IllustrationABS BRAKE PROBLEMS, INTERMITTENTLY; WHEN COMING TO A NORMAL STOP AND THE ROAD SURFACE BECOMES SIGHTLY UNEVEN, THE SYSTEM ENGAGES WHICH MAKES THE STOPPING DISTANCE GREATER THAN LESS. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO DAMAGE WAS INVOLVED. *AK
1993 GMC Suburban
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 161 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
31 crash reports4 fire reports6 injury reports
What owners actually said
212 reportsWHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY RESIST . ON WET PAVEMENTS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A SKID. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON A GRAVEL PARKING LOT BOTH FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE SUBURBAN TO SLIDE. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. A YEAR LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON A WET ROAD SURFACE. NO PROBLEM FOUND AT DEALER. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *NLM
BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE SUBURBAN DID STOP. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE BRAKES RELEASED WITH DRIVER'S FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE SUBURBAN PROCEEDED THOUGH INTERSECTION. WOULD NOT STOP EVEN THOUGH DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN DRIVER REAPPLIED BRAKES THE SUBURBAN FINALLY…
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BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE SUBURBAN DID STOP. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE BRAKES RELEASED WITH DRIVER'S FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE SUBURBAN PROCEEDED THOUGH INTERSECTION. WOULD NOT STOP EVEN THOUGH DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN DRIVER REAPPLIED BRAKES THE SUBURBAN FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. NO TRAFFIC WAS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT THE TIME. *AK
EA95026, POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE; ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL SEEMS TO GO MORE TO THE FLOORBROAD THAN IT SHOULD BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP. WHEN GOING THROUGH INSPECTION EVERY YEAR THE BRAKES PADS ARE REPLACED TWICE A YEAR. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED 1 AND 1/2 YEARS AGO WITH 27,000 MILES. (2) MONTH…
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EA95026, POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE; ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL SEEMS TO GO MORE TO THE FLOORBROAD THAN IT SHOULD BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP. WHEN GOING THROUGH INSPECTION EVERY YEAR THE BRAKES PADS ARE REPLACED TWICE A YEAR. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED 1 AND 1/2 YEARS AGO WITH 27,000 MILES. (2) MONTHS AGO THE BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED AND NEED REPLACING AGAIN. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT CERTAIN SITIUATIONS THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE ERRATIC BRAKE OPERATION. OWNER NOTES THAT TWO WHEELS FRONT AND REAR ON PASSEGER'S SIDE WERE ON WET LEAVES ABS KICKED IN, CAUSING OWNER TO GO INTO AN INTERSECTION. *AK
THE MALE PORTION OF THE SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE BROKE AND CAUSED THE BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL, ESPECIALLY OVER BUMPY SURFACES.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
3DP00001 · Oem Hitch Receiver Platform Cracking
Opened Jan 31, 2000 · No close date supplied
Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
THE PETITION ALLEGES THAT CRACKS IN THE HITCH RECEIVER PLATFORM MAY LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL
EA95026 · Poor Brake Performance
Opened Sep 20, 1995 · Closed Sep 20, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
POOR PERFORMANCE OF ABS BRAKES
EA94029 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Jul 29, 1994 · Closed Jul 31, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION IN THE ATLERNATOR RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMET FIRES.