Body Problems of Chevrolet Suburban - part 2

Paint flakes leaving vehicle looking cheap transmission burnt in 5 yrs even though proper precautions was taken to ensure no failure door trimming made out of plastic handle for using for in and out unmoveable until repairs to transmission is done.

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While driving above 70 mph, the vehicle begins to have vibrations. Have taken our Suburban in for multiple repairs but their reasoning was the vehicle and tires were not balanced however after replacing the tires and getting a road forced balance it did not resolve the issue. It does not feel safe to drive above 70mph.

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Front drive applique came loose from the car, while driving on a highway. The adhesive wore out and created an issue with expanded blind spot and part potentially falling off the vehicle. I first taped it back and then glued it temporarily. When I took my vehicle in for service, the dealer noted that all panels were faulty and needed to be replace. I notified chevy about this issue, as it appears to be a manufacturing defect.

All of the window pillars have broken and/or come loose, dues to a manufacturing problem with the clips used. The roof rack rail also flies up while your driving and smacks the roof because of the faulty clips. I also noticed a water leak on the headliner (see attached picture) after it had rained one day. My Suburban was parked outside and I noticed the leak when I got into the car. My seat belts were also wet from the leak. This seems to be a common occurrence and issue with other 2015 Suburban owners and is a safety hazard, especially if the wiring sits in the water. I had taken it in to a chevy dealer to get it checked out, but I will have to pay to replace everything needed. If these issues are manufacturing errors and such a common occurrence, why should I have to pay to fix them? and more importantly, why is there no recall on them?.

When traveling at interstate highway speeds vehicle had shaking, shimmying, vibration and buffeting as well as loud hum and wind noise causing nausea resulting in nausea and dizziness to the driver. This was worse on new macadam and on grooved highway but occurred intermittently on other surfaces, I just purchased this vehicle used and it is certified. I was unaware that this is a common issue and understand now that there is no recall to fix this and that gm has not found a permanent solution to the problem. The vehicle was also exhausting to drive on the highway because of the aforementioned issues.

Earlier today, the dashboard on my Suburban spontaneously three crackswith no impact whatsoever. One of the cracks runs all the way from the windshield to the top of the dash above the steering wheel. The second crack splits off the first one and is heading toward the driver side window. This occurred while the vehicle was sitting in a parking lot, locked up and with nobody in the vehicle. Prior to this happening, there was no previous sign of cracks of any kind and the vehicle was parked in the shade under a tree for the entire day. In addition, it was a rainy overcast day and the ambient temperature was only about 70 degf.

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2015 Suburban when is raining I have water coming fron the roof on the driver side is coming fron the shark antenna is to much water and my on star is no working and the gps is not working and the dealer say to me no warranty is not fair.

Tl- the contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that there was a knocking sound in the engine compartment while driving at any speed, without warning. Also water leaked into the vehicle via the external antenna when it rained. . The vehicle was taken to the peltier Chevrolet dealer (903-705-7933, located at 2700 w sw loop 323, tyler, TX 75701) where the technician stated that there was no recall and that the warranty expired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed what the dealer stated. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. Fe.

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Vehicle has just over 200,000 miles. At about 150,000 miles had drivers side door unable to open from inside, had to roll down window to open from ext'r handle. At same time back passenger door and window would not open. Spent way too much $ with chev dealer to fix, this is a safety issue. Now at 200k miles same thing again with driver side door, won't open from inside, and driver side window will not go down (failed at same time). Am writing this on behalf of my 89 y/o mother and 93 y/o father who own the vehicle in aurora, mo. Mom got trapped in the car and had to have help getting out through passenger side - when you are 89 years old it is difficult to crawl over a console. Will be contacting gm to see if they will offer to help or blow us off. If latter can guarantee I will never buy another gm product; had similar issues with 1995 GMC 4wd pickup I had owned, driver side door handle failed, inside and out, and cost several hundred dollars to repair. No relief from gm either.

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The paint (black) on the roof cracked and turned white like spider webbing. Chevrolet pointed the roof I had to part 65 % and they paid the rest. Now the same thing is happening on the hood. I was told its because of the sun and heat. I don't believe so, because the rest if the vehicle sits in the sun daily and the paint is fine. The vehicle is garage kept at night. I have a 2013 f-150 that sits in the sun all day and in not garage kept and the paint is still like new. There has to be something wrong with the paint or prep job was not done properly.

Dash is falling apart, full of cracks; chunks of plastic dash have broken off. Potential safety issue if involved in an accident, especially if dash airbag is deployed. Large sharp pieces of dash will break loose and become projectiles/ shrapnel. I believe sunlight and high heat in parked car has caused this. Not caused by an accident. Definitely a design flaw. Should be recalled.

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Antenna I have water from the antenna on the top.

Interior driver door handle "grab bar" is broken. Rigid plastic pieces under the upholstery broke and now the handle is falling apart and loose. This is an integral part of the armrest. Handle broke using normal closing force, and apparently this is a large, well known problem. Chevrolet has no repair for this problem other than replacing the whole interior door panel and the cost is around $600.

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The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Suburban 1500. The contact stated that the dashboard where the air bag compartment was located was fractured in two separate locations. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 61,000.

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When it is raining water gets into the blower motor of the hvac and short out the motor which can cause the defrost, heat, or air to stop working which is potentially a hazard. Water and electronics are not really friendly together. It has happened many times.

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While shopping for a used 2015 Suburban I noticed that all of them had a fair amount of rust on the undercarriage. The one I ended up purchasing had rust as well but had the least of the ones I looked at.

