"How reliable is the 2000 Chevrolet Suburban?"

"Based on 382 NHTSA complaints, the 2000 Chevrolet Suburban has a median complaint mileage of 68000 miles. The most common issue is PARKING BRAKE."

"What are common problems with the 2000 Chevrolet Suburban?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2000 Chevrolet Suburban is PARKING BRAKE, accounting for a significant portion of the 382 total complaints filed."

2000 Chevrolet Suburban: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 382 complaints

382

Total Complaints

68,000mi

Median Mileage

PARKING BRAKE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

40,000 25th Percentile

68,000 Median Mileage

100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

PARKING BRAKE

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

SERVICE BRAKES

TIRES

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STEERING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP AND OUT OF GEAR WHEN EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD ,DOWN A HILL, AND HITTING A TREE. *AK"

"ON 4-8-00 I WAS STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT . MY 6 YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE IN THE LAST BENCH. HE REPORTS TURNING AROUND TO LOOK BEHIND THE SEAT . HE STATED TO CRY WHEN I FOUND HIMM HE HAD THE SEATBELT AROUND HIS NECK WITH VERY LITTLE ROOM LEFT TO BREATHE. I TRIED VERY BRIE..."

"WHILE TRYING TO STEER VEHICLE IT IS VERY HARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

PARKING BRAKE 23 complaints

25th: 8,400 mi Median: 39,580 mi 75th: 90,000 mi

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 23 complaints

25th: 44,313 mi Median: 61,294 mi 75th: 70,500 mi

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP 20 complaints

25th: 52,000 mi Median: 70,950 mi 75th: 81,850 mi

SERVICE BRAKES 20 complaints

25th: 133,750 mi Median: 175,000 mi 75th: 187,250 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 55 CA: 50 FL: 26 PA: 21 MO: 19 MD: 18 NJ: 17 VA: 13 WA: 13 MI: 12

Who Files Complaints?

47.6%

Original Owners

52.4%

Second+ Owners

Chevrolet Suburban — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	67	-	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER	2
1991	65	106,744	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	6
1992	226	-	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	45
1993	616	120,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	110
1994	1038	124,062	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	158
1995	587	113,450	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	64
1996	531	93,100	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	25
1997	556	90,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	27
1998	298	76,500	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	11
1999	859	81,250	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	65
2001	543	60,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	38
2002	352	63,700	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	34
2003	360	71,000	SERVICE BRAKES	39
2004	264	65,250	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL	14
2005	161	85,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	5
2006	33	84,500	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES	0
2007	357	80,000	AIR BAGS	4
2008	276	87,000	AIR BAGS	4
2009	133	83,500	AIR BAGS	1
2010	161	86,000	AIR BAGS	3
2011	192	68,245	AIR BAGS	3
2012	139	68,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	3
2013	170	55,700	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	4
2014	77	55,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	0
2015	584	62,000	SERVICE BRAKES	29
2016	288	55,000	SERVICE BRAKES	11
2017	178	50,000	SERVICE BRAKES	8
2018	108	38,155	ENGINE	3
2019	84	48,000	POWER TRAIN	3
2020	59	3,250	ENGINE	3
2021	223	60,000	ENGINE	12
2022	134	64,083	ENGINE	7
2023	122	25,000	ENGINE	0
2024	42	16,600	ENGINE	0

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28