2001 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 problems
NHTSA has received 35 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Suburban 2500, and 31% of them involve engine. Next are brakes (26%) and fuel system (23%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 88,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 33 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 88,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 65,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 1 injury reported.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My son was driving my 2001 suburban at 45 MPH. A car ran the red light and clipped the front drivers side of my suburban causing my truck to flip, skid a 1/2 mile on it's side down the street and then hit a electric pole before it came to rest. None of my air bags deployed!!!
Wiper motor fail. 2001 suburban 6.0l v8. Wiper motor fail. The wiper motor in my truck always fails. The last time it failed was september 27th 2010 during a heavy rain storm. To make a long story short I almost ran over a pedestrian, and ended up on the sidewalk. (technically that is a crash) the wiper motor just stopped while it was raining. Last year during heavy snow the motor failed again. I had to pull over for an hour until the storm was over. Not to mention numerous other times as well.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet suburban 2500. For several days, he smelled fuel and after he added fuel to tank he was receiving and inaccurate fuel level reading. The dealer stated that there were no recalls related to the failure. The manufacturer stated that there were not enough complaints to issue a recall for his year, make and model vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and the failure mileages were 88,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet suburban 2500. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the contact attempted to slow down on an off ramp but the brakes did not respond. The contact used the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where who stated that the rear brake line located over the axle had rust on it. The vehicle was repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 108,000.