Chevrolet SUBURBAN 1500 transmission problems
65 complaint narratives mention transmission 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.
Transmission and shifting evidence
65 of 1,431 complaints match this topic (4.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10217090 · 2008-02-06 (February 6, 2008)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE ABS SPEED SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS EITHER DISCONNECTED OR MISSING. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR PROPERLY, BUT SHIFTED FROM SECOND TO THIRD OR THIRD TO OVERDRIVE WHILE REVVING UP. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED, SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 193,767 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 193,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10217090 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10376709 · 2011-01-14 (January 14, 2011)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN AUTOMATIC FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF THE WHEELS WERE ATTEMPTING TO LOCK. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 194,882.
Owner-reported narrative. 194,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10376709 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10207764 · 2007-11-02 (November 2, 2007)
I PURCHASED 2 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN , I HAD TO REPLACED BOTH REAR END, REAR END SEAL , AND MY TRANSMISSION IS BUMPING INTO 2ND GEAR I HAVE ALWAYS PURCHASED CHEVROLET VEHICLE FOR MY ENTIRE FAMILY . I HAVE SPENT OVER 3, 000 DOLLARS BETWEEN BOTH SUBURBAN , I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 SUBURBAN , I HAD TO HAVE BOTH TRUCKS TOWED . HOW MUCH MORE WOULD I HAVE TO SPEND BEFORE THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER REALIZED THAT THESE ARE SOME DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THAT YEAR MODEL. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 195,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10207764 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10258770 · 2009-02-16 (February 16, 2009)
I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE PERSON STATED ABOUT THE ABS BRAKING ON HER 99...EVEN WHEN MY TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND BLAMED IT ON THE WAY I DROVE...LIKE HE KNOWS HOW I DRIVE!!!....I DID FIND THAT THEIR WAS RECALL ON OTHEM AND THE DEALER SAID MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED ..IN IT ...WELL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND SHOULD BE...DOESNT MATTER THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD THEY KICK IN WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT..ONCE IT HAPPENED AND I SLID RIGHT OUT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC AND I WAS STILL TOLD NOTHING WAS WR…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10258770 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10324825 · 2010-04-10 (April 10, 2010)
WE OWN 2000 GM SUBURBAN. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL ABOUT A MILE FROM HOME WHEN THERE WAS A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. I SLOWED THE TRUCK BY PUTTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THIRD GEAR, HOWEVER I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, IT REQUIRES BOTH A FOOT AND A HAND TO MODERATE ITS EFFECT, I DID NOT WANT TO USE IT. ALSO WHILE I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK BY THE STOP SIGN. THE DEALER, JIM MCKAY CHEVROLET, FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, SAID IT WAS CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES. THEY REPL…
Owner-reported narrative. 113,977 miles reported. Look up ODI 10324825 at NHTSA ↗