Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 GMC Suburban.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1996 GMC SUBURBAN, CAUGHT ON FIRE. BF OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-0580-91 UPDATED 05/03/10 *BF |
| 2007-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | No | 0 | ON THE GMC 6.5 THE PMD, OR PUMP MOUNTED DRIVER FAILS DUE TO HEAT FAILURE, ALSO FAILING FOR NO REASON IN 8 DEGREE TEMPER… |
| 2006-11-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER STALLIN… |
| 2005-12-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | LIMITED RECALL LIMITS MY SAFETY! I HAD A RECENT CLOSE CALL IN MY 1996 GMC SUBURBAN. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO ANTI-LOCK ON D… |
| 2005-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 05068 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES ON THE 1999 THROUGH 2002 MODELS. … |
| 2004-11-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING NO PROBLEMS. UPON APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, AND THE PEDAL … |
| 2004-09-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | BLOW OUT OF REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE ,ON A 1996 GMC, SUBURBAN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ,WITH 58,000 MILES ON IT.*AK |
| 2004-07-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. IT DID THE SAME THING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. WHEN TOUCHING THE GA… |
| 2004-02-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE TWO GMC VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ENGINE, A GAS 5.7L V8, THAT REQUIRED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACEMENT WITHIN ON… |
| 2004-01-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 1996 6.5 TURBO DIESEL GMC SUBURBAN. WE HAD SEVERE STALLING PROBLEMS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT THE… |
| 2003-12-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SERIES OF EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH GM REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IN MY 1996 GMC SUBURBAN WHICH FAILED AFTE… |
| 2003-11-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP ON THE GM 6.5L DIESEL ENGINES. I HAVE HAD … |
| 2003-08-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS. DEALER STATES FUEL INJECTOR IS CLOGGED. *AK |
| 2003-04-02 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD, 3 OUT OF 4 SCHWAB TIRES BLEW OUT IN THE SIDEWALL. *AK *JB |
| 2003-02-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND AS TIME WENT ON THE HANDLE BROKE OFF. *JB |
| 2002-11-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVEING GM KNOWS OF PROBLEM AND HAS REPLACED INJECTION PUMP AND PUMP MOUNTED DRIVER 3 TIMES SO… |
| 2002-08-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE IGNITON WAS OFF THE SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS DOOR FOR THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS SUDDENLY … |
| 2002-07-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL FROM PARK WITHOUT VEHICLE RUNNING AND WITHOUT BRAKES PUSHED ON CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BAC… |
| 2002-06-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS USE TO WORK AT DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT JUST THIS PAST JUNE, THEY STOPPED AND … |
| 2002-04-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | WHILE REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP TO TRY TO FIX MY PROBLEM, I FOUND THE POWER WIRE (GRAY), MELTED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. MA… |
| 2002-03-21 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING AS MENTIONED IN RECALL # 98-V-150-001. BUT THI… |
| 2002-03-15 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM REST OF TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE. TIRE HAS BEEN SENT TO FIRESTONE … |
| 2002-03-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WE HAVE REPLACED OUR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TWICE SINCE OWNING OUR 96 GMC SUBURBAN. WE HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE 1998… |
| 2001-10-25 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER STA… |
| 2001-09-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | THE WIRING IN THE FUEL TANK FOR THE FUEL PUMP GOT HOT AND MELTED SHORTING OUT THE FUEL PUMP. NLM |
| 2001-09-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER PULLS A TRAILER WITH VEHICLE AND IF USING HAZARD LIGHTS, ALL LIGHTS WILL BLOWOUT, INCLUDING BRAKE LIGHTS. CONT… |
| 2001-08-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP, HAS ALSO STALLED ONCE AT 60 MPH.*AK |
| 2001-08-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL IS SPONGY, AND THERE IS EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT PADS AND FRONT DISCS. BUT, D… |
| 2001-07-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKES BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH … |
| 2001-06-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE PASSING A SEMI IN A RAINSTORM. WE NEARLY CRASHED. CARS WERE GOING EVERYWHERE TO GET OUT … |
| 2001-05-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | 98 V 150 00/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS , REDUCING A DRIVE… |
| 2001-01-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL# 98 V 150 001/ MANUFACTURERS RECALL 98043 CONCERNING WINDSHEILD WIPER WIRING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INT… |
| 2000-12-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | No | 0 | EA00013. BATTERY LEAKED ACID AND CORRODED MAIN BATTERY CABLE. *AK |
| 2000-10-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | R FRONT TIRE COMPLETLE SEPARATED WHERE TREAD & SIDEWALL MEET (DOT NUMBER: V611B1C TIRESIZE: LT24575R16) |
| 2000-09-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER MFG CAMPAIGN #98043. VEHICLE MFG DATE IS 7/96. *AK |
| 2000-08-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED WITH NO WARNING. DID NOT BLOW OUT, JUST CAME APART.( DOT NUMBER: W211BAB445 TIRE SIZE: … |
| 2000-08-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRES THAT I AM REPORTING ARE NOT CURRENTLY ON THE LIST OF RECALLED TIRES. THE PROBLEM ON THESE TIRES ARE THE SAME… |
| 2000-07-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | HAD FAULTY TRAILER OUTLET REPACED IN NORWICH,NY,WHILE ENROUTE TO NJ. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN ROUTE 206 IN NJ MY BRAKES FOR… |
| 2000-07-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE BEGAN MAKING FLAPPING NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, PRESSURES CHECKED AND OK. TIRE APPEARS OUT OF ROUND, AND UNSAFE. … |
| 2000-07-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE SNAP RING FAILED SECOND TIME IN 89,000 MILES. MAKES GRINDING SOUND FROM STOP AS GEARS CLASH. CAN AVOID MA… |
| 2000-06-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN HIS HAND. *ET |
| 2000-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PROBLEM STARTED IN MAY WITH PREVIOUS OWNER. BATTERY LEAKING, ALTERNATOR WENT. RADIO WENT INYO ANTI-THEFT. BATTERY HAS… |
| 2000-05-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE FAILURE FOLLOWING VEHICLE BEING PARKED IN WET WEATHER. SOMETIMES THERE IS NEAR TOTAL LOSS… |
| 2000-04-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR ON 3 OCCASIONS. *AK |
| 2000-04-04 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED … |
| 2000-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ARCING CONNECTOR INSIDE FUEL TANK CAUSES FUEL PUMP TO FAIL AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. GM TECHNICAN REPORTED THAT HE PERF… |
| 2000-03-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED YELLOW. I TRIED TO STOP AND HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP. TH… |
| 2000-03-22 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | WORST PROBLEM IS IN DIFFERENTIAL - IT MAKES A SOUND LIKE AIRPLANE READY TO TAKE OFF - CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A 4 YR. OLD CA… |
| 2000-03-20 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TREAD SEPARATED FROM REST OF TIRE WITHOUT WARNING. TREAD DAMAGED VEHICLE BY SLAPPING BODY, WHEELWELL, AND HEATER HOSES.… |
| 2000-03-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK |