2003 Chevrolet Suburban

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2003-02-06 03V037000 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS 107 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-08-03 TRAILER HITCHES Yes 1 The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the contact noticed the tr…
2024-07-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The cluster of the speedometer
2020-12-16 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD 0% OF MY BRAKES AND ALL THE BRAKE FLUID WAS GONE MY EMERGENCY BR…
2020-09-12 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR, BRAKE LINE LEAKED ALL OF THE FLUID OUT, I DID NOT HAVE ANY BREAKS, AWFUL TIM…
2020-08-24 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR WINDSHIELD DETACHED C…
2020-08-11 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, EXCESSIVE FOR…
2020-08-07 AIR BAGS Yes 2 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TOWING HIS DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE AT ABOUT 6…
2020-05-04 AIR BAGS No 0 SERVICE AIR BAG POPPED UP ON DISPLAY. NO DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE AND IT SHOWED UP ONE DAY BUT THEN IT WOULD GO OFF AFTER I…
2020-03-03 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN OCTOBER 2019. IT HAS 180,000 MILES BUT IS IN GOOD OVERALL CONDITION. THE PROBLEM IS NO…
2019-08-01 AIR BAGS No 0 SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON.I JUST PURCHASED THE SUBURBAN.
2019-03-23 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHILE SITTING AT THE MAILBOX CHECKING MAIL AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKES FIRMLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOO…
2018-08-16 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 RE: "G.M. RESISTS RECALLING TRUCKS OVER BRAKE LINES", NY TIMES, JULY 7, 2014 IN SPITE OF MY 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN PASS…
2017-09-17 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND LEAKING. BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES LEAKING ON DRIVERS SIDE ABOUT AS FAR BACK AS REAR DOOR L…
2016-11-13 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 MY COMPLAINT IS THAT GM USED SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS IN OF ALL THINGS THE BRAKE LINES! I LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY WHEN ON…
2016-10-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 SATURDAY, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH ON A SPLIT TWO LANE ROAD TO PICK UP MY GRANDCHILDREN AND ALL OF A SU…
2016-10-10 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 THIS TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH A SUPPLIMENTAL VACUUM PUMP ON THE BRAKE BOOSTER, WHEN IT FAILS BRAKING IS REDUCED BY 50%. T…
2016-08-28 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHILE SLOWING FROM 55MPH TO MAKE A TURN OFF OF STATE HIGHWAY, BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH DUE TO RUPTURE…
2016-07-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED GOING INTO REDUCED POWER MODE AND PROVIDING AN ERROR CODE INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTT…
2016-03-24 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 I HAVE A VERY HARD TIME STOPPING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY. PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ABS NEVER ACTIVATES BECA…
2016-02-26 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHILE DRIVING WITH MY TWO DAUGHTERS AND HUSBAND, WE ATTEMPTED TO COME TO A STOP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE…
2015-08-02 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO R…
2015-07-31 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR I HAD DRIVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO KEEP FROM HITTING…
2015-07-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE REAR LIFT TAILGATE AND WINDOW WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN USING THE REMOTE KEY BUTTON, OR WHEN USING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON …
2015-07-19 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVE…
2015-07-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ALL GAUGES IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT LOW OR NO READING, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, FUEL, TACHOMETER, TEMP. THE REPAIR WAS…
2015-06-19 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 MY BRAKES FAILED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN SW OHIO IN TRAFFIC. I AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY CHANGING LANES ABRUPTLY AND …
2015-04-10 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 WHILE APPLYING MY BRAKES ON HIGHWAY ROUT 87, NEAR ALBANY NY, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WE CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN…
2015-02-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. A M…
2015-01-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. AT VARIOUS TIMES, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICA…
2014-12-04 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE; BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER LEFT TO THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC…
2014-11-27 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE…
2014-11-24 ENGINE No 0 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I NOTICE A LOSS O…
2014-11-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I AM A TEACHER AND GOT A CALL IN MY CLASSROOM THAT MY SUBURBAN WAS ON FIRE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT. THE FIRE DEPARTM…
2014-11-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 DRIVING IN MY SUBDIVISION I APPLIED THE BRAKE WITH VERY LIMITED/SLOW STOPPING POWER STOPPING. WITH GREAT LUCK IT WASN'…
2014-09-25 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP FROM A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30MPH AND BRAKES FAILED SUDDENLY TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP …
2014-09-10 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. GOT OUT OF TRUCK AND NOTICED BRAKELINE BROKEN UNDER DRIVERSIDE DOOR.. ALL …
2014-08-31 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 THE BRAKES ON MY 2003 SUBURBAN FAILED SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING AS I WAS TAKING THE EXIT RAMP OFF THE INTERSTATE NEAR MY…
2014-08-25 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND STOPPING ABILITY. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS YEAR VEHICLE HAD THE INCORRECT BRAK…
2014-07-11 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 SUBURBAN AND HEADING SOUTHBOUND ALONG WASHINGTON BLVD. IN ARLINGTON COUNTY. AS I APPROACHED MERG…
2014-07-04 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL THE LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL TURNED RED. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, HEARD A POP AND HISSIN…
2014-06-07 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE LINES RUSTED THRU GOING TO ANTI LOCK BLOCK. THESE LINES RUN ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME. *TR
2014-06-06 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AT A STOP SIGN. THERE WAS A CAR APPROACHING ON MY LEFT THAT HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY AND D…
2014-05-26 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHEN DEPARTING FOR THE DAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THE STOPPING TIME OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPROMI…
2014-05-04 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 RIGHT IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY, I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR ISSUES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE DA…
2014-05-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND FAILED ESPECIALLY WHERE THEY ATTACH TO THE ABS MECHANISM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. *TR
2014-04-30 STRUCTURE:BODY Yes 4 I WAS DRIVING MY FRIEND TO WORK IN OK 4/30/14.. I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF WHAT INSTIGATED OUR HEAD ON COLLISION BUT I H…
2014-04-30 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHILE TOWING A BASS BOAT AND SLOWING TO TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING ME TO …
2014-04-06 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH TO S…
2014-03-22 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 SLOWING DOWN TO TURN ON TO I95, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD NO BRAKES WHAT SO EVER, NO WARNING. THANK THE LORD T…
2014-03-08 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ON 3-8-14 AT ABOUT 10:00 AM I WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM HOME WHEN I WAS APPROACHING A TWO WAY STOP SIGN TRAVELING AT AB…