2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 service brakes problems
42 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 — 24% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Brake lines rusting. Twice in a month the brakes failed after a hard stop at a traffic light. Lucky for me & others there were no cars in front of me or trying to cross the intersection. After applying the brake hard to stop, the brake pedal continued all the way to the floor and the car did not…”
filed Jul 17, 2018
“Without warning brake line blew a hole and no brakes. No warning and total loss of brakes. Service brake system light came on. No help with that. Fortunately I was able to pass on right shoulder threw the grass. Almost a three vehicle accident. Need to have this problem addressed and taken care of…”
filed Jun 1, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other Suburban 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Suburban 1500 | 1 | 4% |
| 2011 Suburban 1500 | 1 | 1% |
| 2010 Suburban 1500 | 1 | 2% |
| 2008 Suburban 1500 | 2 | 2% |
| 2006 Suburban 1500 | 6 | 19% |
| 2005 Suburban 1500 | 6 | 6% |
| 2004 Suburban 1500 | 27 | 15% |
| 2002 Suburban 1500 | 33 | 28% |
| 2001 Suburban 1500 | 14 | 15% |
| 2000 Suburban 1500 | 22 | 33% |
| 1999 Suburban 1500 | 6 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.