2008 Chevrolet SUBURBAN 1500 problems and owner complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS HAVE ROTTED, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO BRAKE PROPERLY. WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES BEGIN TO PULSATE AND THE VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP COMPLETELY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS. DURING THE FIRST VISIT, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THAT HE NEEDED TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER. THE FAILURE WORSENED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE MECHANIC STATED…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10275465 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT FLASHING. THE BRAKING ABILITY SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 150,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10840232 at NHTSA ↗

THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BECAME UNSEALED. WE WERE DRIVING ON A FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY. THE ANTILOCK BREAKING AND STABILITRACK WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. WE DID NOT KNOW WHY. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME ON THE INTERSTATE WITH ABOUT 100 MILES TO GO. THE CAR STEERING BECAME INTERMITTENTLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. EVENTUALLY WE STOPPED WHEN THE CAR WAS PULLING DRASTICALLY TO THE RIGHT AND THE WHEEL WELL WAS SMOKING. AT THIS POINT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS POINTED TOWARD A RIGHT TURN WHILE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS POINTED DIRECTLY FORW…

Owner-reported narrative. 69,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10658970 at NHTSA ↗

INTERIOR PAINT ON RADIO BUTTONS, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN PEELING OFF SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10910285 at NHTSA ↗

WE HAVE A 2008 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS. FIRST THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WENT OUT THAT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. ABOUT A MONTH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOORLOCK STOPPED WORKING. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT IT IS A DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE REPAIR WOULD REQUIRE A NEW WIRING HARNESS NOW SINCE CHEVY HAD CHANGED THE LOCKING WIRING TO AN NEW DESIGN IN 2009 AND THE 2008 WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. IT APPEARS CHEVY KNOWS THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND DOES NOT WANT TO FESS UP TO IT. THE LOCK NOT WORKING DOES CAUSE…

Owner-reported narrative. 46,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10383136 at NHTSA ↗

I AM A MILITARY HELICOPTER TEST PILOT AND FAA LICENSED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2008 AND IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. WE HAD TO REPLACE A DEAD BATTERY IN JULY 2011 AND FOLLOWING THAT THE RADIO STOPPED KEEPING TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE DOOR LOCKS CYCLED REPEATEDLY AND THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE FLASHED IN UNISON. ALSO FOLLOWING EACH EVENT THE RADIO CLOCK TIME AND DATE HAD RESET. IT HAS DONE THIS ON FOUR SEP…

Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10422746 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS OUT OF PARK. INSTEAD, THE CONTACT HAS TO MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS. WHEN THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, SHE MUST CLIMB INTO THE BACK SEAT TO UNLOCK THE DOORS AND GET HER CHILD. IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED, THEY COULD POSSIBLY OPEN AND CAUSE THE CHILD TO FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,875 miles reported. Look up ODI 10238918 at NHTSA ↗

COMPLAINT TO DOCUMENT A SAFETY ISSUE ON A 2008 CHEVY SUBURBAN. SHARP EDGES ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE HANDS OF PASSENGERS. THE CHROME FINISH IS DELAMINATING FROM THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CAUSING SHARP KNIFE LIKE EDGES AS NOTED ON SEVERAL 2007 GM MODELS IN DEFECT INVESTIGATION REPORT EA10004. MY 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED BY THE SHARP EDGES ON THE DOOR HANDLES IN MY 2008 SUBURBAN WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10654226 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE STALLS IN TRAFFIC, RAPIDLY GOES FROM DRIVE TO PARK MULTIPLE TIMES, DOOR LOCKS RAPIDLY CYCLE MULTIPLE TIMES, GAUGES FLASH, RADIO CLOCK DOES NOT KEEP TIME. THIS IS MY 3RD REPORT SINCE AUGUST TO YOUR OFFICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME SINCE AUGUST OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TOTALING MORE THAN 8 WEEKS. CHEVROLET CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND KEEPS TRYING TO BLAME IT ON AN AFTER-MARKET DVD PLAYER WE HAD PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED. THE DVD PLAYER WAS DISCONNECTED AND SUSPECTED WIRES REPAIRED BY CHEVROLET BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS H…

Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10441145 at NHTSA ↗

ON FOUR OCCASSIONS, THIS VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING - HAS HAPPENED ON FOUR OCCASSIONS ANNUALLY WITHIN THE MONTH: 12/2009; 12/2010; 01/2011; 01/2012. ON EACH OCASSION, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THROTTLE BODY UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN FIXED AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TT

Owner-reported narrative. 85,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10445920 at NHTSA ↗