2007 Chevrolet Suburban 1500Problems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 190 owner complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban 1500, most often about the air bags. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through August 9, 2019. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 has problems

190 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Air bags635
Structure299
Electrical system264
Power train170
Engine and engine cooling131
Engine120
Electronic stability control (ESC)90
Latches/locks/linkages94
Fuel system, gasoline61
15 other systems347

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2007 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Mileage at failure

When do air bags problems start?

92kmiles, median

Based on the odometer reading in 28 air bags complaints. 61% were reported before 100,000 miles.

median0k50k100k150k200k+
4under 30k miles17under 100k miles11100k miles or more
Best & worst years

2007 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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2 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban 1500, and the recalls they led to.

  1. NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA08010 · closed Sep 8, 2008
    Led to recall 08V-441
  2. NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESPE08010 · closed Jun 12, 2008
    No recall
In owners' words

What Suburban 1500 owners report

Recent air bags complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

EMAIL TO DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V383 ISSUES: MAY 27, 2016; HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN NHTSA DO TO DIRECT GM TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY. *LD *JS
Complaint 11242554 · Aug 9, 2019
TAKATA AIBAG RECALL - NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V383, MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 2049152. I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED TO BRING MY VEHICLE FOR REPAIR.
Complaint 11218651 · Jun 8, 2019
TAKATA INFLATORS. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V383. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 2049152. FAILURE TO RESOLVE RECALL IN A TIMELY MANNER. RECALL WAS ISSUED MAY 27, 2016. MANUFACTURER HAS HAD MORE THAN 2 1/2 YEARS TO RESOLVE ISSUE.
Complaint 11164760 · Jan 3, 2019 · 126,500 miles

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