2003 Chevrolet Suburban electrical system problems
83 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2003 Chevrolet Suburban, which is 23% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 83 23% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 60 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 60 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Seat belt straps in the driver's and middle seat in the second row become tight to the point that the passenger must unbuckle the seat belt and reattach as the ride progresses. Also, the middle seat belt has released on a number of occassions sending my daughter flying to the front of the vehicle in her car seat on hard braking. Second, the audio controls behind the center console become extremely hot, even more so when they are in use.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet suburban. While driving at 50 MPH, the gauges on the instrument panel failed. A month later, the failure recurred and all the meters, gauges, and warning lights on the instrument cluster panel failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Suburban
- Brakes 93 complaints
- Air bags 20 complaints
- Steering 20 complaints
- Cruise control 15 complaints