2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 recalls & problems

Safety recalls

Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.

Fuel economy

EPA estimates from fueleconomy.gov for each engine and transmission sold. Annual cost is the EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles a year at its current fuel and electricity price assumptions. Your results will vary.

What owners report

*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.

Recent owner complaints

• Air bags

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HUBLER CHEVROLET (1705 LAFAYETTE AVE, CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN 47933, (765) 231-4163) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

  Aug 11, 2018
• Unknown or other

  BROKEN UPPER DASH THAT POTENTIALLY COULD BECOME PROPELLED BY A DEPLOYING AIRBAG CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER OR PASSENGERS

  Jul 1, 2019 · 168,000 miles
• Electrical system

  REAR RADIO/CONTROL SYSTEM STARTED TO SMOKE WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION IN OCTOBER 2018. WE HAVE NOT TRIED THE RADIO, BUT THE HEATED SEAT DOESN'T WORK. WE ARE UNSURE IF WE SHOULD GO OUT OF TOWN WITH IT AND HAVE NOT HAD IT INSPECTED.

  Oct 15, 2018 · 152,000 miles
• Air bags

  TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM THAT I NEEDED TO SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE TO REPAIR DEFECT. WHEN I CALL, DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT NO FIX IS AVAILABLE

  Apr 24, 2019
• Unknown or other

  I'M A OWNER OF A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AND I HAVE BEEN THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. MY DASHBOARD HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS AND THE ONE I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE ONE THERE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD TO LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC INJURY IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS.

  Dec 31, 2017 · 10,000 miles
• Engine

  VALVE ON CYLINDER 7 WONT OPERATE DUE TO AFM SYSTEM

  Mar 1, 2019 · 190,000 miles
• Air bags

  RECEIVED A RECALL ON JULY 2016 AND STILL NOT BE REPLACED. CAN'T SALE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. OVER 2 1/2 YEARS AND STILL NO REPLACEMENT.WHEN CAN THIS PROBLEM BE RESOLVED?

  Jul 1, 2016
• Electrical system

  REAR RADIO/CONTROL SYSTEM STARTED TO SMOKE WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WE HAVE NOT TRIED THE RADIO, BUT THE HEATED SEATS STILL WORK. WE ARE UNSURE IF WE SHOULD GO OUT OF TOWN WITH IT AND HAVE NOT HAD IT INSPECTED.

  Oct 15, 2018 · 152,000 miles

Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.

NHTSA defect investigations

• NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESClosedLed to recall 08V441000

  IN A LETTER DATED AUGUST 27, 2008, GENERAL MOTORS CORP. (GM) NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 08V-441) TO ADDRESS A SAFETY RELATEDDEFECT THAT CAN RESULT IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE IN APPROXIMATELY 850,000 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID OPTION.THE SUBJECT VEHICLES OF THIS INVESTIGATION COMPRISE OVER THREE-QUARTERS OF THE RECALL POPULATION. ACCORDING TO GM, A SHORT CIRCUIT ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID HEATER MODULE MAY OVERHEAT THE CONTROL-CIRCUIT GROUND WIRE. THIS MAY CAUSE OTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION, CREATE AN ODOR OR CAUSE SMOKE AND IN RARE CASES IT MAY CAUSE A FIRE.AS A REMEDY, GM DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRE HARNESS WITH AN IN-LINE FUSE. IN ADDITION TO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, SEVERAL OTHER GM MODELS WITH THE HEATED WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID OPTION ARE INCLUDED IN RECALL 08V-441:…

  EA08010 · opened Jun 12, 2008 · closed Sep 8, 2008
• NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESClosed

  IN RESPONSE TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST LETTER SENT BY THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION(ODI) DURING PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE08-010, GM PROVIDED ODI WITH 41 ALLEGATIONS OF NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES INCLUDING 16 ALLEGATIONS OF FIRES ORIGINATING WITH THE IGNITION IN THE OFF POSITION.ONE OF THE FIRES WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY AN ARSON EVENT.ODI HAS ALSO RECEIVED 5 REPORTS, 4 OF WHICH ARE OF DUPLICATIVE OF REPORTS PROVIDED BY GM, ALLEGING NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.IN TOTAL, ODI IS AWARE OF 41 NON-CRASHENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ARSON.EIGHT OF THE 41 FIRE ALLEGATIONS ALSO ALLEGE PROPERTY DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE FIRES.THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA08-010) TO FURTHER ASSESS THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, ORIGIN AND CAUSE OF THE ALLEGED NON-CRASH RELATED ENGINE…

  PE08010 · opened Feb 4, 2008 · closed Jun 12, 2008