IllustrationANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT STOPPING PROPERLY.
1993 GMC Suburban
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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- 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 reportsANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP CAUSING A COLLISION.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
BRAKE FAILURE.
COMING TO A STOP SIGN AT 30 MPH, STEPPED ON BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AND COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO TRAVEL FORWARD A LITTLE WAYS BEFORE IT WILL STOP. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK
IN A PANIC STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. SUBSEQUENTLY, LEFT/REAR BRAKES SHOES FROZE TO DRUMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THEY WERE REPLACED. ALSO VEHICLE HAS NO TRACKING SYSTEM. *AK
THE ABS DOES NOT WORK. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 0R 4 TIMES. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE AND THE ABS ONCE. *AK
ABS SEEMS TO COME ON FOR NO REASON, NO ICED OR WET ROADS, COMPROMISING STOPPING DISTANCE.
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.