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1993 Chevrolet Suburban

Safety ratings

1993 Chevrolet Suburban 4-DR. 4x4

Not ratedOverall
Not ratedFrontal crash
Not ratedSide crash
Not ratedSide pole
Not ratedRollover
Frontal, driver: 4★Frontal, passenger: 4★Rollover risk: 0.0%
  • Lane departure warningNo
  • Forward collision warningNo
  • Electronic stability controlNo

Crash test videos & photos

Crash test #1NHTSA test 1874

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Recalls (2)

  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINECampaign 06E043000 · 19/05/2006

    CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.

    Risk: THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

    Fix: HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).

  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGESCampaign 01I006000 · 02/07/2001

    THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1992-1994 CHEVROLET AND GMC SUBURBANS EQUIPPED WITH VACUUM POWER-BRAKE ASSIST AND EBC4 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) MODULES. THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT POOR BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE.

    Risk: THIS COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO BRAKE PEDAL FEEL.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW BRAKE PEDAL PAD. IN ADDITION, DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE-BOOSTER OUTPUT ROD AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY.

Owner complaints

500
Complaints
90
Crashes reported
2
Fires reported
37
Injuries
2
Deaths

Most-reported areas

  • SERVICE BRAKES376
  • HYDRAULIC364
  • VISIBILITY42
  • TIRES21
  • SEAT BELTS18
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING14
  • AIR12
  • POWER TRAIN9
Read individual complaints (50 most recent)

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

  • 12/30/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. UNDER INVESTIGATION EA 95026. *AK

  • 12/20/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR UPON HITTING BUMPS IN ROADWAY.

  • 12/19/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    #PE95-023 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE IT DOESN'T STOP IT SLOWS THE TRUCK DOWN . TT

  • 12/18/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    EA94-038 ACTIVE, ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS ON HIGHWAY, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

  • 12/18/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    #PE95-023 THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKE IT SLOWS THE TRUCK DOWN IT DOESN'T STOP HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

  • 12/18/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    #PE95-023 WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR AND LOCKING UP HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK . TT

  • 12/15/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    DEPRESSED PEDAL NO SENSORIZATON, TRAVELED COMPLETELY TO FLOOR, RETURNED TO RESUME POSTION AFTER PEDAL REAPPLICATION. *AK

  • 12/15/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE TAKES TOO LONG TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS THE WAY THEY'RE SUPPOSE TO BE BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT AND SIZE OF VEHICLE. *AK

  • 12/13/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHILE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY AND BRAKES MADE AN ELECTRICAL VIBRATING HIGH PITCHED NOISE. SEVERAL OCCURRENCES HAPPENED DURING WET OR SNOWY WEATHER. DID NOT TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE BRAKES WORKED FINE MOST OF THE TIME. *AK

  • 12/11/1998· VISIBILITY

    WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE AND SWITCH FAILED CAUSING FIRE, CONSUMER WENT OFF ROAD TO STOP VEHICLE WITH POOR VISIBILITY.

  • 12/11/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ON LOW TRACTION UNDER NORMAL WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK

  • 12/11/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

  • 12/11/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED. *AK

  • 12/09/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHEN ABS ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO STOP, THEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKES RELEASE AS IF VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR. EA95026. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE BEGINS TO STOP THEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKES RELEASE AS IF YOU WERE BEING HIT FROM THE REAR.*JB

  • 12/08/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP UNDER SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.

  • 12/07/1997· VISIBILITY

    INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

  • 12/07/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    EA95-026, ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 35MPH. TT

  • 12/06/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHEN VEHICLE IS CRANCKED AND M0VED THE ABS BRAKES MAKE A FUNNY NOISE WHEN 8 MPH IS REACHED. *AK

  • 12/06/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    DRIVING ALONG AND GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, PERSON IN FRONT MADE A SUDDEN STOP, HIT BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, THE BRAKES JUST FAILED AND VEHICLE RAMMED INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR . *AK

  • 12/06/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. TT

  • 12/05/2007· STRUCTURE

    REAR UPPER SHOCK BRACKET. CRACKED AND FELL OFF VEHICLE- WITH DOING INSPECTION OF WELDS, ALSO FOUND THAT THE REAR FRAME STRESS FRACTURE CRACKS. GOING FROM SHOCK BRACKETS BACK TO THE GAS TANK. SECOND COMPLAINT: DRIVERSEAT MOUNTING BRACKET, CRACKED CAUSING SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE. *TR

  • 12/05/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    EA 95 026/POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE: WHENEVER VEHICLE RUNS OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, IT CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, HAS TO APPLY BRAKES EXTRA HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

  • 12/05/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.

