1985 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

0 recalls — 12 complaints — 1 TSBs

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

12 total complaints 1 crashes 1 fires 1 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	2
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER	1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	1
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER	1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT	1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	1
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR	1
SEATS	1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT	1

GOODYEAR DEALER OVERINFLATED TIRES (G159 UNISTEEL P235/85R16), THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED TIRES WITH A DEFECTED BENT RIM AND ANOTHER TIRE APPEARS TO BE A RECAP, THE JOINT WHERE THE TREAD CAP CONNECTS TO THE SIDEWALL, WHEN THE TIRES ARE OVERINFLATED IT CAUSES TIRES TO FEEL HARD AND ALSO CAUSES STEERING... Read more

Incident date: Feb 12, 1994

PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE REAR TIRE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE SPRUNG AROUND AND WENT INTO FOUR LANE TRAFFIC, AND A GASOLINE TRUCK RAN INTO IT. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE #AT STEEL MS/RADIAL R4S .*AK TIRE SIZE IS (P235 85 R16), AT THE TIME OF THE ... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Jan 1, 1986

SEAT ANCHORS BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO COLLAPSE. RECALL ON MODELS 1987-1991 (#93V187000), HOWEVER CONSUMERS VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY.

LOOSE STEERING COLUMN.

Incident date: May 29, 1996

STRUT ROD LOOSE. *SD

Incident date: May 29, 1996

TRANSFER CASE REPLACED. *SD

Incident date: May 29, 1996

ENGINE REPLACED. *SD

Incident date: May 29, 1996

CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE. *SD

Incident date: Mar 16, 1996

ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) *DSH

Incident date: Dec 1, 1995

EA95-026 ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AFTER IN FOR REPAIR LEFT FRONT LOCKED UP IN WET CONDITIONS. *AK

Incident date: Nov 5, 1995

FIRE STARTED IN THE TRANSMISSION AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Fire

Incident date: Oct 20, 1995

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING. TT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT TO THE BACK OF THE SEAT SHEARED IN HALF. *YH

Technical Service Bulletins — 1985 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

1 manufacturer communications from 1 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
063200 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	1

063200 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

NEW CAST IRON EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND STAINLESS STEEL GASKET TO CORRECT ENGINE NOISE CONDITION. *TW

NHTSA Safety Investigations — CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE — Closed — Model Year: 2001

