Chevrolet Suburban / 2015
2015 Chevrolet Suburban problems
Owners have filed 589 complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Suburban with NHTSA. Service brakes account for 25.3% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of steering at 10%.
Complaints589
Crashes29
Fires9
Injuries40
Deaths4
What owners report breaking
Service brakes 25.3% · 149
Steering 10.0% · 59
Electrical system 9.8% · 58
Unknown or other 9.0% · 53
Power train 8.0% · 47
Engine 6.6% · 39
Structure 5.8% · 34
Suspension 4.9% · 29
Severity
Of those complaints, 29 describe a crash, 9 describe a fire, 40 report an injury and 4 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Chevrolet Suburban in this data, 2015 sits 4th by complaint volume. 1994 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 68 in the last three years against 96 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 62,000 miles.
In owners' own words
When idling in motion the brakes do not work as with a normal tap and you have to stomp on the brakes really hard almost going to the floor in order to get the car to stop. This has almost caused a lot of accidents. No one seems to know what is causing this. Otherwise the brakes work perfectly fine. It is just in this situation. This has been a constant problem on and off since I purchased the vehicle. Service brakes · reported at 40,000 miles
My vehicle has exhibited a knocking noise on the left driver side tire, problems with vibration at high speeds, engine light coming on if driving highway speeds, brake issues, brakes become stiff and will not stop vehicle whatsoever! At both this happened twice while my car was in motion nearly killing me and my kids!!! Air conditioning issues as well. Blows hot air until you play with bottoms. Service brakes · reported at 48,989 miles
I loose braking when going slow in reverse. The break peddle becomes hard and the vehicle will not stop. This has happened many times and only in reverse. The dealer said it is a known problem but wants $850.00 To replace the booster. They said gm may reimburse me sometime in the future. I do not have $850.00 And should not have this problem with a vehicle with less the 60,000 miles on it. Service brakes · reported at 59,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
Checking NHTSA for open recalls…