2010 Chevrolet Suburban 1500Problems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 53 owner complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Suburban 1500, most often about the air bags. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

2010 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through May 2, 2019. Updated daily. Photo: Cutlass, CC0.

Complaints by system

Where the 2010 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 has problems

53 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 bags220
Structure131
Vehicle speed control30
Visibility30
Wheels20
Electronic stability control (ESC)20
Engine20
Seat belts20
Steering20
4 other systems40

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

0 recalls

2010 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 recalls and how many were fixed

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

Best & worst years

2010 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

'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'21'23'24'25'26
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
NHTSA crash tests

2010 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 safety ratings

2010 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 4-DR. w/SAB in NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program. Photos are from NHTSA's crash tests.

2010 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 frontal crash test, NHTSA
Frontal crashNot rated
  • Rollover: 3 stars (23.7% risk)
  • Stability control: Standard
  • Forward collision warning: No
  • Lane departure warning: No
In owners' words

What Suburban 1500 owners report

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

TAKATA RECALL: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. CRACK AND DASH BULGE ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DASH. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED IN 2013 FROM CABLE DAHMER BUICK GMC OF INDEPENDENCE, MO. LABEL ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STATES IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN…
Complaint 11152141 · Nov 17, 2018 · 176,612 miles
TAKATA RECALL. GM IS STILL CLAIMING NO FIX AVAILABLE WHAT CAN I DO? [XXX] CELL [XXX] EMAIL: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Complaint 11149935 · Nov 7, 2018
THE DASH IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WHICH IF THE AIRBAGS WERE TO DEPLOY COULD SEND SHARDS OF PLASTIC FLYING THROUGH THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOME TIME BUT IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE, AND WE HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED THAT IT HAS BROKEN ALL…
Complaint 11109546 · Jul 4, 2018 · 75,000 miles

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