2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Body & structure Problems

EARLIER TODAY, THE DASHBOARD ON MY SUBURBAN SPONTANEOUSLY THREE CRACKSWITH NO IMPACT WHATSOEVER. ONE OF THE CRACKS RUNS ALL THE WAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE TOP OF THE DASH ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SECOND CRACK SPLITS OFF THE FIRST ONE AND IS HEADING TOWARD THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT, LOCKED UP AND WITH NOBODY IN THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS SIGN OF CRACKS OF ANY KIND AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE SHADE UNDER A TREE FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. IN ADDITION, IT WAS A RAINY OVERCAST DAY AND THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS ONLY ABOUT 70 DEGF.

NHTSA ID

11101241

Incident

Jun 11, 2018

Mileage

116,000 mi

DASH 2 CRACKS. ONE ABOVE STEERING COLUMN AND ONE AT THE TOP LEFT OF AIRBAG.

NHTSA ID

11081517

Incident

Jul 18, 2017

Mileage

141,000 mi

DASH IS CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, IF ITS DEPLOYED THE HARD PLASTIC DASH FRAGMENTS COULD BE DEADLY

NHTSA ID

11022400

Incident

Mar 2, 2011

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN TWO DISTINCT PLACES AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT IS NEXT TO THE AIR BAGS

NHTSA ID

10944416

Incident

Jan 3, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE CHECKING THE BRAKES AND REMOVING ONE OF THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER THAT HELD THE STEERING STABILIZER BAR WAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE BOLTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

NHTSA ID

10938801

Incident

Dec 15, 2016

Mileage

114,000 mi

ENGINE MOUNTS REPEATEDLY FAIL AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES, NOW IT OCCURS 1 PER YEAR. THE ENGINE TWISTS AND CLUNKS AROUND INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

NHTSA ID

10910287

Incident

Sep 1, 2010

Mileage

41,000 mi

DASHBOARD HAS MAJOR CRACKS AROUND AIRBAGS AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE EXPOSED TO THE SUN.

NHTSA ID

10905503

Incident

May 1, 2009

Mileage

50,000 mi

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AT THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. IT HAS ALSO CRACKED AT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THESE CRACKS ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNING, ESPECIALLY IF I AM IN A CRASH. I AM CERTAIN THAT THE CRACK NEAR THE AIRBAG WILL EXPAND AND CREATE SHARDS OF PLASTIC OR WORSE, PREVENT THE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID

10788992

Incident

Jul 31, 2014

Mileage

105,000 mi

COMPLAINT TO DOCUMENT A SAFETY ISSUE ON A 2008 CHEVY SUBURBAN. SHARP EDGES ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE HANDS OF PASSENGERS. THE CHROME FINISH IS DELAMINATING FROM THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CAUSING SHARP KNIFE LIKE EDGES AS NOTED ON SEVERAL 2007 GM MODELS IN DEFECT INVESTIGATION REPORT EA10004. MY 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED BY THE SHARP EDGES ON THE DOOR HANDLES IN MY 2008 SUBURBAN WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE SHARP EDGES HAVE CAUSED DEEP CUTS TO THE HANDS OF MY WIFE, AND HER MOTHER, AS WELL AS MINOR CUTS TO OTHERS. THERE IS A VERY SERIOUS POTENTIAL FOR INFECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF DISEASE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF BLEEDING FROM THESE INJURIES. DOORS HANDLES INHERENTLY CARRY GERMS, AND BECAUSE THE INJURIES ARE CAUSED BY THESE DOOR HANDLES, THE RISK IS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER. BASED ON THE RESEARCH I HAVE PERFORMED ON THE SUBJECT, THIS IS A MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAN PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED, AND IS NOT ISOLATED TO 2007 MODELS ALONE. I HAVE FILE A COMPLAINT THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE MATTER. IF GM IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE DANGEROUS HANDLES, THEN I WILL REPLACE THE HANDLES TO PREVENT FURTHER INJURIES AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10654226

Incident

Jan 1, 2014

Mileage

70,000 mi

DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK AT AROUND 50000 MILES. CONTACTED THE DEALER. QUOTED $1400. CONTACTED GM. WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO PAY $400 OUT OF POCKET AS A DEDUCTIBLE. I COULDN'T AFFORD IT AT THE TIME SO I HAD TO PASS. BUT I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A FACTORY DEFECT THAT GM CONTINUES TO IGNORE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. THIS IS UNSAFE. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WHICH COULD CAUSE SHARDS OF PLASTIC TO AFFECT THE FRONT AND DRIVER UPON THE AIRBAG BEING DEPLOYED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10653654

Incident

Nov 1, 2010

Mileage

50,000 mi

I CUT MY FINGER ON THE INTERIOR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WHEN EXITING MY VEHICLE LAST WEEKEND. THE METAL LIFTED, MAKING AN EXTREMELY SHARP EDGE. I EMAILED CHEVROLET ON SATURDAY IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM YET. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND I AM NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! *TR

NHTSA ID

10576124

Incident

Mar 29, 2014

Mileage

88,400 mi

LAST YEAR 2012, THE SUBURBAN WAS BLOWING SMOKE OUT TAILPIPE, LESS THAN 100K MILES, SO DEALERSHIP INSTALLED NEW VALVE COVER WITH PROPER GROMMIT FOR PCV UNDER WARRANTY. SEPT. 2013 115K MILES, ENGINE BUCKING, DASH LIGHTS ALL ON, RUNNING ON 7 CYLINDERS, CHEVY DEALERSHIP STATES #1 SPARK PLUG "CAME OUT". AND THAT OIL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS BAD, BUT STILL PRESSURE, SO NOT URGENT....NOV 19, 2013 - TRUCK NOW MAKING 'BACK FIRE' NOISES AND PRESSURE SENSOR MOVING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS 40....AFRAID WILL BREAK DOWN AGAIN. ALSO, HAVE PEELING CHROME ON INSIDE DOOR HANDLES LIKE PRIOR COMPLAINT, THAT IS CUTTING HANDS/FINGERS! *TR

