2014 Chevrolet Suburban problems
NHTSA has received 77 complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, and 19% of them involve air bags. Next are body & structure (10%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 77 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 46 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 | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 46 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 55,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 31st most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Chevrolet Suburban with enough data (49 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Emergency brake pedal is the problem. It is mounted tooooo high, close to the bottom of dash- board and toooo far to the left. It makes it very, very difficult to get the proper leverage to apply, especially if wearing boots or work shoes. When I engaged it that time my ankle "popped". At first, the loud noise caused me to think it cracked. It turned out that the peroneal tendon had slipped out of it's ankle groove & the supporting ligament was now stretched & unable to properly support the tendons & ankle.
I use my seat warmer most of he time however when driving about 6 hours I suffered burns/blisters to both sides of my butt. The seat didn't catch fire or melt , neither did my shorts. I did not seek medical attention I am caring for the burns at home I would like this investigated .... Updated 09/30/15 updated 12/11/2017
When turning on the vehicle the lights will power surge. One day the vehicle just didn't start. The next day it started and as I was driving down the road I lost thermostat control, the power locks were involuntarily going up and down, the radio shut off, and the speedometer and gauges all went to the left and were not working. When I finally parked the vehicle I could smell an electrical burning smell. The vehicle was in motion for all of this on a 2 lane road.
Cracked dashboard at information cluster and passenger side airbag. Dashboard crack is bad enough that if the airbag were to engage shards would be launched into cabin thus creating a safety hazard. The condition exists whether moving or stationary.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet suburban. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle loss motive power. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed as transmission control system failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 187,000.