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Chevrolet door lock problems

Owners have filed 2,401 complaints with NHTSA about the doors, latches and locks on Chevrolet vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 89 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Chevrolet Tahoe, worst in 2008.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

2,401

Complaints

100%

Share of all Chevrolet complaints

33

Crashes

26

Fires

Which Chevrolet models have the most door lock problems

Tahoe 213 8.9%

Worst in 2008

Malibu 203 8.5%

Worst in 2008

HHR 145 6.0%

Worst in 2006

Silverado 1500 131 5.5%

Worst in 2008

Impala 124 5.2%

Worst in 2008

Silverado 123 5.1%

Worst in 2000

Venture 118 4.9%

Worst in 2000

Suburban 114 4.7%

Worst in 1999

S10 111 4.6%

Worst in 1998

Cobalt 97 4.0%

Worst in 2006

Blazer 89 3.7%

Worst in 1998

Uplander 82 3.4%

Worst in 2005

Cavalier 59 2.5%

Worst in 1998

Trailblazer 59 2.5%

Worst in 2002

Astro 58 2.4%

Worst in 1999

Silverado 2500 55 2.3%

Worst in 2022

Lumina 42 1.7%

Worst in 1995

Suburban 1500 40 1.7%

Worst in 2008

Equinox 37 1.5%

Worst in 2008

Colorado 36 1.5%

Worst in 2004

Caprice 31 1.3%

Worst in 1994

Lumina APV 30 1.2%

Worst in 1991

Avalanche 30 1.2%

Worst in 2008

Worst Chevrolet model years for door lock problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2008 Chevrolet Malibu 71 5% 49,000 A
2006 Chevrolet HHR 70 5% 56,663 A
2008 Chevrolet Tahoe 60 9% 38,000 B
2009 Chevrolet Malibu 58 2% 57,000 A
2007 Chevrolet Tahoe 52 3% 51,300 C
2008 Chevrolet Impala 48 4% 56,000 A
2005 Chevrolet Uplander 45 15% 24,231 C
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt 38 1% 60,000 A
2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 37 3% 40,000 A
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt 35 2% 72,000 A
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 29 2% 50,000 B
1994 Chevrolet Caprice 27 15% — B
2007 Chevrolet HHR 25 3% 65,500 B
2008 Chevrolet HHR 25 3% 45,000 A
1999 Chevrolet Suburban 23 3% 78,000 B
1999 Chevrolet Silverado 23 1% 81,000 A
1998 Chevrolet S10 22 3% 77,500 C
2001 Chevrolet S10 22 5% 60,000 A
2006 Chevrolet Tahoe 22 15% 75,500 B
2009 Chevrolet Tahoe 22 6% 59,000 A

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