IllustrationABS: TAKES EXCESSIVE PEDAL PRESSURE TO STOP VEHICLE, PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO FLOOR, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT.
1992 GMC Suburban
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 2 of 80 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
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
What owners actually said
80 reportsWHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ON NORMAL ROAD CONDTIONS WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES SUDDENDLY THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *SD
FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD EA95-026A. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND GAVE THE DRIVER NO BRAKES AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS BRAKES CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. TT
# EA95-026; HIT BRAKES ON ICE, ABS TRIED TO WORK THEN WENT OUT. GONE OUT THREE TIMES BEFORE. NOT THERE WHEN NEEDED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
HAVE TO REPAIR THE BRAKE SYSTEM TOO OFTEN POOR PERFORMANCE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. TT
POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS SYSTEM, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
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.