Selling a junk Chevrolet Suburban 1500
Any Suburban 1500 sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Chevrolet Suburban 1500
NHTSA has 1,668 owner complaints on file for the Chevrolet Suburban 1500, model years 1995 to 2021, the 211th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are brakes (342, 21%), electrical system (259, 16%), air bags (204, 12%). 49 complaints involved a crash, 34 a fire, and 7 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 89,000 miles. The 2007 model year has the most complaints (240). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is brakes, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to deciding whether to repair or junk: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Chevrolet Suburban 1500 by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10 | Air bags | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 12 | Brakes | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 21 | Visibility and wipers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 110,000 |
| 1998 | 16 | Visibility and wipers | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 91 | Brakes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 110,000 |
| 2000 | 72 | Brakes | 6 | 2 | 1 | 118,000 |
| 2001 | 102 | Brakes | 9 | 5 | 1 | 109,318 |
| 2002 | 144 | Brakes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 111,826 |
| 2003 | 223 | Electrical system | 6 | 3 | 1 | 90,502 |
| 2004 | 220 | Electrical system | 2 | 7 | 1 | 85,000 |
| 2005 | 102 | Electrical system | 2 | 2 | 1 | 60,000 |
| 2006 | 35 | Electrical system | 0 | 2 | 2 | 71,000 |
| 2007 | 240 | Air bags | 5 | 6 | 0 | 78,000 |
| 2008 | 131 | Air bags | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69,000 |
| 2009 | 70 | Air bags | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75,000 |
| 2010 | 70 | Air bags | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72,500 |
| 2011 | 108 | Other | 1 | 2 | 2 | 80,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | Visibility and wipers | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Chevrolet Suburban 1500 recalls
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for wheels (1), engine and cooling (1), equipment (1). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2011 model year, steering (campaign 11V339000, Jun 2011): GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV; CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD, SILVERADO LD, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; AND GMC SIERRA HD, SIERRA LD, YUKON, AND YUKON XL VEHICLES. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT A…
- 2011 model year, suspension (campaign 11V007000, Jan 2011): GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, COLORADO, EXPRESS, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; AND GMC CANYON, SIERRA, SAVANA, YUKON AND YUKON XL VE…
- 2010 model year, equipment (campaign 10E043000, Sep 2010): MARATHON IS RECALLING CERTAIN SEAT COVERS, BRAND SUPERHIDES WITH PART NUMBERS 593, 594, 578, 960, 228, 228-09, 267-08, 333, 625, AND 630, SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE SEAT C…
- 2000 model year, wheels (campaign 07E106000, Dec 2007): CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL REPLACEMENT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WITH THE BRAND NAMES: NATIONAL, CARQUEST P/NOS. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054, 515059, AND 515060, SHIPPED BETWEEN JANUARY 23, 2006, AND DECEMBER 20, 2007, …
- 2006 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 06V289000, Aug 2006): ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN 8.1L V8 (RPO L8-VIN G) ENGINE HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER RETAINER CLIP MAY FRACTURE RESULTING IN INADEQUATE RETENTION OF THE DAMPER.
What a Chevrolet Suburban 1500 is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Suburban 1500 on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Chevrolet Suburban 1500 worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Suburban 1500 gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Chevrolet Suburban 1500 that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Chevrolet Suburban 1500?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Chevrolet Suburban 1500 numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.