2002 Chevrolet Suburban 1500Problems, recalls & complaints
NHTSA has logged 120 owner complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban 1500, most often about the service brakes. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through April 16, 2019. Updated daily. Photo: Cutlass, CC0.
Where the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 has problems
120 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Service brakes | 33 | 1 |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 30 | 0 |
| Engine and engine cooling | 10 | 0 |
| Parking brake | 9 | 0 |
| Steering | 8 | 1 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 8 | 0 |
| Structure | 6 | 0 |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 6 | 0 |
| Engine | 5 | 0 |
| 12 other systems | 24 | 3 |
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.
2002 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 recalls and how many were fixed
No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.
When do service brakes problems start?
132kmiles, median
Based on the odometer reading in 33 service brakes complaints. 36% were reported before 100,000 miles.
2002 vs. every other Suburban 1500 year
Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Suburban 1500 median. How we score
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What Suburban 1500 owners report
Recent service brakes complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.
PASSENGER FRONT BRAKE IS LOCKING UP WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENTS AND CALIPER AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT. HAS CAUSE SMALL FIRE.
NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH, BUT UPON BREAKING AT SLOW SPEED THE PEDAL EITHER PUSHES BACK OR THE BRAKES SLOW THE VEHICLE AT A FRIGHTENINGLY SLOW PACE, ALL WHILE THE ABS SYSTEM IS ON AS IF SLIDING ON ICE, BUT IT WAS AND IS DRY PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS 95 -100% OF EVERY BRAKING ATTEMPT. I HAVE TAKEN…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT…
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