38 complaints reported

2008 Chevrolet Suburban UNKNOWN OR OTHER

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

Reports
38
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jan 2023

Severe crackin of dashboard in multiple places. Poses a risk to passengers in the event of a collision.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2023
Sep 2022

Dashboard cracked By itself

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2022
Oct 2021

Multiple cracks in dashboard

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2021
Jul 2021

2008 Chevy Suburban 1500 LT - the dashboard has cracked for no reason. This vehiclas has NOT been in any accident that could have caused this to happen. The cracks have speard now throughout the top of dashboard.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2021
May 2021

Dash is cracked in multiple places. I am concerned that this would cause a safety issue of plastic projectiles in case of crash and airbag deployment

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2021
Nov 2019

I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN I HAD HEARD A CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM MY DASH AREA OF MY 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING LOOSE OR THAT WHAT CAUSE THIS NOISE. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, I NOTICED THE NOISE AGAIN AND NOTICED MY DASH WAS CRACKING IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. ONE CRACK BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND THE OTHER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GAUGE HUMP ON THE DASH.THE CRACK BY THE AIRBAG IS ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF. AND THE ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG AND STILL GROWING. I TRIED TO SEAL THE CRACKS WITH SILICONE, AND THAT DID NOT WORK.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2019
Oct 2019

BROKEN UPPER DASH THAT POTENTIALLY COULD BECOME PROPELLED BY A DEPLOYING AIRBAG CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER OR PASSENGERS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2019
Mar 2019

I'M A OWNER OF A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AND I HAVE BEEN THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. MY DASHBOARD HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS AND THE ONE I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE ONE THERE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD TO LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC INJURY IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2017
Sep 2018

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH CRACKS IN THE DASH. ONE BY THE AIR BAG AND TWO OVER THE STEERING WHEEL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2018
Dec 2017 Crash

TAKATA RECALL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2017
Nov 2017

CRACKED DASHBOARD IS DANGEROUS IN AN ACCIDENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2015
Aug 2017

THE DASH HAS CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG AND AROUND THE DEFROSTER AND MORE CRACK STARTING. THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR SO MANY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2010
Jul 2017

CRACKED DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN 5 PLACES, WHICH IS QUITE A SAFETY CONCERN. IF AIRBAGS WERE TO GO OFF, SHARP CHARDS OF PLASTIC WOULD COME FLYING. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I NOTICED FIRST CRACK 5 YEARS AGO, ALL THE OTHERS HAVE COME YEARLY AFTER THAT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2012
Jul 2017

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. RATTLES, MAKES A LOT OF CABIN NOISE AND IS DISTRACTING. NOT A SAFETY ISSUE PER SE. BUT DASH WAS CRACKED NOW FOR MANY YEARS. WHAT IS GM'S POSITION ON REPLACING DASHBOARD?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2014
Jun 2017

THE DASH DEVELOPED MINOR CRACKS INITIALLY AND HAS SINCE CRACKED COMPLETELY ON EACH SIDE OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I AM CONCERNED THESE SHARP PLASTIC PIECES COULD BECOME AIRBORNE DURING ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS OR CRASH IMPACT LEADING TO SHRAPNEL LIKE SITUATIONS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2015
May 2017

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN FOR THE PAST 3.5 YEARS. THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK THAT STARTED ON THE DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD WHICH IS NOW A LONG CRACK SINCE IT CONTINUES TO GROW. THERE IS ALSO A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIRBAG. THESE CRACKS WERE NOT CREATED BY CONTACT WITH ANOTHER OBJECT, ACCIDENT, ITEMS LAID ON TOP OF THE DASH, OR VANDALISM. I FEAR THAT IF AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED, THE DASH WILL BREAK APART AND PIECES OF PLASTIC WILL BE PROJECTED TOWARDS THE PASSENGERS CAUSING GREAT BODILY HARM OR DEATH.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2015
May 2017

DASHBOARD CRACKED ON PASSENGER SIDE AT TOP LEFT CORNER OF AIRBAG AS WELL AS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BEHIND THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL. CRACKED APPEARS OVER TIME, AT 48,000 MILES AND 62,000 MILES, GM SAID THEY WOULD PRO - RATE THE COST THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY BUT AFTER 100,000 MILES THE REPAIR WOULD BE ON ME TOTALLY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2013
May 2017

DASHBOARD CRACKED EXPOSING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND MAY BE DANGEROUS DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IT CRACKED ON ITS OWN AND WAS UNTOUCHED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2015
May 2017

I NOTICED THE DAMAGE ON YESTERDAY. THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS A CRACK FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM NEAR THE AIRBAG. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT HAS ALREADY CAUSED DAMAGE OR WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE AIRBAG AND/OR CAUSE HARM TO A PASSENGER RIDING ON THAT SIDE. I AM SOMEWHAT CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT. I NOTICED IT ON YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2017. I HAVE READ QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS INVOLVING DAMAGE WITH THE DASH AREA ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2017
Apr 2017

AS WITH MANY SUBURBANS 2007 AND OLDER, I HAVE TWO CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD - ONE BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, THE OTHER ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I BELIEVE THIS ISSSUE IS VERY WIDE SPREAD. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE? CLEARLY ITS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2017
Apr 2017

THE DASH IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES AND MOST SEVERELY AT THE CORNER OF THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. CRACK IS ALSO LARGE OVER THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED MOSTLY. CAR CURRENTLY HAS 188,00 MILES BUT CRACKS STARTED APPEARING ABOUT 60,000 MILES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2011
Apr 2017

THE DASH STARTED CRAKING BY THE AIR BAG WHLE PARK IN THE GARAGE AND A COPLE OF WEEKS LATER ANOTHER CRACK APPEAR ON TOP OF THE CLUSTER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2012
Mar 2017

DASHBOARD OF 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN CRACKED IN 2 PLACES, INCLUDING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ABOVE DRIVERS SIDE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/STEERING WHEEL. CONCERNED FOR THE PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG DURING POTENTIAL CRASH DUE TO THE CRACKED DASH THAT SURROUNDS THE AIRBAG. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES POSSESS THE SAME MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE DASHBOARD AND ALL HAVE REPORTED LARGE CRACKS IN THE EXACT SAME AREA. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2009
Sep 2016

INTERIOR PAINT ON RADIO BUTTONS, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN PEELING OFF SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2009
Sep 2016

THE PLASTIC JACK WING NUT THAT HOLDS THE JACK STORED SECURLEY IN THE INTERIOR WHEEL WELL TWISTED OFF THE FIRST TIME IT WAS USED. THE JACK WAS THEREFOR UNACESSIBLE FOR USE. THE LUG WRENCH TWISTED APART WHEN IT WAS USED TO ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN THE LUG NUTS. THE METAL IN THE LUG WRENCH WAS VERY SOFT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2010

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The 2008 Chevrolet Suburban has 38 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.