Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
22
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1990 GMC Suburban.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | I BELIEVE THE SUBURBAN SERIES VEHICLES HAVE A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKE HOSE(FROM THE BO… |
| 2002-03-03 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THE METAL PARKING BRAKE CABLE WEARS INTO THE RUBBER BRAKE HOSE, WHICH COULD CAUSE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE … |
| 2001-01-30 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS HEARING NOISE FROM BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A STOP, WAS INSPECTED, AND WAS ADVISED THAT FRONT BRAKES WERE NEE… |
| 2000-11-15 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | FRAME OF SEAT BACK SNAPPED WHEN DRIVER ENTERED VEHICLE AND GOT INTO SEAT. *AK |
| 2000-11-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED 9/25/99 BY SUSPENSION PLUS IN SAN DIEGO USING MCQUAY NORRIS PARTS.. ON OR ABOUT 11/04/… |
| 2000-10-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE STARTED RACING. COULD NOT STOP. PUT IN NUETRAL,ENGINE RACING. SHUT ENGINE . LATER FOUND… |
| 2000-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 1 | CONSUMER RAISED HOOD; ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE, AFTER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, DOUGLAS BATTERY SUDDENLY BLEW UP, CONS… |
| 2000-02-20 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. BUT, CONSUMER COULD KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE AT THA… |
| 1999-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALERSHIP. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY FIRST GMC PURCHASE SO FAR. … |
| 1998-10-12 | SEATS | Yes | 1 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WHERE L WAS SITTING STILL AND WAS THEN REARENDED AND CONSEQUENTLY FLEW THROUGH T… |
| 1998-05-17 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 1 | DRIVER'S SEAT BOLTS FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIR, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. |
| 1997-10-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS LEAVING A STOP LIGHT UP TO 15 MPH. WHEN SHE HIT BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE BRAKES SEEME… |
| 1996-08-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES.*AK *JB |
| 1995-09-14 | SEATS | No | 0 | RECALL 93V187000, WAS PERFORMED, SEAT BOLTS BROKE 2 TIMES AFTER THAT, AND 3RD TIME CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE SEAT … |
| 1995-06-23 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | No | 0 | THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE POPPED OFF AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1994-11-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | THE TRUCK HAS ABS. THE BRAKES RELEASE ON A BUMPY ROAD AND DO NOT WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1994-07-03 | SEATS | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE FIXED, SHE IS STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. SEAT FAILED. TT |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN EMERGENCY STOPPING PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE… |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | OWNER STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS SEAT RECLINER AND THAT HE HAD WORK DONE ON SEAT; HOWEVER, 40,000… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER CAN BE RELEASING BRAKE, STARTING OUT AT APPROX 5-10 MPH WHEN CONSUMER NEEDS TO MAKE SUDDEN STOP BRAKES WILL NO… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. |
| — | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | RECALL # 93V18700. OWNER STATED THAT THE BOLTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN VEHICLE. BOLTS NEED TO BE REPLACED A THIRD T… |