2008 Chevrolet Suburban body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 30 complaints for the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 21 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 9 injuries.
What owners wrote
Passenger's side handle of our 08 suburban kept cutting people's hands on exit. Finally had dealer replace for $120+. Now, about a month later, my side (driver) is doing the same thing. This is obviously a quality/design defect and I don't feel I should have to pay for these repairs when I've found so many online with the same problem. Currently I'm typing this with a sliced index finger that hurts like sin. Thanks for any help.
Our 2008 suburban dash has starting cracking upon further review exactly where many others are having the issues. My concern is that one area is around the air bags and as it continues to deteriorate there may be issues with safety device. Based on what I have seen across web is that it is a malfunction of the product.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban
- Air bags 96 complaints
- Engine 27 complaints
- Electrical system 22 complaints
- Latches & locks 20 complaints