I see that some 2016 Chevy Suburban's have recalls on this with brake issues. I checked to see if ours had a recall and it doesn't but I believe that it should as we have a serious safety issue with ours. We have had a couple of mechanics look over our brakes and lines and none can seem to find anything wrong, but it is very intermittent and we never know when the issue will start. Sometimes the Service Brake Assist light will flash on, but other times it will not. Basically we will be driving and sometimes it is very hard to get it to stop, some times the brake won't push down at all and sometimes it will push all the way to the floor. It seems like it will happen after the car has been driven over an hour, but sometimes not. It has happened first thing in the morning, but not very often. When you drive it in traffic or go to park it, it has been vary scary as it sometimes is very hard to get stopped before hitting something in front of you. It will make a ABS sound sometimes, but the only light that has ever come on is the Service Brake Assist..... I strongly believe this sounds similar to the recalls in this Vehicles history and believe that ours should have this recall. An this happens pretty often, but not all the time..... This had happened sometime in 2023, but it happens more often now. Thanks for any information, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
2016 Chevrolet Suburban brakes complaints
Page 2 of 4: complaints 11 to 40 of 82, newest first, as owners wrote them.
The breaks get hard and stop working
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated while reversing at approximately 2 MPH and attempting to depress the brake pedal, the brake pedal was very difficult to depress. The contact stated that extra effort was needed to depress the brake pedal before the vehicle stopped. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that he shifted into park(P) and turned off and restarted the vehicle and normal brake functionality was restored. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V645000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The failure mileage was 109,260.
I keep getting a brake assist message on my dash. If I am braking at a slow speed, the brakes get so hard to press, and eventually will not let me stop unless I press the brake as hard as I can to the floor. An example, when I am dropping up and picking up my children from school, the brake will vibrate and gets harder to press with each time. With the stop and go in the school line by the time I get to the front to pick up my child it's almost impossible to stop. I have almost rear ended several vehicles going 2 mph because my brakes won't work. Same with pulling and parking into a parking lot space. I am reading there is a recall on some models but my VIN didn't pull up an active recall.
While driving at low speed, the brakes did not engage while being pressed with much force.
Brake problems started on 11/05/2019, brakes were unresponsive upon starting up the vehicle. During operation of the vehicle the brakes were not working properly, the brake pedal would drop to the floorboard with shuddering and did not stop the vehicle in a timely manner. I was driving my 2 small children to speech therapy and I stopped my vehicle and had a family member come pick up my children to get them out of my vehicle and I drove straight to the dealership. Left my vehicle. 1. Vacuum pump failure found at dealership on 11/06/19, vacuum pump assembly and belt replaced at dealership. Vehicle was under warranty at the time of this repair. 2. On 03/12/2020 brakes were unresponsive again with the brake pedal not working properly. During operation of the vehicle, the brake pedal would drop to the floorboard and shudder as its dropping without slowing the vehicle in a timely manner. I was driving to an oil change appointment at the dealership and advised them of the issue. 3/12/20 Vacuum pump ordered at this time under a special extended warranty coverage given by GM due to this issue with many vehicles. 03/18/2020 Vacuum pump replaced for the second time. 3. 04/07/2021 brakes unresponsive again with shuddering while pressing the brake pedal with pedal dropping to the floor then pushing my foot back up as I press down while not slowing the vehicle in a timely manner. I was driving to the store when this happened and again drove straight to the dealership. I have family members that will let me borrow their vehicle. Dealership notes that since the vacuum pump has been replaced 2 times, they advise to scan the system and they now find the brake booster vacuum sensor to have an internal failure with booster losing vacuum. 04/07/21 Brake booster vacuum sensor and brake booster replaced by dealership at a cost of $759.29 4. 06/05/23 Brakes again doing the same thing. Have appointment at dealership for a later date.
Brakes become really hard.
