Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2015 Chevrolet Suburban owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
1) intermittently when turning vehicle at slow speeds, there is sudden loss of steering and electric power steering violently bouncing the wheel back to neutral position when attempting to steer left or right. There is also sudden loss of electricity, engine turns off, requiring to shift to park and restart engine. This issue usually occurs after rain or after car wash (water entering shark fin antenna) 2) intermittent complete power loss throughout the vehicle (occurs especially after rain - when shark fin antenna gets filled with water) and feels like battery is suddenly completely dead. Sometimes it can not be jump started immediately, and after more than an hour, it May be jump started. 3) water leaking into the front left corner of roof (driver side) after rain - again due to shark fin anternna leak. …
When traveling at slow speeds, I.e., parking lot or restaurant drive-thru line, and making sharp turns, car stabilitrak warning will flash then loss of power steering and complete loss of power will result. Additionally, the media electronics will shut off and restart periodically. This doesn't necessarily happen at the same time, although, this never happens when I am not having problems with the stabilitrak system. (see previous complaint: 11122704) took car for service at capitol Chevy on 8/30/19. They said no codes were indicated, however, throttle body was dirty and could have an effect on my issue. Throttle body was serviced/cleaned. On sept. 2, 2019 I had issue with media system and stabilitrak. While traveling southbound on I-85, cruise control set approx. 75 MPH, I braked to disengage cruise speed when media system reset. I pulled into my driveway approx. …
I received a recall notification from Chevy (recall number 18289) and my vehicle had occasionally experienced some of the listed problems in the recall so I immediately took my car in to be serviced. After the the recall service my car seemed to be fixed, but that only lasted a few days. The problem is back and even worse than before. When turning the steering wheel at low speeds the my car experiences temporary loss of power, the entire electrical system shorts out briefly (radio, display screen, power locks all turn off/on) and the wheel becomes difficult to turn. Since having the recall problem "fixed", in addition to the above still happening, the wheel just loses power steering (very difficult to turn) or locks up without electrical loss and on two separate occasions all of the above has happened and my care stalls mid turn and I have to put my car in park to restart it. …
Vehicle was serviced at the local Chevrolet dealership subject to NHTSA recall no: 18v-586 on Friday, September 14, 2018. The next day, 9/15/18, vehicle experienced same problems that were happening prior to being serviced. Specifically, on Saturday(9/15) at approx. 4:30 p.m. Cst, while making a rolling right hand turn on green the vehicle lost power steering and lost all power. No one was directly behind me as I stopped in the middle of the city street. I put on the flashers and, after unsuccessfully trying to restart the vehicle in neutral, was able to restart the car while in park. I noticed the battery voltage meter was lower than normal for the remainder of my trip, however, it had returned to normal the next morning. This has been an ongoing problem which started on aug. 9, 2018. First trip to the Chevy dealership resulted in replacing the f-module. …
While driving all of the power cuts off including power steering. Alternator, oil, fuel, struts, battery x 2 have been changed out in attempt to correct issue. Issue is still present. Local Chevy dealership unable to rectify problem. There have been numerous incidents with potential accidents. There seems to be a power draw on the system, unable to find any kinked or frayed wires. While driving all lighting including gauges dims usually prior to complete vehicle electrical failure. I have a video of electrical dimming, but unable to load on here. Vehicle is labeled as 2015 but manufacture date is 2014, ive noticed there is a recall on 2014 models for electrical chassis failure however my VIN is not encompassed in this recall.
Oil pressure, temp, tac, speedometer, gauges fluctuating , while many failures flash on the driver info center screen, audio warnings also.engine revs and power steering fails. This has happened in all driving conditions, stopped, city ,country , highway roads. This has happened about four times, and we have it at a dealer now for the third time. The first dealer could not duplicate the problem. Second dealer said the problem was a steering lock control module and replaced it, the third dealer is still working on it. The loss of power steering ,making the car very hard to steer is what has prompted me to make this report. This happened for the first time ,August 13, 2019 and the last time ,January 29, 2020
For the 3rd time my wife while driving her car had these issues! Service power steering where it makes it hard to turn. Brake and ABS lights come on making the brake pedal go to the floor barely stoping the Suburban, service stabilitrac and service trailer brake! This is the second time it's at the dealer the first time it went away so quickly we thought it was a fluke but it definitely scared my wife to death! By the time we get it to the dealer it clears it's self and they can't find anything wrong! We videoed the incidents and need help to see why those issues aren't recalled on our Suburban like they have recalled on other 2015 suburbans?
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that the vehicle made a grinding noise while driving over 45 MPH. In addition, the traction control warning indicator illuminated. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14V374000 (power train). The contact took the vehicle to potamkin Chevrolet (706 11th ave, new york, ny 10019) to have the recall repair performed. After the repair, the failures recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
Electric power steering rips steering wheel out of hands, loss of control. Followed by stabilitrak warning, and display instructions to roll driver and passenger windows up and down. Youtube videos of another owner experiencing same problem. [redacted] and [redacted] happens when vehicle is stationary, and also yesterday while in motion parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 U.S.c. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle loses braking capability at low speeds, sometimes voltage issues cause stability control error, and even complete loss of engine power and vehicle control (engine shutoff). This has been recurring approximately once per day for two weeks, generally at very low speeds and turning into a parking spot. Typically, ABS engage and power brake assist is lost, which requires more more effort to stop the vehicle. Can also happen in reverse.
Traction Control complaints in other Suburban years
Frequently asked questions
How common are traction control problems on the 2015 Chevrolet Suburban?
NHTSA has 23 complaints about the stability & traction control of the 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, 5% of the model year's 431 complaints.
Is there a recall for 2015 Chevrolet Suburban traction control problems?
No. NHTSA lists no stability & traction control recall for the 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, though it has 11 recalls for other components. If the problem is widespread, a repair may still be covered by an extended warranty or a manufacturer service bulletin — ask a dealer.
At what mileage do 2015 Chevrolet Suburban traction control problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 77,000 miles, and 6% before 25,000 miles.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.