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1993 GMC Suburban

Safety ratings

1993 GMC 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

No public crash-test footage is available for this vehicle.

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

222
Complaints
35
Crashes reported
4
Fires reported
11
Injuries
0
Deaths

Most-reported areas

  • SERVICE BRAKES164
  • HYDRAULIC163
  • VISIBILITY18
  • POWER TRAIN11
  • SEAT BELTS8
  • SEATS7
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL6
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6
Read individual complaints (50 most recent)

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

  • 12/27/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN DRY WEATHER, THE BRAKES FAILED, TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. *AK

  • 12/27/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

    THE VEHICLE HAS ABS. THE VEHICLE LURCHED FOREWARD WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, IT ALSO WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. *AK

  • 12/27/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    EA95-028 ACTIVE, ABS BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL FADED, WHEN APPLIED PEDAL IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. *AK

  • 12/26/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

  • 12/18/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, SHE STATES THAT HER BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, OWNER STATES THAT DEALERS ARE GOING TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON BRAKE UNIT; SHE ALSO NOTES THAT BRAKES ARE REALY NOISY WHEN THEY ARE USED. *AK

  • 12/18/1994· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

    RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSOR AND WIRING FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE/LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD

  • 12/17/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK *SLC

  • 12/17/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *JB

  • 12/17/1996· SEATSCrash

    BOLTS ON THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S BUCKET SEATS HAVE SHEARED OFF, CAUSIING THE SEATS TO RELEASE FROM THE UPRIGHT POSTION, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. CONSUMER WILL SEND REPAIR BILLS. *AK

  • 12/06/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

  • 12/01/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE ABS LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A FENCE AT 5 MPH AND RUNNING INTO A DITCH. *AK

  • 12/01/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED BECAUSE THE BACK BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. YH

  • 11/30/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    BRAKING SYSTEM IS WEAK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

  • 11/27/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    POOR ABS PERFORMANCE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION ON WET PAVEMENT AT 60 MPH AND NORMAL BRAKING, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. *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 SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS THE THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

  • 11/21/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHILE APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON DIRT OR SAND LIKE PAVEMENT THERE IS PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO FRONT END SHAKES AND MAKES A GRINDING TYPE OF NOISE. 4 DIFFERENT DEALERS FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE ON SAND OR SLICK ROAD, BRAKES LOCK. *SLC

  • 11/19/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY

    THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF ABS BRAKE FAILURES WITH THE SUBURBANS. I HOPE NO ONE GETS KILLED WHILE DRIVING ONE OF THEM. *AK

  • 11/19/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ON DRY PAVEMENT THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE HAS HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB

  • 11/18/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. IN A HARD BRAKING SITUATION, THE FRONT BRAKES DID NOT WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

  • 11/17/1999· VISIBILITY,SEATS

    WHILE DRIVING FRONT POWER SEAT FELL OFF THE BASE. METAL PIECE THAT SUPPORTS THE FRAME BROKE. THIS CAUSED A HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE SEAT FRAME WAS VULCANIZED. BOLT WAS STILL HOLDING SEAT, WHICH WAS WELDED & CRACKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. OWNER JERI-RIGGED SEAT TO WORK. WILL NOT LAST LONG. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED. THEY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

  • 11/17/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    THE TRUCKS ABS SYSTEM CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

  • 11/15/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION . THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY. *AK

  • 11/12/2000· POWER TRAIN

    THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WITH NO METHOD OF CORRECTION BY GMC. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED IN SUMMARY. *AK

  • 11/05/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IN FRONT AND BACK WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE AT ANY RATE OF SPEED OR WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK

  • 11/04/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    OWNER CLAIMS THAT WHEN SHE DRIVES AND APPLIES THE BRAKES THEY LOCK UP, STOPPING THE CAR. *AK

  • 11/03/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    BRAKE ROTOR CAME COMPLETELY APART. THIS CONDITION WAS OBVIOUSLY BUILDING UP OVER TIME RESULTING IN POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE OVER THE YEARS. ALL ROTORS SHOULD BE REPLACED ON THESE VEHICLES. IT THIS HAPPENED AT A FASTER SPEED OR IN AN INSTANCE WHERE A QUICK STOP WAS NEEDED AN ACCIDENT COULD RESULT. YOU HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS OF POOR BRAKE FAILURE AND THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY.

  • 11/03/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED DURING A SUDDEN/QUICK STOP OF VEHICLE.

  • 11/03/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THE SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE PREMATURELY. TT CONSUMER STATES ABS ENGAGES AT WILL FOR NO REASON, CONSUMER FEELS THE BRAKE FAILURE IS NOT DUE TO ABS, BUT DUE TO A BAD MASTER CYLINDER. RADIATOR FAILED AT 38000 MILES. *SLC

  • 11/02/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    THE TRUCK ABS BRAKES. THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

  • 11/02/1995· TRAILER HITCHES

    THREE WELDS ON THE TRAILER HITCH CRACKED WHICH COULD CAUSED IT TO DROP THE TRAILER IT WAS TOWING.TT *JB

  • 11/02/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKES SEEM TO TAKE OVER UNDER NORMAL BRAKING; VERY NOISY; EXTENDED STOPPING. TT

  • 11/01/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HARDER THAN NORMAL, VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT; PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY GOES TO FLOOR. TT *JB

  • 10/31/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTINGIN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

  • 10/31/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH SURFACE, ABS DOES NOT WORK. TT ABS LOCKS UP, CONSUMER HAS DISCONNECTED THE ABS.*JB

  • 10/31/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, HEAR LOUD GRINDING NOISE, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICLE; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS. TT

  • 10/29/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE PADS GO TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

  • 10/29/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; IN A EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION THE FIRST TIME PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN HARD THE SYSTEM DOES REACT QUICK ENOUGH OR HARD ENOUGH. IF REAPPLYING THE BRAKES THEY DO WORK AFTER THE SECOND TIME. WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT THE SAME TIME THE SYSTEM IS WORSE. *AK

  • 10/29/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY TRAVELS 25 YARDS OR SO BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *NLM

  • 10/29/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    REAR BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

  • 10/28/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS BRAKES FAILED

  • 10/28/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    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

  • 10/28/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    ABS 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

  • 10/28/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHEN 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

  • 10/24/2000· VISIBILITY

    WHENEVER RIDING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN TURNING ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONE HEARS A HUMMING NOISE , LIKE THEY WANT TO MOVE, BUT THEY WON'T MOVE.*AK

  • 10/23/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrashFire

    WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *NLM

  • 10/22/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    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

  • 10/21/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    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

  • 10/20/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

  • 10/18/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    ABS: MADE PANIC STOP, NO BRAKING EFFECT; HEARD LOUD NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES; STARTED TO STOP, THEN LET GO; VEHICLE JERKED; INCREASED STOPPING. TT

  • 10/16/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS FAILED DURING PANIC STOPPING, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK