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2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 problems

Owners have filed 131 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 with NHTSA. Air bags account for 30.5% of them — the clear leader, ahead of structure at 15.3%. A further 16.0% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints131

Crashes4

Fires0

Injuries15

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Air bags 30.5% · 40

Structure 15.3% · 20

Unknown or other 14.5% · 19

Latches/locks/linkages 10.7% · 14

Electrical system 9.2% · 12

Engine 6.1% · 8

Vehicle speed control 1.5% · 2

Equipment 1.5% · 2

Severity

Of those complaints, 4 describe a crash and 15 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 8 model years of the Chevrolet Suburban 1500 in this data, 2008 sits 5th by complaint volume. 2007 draws the most.

Filings are rising — 51 in the last three years against 41 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 69,000 miles.

In owners' own words

Takata recall dealer says no outlook for repair / replacement of airbag under the recall. Dealer says gm has no plans for replacement or repair regardless of recall notice. First inquired 7/20/2016, then 3/12/2017, 9/15/2017, 3/10/2018, and 9/15/2018 receiving same answer / response from gm dealer. Dealer says gm is intentionally slow walking the solution and there is nothing that he [dealer] can / will do about it. Air bags

Takata recall. Gm issued a recall notice for my car in july 2016. They have done nothing to remedy the recall and claim to still be working on a solution. That's an unacceptable and very dangerous delay. If gm cannot figure out what to do, they should give affected drivers the option of using a loaner vehicle until they do figure out what to do. Air bags

Takata recall my complaint is, this is from may 2016, why is there still not a fix in place if takata won't fix it then gm should take care of this. It's not safe. Maybe I should get a loner truck until mine is fixed. No one has answers, can someone give me an answer!! Air bags

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

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Other Chevrolet Suburban 1500 years

2002 144 complaints · 22.9% service brakes, hydraulic 2003 223 complaints · 26.9% electrical system 2004 220 complaints · 38.2% electrical system 2005 102 complaints · 45.1% electrical system 2007 240 complaints · 26.3% air bags 2011 108 complaints · 29.6% air bags

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