2012 Chevrolet Suburban air bags problems
26 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2012 Chevrolet Suburban, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 19% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 19 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet suburban. The contact stated that while driving at 15 MPH, the contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000.
My dash has cracked significantly around the main passenger airbag since about 38k miles. I have tried working with GM about getting this fixed and they will not help. The dash is so cracked that if the airbag deploys I am concerned that it would send pieces of plastic through the air and hurt/kill someone. GM told me that there was a problem with the company that made the dashes using the incorrect plastic material which has made these dashes very brittle.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
- Body & structure 24 complaints