Chevrolet SUBURBAN brakes problems
1,940 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
6,539 owner complaints analyzed
82 distinct recall campaigns
72,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1978 to 2024 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,923 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
1,940 of 6,539 complaints match this topic (29.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10197710 · 2007-07-27 (July 27, 2007)
I WAS DISCUSSING A FRIEND'S BRAKE ROTOR REPLACEMENT WITH HIM ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT HIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL COULD HAVE AS MANY AS FIVE DIFFERENT DISKS, ALL OF WHICH SEEM TO BE INTERCHANGEABLE, UNTIL YOU TEST OUT THE VEHICLE AFTER COMPLETION. IS THERE ANY WAY OF TELLING THE RIGHT PARTS FOR HIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE? *JB
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Owner report 863181 · 2000-06-07 (June 7, 2000)
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, IT CAUSED BRAKE PEDAL TO GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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Owner report 982223 · 1996-04-02 (April 2, 1996)
EA95-026 ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AFTER IN FOR REPAIR LEFT FRONT LOCKED UP IN WET CONDITIONS. *AK
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Owner report 984416 · 1996-05-13 (May 13, 1996)
REAR BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES EVEN AT A SLOW SPEED. *AK
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Owner report 894836 · 2001-08-21 (August 21, 2001)
WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL A HISSING NOISE IS HEARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
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