2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 electrical system problems
60 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 — 34% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My entire instrument panel does not always work when I start my truck. It will occasionally come to life after driving a bit or sometimes it doesn't work at all. No pattern as to when, where or driving conditions. Started a few months ago where it would always work shortly after I started the…”
filed Oct 24, 2018
“The battery keeps going dead and something is not shutting the car down causing a parasitic battery draw killing battery I have gone through 4 battery and after about 3 days or 4 the truck does not start and 2hen I take it to autozone they say its dead and give me a new battery and tried looking up…”
filed May 29, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
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Electrical System problems in other Suburban 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Suburban 1500 | 5 | 19% |
| 2011 Suburban 1500 | 4 | 5% |
| 2009 Suburban 1500 | 6 | 11% |
| 2008 Suburban 1500 | 12 | 12% |
| 2007 Suburban 1500 | 26 | 14% |
| 2006 Suburban 1500 | 7 | 23% |
| 2005 Suburban 1500 | 46 | 49% |
| 2004 Suburban 1500 | 84 | 46% |
| 2002 Suburban 1500 | 2 | 2% |
| 2001 Suburban 1500 | 4 | 4% |
| 2000 Suburban 1500 | 1 | 1% |
| 1999 Suburban 1500 | 2 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.