NHTSA ID

10552888

Incident

Nov 18, 2013

Mileage

118,250 mi

BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CHROME PLATING ON DOOR HANDLES PEELING OFF. MY FINGER HAS BEEN CUT MULTIPLE TIMES BY THE PEELING "CHROME". THE CUT IS SIMILAR TO SEVERE PAPER CUT. MY HUSBAND HAS ALSO CUT FINGERS ON THE DOOR HANDLES. I HAVE TWO VERY SMALL CHILDREN AND WORRY ABOUT THEM CUTTING THEIR FINGERS ON IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10519912

Incident

Aug 16, 2011

Mileage

35,000 mi

LEFT AND RIGHT REAR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKEN/INOPERABLE. THOSE WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP, BUT AT HALF PRICE (PARTS AND LABOR) SINCE I HAD GONE OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR MOUNTS ON EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAK MAKING IT NECESSARY TO OPEN THE DOORS VERY CAREFULLY SO THAT THE HANDLES DO NOT BREAK OFF COMPLETELY SO I CAN OPEN THE DOORS. ALSO I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ACTUATORS ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND THE LEFT REAR DOOR. NOW THE LOCKS ON ALL FOUR DOORS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, BOTH BY REMOTE CONTROL AND BY MANUALLY USING THE MASTER ELECTRIC LOCKS ON FRONT DOORS. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKS AND HANDLES COULD SOMEDAY CAUSE A PERSON'S DEATH, SHOULD THEY EVER NEED TO EXIT OR ENTER DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS (JUST USE YOUR IMAGINATION). GM SHOULD RECALL AND ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY AS THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS NOW! *TR

NHTSA ID

10465750

Incident

Oct 8, 2009

Mileage

40,814 mi

REAR HATCH FAILURE. ELECTRIC OPENING. OPENED 24 INCHES AND THEN CLOSED UNDER MOTOR POWER. CAUGHT DOG IN THE DOOR THOUGH NO SERIOUS HARM DONE. HOWEVER IT DID NOT REVERSE AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN IT COMES DOWN ON AN OBJECT LIKE A CHILD OR DOG. DEALER REPLACED STRUTS WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW. IT WAS JUST LUCKY IT ONLY CAUGHT THE DOG'S TAIL. IF IT HAD CAUGHT HER HEAD, SHE WOULD BE DEAD. *JS

NHTSA ID

10455767

Incident

Apr 15, 2012

I OWN A 2008 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND TWO OF OUR OUTER DOOR HANDLES CAME OFF UNDER WARRANTY AND THE THIRD RIGHT AFTER NOW THE FOURTH HAS COME LOOSE. JUDGING BY MANY FORUMS FOUND ON GOOGLE THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM. I FIND THIS ALSO TO BE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE LITTLE CHILDREN WHO CANNOT GET OUT THE CAR BY THEMSELVES IN THIS PROBLEM HINDERS THE DOOR FORM OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE IN AN EMERGENCY THIS COULD BECOME A LIFE-THREATENING DEFECT OF THESE CARS. I REALLY HOPE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10411535

Incident

Jul 8, 2011

Mileage

50,000 mi

I OWN A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. OVER A 6 MONTH PERIOD, THREE (3) OF THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND WERE REPLACED. NOW THE FOURTH ONE HAS STOPPED WORKING. GENERAL MOTORS HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AFTER MAKING THEM AWARE OF IT. THE FAILURE OF THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS IS CONSTANT. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE OTHER THAN AN INFERIOR PART. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE REAR DOORS IS TO CRAWL OVER THE FRONT SEATS INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN THE EVENT OF A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT THIS WILL BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FOLLOWING REASONS. 1. THE POWER LOCKS INSIDE THE DOOR AND THE REMOTE FAIL TO UNLOCK DOORS 2. THERE ARE NO KEY HOLES ON THE REAR DOORS TO UNLOCK THEM IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH 3. THIS WILL LEAD TO ENTRAPMENT INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IF THE DOORS ARE LOCKED IN A CRASH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10397020

Incident

Oct 1, 2010

Mileage

38,000 mi

AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE MY CHROME DOOR HANDLE THAT BROKE ON MY BACK LEFT DOOR, THE POWER LOCK IS NOW NOT WORKING ON THE SAME DOOR. MY CHILDREN RIDE IN THIS CAR, AND I TOO AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED THAT THEIR SAFETY IS IN JEOPARDY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I'M BEYOND DISAPPOINTED THAT MY $55,000 VEHICLE HAS HAD SO MANY ISSUES. PLEASE GM RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND FIX THIS LOCK ISSUE! IT'S NOT SAFE!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10386519

Incident

Mar 4, 2011

Mileage

47,385 mi

2008 CHEVY SUBURBAN HAS HAD TWO OUTSIDE CHROME DOOR HANDLES BREAK DUE TO BEING HELD IN BY PLASTIC. DEALER HAS SEEN TONS OF THESE NOT ONLY ON SUBURBANS BUT OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES. SEE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #09-08-64-032. *TR

NHTSA ID

10349150

Incident

Aug 10, 2008

Mileage

62,500 mi