Equipment Problems of Chevrolet Suburban - part 1

I own a 2015 Chevrolet Suburban that I purchased from copeland Chevrolet in [xxx] in xxx. The vehicle has developed a serious structural safety problem involving the vehicle frame. The frame was recently inspected by an independent mechanic, who discovered that the frame is completely snapped/broken due to severe corrosion. This is a structural component of the vehicle and creates a significant safety concern because a failure of the vehicle frame can affect the structural integrity and safe operation of the vehicle. The vehicle is used as my primary family vehicle and regularly transports my five children. Because of the structural failure, I am extremely concerned about continuing to operate the vehicle and about the potential consequences of a further frame failure while driving. The condition was not something I was aware of when I purchased the vehicle. I have maintained the vehicle and have spent approximately $7,000 on repairs in the past couple of years. I was also preparing to spend several thousand dollars more on repairs when the frame failure was discovered. The frame failure was confirmed by an independent mechanic. I have photographs and documentation showing the condition of the frame and can provide them if requested. I have also brought this issue to general motors’ attention. I referenced gm technical bulletins concerning frame corrosion on Chevrolet Suburban vehicles, including pi0564e and other related frame-corrosion documentation. Gm reviewed my complaint but ultimately offered a $1,500 voucher as its final resolution, which I declined. I am requesting that NHTSA review this vehicle and determine whether the frame corrosion and structural failure represent a safety defect affecting this vehicle or other vehicles of the same model/year. I am particularly concerned that a structural frame failure could result in loss of vehicle control or a more serious failure while the vehicle is being operated. Thank you. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C.

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In the evening I was driving home locally and noticed a slight lurch in the car when coming to a complete stop at the stoplight. From there I proceeded into my neighborhood. There was a sudden and very loud bang sound like metal and an explosion. Immediately the engine failed and my vehicle stopped in the middle of the road. I also smelled a lot of gasoline. I was unable to shift the vehicle into neutral to move it off the road. I called a tow through aaa. Luckily I was not on the freeway or a busy road when this happened as it could have caused an accident. My vehicle is at a certified Chevrolet service center where they confirmed their opinion is the timing chain snapped and destroyed my engine. They are recommending a complete motor replacement. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request. This vehicle is the same year make and model as a previous recall in 2025 however I am curious as to why my VIN is not included in this recall.

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On [xxx], at approximately [xxx] while driving my 2026 Chevrolet Suburban (VIN [xxx], approximately 2,795 miles) on [highway name], the vehicle suddenly lost all power without warning. The check engine light came on, all the dashboard warning lights lit up, the 4wd indicator light came on, and the steering wheel wouldn't turn, making the vehicle very difficult to control at highway speed. The instrument cluster also displayed a "service transmission" warning and a "lane change alert system off" message. The mychevrolet mobile app simultaneously reported "service now: engine and transmission system" and "antilock braking system. " I was able to bring the vehicle to a stop and shift into park. There was no crash and no injuries. The vehicle was purchased new approximately one month earlier (September 2026) and had already been serviced once by the dealer (September 21-22, 2026) for an engine oil leak (oil pan seal failure) and a front-view camera/adas software issue. A sudden loss of power at highway speed is a serious safety defect. The vehicle has not yet been diagnosed for this incident. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

I work at an express car wash and we have had 3 2026 GMC-chevy vehicles that have had issues with their antenna covers. There has been proven no malfunction from the car wash, yet, antenna covers are being blown off by the blowers which is potentially air - such as driving down the interstate. Warranty’s are not covering this issue for the customers. I can provide details such as pictures and video footage showing there was no malfunction to my wash, but possibly defective antenna covers.

Dear Chevrolet customer assistance, I am writing to formally report a serious safety incident involving my 2023 Chevrolet Suburban and to request an investigation by general motors. My vehicle unexpectedly locked while the key fob was still inside the vehicle. Most concerning, my baby was also inside the vehicle at the time. I was unable to regain access to the Suburban, and because my baby was trapped inside, I had no reasonable option but to break a window to gain immediate access to her. This was an extremely serious and frightening situation. My primary concern is understanding how a 2023 Chevrolet Suburban equipped with a keyless entry system was able to lock while the key fob remained inside the vehicle. I am requesting that Chevrolet/general motors: 1. Open a formal safety case regarding this incident. 2. Investigate why the vehicle locked despite the key fob being inside. 3. Have the vehicle’s keyless entry, passive locking system, key-detection components, software, and related systems inspected for a malfunction. 4. Determine whether there are any applicable recalls, technical service bulletins, software updates, or previously reported incidents involving similar circumstances. 5. Reimburse me for the cost of the broken window and related repairs, as the window had to be broken solely because immediate emergency access to my baby was necessary. I do not want this incident documented simply as a customer accidentally locking keys inside a vehicle. The key fob was inside the Suburban when the vehicle locked, and an infant was trapped inside as a result. I am asking that this be documented and investigated specifically as a potential vehicle safety or key-detection system issue. I can provide my VIN, photographs of the damage, repair invoices, key fob information, dealership inspection records, and any other documentation necessary for your investigation. Please provide me with a gm case number and written confirmation that this incident has been form.

