The chrome on the inside door handles is splitting causing driver and/or passengers to cut their fingers while opening the doors to exit when the vehicle is stationary.
2007 Chevrolet Suburban: doors won't lock, open or latch
22 of the 292 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 22
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 67,138
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
Hand got cut from inside door handle peeling off
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet suburban. The contact stated that the instrument panel cover fractured due to defective material. The instrument panel cover was replaced twice; however, the failure was not corrected. Also, the interior door handles fractured and separated from the door frames. The door handles were replaced. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 75,000.
The odometer instrument cluster went out on my 2007 suburban and the radio is changing stations on its own. Also the metal trim on my door handles and heating/AC controls is peeling apart and cutting my hands. In addition, the engine burns oil and I have checked it out by three different dealers/mechanics and they cannot find any leaks. I have seen a lot of similar complaints and I believe chevy should repair these items at no cost to owners.
The chrome on the door handles, all 4 of them, are peeling, where the chrome will actually slice your skin on your fingers and make you bleed.
I purchased my 2007 chevrolet suburban brand new in 2007. I think the mileage is somewhere around 150,000 but not sure because the odometer cluster went out on the vehicle several years ago. Also, my door handles are starting to peel apart which are cutting my hands and my children's hands. One incident it sliced my hand open very similar sever paper cut but worse. The handles were already replaced once on my suburban back in 2009 by gm and at gm's cost. The main issue about this email is the seatbelts and the dashboard. There are four passenger seatbelts that do not work hardly at all. Sometimes they will snap in/buckle and there are a lot of times that they do not. The crack in my dashboard is right next to the airbag. It really concerns me as far as being a safety issue. I do have five small children that are constantly with me in my car. I just want this dashed fixed at no charge being that it is a defect. I have signed a petition with thousands of other gm owners with the same exact issue....cracked dashboard and most of them in the same exact place. . I'm just asking for this to be replaced and corrected.
The chrome surface of the inside driver and front passenger door handles peeled, causing very sharp surfaces, which cut our hands like a razor blade.
Interior front door handles plastic chrome peeling and cutting hands.
Coating on interior door handles peel and causes cuts on hands.
Just using the door handle to get into my suburban on the passenger side like any reasonable person, not roughly or bearing weight, and the plastic handle broke and pulled out on one end. Same breakage occurred with rear door as well when one of my children was opening the door. Made the folks at our local chevrolet service shop aware while having my oil changed and they quoted a price ~$245. No offer to help covering any part and this was while my full warranty was still active. The folks that work there are kind and helpful. What I am trying to convey is that I don't think they were being rude, it was just not something they were approved to cover. I couldn't believe that such a luxury vehicle would have plastic handles that broke off so easily and that for the quality and reputation the company doesn't want their product to look like a luxury product. People will be seen driving a vehicle with their name on it and the door handles are hanging off. It worries me to consider what safety issues could arise if someone were not able to get inside the car in an emergent situation.
I have a 2007 chevy suburban; I have a crack in my hard plastic dashboard that begins where the dash starts at the window and extends forward towards the driver seat half way up the curve where the speedometer is. Apparently I am not the only one reporting this. There is really no good fix outside of getting a new dashboard for a lot of money. I am not very happy about something that cracks, such as my dashboard that cannot be fixed and must be replaced. Also, the chrome is peeling of both front interior door handles causing small minor cuts. I found a document online regarding the door handles having a peeling condition on the top surface causing the chrome to peel (http://www-odi.the federal safety agency.dot.gov/acms/cs/jaxrs/download/doc/acm16537095/csc-10033533-5986.pdf)
I find it interesting that there are so many comments about burning oil on the suburban. I bought this car new in 2007 with 0 miles. In 2011 when had my usual oil changed and noticed that within 1 month my indicator came on that the oil was low and to add oil. I went back to the location where I had it changed and complained that they didn't properly fill the oil. The argued that they did and I was wrong. They then put 2 quarts in and I went on my way. A month later, again, the same issue. I took the car to the chevrolet dealer where we purchased it and they said that the reason the car was burning oil was because I should use a different weight of oil during the hot texas summer months. Ever since this time my car burns oil no matter what type of oil I put in. No matter what time of year - hot or cold. I keep extra quarts in the back for emergencies. When I start the engine on most days, but not all days, a white puff of smoke comes from the exhaust. The dealer insists that there is nothing wrong. It's obvious based on other consumer comments that this is a manufacturer's defect. At about 100k the tire sensor went and now at 113k another tire sensor is gone as well as the driver side automatic door locks. Typically when I take my car to the dealer to be fixed it runs at least $1000. I was planning for this car to last at least another 50k miles. We'll see...
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban?
22 of 292 owner complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban (8%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2008.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban
Airbag light 15Oil consumption 15Check engine light 12Fire or smoke 5
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