Was driving at highway speed and heard a pop from behind driver. Started hearing a flapping sound and found the drivers pillar cover had come loose at the top. Would not snap back so secured with duct tape as so not to lose the part. Later the same day found 2 other were loose so secured them so as not to have them come off. Have researched this and found many others have had the same problem. Many have said that if under warranty they were fixed but only to have the problem occur again. Have 45,000 miles on vehicle when this occurred so not under warranty. Will confront the dealer just to see if they admit to no good fix and thinking this is just the owners problem. Hard to believe this happens on a $70,000 car.

In March of 2017, I noticed that the paint on the hood and roof was starting to discolor very badly. I went to selman Chevrolet in orange CA where I purchased the vehicle new to show them. I was told that something must have gotten on the paint. I told them that was not the case since I clean cars myself. Car is now really getting worse. I believe that a car as new as mine and with the good care as it has received could only be due to defective paint.

The black trim on the passenger side door (covering the space between the front & rear doors) has come loose and the vibration is noticeable at highway speeds. This is not covered by the certified pre-owned warranty or the extended warranty I purchased separately from the dealer. The dealership has told me it's a $250 repair and have heard many complaints of this already from other owners. I've got one in need of repair now and another is coming loose on the other side. As the vehicle owner, I'm surprised the manufacturer is not taken care of this on a 2 yr old vehicle and I'm concerned at $250/trim this is going to be costly issue going forward if they don't address it.

Car shakes at speeds over 65mph with no solution from dealer or Chevrolet after multiple trips to dealer for a permanent repair. Or response from Chevrolet customer service.

I have one large spider crack above the instrument cluster and another crack next to the passenger side air bag in the dashboard. This poses a very like impediment to the safety and function of the airbags in a wreck.

(audit djr) tl-the contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet surburban. The contact stated that all four door handles are fractured (the driver front and rear/ the passeneger front and rear handles) without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the handles had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.

The first issue was the dashboard craking in numerous spots and chevy did finaly replace the entire dash. The next issue was the paint on the "white exterior" begain chipping off in large 4-7 inch parts all over the SUV. The dealer forced me to pay half or the partial repaint . 1000. :( takata recall is the latest. I wonder how America can be great again with this level of quality. So sad.

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Two cracks developed, one above the instrument cluster and the other is in the corner of the passenger side airbag. Cracks are continuing to expand.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that while checking the brakes and having the tire off of the vehicle, the contact noticed that the cross member that holds the steering stabilizer bar had rusted completely through on the passenger side near the bolts where it is mounted. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or repaired. The manufacture was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000. Sw.

Contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated on all four doors exterior trim detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the adhesive on the trim was inadequate and needed to be reapplied. The vehicle was repaired however the failure recurred. Heartland Chevrolet located 501 n state route 291, liberty, mo diagnosed that the bonding agent on the trims were defective and the panels would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 73,105. Kh.

Sail panels (pillar caps) came loose from their mounts. Internet search revealed that this is a problem with 2014 and newer Suburban type vehicles. Mounts can detach from the vehicle at high speed due to wind. They would be a traffic hazard to other vehicles, motorists or pedestrians.

I got in my car Saturday morning, October 1 and noticed 2 cracks on the driver's side of my dash board. Upon research I have discovered this is not an isolated incident. I am concerned about the safety of having this get larger and exposing electrical/mechnical components and the sharp edges of the cracked plastic should an accident occur. When I contacted Chevrolet they explained to me that they couldn't help because I am not the first owner of the vehicle which is really irrelevant when you have a whole fleet of vehicles experiencing this problem.

I have a 2015 Suburban and the door trim between the doors comes loose. Our vehicle is out of warranty we took to the dealer and the service tech says they have having a lot of issues with this. We were just in a 2015 GMC denali and they are having the same thing going on.

The paint flaking easily electrical poor in vehicle car seats ripping apart easily doors handles interior braking apart easily.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Suburban. After the vehicle was taken in for maintenance, the technician stated that the passenger side upper panel of the dashboard was fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Suburban. While driving various speeds, the exterior window panels failed on the front passenger and driver side doors. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that this was the third time the failure occurred and the panels needed to be replaced. The first two times they were replaced under warranty; however, the manufacturer declined to repair the last failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 25,000.

Driving with a travel trailer in tow in I-81 in NY on 6/15/16 we suddenly had extreme sway. My car/trailer had very good hitch/anti-sway devices. Without much notice, I lost control. I believe the frame supporting the hitch receiver failed causing a bad accident resulting in total loss of our tow vehicle and our airstream 25 foot travel trailer. I am a very experienced driver with this combination of tow vehicle, travel trailer, and hitch configuration. The onset and magnitude of the sway (violent) caused me to lose control as we were going 65 mph on the interstate highway. I have towed this same configuration for tens of thousands of miles with no instances of problems. Something drastic happened! I was passing a slow moving car , so was in the right lane heading south when I started to sway. I reached for the brake controller in an attempt to apply the trailer brakes. The sway drastically accelerated to the extent I was unable to reach the brake controller due to the violent motion. Within a few seconds, my vehicle came to rest against the guardrail on the right side of the highway (heading north) with the trailer jacknifed/perpendicular to the guardrail such that I was blocking both lanes of the highway. I examined the hitch and trailer coupling and all seemed normal except for damage from the crash. The hitch frame of the Suburban was torn and totally ripped from the vehicle on one side.

The passenger side rear door lock failed in the locked position. The auto locks do not affect it nor can the lock be manually unlocked from the inside. The door cannot be opened at all from inside or out. No indication of breakage occurred, it just froze up one day with normal use.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that the dashboard began to fracture. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the dashboard fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

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