2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 20 complaints for the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500, 15% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 66,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 9 injuries.
What owners wrote
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.
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.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500
- Air bags 40 complaints