Chevrolet Suburban / 2010
2010 Chevrolet Suburban problems
Owners have filed 161 complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Suburban with NHTSA. Air bags account for 32.3% of them — the clear leader, ahead of structure at 17.4%. A further 28.6% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints161
Crashes3
Fires1
Injuries3
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 32.3% · 52
Unknown or other 28.6% · 46
Structure 17.4% · 28
Electrical system 5.6% · 9
Engine 3.7% · 6
Fuel/propulsion system 1.9% · 3
Vehicle speed control 1.2% · 2
Service brakes 1.2% · 2
Severity
Of those complaints, 3 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 3 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Chevrolet Suburban in this data, 2010 sits 23rd by complaint volume. 1994 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 7 in the last three years against 26 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 86,000 miles.
In owners' own words
A crack appeared in the dash on the corner of the airbag! Two months later another crack appeared over the instrument panel. Currently the entire center portion of the dash is sinking. Our fear is this will cause an airbag malfunction or if the airbag does deploy, the entire center portion of the dash will be thrown into our face. I contacted gm and they agreed to pay 60% to have a new dash put in. Air bags · reported at 72,000 miles
The check airbag light will come on randomly at any given time. It usually stays on for about two days or so and goes off for several weeks before popping back on. We usually see this happen when there are temperature changes from season to season. Even though there is a recall concerning the airbag system on certain makes and models, we were surprised when our truck was not on the list. Air bags · reported at 110,000 miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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