2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Suburban 1500 years

Owner complaints for the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 are substantially higher than the model-year median of 53.

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182Owner complaints

Model-year median: 53

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System

84 Service Brakes

13 Service Brakes, Hydraulic

12 Vehicle Speed Control

All reported categories

10 Engine And Engine Cooling

8 Fuel System, Gasoline

3 Exterior Lighting

2 Unknown Or Other

1 Electronic Stability Control (esc)

1 Fuel/propulsion System

1 Latches/locks/linkages

1 Parking Brake

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

6

0–25K

19

25–50K

40

50–75K

50

75–100K

31

100–150K

21

150K+

167 reports with mileage · 15 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.

Electrical System. Review the 84 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Service Brakes. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Steering. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports4 fire reports2 injury reports

Air Bags complaints

1 reports

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190,000 miles · Apr 3, 2009

Air BagsCrashInjury

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TREE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE FACE AND NECK. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TREE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE FACE AND NECK. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 190,000.

NHTSA ODI #10264087

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.