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While exiting the highway my vehicle suddenly lost power and could not move. I could not put the vehicle in neutral. The engine had completely seized. As a result, my car got hit by a semi-truck.

Found that sos nor onstar buttons were not working. Dealership checked telematics control module was failing. Service bulletins were issued for wide spread failures, however no recall notices were issued. The module failure will also prevent notifications in the event of a traffic crash. Estimated repair cost $900. A true safety issue that should require a recall.

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Component: the 10-speed automatic transmission failed on 6/29/26, locking the vehicle completely in neutral. The neutral override could not be disengaged even by dealership technicians. Vehicle is currently at [xxx] Chevrolet, [xxx] and is available for inspection. Safety risk: I have 3 young children who are regular passengers. The failure occurred without warning. Had it happened at highway speed in oncoming traffic, I would have had no ability to move the car — creating a direct risk of a serious or fatal collision. Confirmed by dealer: yes. Don hewlett Chevrolet received the vehicle on 6/30/26 and confirmed the failure is directly related to two active federal recalls: NHTSA #24v-797 (10-speed transmission valve body failure/wheel lockup) and NHTSA #22v-036 (driveshaft assembly/loss of propulsion). Vehicle has been unrepaired for 13 days with no timeline provided. Other inspections: vehicle has been in possession of don hewlett Chevrolet since 6/30/26. No manufacturer representative, police, or insurance inspection has occurred. Warning signs: none. No warning lamps, messages, or symptoms appeared before the failure. The power train locked suddenly and completely without any prior indication on 6/29/26. Despite the dealer confirming this is recall-related, they have indicated I may owe partial repair costs. Under 49 u. S. C. § 30120, gm must remedy recalls at no charge regardless of mileage or warranty. I am requesting NHTSA investigate both the failure and gm's attempt to charge the owner for federally mandated recall repairs. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

My vehicle was met with an accident on June 28, 2026. The accident was very swear and driver get internal injuries like swelling on face pain in head and ribs due to the heavy shock. But non of the airbag has been activated for safety of driver.

I just received an email with this the following: NHTSA recall id number :26v289, warning about front or rear wheel lockup. Per the nthsa website, there is no recall. The email came from: NHTSA-odi-consumer-communication@service. Govdelivery. Com.

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1. Sunroof 2. Driving on 81 n slightly past the middlesex exit at highway speeds. My 4 minor children and I heard what sounded like a large balloon popping inside my car. Upon further inspection, my sunroof spontaneously exploded. Absolutely nothing hit our car. The more research I’m doing, this is a known issue with gm manufactures and they have done nothing to correct this issue. 3. I’m working on getting a repair scheduled, once we figure out if it’s under warranty or we have to pay for it through insurance. 4. No warnings.

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The glass of the front movable sun roof shattered. The glass shattered while driving on hwy 89 in wyoming with no traffic or no identifiable reason for the event. While some glass was saved most of it blew out when is shattered. The problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by the dealer. The dealer blames a flying rock or other object impacting the glass even though no vehicles or source of incident impact was perceived. No one was interested in taking a report. There was a build up of pressure inside the vehicle prior to the blow out of the glass which caused the drivers ear's to pop when the sun roof blew. The remaining glass was visibly pushed upwards away from the vehicle. A picture is available.

The sound in the vehicle goes silent and I'm not able to verify audibly that my turn signals are working or not. Which has led to a couple of near misses while in traffic. Power has been cycled and the call hang up botton has been depressed to soft reset the system and it still isn't working.

Extensive embrittlement, cracking, and partial collapse of the plastic dash into the space underneath the dash. This cracking extends to to the boundry for the passenger side airbag cover potentially creating a dangerous situation(flying debris) during airbag deployment.

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While driving down the high way with the check engine light on, a message appeared on the screen and said “unable to shift soon. Service transmission immediately. ” after driving a few more miles the vehicle shifted to neutral, and then as soon as I got on the shoulder of the highway and slowed to approximately 5 mph, the vehicles wheels locked up and the car jerked aggressively into park. This exact issue has occurred multiple times while driving. It is unsafe to drive the vehicle.

Transmission problems 124,994 miles . It's the same defects as the 2019-2025 defects.

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2022 chevy Suburban diesel. Severe paint chipping and rust around windshield and top of truck. Midnight blue is the color and chevy is not covering the his defect of it destroying my truck right now complete rust and chunks of paint chipping away on the windshield it is so noticeable how bad this is chipping. And whole top of truck and front paneling show same signs everywhere of bubbling ready to chip away soon. The corrosion on truck that should not occur on a 4 year anniversary or truck from chevy a 2022! I’ve been asking for this for months as 9,500 for a paint job quote for something that it shouldn’t need to be done a paint job with rust. Chevy needs to step up and fix this. I’m a mother to 7 daughters and we need this vehicle.

The check engine and traction control light came on in my car. This was accompanied by a clanking sound, shaking. The panel said “ service esc” “ service traction control” and “ forward collision system unavailable” the Chevrolet light logo on the back of my car will also not turn off occasionally whenever the car is turned off.

