2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 16 complaints for the 2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500, 7% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 107,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 107,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the body & structure complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
1.speedometer faied s daily. It will read 90 MPH when I have just began accelerating. Other times it will read 10 MPH when I am driving with traffic on the freeway. Problem has not been corrected, dealership advised it was not covered under a recall although they have received numerous complaints. 2. Second row middle seat belt failed to retract. Second middle seatbelt fastener got stuck and unable to unfasten seat belt without force. Has not been corrected. 3.
Rear window hinge broke off from window frame on 2003 suburban. Very rarely opened window by itself always opened entire hatch. Can not find any recalls or complaints by GM but yet can find several 100 complaints by individuals. GM wants 1,000 to fix. It is obviously a design flaw after paying $43,000 for it GM should step up. Read about the window blowing out at highway speeds--guess we shouldn't care if it is blowing away from us--right.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500
- Brakes 65 complaints
- Electrical system 60 complaints