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Fuel systemPart report

2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Fuel system Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
4%of 55 total for the year
Median mileage
260,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the fuel system of the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500, 4% of the 55 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 260,000 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.

“I recently experienced the conditions described by the GM recall 14515 in my 2009 Chevrolet SUBURBAN 1500. In the past 6 weeks, the car has failed to start. The first incident required nearly 10 minutes of starting the car before it would start. Once started the car was fine. It was a cold start - first thing in the morning. About a month later it failed to start gain, after being parked for approximately 2 hours. Again, after about 10 minutes, the truck started and drove fine afterwards. Today - about 2 weeks after the 2nd incident, the truck stalled while my wife was at a stop light. …”

NHTSA complaint #11202992, filed 2019-04, 260,000 miles

“While driving, vehicle suddenly goes into reduced engine power mode ( limp mode ) with console message traction contol disabled, service stabilitrak, engine power reduced . Generally occurs when temperatures are lower than 25 degrees farenheit. Shutting down vehicle for several minutes and restarting leads to normal operation, however vehicle will generally repeat same problem within 5-15 minutes if outside temperature is cold enough (below 25 degrees farenheit) . Error code p1235 (throttle position sensor 1-2 correlation...) is set, but may not persist in memory. …”

NHTSA complaint #10818169, filed 2016-01

Related service bulletins

Fuel system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2023318%
201111%
200924%
200822%
200774%
200555%
200463%
2003148%
20021613%
20011314%
200046%
199945%
199716%
1996111%

Other parts of the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

Air bags
25 complaints
Other or unknown
14 complaints
Body and structure
8 complaints
Electrical system
6 complaints
Engine
6 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
3 complaints
Electronic stability control
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints
Wheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology