"How reliable is the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500?"

"Based on 70 NHTSA complaints, the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 has a median complaint mileage of 75000 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 70 total complaints filed."

2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 70 complaints

Total Complaints

75,000mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,000 25th Percentile

75,000 Median Mileage

95,827 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE

STRUCTURE

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

STRUCTURE:BODY

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"EARLY AND REPEATED WARPING OF THE ROTORS ON MY 2007 LTZ CHEVY SUBURBAN. IN TALKING TO THE MECHANIC IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CAN HAPPEN QUICKLY WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE YOU TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING BRAKING. *TR"

"WE PURCHASED A 2009 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THREE WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE AND AFTER THREE OTHER MAJOR REPAIRS, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE IN OHIO WHEN THE DASH FLASHED A MESSAGE INFORMING ME TO SERVICE THE STABILITRAC. I HAD ON STAR RUN AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE STABILITY..."

"I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO ICE OR ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, THE COMPUTER FLASHED THE STABILITRAK IS DISABLED AND THE ENGINE IS POWERING DOWN. I WAS DRIVING 75 MILES PER HOUR IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND ALL THE CARS AROUND ME HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR ..."

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.

AIR BAGS 25 complaints

25th: 61,125 mi Median: 80,000 mi 75th: 130,000 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 14 complaints

25th: 70,000 mi Median: 84,000 mi 75th: 109,000 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 complaints

25th: 63,005 mi Median: 66,200 mi 75th: 103,089 mi

ENGINE 6 complaints

25th: 87,750 mi Median: 90,000 mi 75th: 91,255 mi

STRUCTURE 5 complaints

25th: 61,000 mi Median: 61,500 mi 75th: 71,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 17 FL: 10 PA: 5 CA: 4 IL: 3 OK: 3 OR: 3 NC: 3 IN: 2 NJ: 2

Chevrolet Suburban 1500 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1997	21	110,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	0
1999	91	110,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	6
2000	72	117,000	SERVICE BRAKES	6
2001	102	108,650	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	9
2002	144	111,653	SERVICE BRAKES	3
2003	223	90,005	SERVICE BRAKES	6
2004	220	85,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL	2
2005	102	60,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL	2
2006	35	68,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	0
2007	240	74,000	AIR BAGS	5
2008	131	69,000	AIR BAGS	4
2010	70	72,500	AIR BAGS	0
2011	108	80,000	AIR BAGS	1
2023	25	-	ENGINE	0
2025	31	-	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