FaultScore

2011 Chevrolet Suburban other reported problems

46 of the 193 complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Suburban are about the other systems — 24% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 75,000 miles.

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46

Complaints

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Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Unknown OR Other 46 100.0%

Other & Unspecified across every Chevrolet Suburban year

1995 10 2.2%
1997 10 2.2%
2007 38 8.3%
2008 38 8.3%
2009 23 5.0%
2010 46 10.1%
2011 46 10.1%
2012 38 8.3%
2013 46 10.1%
2014 17 3.7%
2015 53 11.6%
2016 26 5.7%
2017 18 3.9%
2018 11 2.4%
2021 13 2.8%
2022 10 2.2%
2023 14 3.1%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Minneapolis, MN

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

I am experiencing the symptoms listed for the ignition coil recall listed 20011 suburban, but the recall is not on my vin. I've been experiencing the symptoms for quite some time now yrs even, but didn't know about the ignition recall. I've been replacing and fixing the parts and damage to the vehicle. Fortunately no accidents or injuries to report. I am currently experiencing my door locks cycling , brief losses of power while vehicle is in drive, on highway, My electrical components periodically work seat warmer, sensors oil, air, coil packs, cooling fans (the relays keeps burning out), Ac motor, water pump, cruise control, the main fuse, and 4 x4 engaging on its own.

NHTSA complaint #11737613 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Denison, TX

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Dash cracked and cruise control wont turn on when button pushed.

NHTSA complaint #11494786 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hemet, CA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

A leak in the AC evaporator hose is a hazard to the environment. The replacement part is not manufactured.

NHTSA complaint #11451697 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Boaz, AL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

The dash has broken apart on the top in front of the driver. It constantly vibrates and makes a loud distracting noise. There is no way to stop this noise and it causes the driver to constantly hold the broken part down with their hand taking their attention off the road. Our Chevrolet dealer inspected it and said they've had lots of similar complaints. He also said it would cost us $2,000 to fix the problem.

NHTSA complaint #11431835 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 75,000 miles Midland, TX

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AREA AND ABOVE THE TOP OF THE DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL.

NHTSA complaint #11416284 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 99,000 miles Wendell, NC

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND WAS ALREADY CRACKED WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR.

NHTSA complaint #11330818 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 133,000 miles Thiells, NY

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

A CRACK HAS FORMED ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE GAUGES AND STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA complaint #11317498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Plymouth, MN

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE DASH HAS DEVELOPED 2 CRACKS SIMILAR TO THAT REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS. THE FIRST CRACK IS IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE SECOND CRACK IS FROM THE LOWER LEFT OF THE SPEAKER. IF IN AN ACCIDENT, DASH PIECES COULD BREAK OFF AND BECOME FLYING PROJECTILES.

NHTSA complaint #11311245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 99,000 miles Pottstown, PA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

DASHNOARD IS CRACKING FOR NO REASON AT ALL . THEY ALL HAVE THIS ISSUE . POORLY MADE . IN A AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IT CAN SHATTER AND YOU WILL HAVE SHARDS OF PLASTIC FLYING EVERYWHERE. THE ISSUE HAPPENS OVER TIME . SOME SOONER THEN OTHERS.

NHTSA complaint #11301218 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 280,000 miles Malvern, PA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ON MY VEHICLE BRAKE OIL WAS LEAKING MY MECHANIC FIND THAT MASTER CYLINDER LEAK. AFTER CHANGING THE MASTER CYLINDER WHEN I START DRIVING MY BRAKES GOT LOCKED. I PARK THE CAR WHEN IT'S COOL DOWN BRAKE RELEASED BUT SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN I START DRIVING . SO MY MECHANIC CHANGED THE BRAKE BOOSTER BUT NOW STRANGE THING HAPPENING THAT BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR AND IT'S BARELY BRAKES. JUST LEFT THE SUV ON A CHEVORELLET DEALER SHIP SEE WHAT THEY WILL SAY. BUT THIS IS DEFINITELYA SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY BRAKE SHOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND BARELY BRAKE.

NHTSA complaint #11233577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bryn Mawr, PA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

2011 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH @110,000 NEEDS LIFTERS REPLACED. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH CHEVY AND GMC OWNERS. CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS/SUV/TRUCKS. WHILE DRIVING ON I95 STOP CAR MESSAGE CAME ON.

NHTSA complaint #11166159 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Folsom, LA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

IN EARLY 2018, WE NOTICED A VERY SMALL CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD JUST ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN COWLING AND DISCUSSED SAME WITH OUR DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD THEY'D CALLED GM AND THEN ADVISED US THAT WE'D NEED TO PAY $800 AND THEY'D PICK UP THE REST. KNOWING THIS WAS NOT OUR FAULT AND HAD TO BE A DEFECT, WE REFUSED AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. SINCE THAT TIME, THE CRACK HAS NOW RUN TO BE SEVERAL INCHES LONG. THE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD IS A SAFETY RISK. GM HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. GM HAD DEFRAUDED THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE CONDUCT AND HAS CONTINUED TO SELL/REPLACE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS.

