2003 Chevrolet Suburban air bags problems
20 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2003 Chevrolet Suburban, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 30 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 9 crashes, 30 injuries.
What owners wrote
Vehicle: 2003 chevy suburban crash: as vehicle was slowing down to an approaching intersection with a stop sign (in a neighborhood) speed limit approx 25, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to high rate of speed (cruise control activated) causing driver loss of control, vehicle left the road hitting a mailbox, telephone pole and final impact (t-boned) with a parked ford f150 extra cab pickup truck sitting in a driveway with a lawn trailer attached.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet suburban. The contact was starting the vehicle when the air bags deployed independently. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where they were in the process of diagnosing the failure. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure and current mileage was 124,000.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Suburban
- Brakes 93 complaints
- Electrical system 83 complaints
- Steering 20 complaints
- Cruise control 15 complaints