2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (16) · Structure (5) · Engine (5)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Chevrolet Suburban 1500 model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
42 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (222)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-09-09 · 13598 · Other
new vehicle monitoring programs section in ivh
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-07 · PIC5650M · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. technician may find diagnostic trouble codes b3055, b3060, b3935, c0750, c0755, c0760, c0765, and/o
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Showing the 6 most recent of 222 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2019-05-30 · Air Bags · 84,000 mi“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.…”
2019-04-22 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 260,000 mi“i recently experienced the conditions described by the gm recall 14515 in my 2009 chevrolet suburban 1500. in the past 6 weeks, the car has failed to start. the first incident required nearly 10 minutes of starting the car before it would start. once started the car was fine. it was a cold start - first thing in the morning. about a month later …”
2019-04-21 · Unknown Or Other · 50,000 mi“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 reports suggest that these cracks may cause the das…”
2019-03-13 · Air Bags“"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 am hoping you may be able to shed more light on t…”
2019-01-31 · Unknown Or Other · 60,000 mi“dashboard is cracked in several places from driver side to passenger side. it has cracked all around the passenger side airbag. in the event of an accident i'm very concerned the dash will interfere with the airbag deployment. i am also concerned it will become like pieces of flying shrapnel. the dash is defective and should have a recall.…”
2018-12-26 · Unknown Or Other · 109,000 mi“on three (3) separate occasions in the past year, the vehicle enters what appears to be an "electrical system reset" of sorts. this has occurred on long distance trips during operation at highway speeds. the entire electrical system will suddenly power off and on repeatedly, the electric door locks will unlock and relock, the engine will lose pow…”
2018-11-19 · Air Bags · 160,100 mi“takata recall - i object to gm filing a petition for inconsequentiality. gm's own website states"the propellant in some types of takata airbag inflators can degrade over time, especially after long term exposure in hot and humid regions. if the propellant degrades to a certain level, the inflators may rupture during deployment, causing serious or …”
2018-11-17 · Unknown Or Other · 127,000 mi“dashboard cracking in multiple places. by passenger air bag and drivers side above instrument cluster…”
2018-09-26 · Unknown Or Other · 80,000 mi“the driver side temperature control is very distracting while driving. the setting stays at maximum heat / hot and does not change with the ac running. the driver is always extremely uncomfortable and distracted by trying everything to over and over. keeping the upper vents closed still hot air comes through. you must keep the system completely …”
2018-08-29 · Air Bags“manufacturer recall number2049151 nhtsa recall number16v381 recall statusrecall incomplete, remedy not yet available. the recall status has been showing as remedy not yet available since may 27,2016. we have called dealerships numerous times only to be told that the remedy is still not available just like the website states even though it has been …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.