NHTSA complaint #11156744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Canyon Country, CA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH, MY SUBURBAN STARTED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, NO LIGHTS APPEARED ON MY DASH. LOCKS, RADIO AND FRONT LIGHTS STARTED TO GO OFF AND ON AND A COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION HAPPENED. WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED THE ISSUE RESOLVED. STILL NO INDICATORS OF ANYTHING WRONG ON MY DASH, PROCEEDED TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE FREEWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. MINUTES LATER THE CAR ACTED NORMAL AGAIN. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #11156445 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 104,309 miles Delrsn, NJ

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE DASHBOARD ON MY VEHICLE IS CRACKING IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. ONE AREA IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT AND THE OTHER IS IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGERS SEAT WHERE THE FRONT AIRBAG IS LOCATED. I JUST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON NOVEMBER 18, 2018.

NHTSA complaint #11152330 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 90,000 miles LAS Cruces, NM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED. ALL ELECTRONICS SHUT DOWN, UNABLE TO ACTIVATE HAZARD LIGHTS. PREVIOUSLY PAYED TO FIX ABS LIGHT/SENSOR. DASH CRACKED DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES PRIOR.

NHTSA complaint #11151153 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 61,000 miles Damascus, MD

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/STEERING WHEEL - THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE AIRBAGS AND POTENTIAL DEBRIS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT - HEARD A NOISE AND NOTICED THE CRACK ON 11/9/2018.

NHTSA complaint #11150989 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 65,000 miles Tamarac, FL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

CRACKED DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE AIRBAG TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD AND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE STARTED AT THE SEAM AND IS CREEPING TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER.

NHTSA complaint #11140805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Spokane, WA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE DASHBOARD CAP CRACKED FOR NO REASON AT THE CORNER OF THE AIRBAG AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS THERE WILL BE PLASTIC FROM THE DASHBOARD CAP BLOWN ALL OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE CABIN DURING AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #11084735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bentonia, MS

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

CRACKED DASH ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE. MY DASH IS CRACK SO BADLY, I'M AFRAID THE AIRBAG WILL COME OUT ON ITS OWN. IT IS DOWNRIGHT NEGLIGENT THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

NHTSA complaint #11052583 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 45,000 miles Monroe, NC

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

CRACKED DASHBOARD

NHTSA complaint #11025219 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 65,000 miles Richmond, VA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING NEAR INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PASSENGER AIRBAG CAUSING A DEBRIS CONCERN DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION AND/OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

NHTSA complaint #11024147 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 133,000 miles Arlington, WA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

VEHICLE DEVELOPED CRACK ACROSS DASHBOARD BETWEEN PASSENGER AIRBAG AND WINDSHIELD VENT PANEL. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED IN SHADE WHEN DAMAGE OCCURRED.

NHTSA complaint #11021606 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 47,000 miles Palm Coast, FL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE AIRBAG.

NHTSA complaint #11013593 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bedford, TX

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SEVERAL CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT COVERS THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY CONCERNED THAT IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS THAT THE PLASTIC FROM THE DASHBOARD WILL CAUSE BODILY HARM

NHTSA complaint #11002416 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 55,000 miles Mansfield, TX

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

TAKATA RECALL. DEALER HAS NO REPAIR FOR MY VEHICLE. DASH IS CRACKING

NHTSA complaint #11001164 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 91,000 miles SAN Diego, CA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

CRACKED DASH ON MY 2011 CHEVY SUBURBAN. THE CRACKS EXTENDED THE LENGTH OF THE DASH AND UP AND AROUND THE PASASNGER AIRBAG

NHTSA complaint #10995313 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Donna, TX

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THERE IS A RECALL WITH TAKATA AIRBAG AND CHEVROLET HAS NOT FURNISHED A REPLACE THE PART OR FIX IN A TIMELY MANNER. SECOND ISSUE IS WITH DASHBOARD CRACKING. MY SUBURBAN SITS UNDER OUR CARPORT 99% OF THE TIME, BUT YET HAS A FEW CRACKS ON THE DASH. THIRD ISSUE IS CORROSION IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE, AND I LIVE IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WHERE IT DOES NOT SNOW, AND THE BEACH IS 1.5 HOURS AWAY FROM WHERE I LIVE. THIS VEHICLE SITS ON JUST OVER 40K MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10983349 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Troy, AL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE DASH PANEL OF MY 2011 SUBURBAN LTZ HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS. THE CRACKS ARE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER, AND AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, FROM ONE END TO THE AIR BAG. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE CRACKS REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO CRACK, AS EVIDENCED BY THE ATTACHED PICTURES. THESE CRACKS HAVE APPEARED COMPLETELY ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT ANYTHING BEING PLACED ONTO OR HITTING THE DASH PANEL. SHOULD I BE INVOLVED AN ACCIDENT CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY, THESE CRACKS WOULD CREATE A "SHRAPNEL EFFECT" OF THE PLASTIC PIECES BEING FORCED INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN AND POSSIBLY INTO THE FACES OF PASSENGERS.

NHTSA complaint #10950246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 75,000 miles Madison, MS

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED WITHOUT ANY INTERVENING EVENT. ONE CRACK ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD IS DIRECTLY ON THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I'M AFRAID IF AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED SHARDS OF PLASTIC WOULD BECOME PROJECTILES OR POSSIBLY INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAG OPERATION. ANOTHER CRACK ON TOP OF DASHBOARD IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ON THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENTATION CLUSTER IS MORE THAN 5.5 TO 6 INCHES LONG.

NHTSA complaint #10936742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Palmdale, CA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

TOP OF DASH BOARD CRACKED AND BROKE, I AM AFRAID THAT THIS MY EFFECT THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE AIR BAGS.

NHTSA complaint #10910856 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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