Five problems related to transmission failure have been reported for the 2016 Chevrolet Suburban. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Chevrolet Suburban based on all problems reported for the 2016 Suburban.
Transmission failure - approximately 4 hours away from home, the transmission failed without warning. No warning lights or prior issue. We were stranded on the side of a major interstate for two hours awaiting a tow truck. After being towed to an independent service station, the mechanics discovered complete disintegration of the unit. There were no incident codes on the computer. A salvaged transmission was located and installed. Upon arriving back home, we had the dealer examine the vehicle which found no lingering issues. Once again, there were no incident codes on the computer.
Vehicle has had brake and transmission issues for 2 years now, culminating in complete transmission failure on 12/20/20.
I have had 2 Suburban in the last 5 years and the transmission failed right around 100k miles on both. They have a serious issue with it but have managed to get away with it as there has been no class action against it. My 2015 Suburban broke down around 96k miles and my 2016 Suburban at 101k. I'm sure if this is further researched then 90% of the these models must have reported the same problem around 100k. I'm looking forward to sue gm over this, as after spending over us$125000. 00 on making payments on 2 cars and don't have a car that I can trust for long trips, as it always happened when I was with my family on a long trip and had to spend thousands in making alternative arrangements to get home safely. Before my last trip, I sent my Suburban at the dealership for a 100k miles service at 99836 miles where I was in warranty where they checked and said everything looks fine for the trip and did a basic oil change with inspection but after a week of touring the transmission boke down at around 101250 miles. Where I had to shell out $6200 in total as the car went out of warranty in a week time. The break down is $4500 for repairs, $850 for shipping the car, $500 in car rental and hotel, $350 broken windshield in transit. Both of my cars have always been to dealership for the service and periodic maintenance but its their defected transmission that would never hold up. I'm looking for people who would want to make a class action lawsuit against this and bring justice to all owners. I have the VIN for both of my Suburban where one was bought used with only 8k miles on it with extended warranty and the other was brand new.
I bought a brand new 2016 Suburban. In April of 2018, it had a brand new gm transmission installed. Now, in November of 2019, my mechanic says it has to have another new transmission. I own 4 different gm SUV's, 2 yukons and 2 Suburbans. One yukon is 2015, one Suburban and one yukon are 2016, and one Suburban is 2017. Each different gm vehicle has had to have at least one new transmission almost each year. . . And each new transmission fails after about 110k miles. . Slightly out of the reach of my warranty. This should not happen, and gm will not do anything about it.
Vehicle lost power due to transmission failure at 66,000 miles.