Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1993 GMC Suburban.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 GMC SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUMES AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE… |
| 2003-06-21 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | REAR DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER ON MY 1993 SUBURBAN K1500 BROKE AND LOCKED THE REAR WHEELS, FORM MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A C… |
| 2002-09-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR |
| 2002-08-16 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER STRAP DOES NOT TIGHTEN UP. *NM |
| 2002-04-03 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE, AND CONSUMER FELL BACKWARDS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO… |
| 2001-12-28 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-08-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DUE TO SEVERAL PAST ABS INCIDENTS, ONE RESULTING IN A COLLISION, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR COMPLIANCE WITH NHTSA … |
| 2001-06-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | SAILED THROUGH A RED LIGHT WITH BRAKES APPLIED, BOTH ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.*AK |
| 2001-06-11 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE ON THE FRONT LEFT CORNER. SEAT NOW ROCKS BACK 8-10 INCHES. UPON INVESTIGATION, CAU… |
| 2001-04-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TROTTLE TO CRUISE CONTROL CONNECTING ROD WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE PLATE AND FELL DOWN INTO THROTTLE CABLE BRACKET. T… |
| 2001-04-12 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. THEN, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. B… |
| 2001-03-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS HAD RADIATOR WORK DONE ON SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 1996. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING T… |
| 2001-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, FAILED TO STOP… |
| 2001-02-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | Yes | 2 | REAR ENDED SOMEONE DUE TO THE INABILITY TO STOP IN TIME DUE TO THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE 1993 GMC SUBURBAN BRAKING SY… |
| 2000-05-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE BRAKES FAIL WHEN YOU ARE IN A SITUATION THAT YOU HAVE TO STOP FAST OR HOLD GOING DOWN A HILL,THERE IS A CHATTERING … |
| 2000-05-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT, AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAR SHOT INTO CRUISE CONTROL/GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AN… |
| 2000-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN STOPPING IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, FRONT BRAKES SEEM TO LOCK UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING … |
| 2000-03-03 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHENEVER RIDING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN TURNING ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS … |
| 2000-01-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN CROSSING A RAILROAD TRACK BRAKES FAILED THEY WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. AFTER GOING ABOUT 50 FEET ON GRAVEL THE CAR… |
| 1999-12-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | ON DRY, SMOOTH PAVEMENT MY WIFE WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE DRIVER IN … |
| 1999-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF ABS BRAKE FAILURES WITH THE SUBURBANS. I HOPE NO ONE GETS KILLED WHILE DRIVING ONE… |
| 1999-10-26 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING FRONT POWER SEAT FELL OFF THE BASE. METAL PIECE THAT SUPPORTS THE FRAME BROKE. THIS CAUSED A HAZARD FO… |
| 1999-08-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE ONLY WARNING OF THIS IMPENDING FAILURE WAS THE BATTERY INDICATOR CAME ON. I PULLED OVER WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE … |
| 1999-08-09 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT TO ORIGINAL POSITION AFTER BEING RELEASED. THE BELTS FAIL TO CATCH WHEN BRAKES ARE… |
| 1999-07-28 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPES BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER THIS… |
| 1999-06-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THIS SUBURBAN HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUNNING FOR A WHILE THEN SIMPLY STOPING FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN R… |
| 1999-06-21 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE ON THE LEFT FRONT CORNER, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO TIP BACK. THE TRACK ASSEMBLY WAS FULLY INTA… |
| 1999-06-12 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WITH NO METHOD OF CORRECTION BY GMC. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED… |
| 1998-11-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE ABS LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A FENCE AT… |
| 1998-10-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | BRAKE ROTOR CAME COMPLETELY APART. THIS CONDITION WAS OBVIOUSLY BUILDING UP OVER TIME RESULTING IN POOR BRAKE PERFORMAN… |
| 1998-06-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | EA95026; POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE; WHEN COMING TO A STOP, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND … |
| 1998-06-16 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT COMING ON WHEN TURNED ON. RECALL WAS FOR LATER YEAR MODELS, BUT THIS … |
| 1998-06-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | EA95026, POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ON ANY NON-DRY SURFACE, IT TAKES TOO LONG TO STOP. IT FEELS … |
| 1998-06-04 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. WIPERS WILL SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING DURING OPERATION. ** INCIDENT DATE LISTED BELOW INDI… |
| 1998-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH HIGH ACCELERATION COMMENCING WHENEVER VEHICLE WOULD BE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE… |
| 1998-05-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION. |
| 1998-04-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY LET GO AND CATCH AGAIN, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE … |
| 1998-01-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON MAIN ST ,WAS ABOUT 5-6 CAR LENGHTS IN FRONT 0F OTHER VEHICLE ,WENT TO APPLY BRAKE… |
| 1997-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES T… |
| 1997-12-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP CAUSING A COLLISION. |
| 1997-11-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 2 | BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE. |
| 1997-11-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED DURING A SUDDEN/QUICK STOP OF VEHICLE. |
| 1997-10-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTINGIN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK |
| 1997-10-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE PADS GO TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 1997-10-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES FAILED |
| 1997-10-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE SUBURBAN DID STOP. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE BRA… |
| 1997-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY TRAVELS 25 YARDS OR SO BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.THE DEALER HAS BEEN … |
| 1997-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFI… |
| 1997-09-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SOME GRAVELAND. THESE WERE ABS BRAKES.*… |
| 1997-08-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS. |