Chevrolet Suburban problems reported in California
1,448 of the 10,571 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Suburban came from California, most often about the brakes.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
1,448
Complaints from California
121
Crashes
19
Fires
1994
Worst model year
What failed
Brakes
429
29.6%
Electrical System
120
8.3%
Engine & Cooling
113
7.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain
102
7.0%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
77
5.3%
Airbags
75
5.2%
Steering
67
4.6%
Tires
64
4.4%
Fuel & Propulsion
63
4.4%
Other & Unspecified
56
3.9%
Seat Belts
46
3.2%
Seats
42
2.9%
By model year
1982 Suburban
1
0.1%
1983 Suburban
1
0.1%
1984 Suburban
1
0.1%
1985 Suburban
6
0.4%
1986 Suburban
2
0.1%
1987 Suburban
3
0.2%
1988 Suburban
8
0.6%
1989 Suburban
4
0.3%
1990 Suburban
15
1.0%
1991 Suburban
10
0.7%
1992 Suburban
36
2.5%
1993 Suburban
92
6.4%
1994 Suburban
169
11.7%
1995 Suburban
111
7.7%
1996 Suburban
135
9.3%
1997 Suburban
99
6.8%
1998 Suburban
77
5.3%
1999 Suburban
153
10.6%
2000 Suburban
50
3.5%
2001 Suburban
65
4.5%
2002 Suburban
45
3.1%
2003 Suburban
38
2.6%
2004 Suburban
15
1.0%
2005 Suburban
11
0.8%
2006 Suburban
1
0.1%
2007 Suburban
43
3.0%
2008 Suburban
26
1.8%
2009 Suburban
16
1.1%
2010 Suburban
12
0.8%
2011 Suburban
18
1.2%
2012 Suburban
13
0.9%
2013 Suburban
17
1.2%
2014 Suburban
3
0.2%
2015 Suburban
37
2.6%
2016 Suburban
34
2.3%
2017 Suburban
18
1.2%
2018 Suburban
18
1.2%
2019 Suburban
10
0.7%
2020 Suburban
2
0.1%
2021 Suburban
17
1.2%
2022 Suburban
6
0.4%
2023 Suburban
5
0.3%
2024 Suburban
5
0.3%
Cities reporting most
SAN Jose
47
16.0%
SAN Diego
46
15.6%
Riverside
25
8.5%
Anaheim
25
8.5%
Camarillo
23
7.8%
LOS Angeles
23
7.8%
Long Beach
22
7.5%
Sacramento
19
6.5%
Piedmont
18
6.1%
Huntington Beach
16
5.4%
Rancho Cucamonga
15
5.1%
SAN Marino
15
5.1%