IllustrationWHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. OWNER STATES THAT THE ABS DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY, CAUSING A COLLISION AT ABOUT 20 MPH. *AK THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKING SYSYTEM ON THE VEHICLE.
1992 GMC Suburban
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 67 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
21 crash reports2 fire reports6 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
67 reportsWHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE ABS KICKS IN AND THE VEHICLE WONT STOP. *AK
ABS: WHILE DRIVING, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, STOPPED VEHICLE, HEARD SOMETHING RUNNING UNDER VEHICLE, NO BRAKING PROBLEM, VEHICLE PICKED UP BY DEALER, ABS REPLACED. *AK
AS A RESULT OF NOT STOPPING, BRAKE PEDAL WAS BENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO STOP TRUCK. *AK *SLC
WHEN COLD OR WHEN VEHICLE GETS WET ABS BRAKES LOCK UP. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES VERY TOUGHY AND GRAB BAD WHEN IT IS COLD, RIGHT REAR DOOR DEFOGGER INOPERATIVE,RIGHT AXLE SEAL LEAK,LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF. *ET
WHILE ENGAGING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT.
WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. WHILE GOING ABOUT 35 MPH, UPON STOPPING, THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP AFTER PEDAL REACHED THE FOOR OF VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, APPLIED FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. EA-95-026. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THAT THE BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY, HE ALSO NOTES THAT IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, EXPERIENCED DURING PANIC STOPPING DIMINISHED STOPPING POWER WHEN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM OVERRODE BRAKING CAPABILITY, VEHICLE CONTINUED ROLLING FORWARD, REAR ENDING A TRUCK, NO PRIOR WARNING, NO INJURY. *AK
Official recalls
293V016000 · 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.
92V056000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:pedals And Linkages
Apr 14, 1992
THE PIVOT BOLT HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ITS SUPPORT BRACKET MAY BE IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED AND MAY NOT HAVE ENGAGED THE LOCKING MATERIAL ON THE BOLT. THE BOLT CAN DISENGAGE FROM THE NUT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE PIVOT BOLT DISENGAGES FROM THE NUT WHILE THEVEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THERE WILL BE A LOSS OF BRAKE CONTROL AND COULD RESULT INA VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS SHOULD INSPECT THE HAND STARTED BRAKE PEDAL BOLTS AND TORQUE THEM TO SPECIFICATION.
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
2EA95026 · 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.