2001 Chevrolet Suburban steering problems
29 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2001 Chevrolet Suburban — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“After towing our travel trailer 60 miles, my wife was backing suburban into the driveway and pulled forward to adjust the trailer angle and lost all steering. When I went to see what it was doing, noticed that the brakes were also very difficult to operate. Was able to back the trailer into the…”
filed Oct 11, 2011
“Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet suburban. While the contact was driving 40 mph he heard a rattling and knocking sound in the steering wheel. The vehicle has not been diagnosed or serviced by the dealer for the failure. The failure mileage was 105,000 and the current mileage was 111,000.”
filed Mar 10, 2010
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Suburban years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Suburban | 1 | 3% |
| 2023 Suburban | 3 | 3% |
| 2022 Suburban | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 Suburban | 3 | 2% |
| 2020 Suburban | 4 | 10% |
| 2019 Suburban | 6 | 8% |
| 2018 Suburban | 8 | 10% |
| 2017 Suburban | 6 | 4% |
| 2016 Suburban | 23 | 11% |
| 2015 Suburban | 59 | 14% |
| 2014 Suburban | 1 | 2% |
| 2013 Suburban | 2 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Chevrolet Suburban
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.