  • 12/04/2002· TIRES

    THE FIRST TIRE STARTED LOSING BIG CHUNKS OF THREAD WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 75MPH. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF MY VEHICLE AT THAT TIME, AND THAT'S WHY I DECIDED NOT TO FILE A CLAIM WHEN I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED. THE SECOND TIRE STARTED MAKING STRANGE NOISES WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AT 40 MPH. I WENT BACK TO DISCOUNT TIRE WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE FOUR TIRES TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE THREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT THAT MOMENT. THE THIRD TIRE BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE SAME FREEWAY AT 75 MPH. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AVOIDING AN MAJOR ACCIDENT. THERE WAS A $2,600 DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. WHILE I WAS HAVING THAT TIRE REPLACED I ASKED THE DISCOUNT TIRE MANAGER TO INSPECT THE FOURTH AND LAST DESERT DOG TIRE I HAD LEFT ON MY VEHICLE. HE CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRE WAS SEPARATING FROM THE INSIDE OUT TOO, AND REPLACED IT. DT

  • 12/04/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ROTORS CRACKED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. PUSHED ON THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO REACTION WITH THE STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE, EA 95 026. *AK

  • 12/03/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAILING, REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT WHEEL BRAKES DID NOT RECTIFY ABS FAILURES.

  • 12/03/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    CANNOT STOP VEHICLE IN PANIC SITUATION; VEHICLE GLIDES TO A STOP. ALSO, WHEN BRAKING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND ABS KICKS IN IN PREVENTING QUICK STOP. *AK

  • 11/30/1995· POWER TRAIN

    FRONT HUB NOISE.

  • 11/29/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

  • 11/29/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    ABS BRAKES RELEASE COMPLETELY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT

  • 11/27/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES, THE ABS ACTIVATED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FOWARD AND HIT THE REAR END OF ANOTHER MOTORIST.TS *JB

  • 11/27/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

    VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

  • 11/27/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    THE BRAKES DO NOT HAVE THE POWER TO STOP THE CAR. TT

  • 11/26/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    REPORTING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM; WHEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO TO THE FLOOR AND A MAKE A DULL SOUND, AND CAUSE A EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

  • 11/26/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP/FAILED TWICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT. *AK

  • 11/25/2008· SEAT BELTS

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE AN OCCUPANT WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAP HERSELF IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT, THE BUCKLE FELL OFF IN HER HAND. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER TEN YEARS OLD. THE DEALER COULD MAKE REPAIRS AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $400. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 154,000.

  • 11/25/1997· TRAILER HITCHES

    FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER HITCH CRACKED.

  • 11/25/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIEDNT.

  • 11/25/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    DURING EMERGENCY STOPS THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE. THE ABS SYSTEM HAS TO BE PUMPED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THER IS A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

  • 11/24/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

  • 11/24/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE PEDAL AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STOPPED. *AK

  • 11/22/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH ABS. IT TAKES A LONG/DISTANCE TO STOP . TT

  • 11/21/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS DO NOT STOP IN SUFFICIENT TIME. SOMETIMES IN SUDDEN STOP THEY WILL NOT BRAKE, ABOUT 2 CAR LENGTHS BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER SAID CONSUMER WAS NOT USED TO HAVING A BIG VEHICLE. *AK

  • 11/21/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. TT CONSUMER STATES HE WAS BRAKING AND HE WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES, WHICH FIRST GRABBEND AND THEN RELEASED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *SLC

  • 11/20/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS; IN AN EMERGENCY STOP HEARS NOISES, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR , NO BRAKES.TAKES ABOUT 3 CAR LENGTHS BEFORE IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER REPLACED ALL BRAKE SYSTEM. CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

  • 11/20/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    WHEN BRAKING NORMALLY ON DRY PAVEMENT THE BRAKES CHATTER AS IF THEY WERE ON ICE AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

  • 11/20/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

  • 11/19/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.

  • 11/19/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHILE DRIVING, WHEN PRESSING ON THE ABS BRAKES, ACTION SEEMS INADEQUATE, PEDAL BECOMES SPONGY AND WHEN BRAKES ACTIVATE, VEHICLE SPEEDS UP. *AK

  • 11/18/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    WAS DRIVING 40MPH & STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, TRAVELED 40 FT & HIT 4 VEHICLES DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. HEARD ABS COMPUTER COME ON. BRAKE PEDAL GOT MUSHY. *AK