7 complaints reported

2006 Chevrolet Suburban Latches/Locks

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
7
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Mar 2013

LATCH/ LOCK JUST STOP WORKING, HAD TO CRAWL OVER SEAT AND TAP ON THE LATCH TO RELEASE TO OPEN. MAJORITY OF THE TIME I HAD NO SUCCESS IN OPENING LATCH TCH IS OPEN AND I DON'T HAVE A KEY TO UNLOCK OR TO LOCK. THE LATCH APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2012
Aug 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITHOUT FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSE BY A DEFECTIVE LOCKING MECHANISM AND REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER TO VERIFIED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 09/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE WENT TO USE THE REMOTE KEY TO UNLOCK THE REAR HATCH BACK DOOR, IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE DOOR DOES NOT HAVE A KEY LOCK, SO HE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEY. THERE IS NO WAY TO GET IN OR OUT OF THE REAR HATCH BACK DOOR, WHEN THE ELECTRIC LOCK IS NOT WORKING. UPDATED 10/11/11

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2011
May 2011

HAVE A 2006 Z-71 SUBURBAN , AND THE REAR LIFT GATE AND GLASS WILL NOT OPEN , CAN'T HEAR IT LOCK OR UNLOCK , NO INSIDE HANDLE OR WAY TO UNLOCK MANUALLY, NOT SAFE .....*TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2011
Oct 2009

2006 CHEVY SUBURBAN REAR HATCH DOES NOT UNLOCK, LOCK HAS FAILED, AND HAS NO MANUAL ABILITY TO UNLOCK , WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2009
Aug 2009

2006 CHEVY SUBURBAN REAR LIFTGATE WILL NOT UNLOCK. I'VE INVESTIGATED THIS MATTER ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND TONS OF PEOPLE WITH OTHER CHEVY MODELS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. CHEVY DIDN'T INSTALL ANY TYPE OF KEY ENTRY FROM OUTSIDE OR A RELEASE HANDLE INSIDE. WITH THIS OCCURRING ALL THE TIME WITH NUMEROUS VEHICLES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, CHEVY SHOULD BE RECALLING THIS PRODUCT TO FIX IT. IF SOMETHING HAPPENED IN ONE OF THESE VEHICLES LIKE A FIRE AND A CHILD WAS TO GET TRAPPED OR AN ADULT THIS WOULD BE DISASTER... *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2009
Jul 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK LIFT WOULD NOT OPEN ON THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO ACCESS TO THE TRUNK FROM THE EXTERIOR NOR THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,023.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2008
Nov 2005

UNABLE TO GET IN TO REAR HATCH DUE TO A BATTERY FAILURE CHEVY HAS REMOVED THE KEY LOCK ON THE REAR HATCH. *NM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2005

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The 2006 Chevrolet Suburban has 7 Latches/Locks complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.