Chevrolet SUBURBAN 1500 electrical problems
69 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
1,431 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
86,495 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1994 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,113 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
69 of 1,431 complaints match this topic (4.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10163569 · 2006-07-26 (July 26, 2006)
EBCM FAILURE - ABS PUMP RUNS CONTINUOUSLY AND WILL RUN DOWN THE BATTERY. 2ND TIME EBCM HAS FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE. CALLED 800 NUMBER FOR CHEVY - THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. DEALER WANTS $1100 TO FIX. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 107,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10163569 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10240220 · 2008-08-29 (August 29, 2008)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. THE COMPRESSOR WAS LOCKING UP AND THE AUXILIARY BELT FAILED. THE AUXILIARY BELT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE POPPING SOUND PERSISTS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 628932 (EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,500.
Owner-reported narrative. 82,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10240220 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10240987 · 2008-09-04 (September 4, 2008)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND THE ENGINE. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SMOKE WAS ALSO DETECTED UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND WIRES BEGAN TO BURN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO TURN OFF ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SO THAT THE FIRE WOULD NOT SPREAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND IS CURR…
Owner-reported narrative. 142,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10240987 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10889184 · 2016-07-28 (July 28, 2016)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ADJUSTED AND THE WIRING WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, AFTER THE REPAIR AND THE BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10889184 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10204925 · 2007-09-27 (September 27, 2007)
LTR RE HIS 2001 SUBURBAN WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER NOTICING THE ABS SYSTEM SENSOR APPEARING ON THE DASH BOARD; SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *KB WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. AFTER THE CONSUMER JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE, THAT WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND WAS INFORMED THE ABS WAS BAD, BUT IT WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CAUSE WAS A COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT HAD OVERHEATED AS A RESULT OF THE ABS MALFUNCTION. THE CONSUMER HAD REPLACED TH…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10204925 at NHTSA ↗