Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 GMC Suburban.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 1 | TRANSMISSION CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH MY 1992 GMC K2500 SUBURBAN IT BURNED TRANNY UP IF I DIDN'T HAVE A FIRE EXTINGUIS… |
| 2003-01-29 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS ONLY OCCASIONALLY AND USUALLY FAILS WHEN IT IS WET OR HUMID. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES … |
| 2001-04-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALWAY DOWN TO FLOOR, AND VEHICLE MAKES NOISES. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2001-02-07 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT 'HITCH PLATFORM' WHICH IS USED TO PULL AN AIRSTREAM TRAILER, 8900 LBS, IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL … |
| 2000-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHILE MAKING A STOP, AND ALL BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON.*AK |
| 2000-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD BRAKE FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE BRAKES WOULD LOSE HOLD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FOR… |
| 1999-07-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TOWING BRAKES WERE ERRACTIC. ABS LIGHT KEPT FLASHING AFTER ENTERING GAS STATION. WASN'T TOWING. ABS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER… |
| 1999-03-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WIPERS DO NOT COME ON WHEN CAR IS HOT, ONLY WHEN CAR HAS JUST BEEN STARTED, AND NOT ALL THE TIME THEN. THEY WILL STOP … |
| 1999-02-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY, 65-70MPH, FOOT FELT HEAT, TURNED HEAT OFF, VAN STARTED SMOKING AND WHEN EVERYONE WAS … |
| 1998-09-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE ENGINE COLD WIPERS WORK. WHEN HOT, WIPERS SIMPLY STOP AND WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL ENGINE COLD. LAST TIME WAS IN H… |
| 1998-08-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | UPON APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES VEHICLE PULLED RIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL HAD GONE TO FLOOR IN AN EMERGENCY STOP OR WHILE JUST WA… |
| 1998-06-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SLOW RATES OF SPEED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPP… |
| 1998-03-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, WAS COMING TO A ROLLING STOP, ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED & THEY WOULD LOCK UP ON THE 2-WD. BEEN TO DEALER … |
| 1997-10-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHENEVER APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD CONTINUE TO THE FLOOR & THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE MOVING UNTIL… |
| 1997-10-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. OWNER STATES THAT THE ABS DID … |
| 1997-07-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE ENGAGING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. |
| 1997-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS: WHILE DRIVING, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, STOPPED VEHICLE, HEARD SOMETHING RUNNING UNDER VEHICLE, NO BRAKING PROBLEM, VEH… |
| 1997-06-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | AS A RESULT OF NOT STOPPING, BRAKE PEDAL WAS BENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO STOP TRUCK. *AK *SLC |
| 1997-02-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN COMING TO STOP AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE TRUCK PULLED TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING MO… |
| 1997-02-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI LOCK BRAKES PULL WHEN ENGAGED, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER PULLING STILL OCCURS. |
| 1996-12-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP AND RELEASED AND THREW THE PASSENGERS VIOLENTLY FOREWARD. *AK |
| 1996-12-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, ALSO THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. *AK |
| 1996-09-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. WHILE GOING ABOUT 35 MPH, UPON STOPPING, THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP AFTE… |
| 1996-07-14 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *SD |
| 1996-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *… |
| 1996-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED FOUR TIMES. *AK |
| 1996-01-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS BRAKES CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. TT |
| 1995-12-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | HAVE TO REPAIR THE BRAKE SYSTEM TOO OFTEN POOR PERFORMANCE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. TT |
| 1995-12-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | # EA95-026; HIT BRAKES ON ICE, ABS TRIED TO WORK THEN WENT OUT. GONE OUT THREE TIMES BEFORE. NOT THERE WHEN NEEDED. PLE… |
| 1995-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS SYSTEM, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT |
| 1995-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT WHEELS ACTUALLY SEEM TO LOCK… |
| 1995-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | EA95-026 ACTIVE, WENT GOING DOWN INCLINE ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. TT CONSUMER STATED… |
| 1995-08-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.TT CONSUMER HAD FRONT AND R… |
| 1995-08-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | FAILURE OF THE ABS BRKAES CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TT DEALER REPLACED VACUUM BOOSTER, THERE WAS A BENT ARM ON THE VACUUM … |
| 1995-07-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | DID A PANIC STOP PRESSED ON BRAKE HARD, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TT BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *SLC |
| 1995-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES, THEY GRIND LOUDLY. *AK |
| 1995-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD EA95-026A. *AK |
| 1995-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER APPROACHED TRAFFIC, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING A REAREND COLLISION.… |
| 1995-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKES FAIL-BRAKES LOSE FLUID-CANNOT SEE WHERE FLUID IS COMING FROM. TT CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE ABS COMES INTO … |
| 1994-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. TT |
| 1994-11-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY CAUSING VEHICLE ACCIDENT. TT |
| 1994-09-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND GAVE THE DRIVER NO BRAKES AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1994-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE SHOT AHEAD AND THEN BEGAN TO STOP. ALL INCIDENCES OF FAILURE SEEMED TO OCCUR WHEN THE … |
| 1994-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. IT WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND HAS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1994-05-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP, VEHICLE ROOLED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK |
| 1993-12-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 2 | IN DECEMBER OF 1993, I WAS INVOLVED IN A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT. WHILE I DID NOT CREATE THE ACCIDENT, I DID CONTRIBUTE BY … |
| 1993-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | VEHICLE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, REPLACED BRAKE SYSTEM, TO NO AVAIL. TT |
| 1992-12-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING BRAKES LOCK UP AND AT TIMES IT IS HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE EVEN WITH EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL FORCE… |
| 1992-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 2 | ANTILOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, RESULTING IN TWO ACCIDENTS/INJURIES. *AW |
| 1992-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THE SERPENTINE BELT MAKES NOISE TOOK TO DEALER EIGHT TIMES DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM . TT DEALER HAS REPLACED WATER P… |