Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (2008)

321 consumer complaints on file.

#10438454December 3, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INSIDE DOOR HANDLE CHROME IS PEELING AND HAS CUT OUR HANDS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436182November 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BATTERY GOES DEAD EVERY THIRD DAY THAT THE TRUCK IS NOT USED. BATTERY IS GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433659October 31, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR DOES NOT WORK ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433476October 28, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FAILED TO GIVE A CLEAR VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429997October 13, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/L ALENZA TIRES, SIZE 275/55R20, DOT NUMBER: X2AEH56407. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SLOWLY DEFLATED, CAUSING THE THREAD TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER TWICE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE WAS CALLED WHO ADVISED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE POLICE TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ASKED THE CONTACT TO RETURN THE TIRES BUT THE CONTACT REFUSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10424482September 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS THE PROBLEM BEGAN: THE DOOR LOCKS CYCLE REPEATEDLY, THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE FLASHES, THE DRIVE POSITION FLASHES FROM PARK TO DRIVE REPEATEDLY, THE RADIO STOPS WORKING, THE VEHICLE SURGES, AND THE STABILITRAC SAYS IT NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. THIS IS THE SECOND REPORT WE HAVE FILED IN A MONTH. WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE FOR THIS PROBLEM IN EARLY AUGUST WHEN IT WAS JUST THE RADIO MALFUNCTIONING. THEY SAID TO REPLACE THE RADIO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED BY NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10036550 AND SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER PIT-4730A. GM SAYS THAT BECAUSE OUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY THAT THEY WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422746August 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM A MILITARY HELICOPTER TEST PILOT AND FAA LICENSED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2008 AND IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. WE HAD TO REPLACE A DEAD BATTERY IN JULY 2011 AND FOLLOWING THAT THE RADIO STOPPED KEEPING TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE DOOR LOCKS CYCLED REPEATEDLY AND THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE FLASHED IN UNISON. ALSO FOLLOWING EACH EVENT THE RADIO CLOCK TIME AND DATE HAD RESET. IT HAS DONE THIS ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE LATE JULY. AS A PRECAUTION THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS WERE RECHECKED AND FOUND PROPERLY SECURED, ALTHOUGH THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IT HAS HAPPENED QUICKLY BUT THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY EXHIBITED REDUCED POWER WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418372August 10, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS WOULD UNLOCK AND LOCK INVOLUNTARILY. IN ORDER TO PROPERLY USE THE DOOR LOCKS, THEY HAD TO BE OPERATED MANUALLY. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE LOCK MECHANISM FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE REPAIRS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417199August 5, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK ON MY 08 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. TO UNLOCK THE DOORS YOU HAVE TO USE THE KEY UNLOCK THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THEN EITHER CLIMB IN THE BACK OR OVER TO UNLOCK THE BACK DOORS AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS. OR ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS. TO LOCK THE DOORS YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411535July 8, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I OWN A 2008 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND TWO OF OUR OUTER DOOR HANDLES CAME OFF UNDER WARRANTY AND THE THIRD RIGHT AFTER NOW THE FOURTH HAS COME LOOSE. JUDGING BY MANY FORUMS FOUND ON GOOGLE THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM. I FIND THIS ALSO TO BE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE LITTLE CHILDREN WHO CANNOT GET OUT THE CAR BY THEMSELVES IN THIS PROBLEM HINDERS THE DOOR FORM OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE IN AN EMERGENCY THIS COULD BECOME A LIFE-THREATENING DEFECT OF THESE CARS. I REALLY HOPE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409948June 29, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 2008 CHEVY SUBURBAN LTZ WITH 37K MILES. THE REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED AT 36K MILES. THE FAULTY DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS PREVENT LOCKING OR UNLOCKING OF THE DOORS FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT. AS I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN, I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO DRIVE WITH UNLOCKED DOORS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM TO BE WIDESPREAD ON A NUMBER OF CHEVROLET