2013 Chevrolet SUBURBAN 1500 - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2013 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 SUV 4WD has an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5. This vehicle received excellent ratings in front and side crash tests, with a perfect score of 5 in all relevant categories. It is equipped with standard electronic stability control, which enhances the vehicle's stability on the road. However, it does not have forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems. In terms of recalls and complaints, there have been 4 recalls reported for this model and 111 complaints filed. Overall, the Chevrolet Suburban 1500 offers solid safety performance but may benefit from additional advanced safety features.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

111

Recall Count

4

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

4/5

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Safety Features

2013 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 SUV 4WD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2013 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 SUV 4WD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2013 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 SUV 4WD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2013 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 SUV 4WD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2010 Score 2013 Score 2020 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 5 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2010 Score 2013 Score 2020 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2010 Score 2013 Score 2020 Score
Rollover Rating 3 3 3
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5 4

Complaints for the 2013 Chevrolet SUBURBAN 1500

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"on july 8th i went into sheehy honda to look at a suburban that miss [xxx] said she had on sale. when i arrive ms [xxx] showed me the vehicle, after looking over the vehicle it was something hanging from the back part of the vehicle they looked at it they got the manager out there he said he was going to take care of it doing, that time i went back into the building and try to see would i be able to purchase this vehicle and as the agreement started they say that i will have to put 4200 down after that the two guys went in the back i was still in the front with miss [xxx] at her desk and the two gentlemen's came back and ask me do i have $500 more and i can get the vehicle and i told them if i was to give them 4,700 i want them to subtract it from asking price then finance the balance from, $17,999 and i'll be financing only balance from that $17,999, because they told me the vip was free for free oil change rotations and looking over your car and also i had warranty on the motor transmission and i want to say drive shaft but come to find out all these are add ones that they told me that was free. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2022-07-07

Complaint:
"the dash has cracked in several spots and makes loud vibrating noises and i’m worried with one crack being near air bag that air bag will not work correctly or dash will have projectile pieces that may impel into a person if the airbag deploys"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2024-05-08

Complaint:
"hi my 2013 chevy suburban's dash has a crack near the air bag."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2022-01-06

Complaint:
"my 2013 chevrolet suburban has cracks in the dashboard in the same spots as many other people i have talked to, not only does this diminish the value of our vehicles the cracks around the passenger side air bag seem like it could be a danger if the air bag were to deploy possibly causing plastic shrapnel to be ejected with extreme force injuring or possibly killing someone especially considering the airbags are already under a recall for their issues they (the dash ) should be recalled"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2020-04-01

Complaint:
"the side blind zone system is continuously on."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2020-01-09

Complaint:
"at home: both front doors, built in armrests supports. inner hard plastic arm support is broken in half. was not aware it had broken and leaned on it getting out of the car. when the arm rest gave away i fell out of car down to the sidewalk. my previous car was also a suburban and we never had this problem. i asked the body shop if it could be repaired but they stated the whole panel would have to be replaced. unable to take pictures due to it being in cased."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2020-01-05

Complaint:
"the dashboard has several cracks and continues to crack further. these cracks just started to appear without incident. they cause the dash to rattle. they are also a cosmetic issue that will depreciate the value of the suburban."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2019-07-06

Complaint:
"the dash has cracks around the air bags on the left and right sides."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2019-10-10

Complaint:
"cracked dashboard. same two spots as thousands of other cars. right behind instrument panel and on corner of passenger airbag compartment in dash."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2016-11-02

Complaint:
"common dash crack in these suburbans. very dangerous if airbag is deployed."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2021-06-02

CHEVROLET Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

CHEVROLET ranks 2 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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