2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Latches, locks and linkages Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 14%of 101 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 37,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the latches, locks and linkages of the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500, 14% of the 101 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 37,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Have replaced 3 electric door locks, each several months apart. I transport several of my grand kids and assume that I have locked the doors with my automatic lock only to find out the plugger is not working. This could lead to one of my children opening the door and following out.”
NHTSA complaint #10392357, filed 2011-03, 37,000 miles“Back passenger actuator in door locks not working. When these go out , the door cannot be opened from the outside with handle or remote. If a child or person was in the vehicle and there was a fire or accident, they could not get out. I have found online so many people with the same problem and GM is not willing to fix. Why isn't there a recall with millions of people with the same issue. It is about $400/door to fix and from what I have read all four will eventually go out. 2008 chevy suburban.”
NHTSA complaint #10386104, filed 2011-03, 75,000 miles“I own a 2008 chevy suburban and two of our outer door handles came off under warranty and the third right after now the fourth has come loose. Judging by many forums found on google this is a frequent problem. I find this also to be significant safety problem since I have little children who cannot get out the car by themselves in this problem hinders the door form opening from the outside in an emergency this could become a life-threatening defect of these cars. I really hope someone does something about this.”
NHTSA complaint #10411535, filed 2011-07, 50,000 miles“We have a 2008 chevy suburban and there seems to be a defect in the electric door locks. First the front passenger door lock went out that was fixed under warranty. About a month the drivers side doorlock stopped working. It appears to me that it is a defect. The dealership told me the repair would require a new wiring harness now since chevy had changed the locking wiring to an new design in 2009 and the 2008 was no longer available. It appears chevy knows there was a problem and does not want to fess up to it. …”
NHTSA complaint #10383136, filed 2011-02, 46,500 miles“Vehicle automatic door locks will not work a described often requiring someone to crawl in the backseats to unlock the doors in order to get the kids out. There are no key locks on new vehicles for the back doors and when the locks mess up it requires someone to crawl across and unlock it manually.. Recently my back left door lock messed up and I took it in and paid out of my pocket to have it fixed due to the fact that I cannot find any GM dealership in belgium that will honor a GM warranty due to a fallout with Chevrolet. …”
NHTSA complaint #10340440, filed 2010-06, 20,159 milesLatches, locks and linkages: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500
40 complaintsOther or unknown
19 complaintsBody and structure
18 complaintsElectrical system
12 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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