2011 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 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.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings (New Car Assessment Program). Ratings are comparable only between vehicles of similar size and weight, and ratings from 2011 on use tougher tests than earlier years. Photos: NHTSA.

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

  2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K2500HD LTZ. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE #49151. CONSUMER REQUEST TO KNOW WHEN PART WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. *AS *JS

  Jul 1, 2016
• Fuel/propulsion system

  FROM 2017-PRESENT ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND HAS CODE P0455. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE DRIVES A BIT ROUGH AND ON AT LEAST 8 OCCASIONS IT HAS LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ALMOST FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO SHUT OFF. THREE SMOKE TESTS WERE DONE, ONE AT A CHEVROLET DEALER IN 2017. SO FAR AUTO REPAIR SHOPS HAVE REPLACED 1)GAS CAP, 2) PURGE VALVE 4 TIMES, 3) FUEL SENSOR ABOVE FUEL TANK AND WE DIY REPLACED CARBON CANISTER AND VENT VALVE SOLENOID. STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.

  Oct 1, 2017 · 145,000 miles
• Air bags

  THE DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART AND SHOULD A CRASH HAPPEN CHUNKS OF PLASTIC COULD GO FLYING THROUGH THE INTERIOR. THE UPPER DASHBOARD RIGHT BELOW THE WINDSHIELD CRACKS AND FALLS APART. WHEN MOVING OR GOING OVER A BUMP IT MAKES NOISE RATTLING AROUND. TRIED TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT'S NOT COVERED AS THE VEHICLE IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY.

  Aug 30, 2018 · 97,000 miles
• Electronic stability control (esc)

  ENGINE LIGHT ON VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH/SPUTTERS WHILE GOING DOWN ROAD. TOOK TO 3 MECHANICS INCLUDING GM DEALER. ALL STATED EMISSIONS CODES. 1ST MECHANIC REPLACED PURGE VALVE. LIGHT CAME BACK ON. SAME MECHANIC DID SMOKE TEST AND REPLACED PURGE VALVE STATING IT MUST HAVE BEEN FAULTY. LIGHT CAME BACK ON. CHEVY DEALER REPLACED PURGE VALVE. LIGHT CAME BACK ON. LAST MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL SENSOR. LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THEY STATED IT NOW NEEDS A PURGE VALVE. IN ADDITION, DASH STABILITY LIGHT COMES ON BUT DOES NOT GO OF WHEN BUTTON PUSHED. DVD PLAYER ALSO SEEMS TO BE CONSTANTLY WHIRRING. HOWEVER, MAIN CONCERN IS STILL THE ENGINE LIGHT THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX AFTER I'VE SPENT OVER $1K FOR…

  Oct 1, 2018 · 120,000 miles
• Air bags

  TAKATA RECALL - UNABLE TO GET REPAIRS. DEALERS HAVE NO INFORMATION.

  Oct 23, 2017
• Structure › Body

  THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND CAN BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS THE CRACKED DASH COULD BECOME MULTIPLE PROJECTILE MISSLES.

  Jun 1, 2015
• Air bags

  THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE IT WAS NEW YET THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKS EVERYWHERE. THERE ARE CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WHICH I AM CONCERNED FOR MY PASSENGERS SAFETY AS IT MAY BE POSSIBLE IF THE AIR BAG WERE TO DEPLOY, PLASTIC SHRAPNEL FROM THE DEFECTIVE DASH MAY FLY AND INJURE SOMEONE.

  Oct 19, 2015 · 53,000 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.