2003 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2003 Chevrolet Suburban 2500. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES
10
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
ENGINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
POWER TRAIN
1
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
1
STRUCTURE
1
TRAILER HITCHES
1
Total complaints26

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Brake line failed while driving, turns out all lines are rusted, need all brake lines replaced.”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2017-05-29

“Brake line failure”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2016-01-31

“I will be driving down the road both hwy and city. The suburban will go into reduced engin and lose all its power and speed. I have to pull over and cut the car off and restart it and it's fine to go for maybe a mile and it does it again. They can not pin point what the problem is . It's very…”

ENGINE · reported 2015-10-09

“I will be driving down the road both hwy and city. The suburban will go into reduced engin and lose all its power and speed. I have to pull over and cut the car off and restart it and it's fine to go for maybe a mile and it does it again. They can not pin point what the problem is . It's very…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2015-10-09

“I will be driving down the road both hwy and city. The suburban will go into reduced engin and lose all its power and speed. I have to pull over and cut the car off and restart it and it's fine to go for maybe a mile and it does it again. They can not pin point what the problem is . It's very…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2015-10-09

“Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet suburban 2500. While driving 35 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and it traveled all the way to the floorboard. The contact was able to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where they performed an interim repair. The…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2015-06-13

“Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet suburban 2500. While driving 35 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and it traveled all the way to the floorboard. The contact was able to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where they performed an interim repair. The…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2015-06-13

“The metal brake line between the abs modulator valve and front right wheel ruptured when the brake pedal was pressed. The line failed due to corrosion. All brake lines in the vehicle had similar levels of corrosion near the area the aforementioned line ruptured, and at various other locations on…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2015-04-29
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2003 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.