2010 Chevrolet Suburban: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 161 complaints
161
Total Complaints
86,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,000 25th Percentile
86,000 Median Mileage
125,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
52
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
46
STRUCTURE:BODY
21
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
STRUCTURE
6
ENGINE
6
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
STEERING
2

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
1
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AT 55 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND ACCELERATION POWER DECREASED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO EXCEED 10 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A BURNING ODOR WAS EMITTED A..."
"TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DEFROST TERMINAL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE TERMINAL WAS GLUED BACK ON BUT IT DID NOT HOLD. THE TERMINAL WAS SOLDERED ON AND AGAIN IT DID NOT HOLD. THE REAR WINDOW WAS REPL..."
"SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON - STABILITRAK SERVICE NEEDED. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WENT INTO REDUCED POWER MODE. ENGINE STARTED TO "SPUTTER". TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT GM DEALER. THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND SENSOR. THIS PROBLEM IS REPORTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH GM TRUCKS AND ..."

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

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