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2001 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2001 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 53.

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92Owner complaints

Model-year median: 53

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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199874
199967
200092
2001120
2002175
2003182
2004
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
25Service Brakes
14Fuel System, Gasoline
8Parking Brake
7Power Train
5
All reported categories
Tires
5Electrical System
4Steering
4Air Bags
3Engine
3Fuel/propulsion System
3Seats
3Service Brakes, Electric
3Visibility
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2Fuel System, Other
2Structure
2Wheels
2Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Suspension
1Unknown Or Other
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

75 reports with mileage · 17 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

8 crash reports4 fire reports4 injury reports

Fuel System, Other complaints

2 reports
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50,000 miles · Nov 15, 2008
Fuel System, Other

2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH VORTEC 5.3 L ENGINE. DURING HOT DAYS OR WARM ENGINE, THE THROTTLE STICKS IN "IDLE" POSITION, REQUIRING SIGNIFICANTLY HEAVIER PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RESULTING IN A SUDDEN AND UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION WHEN IT RELEASES FOR THE STUCK "IDLE" POSITION. THIS EVENT OCCURS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS, …

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2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH VORTEC 5.3 L ENGINE. DURING HOT DAYS OR WARM ENGINE, THE THROTTLE STICKS IN "IDLE" POSITION, REQUIRING SIGNIFICANTLY HEAVIER PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RESULTING IN A SUDDEN AND UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION WHEN IT RELEASES FOR THE STUCK "IDLE" POSITION. THIS EVENT OCCURS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS, ON THE VORTEC 5.3 ENGINE, AS A RELATIVE HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY PICKUP AND THE SAME 2001 5.3 VORTEC ENGINE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10248902

71,000 miles · Jun 9, 2008
Fuel System, Other

ENGINE SHUTS OFF DURING FIRST INITIAL RUN. IF I LEAVE THE HOUSE AND GET TO THE STOP SIGN. IT WILL SHUT OFF. EVEN AFTER THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT WILL SHUT OFF. AFTER THE ENGINE RUNS A WHILE IT OPERATES NORMALLY. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10230352

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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