IllustrationABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS, DURING NORMAL BRAKING, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WILL WHIP TO THE LEFT. WHEN TAKEN TO (3) DIFFERENT DEALERS A PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETECTED. *AK *SLC
1994 GMC Suburban
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 270 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 72 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
64 crash reports4 fire reports13 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
270 reportsWHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES COULD HEAR AIR ESCAPING. THE DEALER SAID THE BOOSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE. THE OWNER HAS TO PUMP THE ABS BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING DRIVER TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE.
WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; VEHICLE KEPT GOING; CRASHED INTO REAR OF ANOTHER VEHIUCLE; 15 MPH. OWNER HAS EXPERIENCED POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCES NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITHIN 1 YEAR, MOSTLY LOW SPEED; INTERMITTENT. NOT DUPLICATED BY DEALER. *AK
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS DURING NORMAL BRAKING, THE BRAKES START TO HOLD BUT SEEM TO RELEASE AND MORE STOPPING TIME IS REQUIRED. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW IF THE TRUCK WILL STOP OR NOT IN ORDER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG W…
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ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS DURING NORMAL BRAKING, THE BRAKES START TO HOLD BUT SEEM TO RELEASE AND MORE STOPPING TIME IS REQUIRED. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW IF THE TRUCK WILL STOP OR NOT IN ORDER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. *AK *SLC
GOING DOWN STEEP DRIVEWAY WHEN ABS BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW VEHICLE. VEHICLE HIT TREE HEAD-ON. DRIVER SUFFEREND SERIOUS INJURIES. ENGINEER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID THROUGH A SLOW LEAK CAUSED THE BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK.ET.
A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER WHO WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN SHE SLAMMED ON BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, NEARLY CAUSING A VEHICLE CRASH. *AK
ABS BRAKES ARE SUBJECT TO INTERMITTENT FAILURE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ON OTHER OCCASION, BRAKES MAKE GRINDING SOUND WHILE MAKING A TURN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *AK
WHENEVER COMING TO A STOP AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL , LOSES BRAKES AND HAS TO SWERVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE TRUCK WILL STOP. *AK
Official recalls
303V159000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer
Apr 28, 2003
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING BAD WEATHER, DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
99V025000 · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch
Feb 5, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS, CREW CABS, UTILITY TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH THE POLARITY OF THE WIRING FOR THE ZERO ADJUST BRAKE SWITCH REVERSED FROM WHAT WAS SPECIFIED ON THE SWITCH DRAWING. WITH THE REVERSED POLARITY, THE CONTACTS IN THE BRAKE SWITCH CAN WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE SWITCH WILL PERFORM NORMALLY UNTIL THE BRAKE SWITCH CONTACTS WEAR OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF THE BRAKE LAMPS WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO THE DRIVER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS WOULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH AND REVERSE THE WIRING.
98V150001 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer
Jul 1, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
3EA02006 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened May 31, 2002 · Closed Jul 23, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
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Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
DP00001 · 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