2011 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 18 complaints for the 2011 Chevrolet Suburban 1500, 17% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 61,000 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 | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 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 61,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the body & structure complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
2011 chevrolet suburban 1500. Consumer states when the tailgate is commanded to lift it raises between 20% and 50% and then returns to the bottom and locks without stopping *tgw the consumer stated when he arrived at the dealer, the tailgate lifted approximately 80% and then without warning an explosive noise occurred and a violent downward motion caused it to close and lock. The consumer went to another dealer and the tailgate opened fully and then closed and locked without command.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet suburban 1500. The contact stated that the dashboard where the air bag compartment was located was fractured in two separate locations. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 61,000.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Chevrolet Suburban 1500
- Air bags 32 complaints