2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500
240 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 60 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 22 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 19 |
| ENGINE | 12 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 11 |
| STRUCTURE | 10 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 9 |
| POWER TRAIN | 8 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 7 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 6 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 5 |
| SEATS | 4 |
Recent Complaints
DASH COVER. FIRST OFF THE DASH IS CRACKING LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. THE PIECES ARE GETTING SHARP AS IT IS THICK PLASTIC. I CUT MY HAND ON IT JUST DUSTING IT. THE PARTS THAT ARE CRACKED ARE RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CRACKS HAVE GROWN THE WIDTH OF THE COVER. THESE CRACKS OCCUR FREQUENTLY IN MOTION OR NOT IN MOTION. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS THE HEAT AND BUMPS BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS IF THE AIRBAGS GO OFF THOSE PIECES OF THE DASH COULD FLY AND BREAK OFF LIKE NOTHING AND HURT
Mileage: 170,000
DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKEN AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TWISTED AFTER REAR END COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON A HIGHWAY WHEN STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH. MY VEHICLE WAS MOVED 30 FEET FROM POINT OF IMPACT. FORCE OF IMPACT BROKE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK. DRIVER WEIGHS 220 LBS. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS TWISTED LEFT. PASSENGER WEIGHS LESS THAN 110 LBS. BOTH OCCUPANTS INJURED.
Mileage: 78,000
VEHICLE IN MOTION, TURNING FROM A STOP IN THE CITY WHEN ALL SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. INSURANCE DETERMINED IT WAS NOT A COLLISION. GM IS INVESTIGATING OUR CLAIM.
Mileage: 150,000
MY TWO CHILDREN AND I WHERE COMING HOME FROM A WRESTLING TOURNAMENT TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 65 MPH. THEY WERE IN THE BACK SEAT. WE ALL HAD SEAT BELTS ON. I HAD A EPILEPTIC SEIZURE AND THEY SAID MY FOOT HIT THE THROTTLE SO WE MIGHT HAVE BE GOING FASTER WHEN WE HIT. I LAST RECALL DOING THE SPEED LIMIT. I WENT TO THE LEFT AND MISSED A POWER POLE BUT HIT THE RAILROAD TRACKS(THESE TRACKS ARE BANKED UP ON DIRT AND ROCK). WHICH CAUSED THE SUBURBAN TO SOME HOW ROLL 4 TO 5 TIMES DOWN THE TRAC
Mileage: 65,000
MY TWO CHILDREN AND I WHERE COMING HOME FROM A WRESTLING TOURNAMENT TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 65 MPH. THEY WERE IN THE BACK SEAT. WE ALL HAD SEAT BELTS ON. I HAD A EPILEPTIC SEIZURE AND THEY SAID MY FOOT HIT THE THROTTLE SO WE MIGHT HAVE BE GOING FASTER WHEN WE HIT. I LAST RECALL DOING THE SPEED LIMIT. I WENT TO THE LEFT AND MISSED A POWER POLE BUT HIT THE RAILROAD TRACKS(THESE TRACKS ARE BANKED UP ON DIRT AND ROCK). WHICH CAUSED THE SUBURBAN TO SOME HOW ROLL 4 TO 5 TIMES DOWN THE TRAC
Mileage: 65,000
MY TWO CHILDREN AND I WHERE COMING HOME FROM A WRESTLING TOURNAMENT TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 65 MPH. THEY WERE IN THE BACK SEAT. WE ALL HAD SEAT BELTS ON. I HAD A EPILEPTIC SEIZURE AND THEY SAID MY FOOT HIT THE THROTTLE SO WE MIGHT HAVE BE GOING FASTER WHEN WE HIT. I LAST RECALL DOING THE SPEED LIMIT. I WENT TO THE LEFT AND MISSED A POWER POLE BUT HIT THE RAILROAD TRACKS(THESE TRACKS ARE BANKED UP ON DIRT AND ROCK). WHICH CAUSED THE SUBURBAN TO SOME HOW ROLL 4 TO 5 TIMES DOWN THE TRAC
Mileage: 65,000
MY TWO CHILDREN AND I WHERE COMING HOME FROM A WRESTLING TOURNAMENT TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 65 MPH. THEY WERE IN THE BACK SEAT. WE ALL HAD SEAT BELTS ON. I HAD A EPILEPTIC SEIZURE AND THEY SAID MY FOOT HIT THE THROTTLE SO WE MIGHT HAVE BE GOING FASTER WHEN WE HIT. I LAST RECALL DOING THE SPEED LIMIT. I WENT TO THE LEFT AND MISSED A POWER POLE BUT HIT THE RAILROAD TRACKS(THESE TRACKS ARE BANKED UP ON DIRT AND ROCK). WHICH CAUSED THE SUBURBAN TO SOME HOW ROLL 4 TO 5 TIMES DOWN THE TRAC
Mileage: 65,000
INTERIOR CHROME DOOR HANDLES PEELING. PEELING CHROME EXTREMELY SHARP. I'VE HAD MY FINGERS PRICKED BY THE PEELING CHROME AND MY WIFE GOT A SMALL CUT ON HER FINGER FROM IT. VERY SHARP. *TR
Mileage: 113,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LACERATIONS ON THE NOSE, BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Mileage: 88,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, HE SMELLED A STRONG BURNING RUBBER ODOR. THE AIR BAG AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LAMPS ALSO ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CHAFED AND BURNED NEAR THE LIFT GATE THAT EXTENDED TO THE FUSE BOX. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1
Mileage: 132,000
THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE CUT THREE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY BECAUSE THE METAL IS PEELING OFF OF THE PLASTIC. SEAT BELTS ARE FALLING APART AND AT LEAST 3 OF THEM DO NOT LATCH AT ALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE DEFINITELY SHOULD BE A RECALL ESPECIALLY FOR THE SEAT BELTS. AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND THE DEALER OF COURSE WANTS TO "FIX" IT AND STATES THAT IF THERE IS A CRASH THAT IT MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY.........THIS AFTER I HAD THE TOP HALF OF THE ENGINE REBUILT DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM.
THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE CUT THREE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY BECAUSE THE METAL IS PEELING OFF OF THE PLASTIC. SEAT BELTS ARE FALLING APART AND AT LEAST 3 OF THEM DO NOT LATCH AT ALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE DEFINITELY SHOULD BE A RECALL ESPECIALLY FOR THE SEAT BELTS. AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND THE DEALER OF COURSE WANTS TO "FIX" IT AND STATES THAT IF THERE IS A CRASH THAT IT MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY.........THIS AFTER I HAD THE TOP HALF OF THE ENGINE REBUILT DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM.
THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE CUT THREE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY BECAUSE THE METAL IS PEELING OFF OF THE PLASTIC. SEAT BELTS ARE FALLING APART AND AT LEAST 3 OF THEM DO NOT LATCH AT ALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE DEFINITELY SHOULD BE A RECALL ESPECIALLY FOR THE SEAT BELTS. AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND THE DEALER OF COURSE WANTS TO "FIX" IT AND STATES THAT IF THERE IS A CRASH THAT IT MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY.........THIS AFTER I HAD THE TOP HALF OF THE ENGINE REBUILT DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM.
CHROME PEELING OFF OF INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAS BECOME HAZARDOUS, WHICH CUT 2 OF MY FINGERS. I'M NOW AFRAID TO OPEN MY DOOR W/O GETTING CUT. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS AS A RECALL ITEM. *TR
Mileage: 170,000
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO AN ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED TO MY 17 MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER. IN ATTEMPTING TO STEADY HERSELF WHILE WALKING, SHE ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE TIRE ON MY DAUGHTER'S CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. HER SMALL HAND SLIPPED THROUGH THE HUB CAP SPACE AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE HOT BRAKE PAD, CAUSING HER TO SUFFER 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON THE PALM OF HER HAND. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS MUST HAVE HAPPENED TO OTHER YOUNG CHILDREN. PARENTS WITH WHOM MY DAUGHTER AND I HAVE SPOKEN HAD NO
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO AN ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED TO MY 17 MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER. IN ATTEMPTING TO STEADY HERSELF WHILE WALKING, SHE ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE TIRE ON MY DAUGHTER'S CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. HER SMALL HAND SLIPPED THROUGH THE HUB CAP SPACE AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE HOT BRAKE PAD, CAUSING HER TO SUFFER 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON THE PALM OF HER HAND. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS MUST HAVE HAPPENED TO OTHER YOUNG CHILDREN. PARENTS WITH WHOM MY DAUGHTER AND I HAVE SPOKEN HAD NO
2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CUT HANDS AND FINGERS OF FAMILY MEMBERS. GM DEALER WILL NOT WARRANTY REPAIRS TO THE HANDLES AND WANTS TO CHARGE FOR THE DEFECT. *TR
2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CUT HANDS AND FINGERS OF FAMILY MEMBERS. GM DEALER WILL NOT WARRANTY REPAIRS TO THE HANDLES AND WANTS TO CHARGE FOR THE DEFECT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. A PASSENGER OPENED THE FRONT DOOR AND CUT HER HAND ON THE DOOR HANDLE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE ALL OF THE DOOR HANDLES UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHROME PAINT ON ALL OF THE DOOR HANDLES WAS CHIPPING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,235.
Mileage: 22,235
CHROME COATING ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES PEELED AND PRESENTED A SHARP EDGE THAT CAUSED SEVERAL MINOR CUTS TO FINGERS ON VARIOUS DATES. *TR
Mileage: 65,000