2000 Chevrolet Suburban 1500: Reliability Data

72
Total Complaints
117,000mi
Median Mileage
Service Brakes
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

99,550 25th Percentile
117,000 Median Mileage
160,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Service Brakes
22
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
18
Tires
3
Control Unit/Module
3
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
2
Fuel System, Gasoline
2
Unknown Or Other
2
Seats
2
Seat Belts
2
Air Bags
1

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
2
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"RE: 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN - ANTILOCK BRAKE PUMP MOTOR/ASSEMBLY, WHICH WHEN NOT WORKING MAKES THE ANTILOCK BRAKE FUNCTION INOPERABLE, FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALER AT APPROXIMATELY 41000 MILES. VEHICLE NOW HAS 102,000 MILES AND ANTILOCK BRAKE PUMP MOTOR/ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED AGAIN. DEALER AND C..."
"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT..."
"EBCM FAILURE - ABS PUMP RUNS CONTINUOUSLY AND WILL RUN DOWN THE BATTERY. 2ND TIME EBCM HAS FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE. CALLED 800 NUMBER FOR CHEVY - THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. DEALER WANTS $1100 TO FIX. *NM"

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.

Service Brakes 22 complaints
25th: 135,000 mi Median: 165,000 mi 75th: 195,000 mi
Service Brakes, Hydraulic 18 complaints
25th: 102,660 mi Median: 115,000 mi 75th: 141,364 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NY: 7 TX: 7 MD: 6 CA: 5 PA: 4 NM: 4 WI: 3 NJ: 3 FL: 3 MS: 3

Who Files Complaints?

8.3%
Original Owners
91.7%
Second+ Owners

Chevrolet Suburban 1500 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1997210
1999916
20011029
20021443
20032236
20042202
20051022
2006350
20072405
20081314
2009700
2010700
20111081
2023250
2025310

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