VEHICLES. PLEASE REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING INTERNET FORUM DISCUSSIONS : HTTP://WWW.GM-TRUCKS.COM/FORUMS/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=98284&ST=165 HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F206D4B/75#MSG75 I SUGGEST THE NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND MANDATE A RECALL AND THE INSTALLATION OF A MORE RELIABLE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407576June 20, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR REPAIRS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT EACH COMPONENT HAD ITS OWN MODULAR BUT REPLACING THE MODULAR FOR EACH COMPONENT HAD NOT CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402911May 27, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 CHEVY SUBURBAN WILL BE IN THE SHOP NEXT WEEK FOR THE 3RD TIME FOR SAME PROBLEMS DEALING WITH FRONT AIR CONDITIONER CEASING TO BLOW AIR AND PROBLEMS WITH DOOR LATCHES & LOCKS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE ACTIVATED BY REMOTE OR FRONT MASTER DOOR ACTIVATOR. HAVE REPLACED AC BLOWER MOTOR, RESISTOR, AND DRIVER FRONT DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. IT IS NOW THE DRIVER BACK DOOR LOCK NOT WORKING. ALSO, VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH; TOOK IT TO MECHANIC; SENT ME ON TO DEALER. HAD TO REPLACE ALL FUEL INJECTORS AND CAMSHAFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401237May 17, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2008 CHEVY SUBURBAN HAS DEFECTIVE EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLES - THEY BREAK LOOSE FROM THE CAR BODY AND MAKE THE DOOR INOPERABLE FROM INSIDE - SO ONE CANNOT EXIT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399748May 10, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR USING THE KEY FOB AS WELL AS THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL PANEL. ALL OF THE LOCKS EXCEPT FOR THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR UNLOCKED SUCCESSFULLY. IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE DOOR THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,550. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/07/11*LJ UPDATED 06/24/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397020April 21, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I OWN A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. OVER A 6 MONTH PERIOD, THREE (3) OF THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND WERE REPLACED. NOW THE FOURTH ONE HAS STOPPED WORKING. GENERAL MOTORS HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AFTER MAKING THEM AWARE OF IT. THE FAILURE OF THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS IS CONSTANT. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE OTHER THAN AN INFERIOR PART. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE REAR DOORS IS TO CRAWL OVER THE FRONT SEATS INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN THE EVENT OF A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT THIS WILL BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FOLLOWING REASONS. 1. THE POWER LOCKS INSIDE THE DOOR AND THE REMOTE FAIL TO UNLOCK DOORS 2. THERE ARE NO KEY HOLES ON THE REAR DOORS TO UNLOCK THEM IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH 3. THIS WILL LEAD TO ENTRAPMENT INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IF THE DOORS ARE LOCKED IN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392357March 21, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
HAVE REPLACED 3 ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS, EACH SEVERAL MONTHS APART. I TRANSPORT SEVERAL OF MY GRAND KIDS AND ASSUME THAT I HAVE LOCKED THE DOORS WITH MY AUTOMATIC LOCK ONLY TO FIND OUT THE PLUGGER IS NOT WORKING. THIS COULD LEAD TO ONE OF MY CHILDREN OPENING THE DOOR AND FOLLOWING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390516March 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR,CUTS IN AND OUT, AND ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386519March 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE MY CHROME DOOR HANDLE THAT BROKE ON MY BACK LEFT DOOR, THE POWER LOCK IS NOW NOT WORKING ON THE SAME DOOR. MY CHILDREN RIDE IN THIS CAR, AND I TOO AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED THAT THEIR SAFETY IS IN JEOPARDY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I'M BEYOND DISAPPOINTED THAT MY $55,000 VEHICLE HAS HAD SO MANY ISSUES. PLEASE GM RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND FIX THIS LOCK ISSUE! IT'S NOT SAFE!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386104March 1, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
BACK PASSENGER ACTUATOR IN DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. WHEN THESE GO OUT , THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH HANDLE OR REMOTE. IF A CHILD OR PERSON WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A FIRE OR ACCIDENT, THEY COULD NOT GET OUT. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM IS NOT WILLING TO FIX. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL WITH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS ABOUT $400/DOOR TO FIX AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ALL FOUR WILL EVENTUALLY GO OUT. 2008 CHEVY SUBURBAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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