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2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500Problems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 55 owner complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500, most often about the air bags. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500
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CarFlaw IndexSolid year46% below the Suburban 1500 median · #11 of 16 years by complaints
Safety recalls0None on recordOwner complaints550 with a crash, fire or injuryTypical failure mileage80kAir bags, median miles

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through May 30, 2019. Updated daily. Photo: Cutlass, CC0.

Complaints by system

Where the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 has problems

55 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 bags250
Structure80
Electrical system60
Engine60
Latches/locks/linkages30
Electronic stability control (ESC)20
Fuel/propulsion system20
Wheels10
Power train10
2 other systems20

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

0 recalls

2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 recalls and how many were fixed

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

Best & worst years

2009 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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In owners' words

What Suburban 1500 owners report

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

TAKATA RECALL RECALL 16V381 IS QUITE OLD AND NEEDS TO BE FINALIZED. IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL IF THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE OR NOT.
Complaint 11216976 · May 30, 2019 · 84,000 miles
THE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN TWO PLACES AT AROUND 50,000 MILES. THERE IS A CRACK BETWEEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COVER AND THE FRONT EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD AND ONE OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO THE FRONT EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD. I WAS TOLD INITIALLY THAT THIS IS SIMPLY A COSMETIC ISSUE, BUT SUBSEQUENT…
Complaint 11202758 · Apr 21, 2019 · 50,000 miles
"TAKATA RECALL" YOUR WEBSITE STATES THAT IF THE RECALL IS NOT FIXED IN A TIMELY MANNER TO CONTACT YOU OR FILE A COMPLAINT. IT HAS ALMOST BEEN 3 YEARS SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED AND I HAVE NO IDEA OF WHEN THE FIX IS COMING. I HAVE TWO VEHICLES UNDER THIS RECALL, I…
Complaint 11186634 · Mar 13, 2019

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