IllustrationTHE VEHICLE HAS ABS. THE VEHICLE LURCHED FOREWARD WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, IT ALSO WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. *AK
1993 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 161 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
31 crash reports4 fire reports6 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
161 reportsEA95-028 ACTIVE, ABS BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL FADED, WHEN APPLIED PEDAL IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. *AK
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
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *JB
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
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
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
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION . THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY. *AK
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
ABS FAILED DURING PANIC STOPPING, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
3DP00001 · Oem Hitch Receiver Platform Cracking
Opened Jan 31, 2000 · No close date supplied
Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
THE PETITION ALLEGES THAT CRACKS IN THE HITCH RECEIVER PLATFORM MAY LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL
EA95026 · 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.