2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 electrical system problems
84 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 — 46% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Takata recall. The gauge cluster stopped working. Now the ignition and ac will not work. Oil pressure sensor reading wrong. Took it to get code read and 35 codes came up. Had to put on a toggle switch just to start it. Cant see speed and that makes it very dangerous to drive at this point. Think…”
filed Nov 30, 2018
“Vehicle gas gauge and odometer gauges clusters are not working this puts us in danger I did not know how much gas I need and how fast I was going this should be fixed by the manufacturer because it was a cluster defect”
filed Jun 6, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on OnStar Module 2G Sunset Information.
23-NA-001 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 28, 2025Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles. It provides the ability via a single selection within Techline Connect to first identify which modules need updating and then proceed to…
General Communication · Service Campaign · issued Aug 26, 2024This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Service Programming System (SPS) Error Codes E4398, E4399, E4401, E4403, M4404, M4413, M6954, M6955, E4414, E4423, E4491, E4492, or E6961 and…
24-NA-098 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 6, 2024
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% |
| 2003 Suburban 1500 | 60 | 34% |
| 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 2004 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.