Issue with Power Braking System. Has longer than normal stopping distance when braking. Hissing noise coming from Power Brake Pump under the hood. Loses air pressure in brakes very easily. We are afraid to drive this vehicle because this will eventually cause a crash. Mechanic stated this is a known issue with these vehicles of this Year/Make/Model and was on the recall list. This is a known issue that shows reports online my vehicle has issues/recalls on but for some reason my VIN isn't showing the recall. There is no warning message lit up on the dashboard. Mechanic was able to check the OBD computer to pull a code of (C0299-00). I have reached out to a Chevrolet dealership who is supposed to be looking into this for me but I wanted to reach out to you guys as well.
Power brake failure as described in the federal safety agency 19V645 and 20V603. The problem and solution is identified by CHEVROLET Special Coverage bulletin N182202780-01 (October 11, 2019): BRAKE ASSIST DECREASE DUE TO VACUUM LOSS. Dealer CONCORD CHEVROLET (CA) would not recognize the Special Coverage Bulletin or fix the problem. CHEVROLET was notified and has not agreed to repair (case#9-8126430790).
When rolling in a parking lot or trying to park and not pushing the gas: When you try to stop or slow down and push the break it just goes to the floor and the car continues to roll forward. You have to immediately throw the SUV from drive to park in order to get it to stop moving or it would literally roll into whatever you were trying to stop for. Pulling out of parking lots or up to stop signs, it will do it then too. Anytime you rolling and then having to stop suddenly. But it doesn’t happen all the time. That’s the scary part.
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Suburban. The vehicle had previously been serviced under the federal safety agency Campaign Numbers: 19V761000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Service Brakes, Electronic Stability Control) and 19V645000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) at the dealer; however, the failure recurred after the recalls were repaired with a stiff brake pedal and increased braking effort while driving. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle went over a curve and the front passenger's side crashed into a tree, then came to a complete stop in a ditch. There were no air bags deployed. The contact's wife sustained neck and back injuries but did not receive medical attention. The vehicle was towed to Coughlin Hyundai (2300 Hebron Rd, Heath, OH 43056) where it remained and was not repaired. The vehicle was not deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. Prior to the failure, the contact was receiving notifications from OnStar that the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V761000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Service Brakes, Electronic Stability Control) was unrepaired. The failure mileage was 111,572.
I noticed when driving in parking lots or at low speeds the brakes seem like you have to put more force to get the vehicle to stop.
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V645000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) in 2019. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10-25 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact continued to depress the brake pedal, which responded just before the vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The contact veered to the side of the road and parked the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vacuum pump and belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired under an unknown warranty. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist because the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 72,779.
While backing up and going forward at a slow speed the car did not stop. The brake pedal was hard and my foot pressure did not help it stop. Terrible feeling. When I turned the vehicle off and back on the brakes seemed to work. This is worrisome. I bought the car used with the car fax stating it had previous minor front end damage. I am concerned this has happened before.
Loss of breaking power observed at low speeds. Has occurred three times in recent weeks when accelerating forward into a parking space, and when attempting to brake when coasting in reverse out of an inclined driveway. Brake cannot be depressed.
When stepping on brake the electrical system went off for several seconds as in the entire dash shut off, then later when driving at low speeds and backing up dash reads stabilizer track and jerks the steering wheel out of hands
The brakes act like they wont work. When you hit them there is a pulsating feeling and when I was trying to stop last night I almost hit a car. When I pulled out of the parking lot, I had to press the brake and push down where I felt the air actually leaving the line. Weve already replaced the front and rear breaks thinking that was the issue and its still happening. We bought the car in may 2020 and this started happening around 12/2020
Issues with stabilitrak and antilock brake. It's making it harder to brake.
Hard to press, vibration and longer stopping distance.
Pedal hard to press, vibration and longer stopping distance.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet suburban. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced brake failure while driving at low speeds. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not yet taken to a dealer however, davis gainesville chevrolet (2600 n main st, gainesville, fl 32609, (352) 519-4131) was contacted and informed of the failure. An appointment was schedule. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. *bf the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired.
Vehicle has had brake and transmission issues for 2 years now, culminating in complete transmission failure on 12/20/20.
