What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2017 Chevrolet Suburban

Typical pattern

2.2% of complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Suburban came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2017 vehicle — around the middle of the 203 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.3 yr in service. The most-reported system is service brakes (41 complaints), typically at 4.0 yr or about 56,027 miles.

Complaints
186
Median age at failure
5.3 yr
Median mileage
51,000 n=91
Crash / fire / tow
11.3% of reports
Safety recalls
5 1 do not drive

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Service brakes
41 reports · 56,027 mi
4.0 yr
12.2%
Power train
39 reports · 97,000 mi
6.4 yr
12.8%
Engine
25 reports · 98,800 mi
6.6 yr
20%
Electrical system
21 reports · 35,000 mi
4.4 yr
4.8%
Other
18 reports · 40,000 mi
3.8 yr
5.6%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

26V289000 2026-05-07 Do not drive
Power train:transfer case (4-wheel drive)

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2026 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban, and Tahoe, and GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles with four-wheel (4WD) or all-wheel drive (AWD), and certain 2015-2020 Suburban, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Yukon, Yukon XL, and Tahoe vehicles. A component missing from the drivetrain transfer case may cause the front and/or rear wheels to lock up without warning to the driver.

Front or rear wheel lockup increases the risk of a crash.

19V761000 2019-10-24
Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:wheel speed sensor/tone ring

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is traveling between 41 and 60 mph in four-wheel or automatic mode, the Electronic-Brake Control Module (EBCM) software may activate the driveline-protection system.

Unintended activation of the driveline-protection system will cause unintended braking on the wheel on the opposite side of the failed sensor, causing the vehicle to pull to one side unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.

19V645000 2019-09-06
Service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time.

As the vacuum level drops, the brake assist decreases, increasing braking effort, extending the distance required to stop the vehicle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.

17V033000 2017-01-12
Visibility:rearview mirrors/devices:exterior

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Chevrolet Suburban HD vehicles. These vehicles were assembled with a convex right-hand outside mirror, instead of with a non-convex (flat) right-hand outside mirror. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."

If equipped with the incorrect right-side rear-view mirror, the driver may misjudge the distance of other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.

16V651000 2016-09-08
Air bags:frontal

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment o

A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

In owners’ own words

Electrical system 1,353 mi 7 mo in service
POWER TAILGATE HAS CLOSED BY ITSELF AND HIT PERSONS ON THE HEAD THREE TIMES IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING PURCHASE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED MARCH 21, 2017, TODAY IS 4/4/17. TAILGATE FOOT ACTIVATION HAS TRIGGERED WITHOUT FOOT MOVEMENT UNDER SENSOR, CAUSING UNWANTED OPENING OF THE TAILGATE.
Electrical system 57,556 mi 3.3 yr in service
WHILE DRIVING A MESSAGE WILL FLASH SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT WILL COME ON THEN A SECOND OR TWO LATER THE VEHICLE WILL LOOSE ALL IT'S POWER. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT 53 MILES PER HOUR WHILE ON CITY STREET DURING MID TRAFFIC AND TWICE WHILE DRIVING A LOW SPEED MAKING A TURN.
Electrical system 98,800 mi 3.4 yr in service
WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, OR DURING BREAKING AND ACCELERATION, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHIRTS OFF INCLUDING THE ENGINE, A MESSAGE FLASHES IN THE DASH STABIL BRAKE, THEN THE VEHICLE IS DEAD WHILE MOVING. SOMETIMES IT TURNS BACK ON AUTOMATICALLY, OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO START IT MULTIPLE TIMES.
Other 453 mi 6 mo in service
PRESSURE IN CABIN FELT STRONGLY IN EARS AT SPEEDS BELOW 40 MPH (CITY). WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FIRST ON A 2015 SUBURBAN, THEN A 2017 SUBURBAN PURCHASED BY OUR OFFICE LAST DECEMBER, AND NOW ON THE SECOND SUBURBAN PURCHASED MARCH 2017. WHILE DRIVING IN CITY, PARTICULARLY OVER SLIGHTLY BUMPY ROADS, CABIN PRESSURE IS VERY STRONG AND PAINFUL TO THE EARS.

Other Suburban model years

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