Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE REAR SEATS ARE "LOOSE" AND RATTLE ON BUMPY ROADS. CAN'T BE TIGHTENED. INFANT CAR SEAT IS LOOSE USING LATCH SYSTEM. DASHBOARD IS ALSO CRACKED IN SEVERAL AREAS AND JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE. WEAR AND TEAR IS ACCELERATING BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES. *TR
PASSENGER SEAT MOTOR OVERHEATED. INITIAL INDICATION WAS SMELL. SEAT IS POWERED (FORWARD AND BACK ONLY). SEAT SWITCHES WERE NOT IN USE AT THE TIME. VEHICLE WAS IN POWERED AND IN MOTION. SMOKE FOLLOWED W/I 20" OF INITIAL SMELL. VEHICLE STOPPED AT SIGHT OF SMOKE AND DRIVER WAS ABLE TO LOCATE PLUGS FOR MOTOR UNDER PASSENGER SEAT. DRIVER REMOVED PLUG, BURNED HAND SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE PROCESS.
VEHICLE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK USING REMOTE CONTROL. COST OVER $300.00 TO HAVE CHEVROLET DEALER FIX. NOW IN FEB 2014 WITH 7600 MILES IT STARTED NOT WORKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR STOP WORKING WITH REMOTE CONTROL. ALL OTHER LOCKS WOULD OPEN BUT NOT THE REAR DOOR AT THAT TIME. IT APPEARS THEIR ARE ISSUES WITH THESE DOOR LOCKS. THE DOOR LOCKS WILL ONLY OPEN MANUALLY WHEN THEY FAIL WHICH IS A PAIN DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOOR WOULD ONLY UNLOCK MANUALLY FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 76,000.
OUR ACTUATORS FAILED ON 3 OF MY DOORS OF MY 2009 CHEVY SUBURBAN. IF YOU USE THE REMOTE ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR LOCKS AND/OR UNLOCKS. IF YOU USE THE UNLOCK/LOCK POWER BUTTON ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WORKS. YOU MUST USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DRIVERS DOOR AND YOU MUST EITHER OPEN THE WINDOW TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE OTHER DOORS OR REACH ACROSS THE CAR TO UNLOCK THE PASSENGER SIDE LOCKS. WE CONTACTED GM AND THEY SENT US TO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS DONE WHICH COST US $99. THEY ESTIMATED THE COST TO BE $900 AND TOLD US WE WERE RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE OUR WARRANTY ENDED AT 36,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. IN AN ACCIDENT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET TO ANY PASSENGERS INCLUDING MY CHILDREN NOR COULD EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. I COULD EASILY BE CAR JACKED OR HAVE MY BELONGINGS STOLEN DUE TO THE LOCKS NOT WORKING. IF MY SMALL CHILD CHOKED OR HAD A MEDICAL EMERGENCY I COULD NOT REACH THEM. I WATCH STORIES EVERY DAY ON THE NEWS OF AWFUL PEOPLE TAKING OR ASSAULTING WOMEN BY BREAKING INTO THEIR CARS AND HIDING IN THE BACK SEATS. THIS CAR COST WELL OVER $50,000 AND THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. THERE WILL BE A TRAGEDY IF THIS IS NOT FIXED. *TT
THE DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. SAFETY ISSUE. CAN'T GET IN OR OUT OF VEHICLE. WE HAD ONE FIXED AND NOW ALL OF THE DOORS ARE DOING IT. SOMETIMES THE CAR LOCKS ITSELF. *TR
THE LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR STOPPED WORKING BY THE UNLOCK BUTTON OR THE AUTOMATIC ENTRY BUTTON. HAD IT REPAIRED TO THE TUNE OF $500. NOW BOTH BACK DOOR LOCKS NEED REPLACING. DANGEROUS IF KIDS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. *TR
ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WOULDN'T WORK, NOW ALL DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH REMOTE OR SWITCH. ALSO WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WHEN PUT INTO GEAR OR BACK INTO PART. LOCKS MOVE SLIGHTLY WHEN YOU PUSH THE BUTTON BUT WILL NOT FULLY ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE WHEN MANUALLY PUSHED. NO RECALL DATA AVAILABLE BUT I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS. *TR
DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORKING ON DRIVER DOOR, FRONT PASSENGER, AND NOW REAR PASSENGER. DEALERSHIP SAYS ALL THREE NEED REPLACED. DRIVER DOOR WENT FIRST, THEN FRONT PASSENGER, AND THEN REAR PASSENGER. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL POSTINGS RELATED TO MULTIPLE DOOR LOCK FAILURES - NOT JUST SINGLE LOCKS, BUT MANY CASES OF 2-4 LOCKS FAILING ON A SINGLE VEHICLE. LOCKS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE (ESPECIALLY IN QUANTITIES OF 3 OR 4) AND REPRESENT A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE DOORS CANNOT BE SECURED. *TR
FAILURE OF POWER LOCK ACTUATOR ON REAR DOOR. DOOR FAILS TO LOCK AND UNLOCK AS DESIGNED WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN OR TAKEN OUT OF GEAR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE VEHICLES FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN LEAD TO BELIEVE AND TO DATE I'M TOLD GM IS NOT DOING ANY WIDESPREAD RECALLS TO ADDRESS THIS QUALITY AND SAFETY PROBLEM. *TT
ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION ON MY 2009 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN LTZ. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER IN NOV 2009. UPON DELIVERY, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DASH LIGHTS FOR FUNCTION BUTTONS DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND VISOR LAMPS WERE INOPERABLE. DEALER ASSURED US THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE HAZARD OCCURS WHEN THE LIGHT COMPLETELY GO OUT ON THIS VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND GM TECHNICAL SUPPORT HAS YIELDED NO CLEAR ANSWERS OR ASSISTANCE. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY FAMILY WILL BE INJURED IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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