2014 Chevrolet SuburbanProblems: Top Complaints, Recalls & Failures (NHTSA)
Every owner complaint and safety recall the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has on file for the 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, ranked by the component that failed most.
Complaints on file
59
Recalls issued
3
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
1
What breaks most
- Air Bags15 complaints · 25.4%
- Structure8 complaints · 13.6%
- Electrical System7 complaints · 11.9%
- Power Train5 complaints · 8.5%
- Suspension4 complaints · 6.8%
NHTSA files this model under: SUBURBAN 1500.
Recalls on this model year
- Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS,
Campaign 21V054000 · reported 05/02/2021 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic
General Motors is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Suburban vehicles manufactured July 9, 2013, through July 22, 2013; and 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles manufactured July 16, 2013, through July 23, 2013; and model year 2014 GMC Yukon vehicles manufactured July 13, 2013, through July 18, 2
Campaign 13V342000 · reported 06/08/2013 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Electrical System
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Express, Impala, Silverado HD, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Savana, and Sierra HD vehicles. In the affected vehicles
Campaign 14V614000 · reported 01/10/2014 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
What owners report
Air Bags
- Our 2014 Chevrolet Suburban has been garage-kept since it was purchased new. Within a year of the factory airbag recall replacement, the dashboard began cracking in two separate areas. The cracks have
- I received a safety recall for my suburban in 2021. I contacted the dealership and have been waiting for 1 year to get a call back from Chevrolet dealership so that they can proceed with the passenger
- I cannot believe we don't have a repair for this yet. It is proven to be fatal, even a 2013 Chev Cruze incident caused a fatality. I want to know something about this fix and I want Chevrolet/GM to st
Structure
- There is a technical service bulletin published (15-NA-082) that is the result of insufficient welds between the bracket and frame rail that hold the sway bar on the models listed in the TSB. Recentl
- THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN NUMEROUS PLACES. *TR
- AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE OVER 5 YEARS, THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK. AFTER RESEARCHING A FIX, I DISCOVERED A LOT OF OWNERS OF MY TYPE OF VEHICLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME LOCATI
Electrical System
- Stopped at a stop sign. The vehicle suddenly lost all electrical power. Lights began flashing. Traction control system turned off and on. Then it went back to normal driving. I just had the Chassis Co
- The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Suburban. The contacts stated while driving at night at an unknown speed, the high-beam headlights were activated to see the roadway. Several unknown warning lights t
- 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
Power Train
- 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 MECHA
- TRANSMISSION RELEASED AT LIGHT ON HILL AND ROLLED BACK OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD.
- THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING OUT OF REVERSE WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MAUS CHEVROLET (TAMPA, FL) SEVERAL TIMES AND THE PROBL
Suspension
- There is a technical service bulletin published (15-NA-082) that is the result of insufficient welds between the bracket and frame rail that hold the sway bar on the models listed in the TSB. Recentl
- Service suspension system & dash cracked by recalled airbag that we haven't been notified to fix yet on passenger side. Also small crack starting on drivers side.
- 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
Excerpts are anonymized owner complaints as filed with NHTSA, trimmed to 200 characters.
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