Sun roof has leaked. The sun roof leaked a considerable amount of water and it came through the head liner around the ceiling mounted control panel as well as the back of the car. This is the second time it has happened and I have been told it is not covered under warranty. Through online blogs and forums I have found that this is a common issue with 2021 and newer tahoes and Suburbans. And that is a reoccurring problem that is commonly not fixed properly by the dealers this causes a safety and health issue as well as an unacceptable vehicle defect. 1. ) from a safety standpoint, if I am driving down the highway and a large amount of water starts pouring out of the headliner on the driver it causes a major distraction that could lead to high speed accident. 2. ) from a health issue, regular water leaks could lead to vehicle mold and water damage. I have children, if they become susceptible to the mold it could cause health issues for me or my children. 3. ) the water that pours out of the ceiling lands on the dash electronics which could lead to more vehicle issues by damaging electronic controls. It is my opinion that this is a major vehicle defect and something should be done by the manufacturer to correct it. I have made a complaint to the chevy customer service under reference #890 780 85.

Transmission, got a message stating the service transmission or won’t be able to shift. Took it in to the dealership was advised that car can shut down at any moment. As that what they have been seeing.

My 2022 Chevrolet Suburban 6. 2l, approximately 96,000 miles. Vehicle was taken to dealership for transmission warning message and returned as “repaired” with a software update. The following day, February 12th, while driving at highway speed on the expressway, the vehicle suddenly lost power without warning. A message appeared instructing me to press start, and the vehicle shifted into neutral and stalled. No warning lights were illuminated prior to the stall. This created a serious safety risk due to sudden loss of power at highway speed.

My 2016 transmission was jerking, shuddering, vibrating, ruff shifting and stopped moving in traffic. My safety was at risk, I turned off a major boulevard onto a neighborhood street, my SUV stopped shifting and stopped, I had to contact my son to come to help to push by hands out of traffic.

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The 2026 Suburban has a loud wind noise coming from the driver window and door side and the passenger side . The wind noise in abnormal and very high and it could be the weatherstripping and the door stripping and latch because the driver door needs a hard push to close completely but there is wind noise coming from the driver and passenger windows and doors . This create a safety issue that the doors if not sealed properly and the could open while driving on the highway . Also for a vehicle that has a price tag of 100,000 dollars the door seals and window seals should work up to standard and not be loose or defective and cause a very high wind noise . The safety issue is the driver door or passenger door can open while driving and cause an accident . This is a manufacturing defect that gm needs to address urgently.

Sun roof exploded while driving. Temps were not extreme, there were no significant pressure changes. Sun roof had no prior damage. Looking online multiple people reported the sun roof exploding on 2023 tahoes and Suburbans.

“service safety restraint system” light came on. I feel this is a defect and a serious concern. I’ve seen where others are experiencing the same issue. I bought this vehicle specifically because I wanted to a safe vehicle to drive my 4 children around in.

My rear passenger door flys open while driving. It happens during very cold weather. It also will not latch when trying to shut it after getting off the road and trying to shut it. My daughter has been in the seat next to the door each time and it has happened multiple times. Betten Chevrolet has tried to fix it twice and it is currently in their shop. This is totally unsafe!.

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My vehicle is having an oil consumption problem. 2 quarts were missing from my oils consumption test. The dealer is now doing a secondary oil consumption test and I’ve read up and learned that there have been a lot of recalls with the engine and oils changes.

The dashboard in 2007-2014 gm trucks and subs break apart. These can shatter when in an accident. There is insufficient bracing and supports to keep the dashboards from cracking and coming apart in pieces. Only remedy is to replace the dashboard or get an aftermarket cap that may or may not hold during an accident. Especially when the airbags is deployed.

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I hadn’t had my car a year and my solenoid in my transmission is in need of replacement. The SUV will not pick up speed above 40.

Transmission fail drives fine then stops accelerating.

I was driving and then the vehicle started running rough. There was no indication or warning lights before this happened. This is a huge safety issue because I could have had a wreck and injured people and my very own family. I took it to a chevy dealership. They inspected the Suburban and number 4 cylinder had a pool of oil in it. And they told me it need a new engine. Which it has the l87 engine that all the gm recalls are on. However, they are telling me mine isn't on the recall. They don't know if gm is going to cover it because it has 111,000 miles and it's out of the power train. It's the same engine they're having trouble with engines failures on. And I believe mine should be under the recall.

The transmission is not shifting appropriately from 2nd to 3rd 3rd to 4th. There is a huge whining noise when it reaches the end before shifts. There is known issues in the 2020 Suburban and this vehicle was never recalled for similar issues.

When driving making a left or right hand turn my 2023 Suburban loose power and turns off and it is thrown in n and state to press start to restart my SUV. No codes are given to determine the issue. This has happen a handful of times. It has been taken into chevy and they are unable to diagnose the problem. During the one visit they stated it was the battery and replace it and it has done it again. This is a very unsafe to drive the SUV as I'm afraid someone will rear end me and hurt me or someone else.

Onstar module not working, 53000 miles on 23 Suburban. Will be taking it to the dealership this next week. No other issues except for that.

On star telematics control module is not working.