IT SEEMS THAT WHEN YOUR PRESSING THEM TO SLOW OR STOP IT TAKES THEM A WHILE TO CATCH. SAW WHERE EARLIER MODELS HAD BRAKE LINE ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824881February 8, 2016
ENGINE
2008 SUBURBAN 135K. VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING WELL, ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS DONE. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE VEHICLE WAS 3 QUARTS LOW ON OIL. DEALER CHECKED ENGINE TOLD NEW ENGINE NEEDED. I WAS TOLD A COMMON PROBLEM FURTHER INVESTIGATION I NOTED FAR TO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN ENGINE DESIGN. IT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE DEATHS BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS INVESTIGATED. LIKE SO MANY OTHERS REPAIR COST IS AN UNEXPECTED BURDEN. GM RESPONSE THE VEHICLE HIGH MILEAGE AND AGE ARE A FACTOR. THIS PROBLEM HAS AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH A RANG OF MILES. GM SHOULD RECALL THE 5.3L ENGINE AND REPAIR THE DEFECT. THE FIRST ISSUE WITH VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. GM HAS INDICATED 2 QUARTS OF OIL BEING BURNED IN 3000 MILES IS NORMAL. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER. GM SHOULDN'T BE THE ONLY BAIL OUT. NO PRIOR WARNING WAS GIVEN, NO WARNING LIGHTS OR LOW OIL INDICATION , NO LEAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820807January 18, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS STARTED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. SUDDENLY MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON ALONG WITH BLINKING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ALSO READ STABILITRAK OFF AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL IN READOUT BELOW. IMMEDIATELY MY TRUCK LOST POWER AND DECELERATED SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF ROAD AS TO NOT GET RAN OVER BY TRAFFIC. READ MANUAL SAID TO TURN OFF AND RESTART. DID THIS AND ALL WAS GOOD FOR ANOTHER MILE THEN HAPPENED AGAIN ON AND OFF FOR LAST 12 MILES BEFORE I COULD GET HOME. UPON TAKING IT TO DEALERSHIP TODAY THEY CAME BACK SAYING NOTHING ABOUT THESE CODES BUT THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE CODE AND OIL LOW?? SO NOW I HAVE GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING. UPON ASKING ABOUT THE INITIAL PROBLEM I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT TO SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH APPARENTLY THE WHOLE TRUCK PLATFORM AT GM. THIS PROBLEM IS POSTED ALL OVER INTERNET WITH CARS EVEN SHUTTING OFF AND BRAKES LOCKING UP AND THE BIG PROBLEM IS NO DEALERSHIP KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. CHARGE PEOPLE A BUNCH OF MONEY TO FIX NUMEROUS THINGS THEY KNOW WILL NOT FIX ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR RECALL ON 2007- AT LEAST 2010 FROM WHAT I CAN SEE FROM DATA THAT IS OUT THERE. I WILL BE SELLING MY TRUCK AFTER THIS BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY KIDS IN IT. I'M DIE HARD CHEVY GUY WHO HAS A 2003 SUBURBAN WITH 400000+ MILES ON IT WITH VERY LITTLE ISSUES IN ALL THESE YEARS. PLEASE MAKE GM FIX THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820608January 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
FRONT AIR BAG SENSORS ALWAYS GOING BAD. SENSORS ARE ON BACKORDER; THIS TELLS ME OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM TOO. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. HAVE A 2001 FORD ESCAPE (15 YEARS OLD). HAVE NEVER REPLACED A AIRBAG SENSOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819969January 13, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD HAS A SERIES OF MAJOR CRACKS FORWARD OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND A NUMBER OF CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG. THE DASHBOARD SEEMS EXTREMELY BRITTLE AND IS NOW QUITE "FLIMSY" AND VIBRATES AND/OR BOUNCES UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER TIME. WE HAVE NOT PHYSICALLY BEEN IN THE VEHICLE WHEN A CRACK FORMED OR PROPAGATED. IT APPEARS THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD LIKELY SHATTER UPON IMPACT THUS THROWING SHRAPNEL THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818074January 5, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND BROKEN AT PASS. AIRBAG AND CENTER OF THE DASH, AND IS REALLY BROKEN ABOVE THE CONSOLE AREA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818210January 5, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE SEVERAL CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK MY CAR TO DON RINGLER CHEVROLET IN TEMPLE, TX AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THAT IT WAS NOT RECALLED NOR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY ENTIRE DASH MOVES WHEN YOU TOUCH IT AND I'M AFRAID THAT EITHER THE AIRBAGS WILL GO OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING OR WON'T DEPLOY IF I AM IN A WRECK. THESE CRACKS HAVE INCREASED IN SIZE OVER TIME. THE SMALL ONE IS THE NEWEST CRACK THAT APPEARED OVER CHRISTMAS. I FIRST DISCOVERED THE CRACK RIGHT ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL IN FEBRUARY 2010. AT THE TIME, MY CAR WAS ONLY 1 1/2 YEARS OLD. I SPECIAL ORDERED MY SUBURBAN IN THE SUMMER OF 2008.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807718December 1, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AT THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807089November 26, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TWO LARGE CRACKS IN DASH, ONE OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE OTHER WHERE DASH MEETS AIRBAG. I NOTICED A VERY SMALL CRACK APPROX FOUR YEARS AGO AND HAS NOW GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY. RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET HAS SHOWN THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, I AM JUST ONE MORE COMPLAINING OF A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW WITH POSSIBLE SAFETY RAMIFICATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794336November 17, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT'S WIFE PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE CHROME PAINT ON THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND CUT HER HAND. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000.......UPDATED 12/30/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AN EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, THAT BROKE OFF, HAD TO BE REPLACED. THROUGH RESEACHTHE CONTACT DISCOVERED CHROME PEELING OFF OF THE INTERIOR DOOR CAUSING THE PASSENGER OR DRIVER TO CUT HIS OR HER HAND. UPDATED 2/23/2016*JS *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10788992November 7, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AT THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. IT HAS ALSO CRACKED AT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THESE CRACKS ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNING, ESPECIALLY IF I AM IN A CRASH. I AM CERTAIN THAT THE CRACK NEAR THE AIRBAG WILL EXPAND AND CREATE SHARDS OF PLASTIC OR WORSE, PREVENT THE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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