My passenger rear door lock quit working and I am very concerned that my children might open the door while driving down the road...or that I will not be able to get them out of the vehicle in an emergency ie..fire, crash, water..etc.. Due to the locks only being able to unlock from the inside!! After looking into this, I feel that this is a huge issue with all 2008 chevrolet models and should be looked into by the authorities!!! Do we have to wait until someone dies to have this issue resolved?? My warranty happened to expire 6000 miles ago, and now I will have to pay $300 to get it replaced... From what I have read, I can expect to replace all of them eventually....that is $1200.. I cannot afford to pay for even one right now, but I also can not afford to lose a child....so I am kind of up against a wall! Please look into this!! Thank you!
2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 locks complaints
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Vehicle automatic door locks will not work a described often requiring someone to crawl in the backseats to unlock the doors in order to get the kids out. There are no key locks on new vehicles for the back doors and when the locks mess up it requires someone to crawl across and unlock it manually.. Recently my back left door lock messed up and I took it in and paid out of my pocket to have it fixed due to the fact that I cannot find any gm dealership in belgium that will honor a gm warranty due to a fallout with chevrolet. One month after I had the back left door lock replaced out of my pocket, the front left went out and will not lock or unlock. This vehicle has 20,000 miles on it and is still under factory warranty. This is a huge safety concern for me and my family and also does not allow my on-star to work properly if I needed it as for they will not be able to remotely unlock a door with the lock actuator broken.
Passenger side door lock stopped working on 08 suburban. Dealer replaced lock.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet suburban 1500. The contact stated that the electronic locks on the driver's side doors are not working properly. The doors are supposed to lock when the vehicle shifts out of park. Instead, the contact has to manually lock the doors. When the child safety seat is in the rear driver's side of the vehicle, she must climb into the back seat to unlock the doors and get her child. If the vehicle is moving and the doors are unlocked, they could possibly open and cause the child to fall out of the vehicle. The dealer previously repaired the rear passenger side door, but currently the driver's side doors are not locking and unlocking properly. The contact wants all the doors on the vehicle repaired, but she has not yet heard a response from the manufacturer. The current mileage was 5,000 and failure mileage was 3,875.
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