1993 Chevrolet Suburban

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2001-07-02 01I006000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES 255,770 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2008-11-22 SEAT BELTS No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE AN OCCUPANT WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAP HERSELF IN THE VEHICLE WITH T…
2007-12-05 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS No 0 REAR UPPER SHOCK BRACKET. CRACKED AND FELL OFF VEHICLE- WITH DOING INSPECTION OF WELDS, ALSO FOUND THAT THE REAR FRAME …
2007-03-23 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. T…
2006-08-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 DURING ALL KINDS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, TWICE CAUSING A REAR END …
2004-07-19 TRAILER HITCHES Yes 0 WHILE TOWING MY 25 FOOT CAMPING TRAILER BEHIND MY CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, THE RECEIVER HITCH (MANUFACTURED BY DRAWTITE) BRO…
2004-05-25 TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE No 0 THE SPARE TIRE INSIDE THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. THE TIRE MFR. WAS GENERAL TIRE. AMERI 550AS LT245/75R16. DOT#AD1…
2004-04-23 STEERING No 0 WHEN MAKING A TURN AT HIGH SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL/BRAKES LOCKED UP TEMPORARILY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RES…
2003-10-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT INTO THE RETRACTOR. *AK CONSUMER NOTED THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT…
2003-09-11 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR No 0 CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. AS A RESULT, SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK, AND S…
2003-08-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 MY SUBURBAN HAS DEVELOPED A PECULIAR PROBLEM THAT HAS LEFT EVEN THE DEALERSHIPS COMPLETELY CLUELESS!!! THE ENGINE HEAT…
2003-07-16 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT BACK INTO COMPONENT. *AK
2003-06-23 VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR No 0 INTERMITTENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS N…
2003-03-01 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR No 0 1993 CHEVROLET PU VIN # [XXX] AND 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN VIN # [XXX] BOTH VEHICLES HAVE FAULTY WIPERS. THE 1999 ALSO …
2003-02-20 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION…
2003-01-02 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ABS FAILS ON UNEVEN SURFACES, SUCH AS WASHBOARD ROADS AND WHEN HITTING BUMPS DURING BRAKING. ABS PERFORM POORLY IN MOST…
2002-06-22 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR No 0 REFERENCE: NHTS CAMPAIGN ID 98V150001. INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS APPEARS AS DESCRIBED. I CAN GET TEM…
2002-04-01 STRUCTURE No 0 THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND A KNOCKING/ BANGING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF…
2002-02-15 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. USUALLY AFTER DRIVING A …
2001-08-26 TIRES No 0 WHILE TRAVELING 65-70MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED DUE TO A BUBBLE THAT FORMED ON TIRE, IT WAS 14-16 INCHES LONG…
2001-08-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE,…
2001-07-18 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE BODY - 3 TIRES ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASSIONS - SEPARATION OCCURRED WHILE MOVING AT 55-60 MPH. *AK …
2001-06-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES No 0 CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01I006000 NOTIFICATION CONCERNING BRAKE PEDAL FEED. DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE COMPONENT AVA…
2001-05-16 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST No 0 SEAT IS SIX WAY POWER AND SEAT BASE ANCHOR TO POWER MECHANISM BROKE BROKE NOW SEAT CONNECT ON ONLY THREE SIDES AND LEAN…
2001-05-15 TIRES:SIDEWALL No 0 A 1 1/2" HOLE BLEW OUT IN THE SIDEWALL. NO PUNCTURE APPARENT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11BAB437 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
2001-04-19 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR No 0 THE FIRST FAILURE WAS TRAVELING WEST OF DENVER, CO. IN A SNOW STORM WITH HEAVY, FAST TRAFFIC, AND THE WIPERS STOPPED IN…
2001-03-13 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, FIRST THEY GRABBED, THEN RELEASED. NO BRAKING ACTION, AND CON…
2001-03-13 TIRES:TREAD/BELT Yes 1 THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. T…
2001-01-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 CONSUMER HAD A NEW ABS SYSTEM INSTALLED. THEN, BEFORE GETTING ON HIGHWAY STATE TROOPER STOPPED CONSUMER, AND INFORMED …
2001-01-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. OPEN IVESTIGATION EA95026. *AK
2000-12-07 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHILE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY AND BRAKES MADE AN ELECTRICAL VIBRATING HIGH PITCHED NOISE. SEVERAL OC…
2000-10-07 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK Yes 0 DURING SLOW SPEED STOP, BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH NO EFFECT. ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASION…
2000-09-12 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON HIGHWAY AND SHE WAS APPROACHING A INTERSECTION, WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AND …
2000-09-03 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK Yes 0 THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE DURING A RAPID STOP. THE ABS SYSTEM CYCLED REPEATEDLY DURING THE RAPID STOP,…
2000-08-18 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 CONSUMER'S SON WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT …
2000-07-01 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH AND SHE HEARD A NOISE, RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE TIRES,…
2000-07-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHNE BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPINGDISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHI…
2000-06-11 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES DO NOT GRAB AT ALL, AND VEHICLE KEEPS ROLLING. *…
2000-06-05 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 EA 95 026/POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE: WHENEVER VEHICLE RUNS OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, IT CAUSES EXTENDED…
2000-06-04 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR No 0 WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND…
2000-05-22 TRAILER HITCHES No 0 THERE IS A CRACK IN THE TRAILER HITCH PLATFORM. THE ORIGINAL TRAILER HITCH PLATFORM WAS REPLACED ON 6/29/95, AND HAD 25…
2000-03-27 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP BY APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SLID, AND CONSUMER REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. NO …
2000-03-25 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 AT VACAVILLE, CA, APPROX. 3PM, APROX 85 DEG., COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION OF RIGHT REAR TIRE ON I80 HEADING EAST. 2 CHP'…
2000-03-02 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 OVER THE ENTIRE TIME THAT WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM HAVE NOT OPERATED RELIABLY. WHENEVE…
2000-03-02 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 OVER THE ENTIRE TIME THAT WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM HAVE NOT OPERATED RELIABLY. WHENEVE…
2000-03-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT A APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND BRAKES ARE HIT, VEHICLE STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHIFT TO THE LEFT. BRAKES/CA…
2000-02-10 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED, BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPING …
2000-02-10 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED HARD THE PEDAL WAS NORMAL. HOWEVER, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH …
1999-10-20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHILE MAKING A NORMAL STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN MUCH FURTHER THAN NORMAL AND THE TRUCK BARELY STOPPED. THIS HAPPENED W…
1999-10-10 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR No 0 WINDSHIELD WIPPERS STOP WORKING WHEN IM DRIVING, AND THE DEALER THEY SAID WAS A RECALL BEFORE BUT THEY SAID THAT I HAD …
1999-09-27 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ONGOING PROBLEM WITH LOW GROWLING SOUND AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK