IllustrationBRAKING SYSTEM IS WEAK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
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 reportsTHE TRUCKS ABS SYSTEM CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THE SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE PREMATURELY. TT CONSUMER STATES ABS ENGAGES AT WILL FOR NO REASON, CONSUMER FEELS THE BRAKE FAILURE IS NOT DUE TO ABS, BUT DUE TO A BAD MASTER CYLINDER. RADIATOR FAILED AT 38000 MILES. *SLC
ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKES SEEM TO TAKE OVER UNDER NORMAL BRAKING; VERY NOISY; EXTENDED STOPPING. TT
THE TRUCK ABS BRAKES. THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THREE WELDS ON THE TRAILER HITCH CRACKED WHICH COULD CAUSED IT TO DROP THE TRAILER IT WAS TOWING.TT *JB
ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HARDER THAN NORMAL, VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT; PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY GOES TO FLOOR. TT *JB
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH SURFACE, ABS DOES NOT WORK. TT ABS LOCKS UP, CONSUMER HAS DISCONNECTED THE ABS.*JB
ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, HEAR LOUD GRINDING NOISE, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICLE; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS. TT
ABS: MADE PANIC STOP, NO BRAKING EFFECT; HEARD LOUD NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES; STARTED TO STOP, THEN LET GO; VEHICLE JERKED; INCREASED STOPPING. TT
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.