Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (2012)
101 consumer complaints on file.
- #10969717March 31, 2017STRUCTURE:BODY
TWO CRACKS DEVELOPED, ONE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE OTHER IS IN THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. CRACKS ARE CONTINUING TO EXPAND.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10969613March 30, 2017ENGINE
THE ENGINE IS BURNING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. NO LEAKS VISIBLE, IN OR UNDER THE ENGINE. ON SATURDAY , I JUST ADDED 3.5 QUARTS OF OIL WITH 700 MILES LEFT BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10949197February 3, 2017STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD FRACTURED. THE FRACTURE SPAN ACROSS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,152.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10949243February 3, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASHBOARD ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10938997January 1, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASHBOARD........I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS WITH THIS ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS EVEN IN THE SAME PLACE AS WELL. GM HAS DECLINED TO REPLACE MY DASHBOARD OR EVEN DECLINED ASSIST ME IN ANY FORM WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF MY DASHBOARD.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10935439December 15, 2016UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKING - MULTIPLE PLACES
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10927241November 21, 2016SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10924620November 7, 2016UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PURCHASED IN 2014, FOUR SEPARATE CRACKS HAVE APPEARED IN THE DASH BOARD, TWO ON DRIVER SIDE AND TWO ON THE PASSENGER SIDES. THE LARGES CRACK IS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, DIRECTLY ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE OTHER IS AT THE EDGE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD . THE PASSENGER SIDE CRACKS IS WHERE THE AIRBAG IS INSTALLED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10923828November 2, 2016AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEXT TO THE AIRBAG HAS CRACKED AND APPEARS TO BE SEPARATING. THIS DEFECT IN THE DASHBOARD IS DIRECTLY IN CONTACT WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT LOCATION FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10919218October 26, 2016SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
MY 2012 SUBURBAN HAS 90,000 MILES. I HAD THE LIFTERS AND OIL PUMP GO BAD IN OCTOBER. TWO WEEKS LATER I AM BACK IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE WHEEL BEARING HAS GONE BAD. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO MY DASH IS CRACKING. I HAD A 1999 SUBURBAN AND NEVER HAD THESE PROBLEMS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10915781October 13, 2016AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASH ON MY 2012 SUBURBAN STARTED CRACKING OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. WITHIN THE PAST MONTH I HAVE NOTICED 2 MORE CRACKS IN MY DASH, ONE BEHIND MY STEERING WHEEL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH AND THE OTHER IS TO THE RIGHT OF THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE DASH. I HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND QUESTIONED IF A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT SINCE THERE ARE HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I DON'T FEEL THAT WE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE DASH BOARD COVER AND SHELLING OUT OVER $900. ESPECIALLY WHEN CHEVROLET IS AWARE THAT MULTIPLE MODELS ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. IT'S CLEARLY A DEFECT..
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10914933October 9, 2016STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH HAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES: ONE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND SECOND ON THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG. THE DASH HAS NEVER BEEN CLEANED WITH CHEMICALS NOR HAS IT BEEN STRUCK WITH ANY OBJECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10913917October 5, 2016STRUCTURE:BODY
I GOT IN MY CAR SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1 AND NOTICED 2 CRACKS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY DASH BOARD. UPON RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF HAVING THIS GET LARGER AND EXPOSING ELECTRICAL/MECHNICAL COMPONENTS AND THE SHARP EDGES OF THE CRACKED PLASTIC SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR. WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVROLET THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP BECAUSE I AM NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS REALLY IRRELEVANT WHEN YOU HAVE A WHOLE FLEET OF VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10895336August 12, 2016WHEELS
HAVE P275/55 R20 BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/L ALENZA TIRES WITH 25,600 MILES ON THEM, 10/32 OF TREAD LEFT AND THE DRY ROTTING IS HORRIBLE ESPECIALLY AROUND THE RIM! CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE DIRECTLY TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY ACTIVE RECALLS AND WAS BASICALLY BRUSHED OFF AS AN OZONE PROBLEM. THE LADY SAID BRIDGESTONE HAD NO RECALLS ON ANY OF THERE TIRES. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN BRIDGESTONE AND CONCERNED THIS COULD LEAD TO A VERY BAD BLOWOUT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10889317July 28, 2016AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AND I'M CONCERNED THIS MAY AFFECT SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS AIRBAGS. ALSO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE (BUT MUCH WORSE) IN MY CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THESE DASHBOARDS ARE CHEAP AND FLIMSY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10886130July 20, 2016UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FRONT HAS A LARGE CRACK WHICH IS GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY. CAUSING THE DASH TO RATTLE CONSTANTLY EVENT AT SLOW SPEEDS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10872750June 6, 2016UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TOP DASH BOARD IN FRONT OF DRIVER SEAT AND THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS CRACKED AND I HAVE READ THE IT COULD POSSIBLE AFFECT THE AIRBAG. THE CRACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS ABOUT 12 INCHES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS ABOUT 6 INCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS PARK AT MY HOUSE WHEN I NOTICES THESE CRACKS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10863068May 4, 2016UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I'M CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, SHARP PLASTIC PIECES COULD BE DANGEROUS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10822637January 27, 2016SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE RADIO AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS BLINKED OFF AND ON AND THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS STALLING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND SHUT IT OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGHLY AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. UPON TAKING OFF, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AS IF IT WOULD STALL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10809223December 9, 2015ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0