2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 40 complaints for the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500, 31% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 31% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 108,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 108,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I was driving on 7th ave and a car ran a stop sign at an intersection. It was dark early morning. I hit the car coming across and drove it into a tree.the driver in the camry had to be cut out of her car . My car had the front end severely damaged. Almost $10,000 damage to my car. The airbags did not activate. I asked the body shop doing the work and the state farm insurance claims person about why they did not work and was told the accident may not have been severe enough or the angle we hit did not require them…
Takata recall - I'm the owner of a 2008 chevrolet suburban 1500 LTZ. Two years ago I received a letter saying that the takata air bags were subject to recall due to explosive hazards, but said that we should continue to drive the suburban as usual (? - does that make any sense?) and that it was illegal to disconnect them even though they might kill you if they exploded! Does that make any sense? (not to me!) I am a grandfather with two precious grandchildren.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500
- Body & structure 20 complaints