OVERHEATED FUEL PUMP WIRING

THE FUEL PUMP WIRING AND CONNECTOR MAY OVERHEAT AND MELT A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE.POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE FUEL TANK LEAKAGE AND ENGINE STALL WITH NO RESTART.FOURTEEN OF THE 20 COMPLAINTS TO ODI ALLEGE FUEL TANK LEAKAGE, INCLUDING ONE THAT REPORTED THAT A FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CA... LLED TO THE SCENE AFTER A POOL OF GASOLINE WAS DISCOVERED BENEATH THE VEHICLE.MOST OF THE ODI COMPLAINTS REPORT INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. ACCORDING TO GM, FUEL LEAKAGE CAN OCCUR IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IF THE HEAT IS SUFFICIENT TO MELT A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR LARGE ENOUGH FOR LIQUID FUEL TO FLOW THROUGH.ON-BOARD EMISSIONS DIAGNOSTICS MAY DETECT HOLES THAT ARE APPROXIMATELY 0.040 INCHES OR MORE AND SET A SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT.THE CONNECTOR POSITION IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IS BELOW THE FUEL LEVEL WHEN THE TANK IS FULL.WHILE GM DOES NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL COULD LEAK FROM A TANK WITH A MELTED FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR, SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE REPORTED SIGNIFICANT LEAK EVENTS.ENGINE STALL CAN OCCUR IF:(1) A SHORT OCCURS IN THE PUMP WIRING (BARE WIRE EXPOSED BY MELTED INSULATION SHORTS AGAINST A GROUND OR GROUND WIRE) AND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FUSE IS BLOWN; OR (2) THE VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF FUEL DUE TO AN INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READING RESULTING FROM AN ELECTRICAL SHORT BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP WIRING AND THE LEVEL SENSOR WIRING. GM'S ANALYSIS OF FIVE ASSEMBLIES RETURNED FROM INCIDENT VEHICLES DETERMINED THAT THE CONDITION IS CAUSED BY ELEVATED RESISTANCE/ ARCING AT THE MRA UNDERCOVER B CAVITY TERMINAL OF THE FOUR-WAY 150 METRI-PAK CONNECTOR.GM ATTRIBUTES THE HIGH RESISTANCE AND ARCING TO A DEPRESSED CONTACT ARM AT THE 150 METRI-PAK B CAVITY FEMALE TERMINAL.GM IS CONTINUING ITS INVESTIGATION TO COMPLETE ITS ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS. MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLIES USING THE 150 METRI-PAK CONNECTORS WERE USED BY GM IN SEVERAL MILLION C/K-SERIES SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS FROM MY 1997 THROUGH 2002, WHEN GM RELEASED A METAL MRA COVER AND A 280 METRI-PAK CONNECTOR IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.DURING PE04-042, ODI COLLECTED INFORMATION FROM GM CONCERNING MY 2000-2002 C/K SUV'S AND PICKUP TRUCKS.THE SUBJECT VEHICLES COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 9 PERCENT OF PRODUCTION FOR THOSE VEHICLES AND ABOUT 39 PERCENT OF COMPLAINTS TO GM. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO FURTHER ASSESS THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN GM C/K-SERIES VEHICLES.Read more

EA — Closed — Model Year: 1995

BATTERY LEAKS ACID

There is no summary currently available

EA — Closed — Model Year: 1996

STEERING SHAFT SEPARATIONS

COUPLING BOLTS, JOINING THE STEERING SHAFT, MAY SEPARATE.IN SOME CASES, TOTAL UNFORESEEN, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL MAY RESULT.

PE — Closed — Model Year: 1996

STEERING SHAFT SEPARATIONS

BOLT IN THE COUPLING, JOINING THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE AND STEERING COLUMN SHAFTS, FALLS OUT.TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING OCCURS WHEN THE SHAFTS THEN SEPARATE.

PE — Closed — Model Year: 1995

UNDERSEAT VEHICLE FIRES

ALLEGED SHORTING OF WIRE FOR POWER SEAT CAUSES UNDERSEAT FIRE.

EA — Closed — Model Year: 1992

POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE

POOR PERFORMANCE OF ABS BRAKES

DP — Closed — Model Year: 1984

POOR BRAKING ON PANIC STOP

CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the CHEVROLET SUBURBAN across all model years (1981–2024).

394 Total Recalls

10,458 Total Complaints

7 Investigations

780 Reported Crashes

182 Reported Fires

20 Reported Deaths

CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2024	4	43	View
2023	16	124	View
2022	20	134	View
2021	38	224	View
2020	12	59	View
2019	8	84	View
2018	10	108	View
2017	16	178	View
2016	24	288	View
2015	32	585	View
2014	10	77	View
2013	18	170	View
2012	14	139	View
2011	14	192	View
2010	18	161	View
2009	19	133	View
2008	13	276	View
2007	13	357	View
2006	1	33	View
2005	7	161	View
2004	6	265	View
2003	7	360	View
2002	4	352	View
2001	8	543	View
2000	11	382	View
1999	2	861	View
1998	3	299	View
1997	3	556	View
1996	4	531	View
1995	7	587	View
1994	6	1,038	View
1993	2	616	View
1992	5	226	View
1991	4	65	View
1990	4	67	View
1989	4	68	View
1988	4	35	View
1987	1	21	View
1986	0	7	View
1985 (current)	0	12
1984	0	6	View
1983	0	4	View
1982	1	1	View
1981	1	1	View
1979	0	1	View
1978	0	3	View
1977	0	3	View

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