My Suburban locked itself with the keys inside of it. It is available for inspection. I had a two-month baby in the car on an 80-degree day trapped for over 10 minutes. At that young age they have no temperature regulation. I took the vehicle into a local mechanic, and it was confirmed. It has not been inspected by the police, manufacturer, or insurance as we bought this vehicle outright from a Facebook Ad. There was a suspension message that appeared on the dash, and we bought it like that. However, I'm unsure to how long that had been on prior to that. My husband was going to work on it over the next weekend as it was supposed to be a work vehicle for him.
2007 Chevrolet Suburban electrical problems
25 complaints (9% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 73,510.
- owner complaints
- 25
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical mileage
- 73,510
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 2
Which part fails
- Wiring2
- Instrument cluster/panel1
- 12v/24v/48v battery1
At what mileage
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Chevrolet Suburban electrical problems in other years
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Related recalls
Electrical system
- What is wrong
- Gm is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 buick, lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; model year 2008-2009 buick enclave; cadillac cts; model year 2007-2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; gmc acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl; saturn outlook; and model year 2009 chevrolet traverse vehicles equipped with a heated washer fluid system (hwfs). A recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb) electrical short. However, there have been new reports of thermal incidents on hwfs modules after this improvement was installed. These incidents resulted from a new failure mode attributed to the device's thermal protection feature. The significance varies from minor distortion to considerable melting of the plastic around the hwfs fluid chamber.
- Risk
- It is possible for the heated washer module to ignite and a fire may occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will permanently disable and remove the heated washer fluid module. An updated page for the owner manual will be provided and inserted in the owner manual to document that the feature has been permanently disabled and removed from the vehicle. The safety recall began on june 11, 2010. Owners may contact buick at 1‑866‑608‑8080, cadillac at 1‑866‑982‑2339, chevrolet at 1‑800‑630‑2438, saturn at 1‑800‑972‑8876, gmc at 1‑866‑996‑9463 and hummer at 1‑800‑732‑5493 or at the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.
Recall number 10V240000 · Recall details
Electrical system
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- This may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor, or cause smoke increasing the risk of a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a wire harness with an in-line fuse free of charge. The recall began on september 12, 2008. 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 through their website at http://www.gmownercenter.com .
Recall number 08V441000 · Recall details
What 2007 Chevrolet Suburban owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
There is an electrical problem with driver side door harness which causes my car not to start causing me to have to keep replacing the fuel pump from malfunction of ground wires leading to the fuel pump and ECU from what I am told
My suburban 2007 drains battery overnight, tried different alternator and batteries but continuously drains battery’s.
My 2007 Suburban has extensive rust that has left the frame open and crumbling. It appears that the seals on the vehicle did not do their job. The spare tire cannot hold under it. I have never taken it into salt water nor has it had flood damage. Its main years on the road were in CT and NJ. I have never seen a vehicle with this amount of crumbling rust. I have to drive 2 hours each way to see my specialists at Shands Hospital in Gainesville every 2 - 3 months and as a female it does concern me that there is that lifter clicking as well as the oil disappears and yet there's no puddle. Also, the lighting in the cabin ac area doesn't function as well as the rear controls. In Florida my last two problems deal with my problem with heat. The a/c runs intermittently and sometimes only blows very hot air. Also, what a big reason I purchased a Tahoe LTZ and this vehicle was because of the remote start which is not working. Is there anything that can be done. I needed a safe vehicle for my short regular trips and I've become worried and I have already had to rent a vehicle to make the trip out of fear of the cabin getting so hot. With Narcolepsy I can fall asleep without warning. Please advise. I'd love to keep the truck but not if it could mean injuring someone else or myself. Thanks in advance.
The car just shut off. It's now making random clicking noises. Stationary.
My battery is draining. I put $300 worth of parts in it and come to find out it is an electrical issue that other people with suburbans are having as well. It caused my brake light to stop working even with new bulbs, there is a burning smell coming from my air vents, my battery is draining while I'm driving the car, my dash lights went out for no reason and sometimes the radio doesn't want to work or the locks. I will hit u lock but sometimes I have to hit the button more then once. It does it when I'm driving. I can charge the battery and it will be good for about a day then I have to charge it again. I have had the battery tested and it is good and I have a brand new alternator and have spent a lot of money for my mechanic to do some looking around the car. That is when we found out it is an electrical issue. We just haven't pin pointed to exactly what because I dont have the money to keep looking. I called chevy and they said there's nothing they can do even tho some chevys do have a recall for wiring but mine does not.
Tl* the contact owned a 2007 chevrolet suburban. While the vehicle was parked, the console caught on fire due to an electrical shortage from the cigarette lighter. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 186,601.
My drver door has an electrical issue. Camt roll down window or control anything else from drver door. I have been told on numerous occasions that its mot a bad switch that its an electrical issue. Also dash wont ligjtnup now. Rear passenger side tail light has a short
Huge crack in the dashboard, driver side. The electrical has been bad in this vehicle ever since we've had it since 2009 for the past five years the window controls don't work and the radio doesn't work car just stops on its own and dies rear passenger radio gets extremely hot to wear it causes the skin to be burned. Vehicle rattles extremely loudly and keeps getting worse over the years.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet suburban. On several occasions, the air conditioner became inoperable without warning. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact was concerned that the failure could cause a fire. The vehicle was taken to hall chevrolet chesapeake (3412 western branch blvd, chesapeake, va (877) 475-0719) where it was diagnosed that the motor blower overheated and burned, and the wire harness ruined the control module. The dealer stated that the control module, blower motor, and wiring needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact to call the federal safety agency to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 62,200.
Questions about the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban electrical
Does the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban have electrical problems?
Owners have filed 25 complaints about the electrical of the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, 9% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2007 Chevrolet Suburban electrical problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 73,510 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban electrical?
Yes, 2 recalls: 10V240000, 08V441000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Chevrolet Suburban have the most electrical problems?
The Chevrolet Suburban model years with the most electrical complaints are 2003 (81 complaints), 2004 (72 complaints) and 1999 (58 complaints).
Other 2007 Chevrolet Suburban problems
Airbags 146Body 42Engine 33Fuel system 11Locks 11Driver assistance 10Seat belts 9Transmission 9Brakes 6Steering 5Suspension 3Visibility 3Acceleration 1Lights 1Tires 1
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