Rollling down my drive way my brakes went out. Very spongy. Pressed multiple times and was able to come to a stop with the help of my front bushes. Master cylinder is full brakes are less than a year. I see online that this is a problem with 2014-2018 chevy trucks and suvs. If my wife was driving she could have been hurt. Heaven forbid my kids where in there too. This is obviously a defect in manufacturing and design and should be remedied by chevy.
Vehicle breaks in motion without applying foot to break pedal and pulls to one side.
On saturday, march 7th, 2020, I was driving my 2016 suburban on one of the most dangerous roads in northern california, ca (sr -17). It is a windy road and very dangerous. My trip from san jose, ca to santa cruz, ca is a 35 mile trip, both 2 lanes each way and very tight. There are turnouts but very treacherous in certain spots. Anyhow, on my way back home from santa cruz, I was heading south bound on sr-17 and just passing (summit road) also known as sr-35. When passing summit road, I started to descend down the two lane road at a speed of 45 miles. We all came to a sudden stop because of an accident ahead (which one cannot see because of the winding road ahead). After being stopped for a minute, the traffic started to move at a very slow pace (1 car length at a time). My first release of the brake was short and I coasted for a second, I applied pressure onto my brakes to stop. A load roaring sound came from the pressing on the brakes and my pedal pumped back against my foot. I was able to stop, but was very concerned because I had never experienced this before. After the 4th stop and go, I lost all braking power and needed to pull over to the side (which is very hard on sr-17!). Luckily, there was a turnout about 1 car length ahead and since I was in the left lane of the 2 lane road, I began coasting with my brake pedal slammed onto the floor and honking my horn and veering into the turnout while cutting people off (luckily not causing an accident or running into the tree next to the turnout). I managed to get to the turnout and came to a stop (miraculously) and shoved the car into park and applied the emergency brake after I stopped.
We were coming to a stop sign when the brakes became very firm and were not bringing the vehicle to the stop, which almost caused the truck to creep into a busy 4 was stop intersection and potentially cause a collision. Shortly after, in a drive through when creeping from full stop to pull up slightly, the pressure was difficult to apply to the brake and after forcibly applying pressure the vehicle came to a very delayed stop, very nearly causing a collision with vehicle ahead in line. I have taken the vehicle to the chevy dealership, where I was advised the issue qualified for extended special warranty per the manufacturer, however, I never received any notification of the potential known issue and firmly believe given the issue being a significant detriment to safety - I'd expect a more proactive safety recall as opposed the the passive break-fix approach.
Red flashing light goes off on windshield, seat vibrates with nothing around. Brakes and pulling to right applied for no reason. Keeps doing this
After notice of recall regarding breaking issues at slow speeds, dealership updated software and stated all that is needed from the recall. Three days later breaks were faulty at slow speeds needing to push extremely hard on pedal. Called the dealership and they stated the vacuum pump is acting up and needed to be replaced. It seemed as if they knew this could happen. We didn't have any issues with the brakes until the software or module was updated. The recall is deceptive in that it called for replacement or update to module nothing about the vacuum pump. Researching the recalls it seems the vacuum pump is the issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet suburban. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to operate as intended. While driving slow speeds, the brake pedal required additional effort to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure was more prevalent while the vehicle was being reversed at slow speeds. While driving highway speeds, the brakes operated normally. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the brake fluid reservoir, brake booster, and brake master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The contact was then informed that the vacuum pump needed to be replaced. The repair was still pending. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v645000 (service brakes, hydraulic) at bellavia chevrolet buick (199 nj-17, east rutherford, nj 07073, (201) 355-2885); however, it caused the failure to become more evident. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 116,000.
2016 chevrolet suburan. Consumer writes in regard to safety recall gm n192268490 and request a reimbursement for repairs made to vehicle that fell under the recall. *as the consumer stated the break pedal became hard to depress causing the driver to have to swerve from hitting another vehicle.
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 2016 Chevrolet Suburban?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history