Avg. Price Paid:$16,329 - $23,367
Original MSRP: $37,000 - $41,745
MPG: 15 City / 21 Hwy
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Chevrolet Suburban Recalls & Reliability

These scores and this review are from when the car was new.

Scorecard

Overall: 2007 Chevrolet Suburban U.S. News Best Cars 9.0
Critics' Rating: 9.3
Performance: 8.5
Interior: 8.5
Safety: N/A
Reliability:
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Pros & Cons

  • Large passenger and cargo capacity
  • Good performance for its size
  • Good fuel economy for the class
  • Transmission has only four speeds
  • Side head-curtain airbags not standard on all models

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Review Last Updated: 10/17/08

Recalls

There has been 1 safety recall issued from NHTSA.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMRecall Date: 08/27/2008
  • Consequence: THIS MAY CAUSE OTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION, CREATE AN ODOR, OR CAUSE SMOKE INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.
  • NHTSA Campaign ID: 08V441000
  • Potential Number of Units Affected: 857735
  • Summary: GM IS RECALLING 857,735 MY 2006-2008 BUICK LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MY 2007-2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL, SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WIPER WASHER FLUID SYSTEM. A SHORT CIRCUIT ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WASHER FLUID HEATER MAY OVERHEAT THE CONTROL-CIRCUIT GROUND WIRE.
  • Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRE HARNESS WITH AN IN-LINE FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080; CADILLAC AT 1-800-982-2339 OR HTTP://WWW.CADILLAC.COM; CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 OR HTTP://WWW.SATURN.COM, GMC AT 1-866-996-9436; OR HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493; OR AT MYGMLINK, HTTP://WWW.GM.COM/RECALL.
  • Notes: GM RECALL NO. 08048. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Reliability

Our reliability score is based on the J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) rating or, if unavailable, the J.D. Power Predicted Reliability rating.

Dependability Ratings1 2007
Overall Dependability
Powertrain Dependability
Feature & Accessory Dependability
Body & Interior Dependability

1These scores come from consumer ratings of their vehicles after three years of ownership.

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Warranty

The Suburban comes with a limited three-year/36,000 mile warranty.

Chevrolet also supports the Suburban with a five-year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty and five years or 100,000 miles of roadside assistance.

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