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1991 GMC Suburban

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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30Owner complaints

Model-year median: 8

2Recall campaigns

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4Investigations

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

Seats
11Service Brakes, Hydraulic
9Seat Belts
3Tires
3Engine And Engine Cooling
1
All reported categories
Power Train
1Structure
1Unknown Or Other
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 30 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Seats. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seat Belts. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

9 reports
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Mileage unknown · Sep 1, 2000
Service Brakes, HydraulicUnknown Or Other

THE PROBLEM: THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND THE BRAKES WOULD LOSE POWER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET FIXED. THE BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON ANYMORE. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED ALL THE COMPONENTS ON THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. NOW THE BRAKES ARE REALLY MUSHY AND THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE …

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THE PROBLEM: THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND THE BRAKES WOULD LOSE POWER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET FIXED. THE BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON ANYMORE. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED ALL THE COMPONENTS ON THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. NOW THE BRAKES ARE REALLY MUSHY AND THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER CHANGED THE SPEED SENSOR, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN 2 WEEKS.

NHTSA ODI #729828

Mileage unknown · Nov 25, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN TRAVELING ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT, UPON MAKING A GRADUAL STOP THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD. ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #819447

Mileage unknown · Nov 7, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS THE BRAKES FADE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #818606

Mileage unknown · Oct 24, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED WITH PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED, NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES WOULD KICK IN, DEALER HAS TURNED ROTORS TWICE, REPLACED ROTORS ONCE, REPLACED ABS BRAKE MODULE, AND REPLACED ABS PUMP VALVE. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #817569

Mileage unknown · Sep 5, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THE ABS REAR BRAKES DID NOT PERFORM FROM TIME OF PURCHASE. WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES WORKED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR BRAKE NEVER WORKED.

NHTSA ODI #816068

Mileage unknown · Jan 31, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #808462

Mileage unknown · Aug 2, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THE TRUCKS FRONT BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE, THEY WEAR OUT QUICKLY AND CAUSE GREATER STOPPING DISTNACE.*AK

NHTSA ODI #800410

Mileage unknown · Oct 31, 1995
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE TRUCK DIDN'T STOP IT SLOWS THE TRUCK . TT THE BRAKES WORK, BUT NOT THE ABS FEATURE, THE ROAD WAS WET AND IF THE ABS HAD BEE OPERATIVE THE ACCIDENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.*JB

NHTSA ODI #974284

Mileage unknown · Mar 6, 1995
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING, PEDAL FADED AND WQENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, REPLACED ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TT

NHTSA ODI #961241

Official recalls

2

96V226000 · Seats

Nov 4, 1996

THE RECLINER MECHANISM AND THE SEAT FRAME MAY HAVE FOAM AND/OR VINYL VETWEEN THEM, CREATING A "SOFT" JOINT. THIS "SOFT" JOINT RESULTS IN LOWER THAN SPECIFIED BOLT TORQUE WHICH LEADS TO JOINT LOOSENESS, CAUSING BOLT FATIGUE AND EVENTUAL BOLT FAILURE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF BOLT FAILURE OCCURS TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, IT WOULD ALLOW THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE, AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE FOAM AND/OR VINYL FROM BETWEEN THE RECLINER MECHANISM AND THE SEAT FRAME "SOFT" JOINT AND REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLTS.

93V016000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

Feb 1, 1993

UNANTICIPATED HEAT IN THE TRANSMISSION CAN FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF THE VENT TUBE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE VENTED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN CATCH FIRE IF EXPOSEDTO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

Remedy: INSTALL A LONGER TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE ROUTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

4

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.

EA92022 · Seat Back Bolt Breakage

Opened Jun 24, 1992 · Closed Nov 19, 1993

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats

There is no summary currently available

PE92026 · Seat Back Failures

Opened Mar 6, 1992 · Closed Jun 24, 1992

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats

There is no summary currently available

PE92005 · Brake Line Abrasion

Opened Jan 16, 1992 · Closed May 28, 1992

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

There is no summary currently available