U.S. public vehicle records

2007 Chevrolet SUBURBAN 1500 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

190 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

72,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2007 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 132 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 60 of 190 complaints (31.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Transmission and shifting	16	8.4%
Electrical and battery issues	15	7.9%
Braking behavior	9	4.7%
Steering behavior	7	3.7%
Fuel system concerns	4	2.1%
Engine operation	2	1.1%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System

Engine

Structure:Body

Structure

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

Power Train

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

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 29; 25,000 to 49,999: 17; 50,000 to 74,999: 21; 75,000 to 99,999: 26; 100,000 to 149,999: 22; 150,000 and above: 17

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (29). 58 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2006: 3; 2007: 18; 2008: 15; 2009: 10; 2010: 18; 2011: 13; 2012: 10; 2013: 5; 2014: 14; 2015: 9; 2016: 19; 2017: 34; 2018: 15; 2019: 7

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 16 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 15 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 9 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10184842 · 2007-03-12 (March 12, 2007)

STABILITY LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON SAYING NEED SERVICED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 1ST INTO 2ND, AND VEHICLE MAKES NOISE MAKING TURNS. VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE BUT MECHANIC HAVING TROUBLE WITH CODES. VEHICLE IS 07 SUBURBAN WITH 961 MILES. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 950 miles reported. Look up ODI 10184842 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10204926 · 2007-09-27 (September 27, 2007)

FAX FROM CONGRESSMAN ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENT , RESOLVING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH HER 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMITTER. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10204926 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10171129 · 2006-10-17 (October 17, 2006)

CAR IS 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN - 2 MONTHS OLD. CHECK ENGINE AND CHECK AIR BAG LIGHTS CAME ON. THEN, NEXT DAY CAR WOULD NOT START AND WAS JUMPED EASILY. AFTER 2 DAYS AT DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT., DECIDED IT WAS THE CDM. 15 DAYS LATER CDM CAME IN BUT, SERVICE TECHS FOUND 4-5 WIRES "BURNT UP". WIRING HARNESS IS BROKEN. AFTER 6 DAYS WIRING HARNESS IS IN AND BEING REPLACED CURRENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS NOT SURE THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10171129 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10183220 · 2007-02-22 (February 22, 2007)

IN AUGUST LAST YEAR I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. AT 2000 MILES THE CAR IS 1ST TOTALLY DRAINING THE BATTERY ( I WAS IN CAMPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST- THEY FOUND ME AFTER 3 HRS- SHERIFF DEPT). SINCE THEN EVERY MONTH SAME AND THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED 3 BATTERIES. TODAY 2/21/2007 IS THE 7TH TIME. I PAY $825/MTH + RENT A CAR EVERY MONTH -- THEY DO NOT PAY FOR RENT A CAR BECAUSE THEY START BLAME EACH OTHER. GMC IS BLAMING THE DEALER AND THE DEALER GMC. I'M IN THE MIDDLE AND I DON'T HAVE A CAR. I NEED YOUR…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10183220 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10203926 · 2007-09-24 (September 24, 2007)

2007 SUBURBAN WITH 3RD ROW SEATING. THE SEATBELTS LOCK UP WITH THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE (LEANING FORWARD, APPLYING BRAKES). SEATBELT MUST BE RELEASED FROM BUCKLE, ALLOWED TO RETRACT TO RESET. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10203926 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10226980 · 2008-05-07 (May 7, 2008)

VEHICLE TORQUE CONVERTER SLIPS / DISENGAGES ON INCLINES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS AFTER TRYING TO PROCEED AFTER A STOP. MUST BE ON THE GAS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH COMING OFF THE BRAKE TO PREVENT ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO CARS OR PEOPLE. HAPPENS IN DRIVE, THIRD AND FIRST. TRANSMISSION LOCKS IN SECOND. TORQUE CONVERTER ALSO SLIPS WHILE AT IDLE IN GEAR CAUSING A ROUGH IDLE SITUATION. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 11,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10226980 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10191450 · 2007-05-22 (May 22, 2007)

LOOSE STEERING CAUSED BY OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO ADDRESS A PERMEATE REMEDY. WHILE THE FACTORY WARRANTY PAID FOR THE FIRST TWO REPLACEMENTS, AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PAID FOR ALL BUT THE $50 DEDUCTIBLE ON THE THIS THIRD REPLACEMENT THIS WAS BY ALL ACCOUNTS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBANS. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 41,450 miles reported. Look up ODI 10191450 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10198470 · 2007-08-04 (August 4, 2007)

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS MORNING AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THANK GOD SHE WAS DRIVING IN SLOW SPEED AND COULD STOP THE VEHICLE AND AVOIDED A CRASH. IT HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE SHE HAD TO TURN LEFT BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND SHE WENT STRAIGHT. SHE WAS SCARED A LOT AND WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. YESTERDAY WE HAVE SERVICED THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS SOME RECALL AND THEY UPDATED THE ECU ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 51,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10198470 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10215497 · 2008-01-20 (January 20, 2008)

I DROVE 287 MI. TO LAS VEGAS AND ON THE RETURN TRIP AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. I DROVE 64 MI. @76 MPH WHERE I CAME TO A TOWN WHERE REDUCE TO 25 MPH REQUIRED AND AT THE END OF TOWN THE SPEED INCREASE TO 35 MPH FOR A MILE AND 45 MPH FOR A MILE AND AS I TRIED TO INCREASE MY SPEED TO 60 MPH THE CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER FOR A 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE AND THE ENGINE FAILED (STOPPED) AFTER THE ENGINE POWER FAIL I PULLED OFF ROAD AND TRIED TO START THE TRUCK WITHOUT ON RESULT FOR THE ENGINE. I CALL NHP TO HELP WITH MY LOCATION AND TOW. I NEEDED TO GET HOME BY …

Owner-reported narrative. 98,139 miles reported. Look up ODI 10215497 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10241134 · 2008-09-05 (September 5, 2008)

GAS LEAKING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK ON SUBURBAN. IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES SINCE JUNE OF 2007. NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL OF THE TIME, ABOUT EVERY 4 MONTHS. IT ISN'T A LITTLE BUT A LOT CAUSING A PUDDLE AND A HORRIBLE GAS SMELL FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS IN MY VEHICLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS EVERYONE AROUND THE STATION IS ASTONISHED AT HOW MUCH IT LEAKS AND THAT I GET IN THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE OFF. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS TO REPLACE A VALVE WHEN THIS HAPPENS, BUT THEN WHY DOES IT HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN. LAST WEEKEND …

Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10241134 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10200107 · 2007-08-20 (August 20, 2007)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS UNDERPOWERED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AT INTERSECTIONS AND WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT 15 MPH. SHE HEARD STRANGE NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE FOR FIVE WEEKS. CHEVROLET SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO DRIVE IN THAT MANNER. THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE DEALER OWNER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT THE DISTRICT MANA…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10200107 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11034514 · 2017-10-19 (October 19, 2017)

CONTACTED DEALER IN 2016 ABOUT TAKATA RECALL. TOLD ME THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONTACTED DEALER IN OCT 2017 AGAIN, TOLD THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I BELIEVE THE GENERAL MOTORS HAS HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO ACQUIRE REPLACEMENT AIR BAG INFLATOR AND THAT THEY ARE DELIBERATELY STALLING HOPING THE PROBLEM WILL SIMPLE GO AWAY. I NEED MY TRUCK FIXED SO THAT MY WIFE CAN RIDE WITH ME ON TRIPS.

Owner-reported narrative. 167,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11034514 at NHTSA ↗