IllustrationBRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE.
1993 GMC Suburban
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 4 of 212 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 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 reportsEA95026; CONSUMER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO YEARS. WHILE DRIVING AND PRESSING ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED , AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE BRAKES, NO WARRANTY ON VEHICLE. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY LET GO AND CATCH AGAIN, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS/PADS AND ROTORS. *AK
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON MAIN ST ,WAS ABOUT 5-6 CAR LENGHTS IN FRONT 0F OTHER VEHICLE ,WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, NOT PUMP THEM, TRUCK BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN , BUT DID NOT STOP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM . *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS.
BRAKES PULL TO THE LEFT OFTEN, OCCASSIONALLY TO THE RIGHT AND WILL FAIL AT ANY TIME. NEITHER GMC OR INDEPENDENT DEALER CAN REPAIR.
ABS FAILURE. OWNER REQUEST INFORMATION ON OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING ABS.
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING AT 20 TO 25 MPH AND UPON MAKING A GRADUAL OR A SUDDEN STOP CONSUMER NOTICED POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE, CAUSING 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.