2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500

144 complaints filed with NHTSA.

144
Complaints
3
Crashes
1
Fires
6
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES33
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC21
PARKING BRAKE8
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5
ENGINE5
STEERING4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP3
TIRES3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE3
POWER TRAIN3
TRAILER HITCHES2
VISIBILITY2

Recalls (1)

07E10600017/12/2007

WHEELS:HUB

CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL REPLACEMENT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WITH THE BRAND NAMES: NATIONAL, CARQUEST P/NOS. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054, 515059, AND 515060, SHIPPED BETWEEN JANUARY 23, 2006, AND DECEMBER 20, 2007, SOLD FOR LIGHT DUTY AND MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS. THE INBOARD RETENTION NUT USED TO M

Recent Complaints

20190416FireSERVICE BRAKES

PASSENGER FRONT BRAKE IS LOCKING UP WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENTS AND CALIPER AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT. HAS CAUSE SMALL FIRE.

Mileage: 302,000

20120917CrashSTEERING

I HAD JUST PULLED AWAY FROM MY HOME ( APPROXIMATELY GOING 5 MPH) AND MY STEERING WHEELED LOCKED TO THE RIGHT AND I SIDE SWIPED 2 PARKED VEHICLES. I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL, WAS SEAT BELTED, NOT ON MY CELL PHONE NOR WAS I TEXTING...MY FULL ATTENTION WAS ON DRIVING AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING FOR A FEW SECONDS. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND BELTS FOR ANY SIGNS OF LEAKS OR WEAR, BUT THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF A MALFUNCTION. MY GREAT CONCERN IS , WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN.

20080822CrashAIR BAGS

I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT-IMPACT MOTOR-VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE IMPACT OCCURRED. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED AND NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURY ("CERVICAL STRAIN" - WHIPLASH) AND INJURY TO BOTH KNEES (WHICH HIT THE DASH BOARD UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL). MY VEHICLE IS "TOTALED", SO NO REPAIR IS POSSIBLE TO REMEDY THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. WE HAVE A CLAIM FILED WITH CHEVROLET A

20080506VISIBILITY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A ROCK CRASHED INTO HER WINDSHIELD. AS A RESULT, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND PRODUCED PIECES OF GLASS ON THE FRONT SEATS AND DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE WINDSHIELD SHOULD NOT HAVE PRODUCES GLASS PIECES. AS OF MAY 6, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

20060920CrashFatalTRAILER HITCHES

WAS PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER WHEN THE STOCK HITCH RECEIVER BROKE OFF CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, CAUSING A DEATH, AND MULTIPLE INJURIES TO THE WHOLE FAMILY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

Mileage: 31,663