IllustrationMUFFLER MALFUNCTIONED.
1993 GMC Suburban
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
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
What owners actually said
212 reportsEA95-026, WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. OWNER STATED IT FELT LIKE SLIDING ON ICE, ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNDER NOMRAL OPERATION, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND LACK OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH THE REAR AXLE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO SEPARATE. *AK
THE VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP ON WET PAVEMENT.
ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN REDUCING SPEED QUICKLY AND APPLYING HEAVY PRESSURE TO BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES WAY DOWN TO FLOOR AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN THEY GRAB REAL HARD. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT BRAKES BUT STATES NOTHING IS WRONG. *AK
WAS GOING ONTO A RAMP AND ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED AHEAD, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES IT STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND THEN PUSHING FORWARD. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND RAN INTO BACK OF OTHER VEHICLE. BROUGHT FOR REPAIRS AND DEALER SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BRAKES BUT PUT NEW BRAKE PADS ON . *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN DRY WEATHER, THE BRAKES FAILED, TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. *AK
THE VEHICLE HAS ABS. THE VEHICLE LURCHED FOREWARD WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, IT ALSO WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. *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.