IllustrationWHENEVER IT RAINS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. DEALER SAID THE ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD IS GETTING WET AS A RESULT, THE SEAL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
1994 GMC Suburban
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- 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
What owners actually said
411 reportsTHE ABS BRAKE WILL DISENGAGE ALL BRAKES FOR A FEW SECONDS IF BREAKING ON ANY ROUGH SURFACE. THIS HAS CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENTS. CLASSIC CHEVEROLET CHECKED THE CODES AND BREAK IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. THEY FOUND NO CODES AND COULN'T GET THE BRAKES TO FAIL. BP PROCARE IN RICHMOND HTS. ALSO COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES …
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THE ABS BRAKE WILL DISENGAGE ALL BRAKES FOR A FEW SECONDS IF BREAKING ON ANY ROUGH SURFACE. THIS HAS CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENTS. CLASSIC CHEVEROLET CHECKED THE CODES AND BREAK IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. THEY FOUND NO CODES AND COULN'T GET THE BRAKES TO FAIL. BP PROCARE IN RICHMOND HTS. ALSO COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES ARE FINE A FLAT SURFACES BUT ON A SURFACE WHICH CAUSES RAPID BUMPS IT WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. AS YOU APPLY THE BRAKES WITH THE BUMP THE ABS SOUNDS LIKE IT IS ACTIVE BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP OR SLOW FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN THEY START TO STOP AND WORK FAIRLY WELL. I FOUND THIS OUT ON OF THE FIRST DAYS DRIVING IT. I CAME UP TO AN INTERSECTION AND THE LIGHT CHANGED SO I SHOULD HAVE STOPPED BUT COULDN'T AND THE VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH WITHOUT SLOWING.
ABS BRAKES FADE AND ARE NON-RESPONSIVE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. ALSO, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS/PADS AND ROTORS. *AK
BRAKE CALIPERS STICK RESULTING IN OVERHEATING OF BRAKE COMPONENTS, WARPING ROTORS.
RECIEVERS HAVE CRACKS ON BOTH SIDES WHERE RECIEVER BOLTS TO FRAME. CONSUMER HAS HAD CRACKS WELDED.
ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILURE.
FRONT BRACE BAR UNDER THE ELECTRIC SEAT THAT STABILIZES TO THE ROLLER TRACKS IS BROKEN NEAR THE LEFT ROLLER WHICH ALLOWS THE SEAT TO PROPEL BACKWARDS UPON ANY ADDITIONAL ACCELERATION. HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TO COUNTER BOUNCING. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REPAIR OR REPLACE. *AK
SEAT BELT MECHANISM FAILS TO RETRACT AND OFFERS NO SAFETY FOR FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FULLY ENGAGED. DESCRIBED AS A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES, NOT THE TYPICAL PUMPING FELT WITH ABS DEPLOYMENT.
WIPER MOTOR WOULE STOP RANDOMLY AT ANY SPEED, TEMPERATURE, WEATHER CONDITION, BUT LESS LIKELY IN EXTREME COLD. WIPER WOULD STOP DURING A RAIN STORM , ON A NARROW FREEWAY, LATE AT NIGHT. REPLACE MOTOR TO NO AVAIL, AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISSASEMBLE AND RE-BUILDING ATTEMPTS; FOUND IT TO BE A GROUND PROBLEM, A SEPERATE GROUND FROM T…
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WIPER MOTOR WOULE STOP RANDOMLY AT ANY SPEED, TEMPERATURE, WEATHER CONDITION, BUT LESS LIKELY IN EXTREME COLD. WIPER WOULD STOP DURING A RAIN STORM , ON A NARROW FREEWAY, LATE AT NIGHT. REPLACE MOTOR TO NO AVAIL, AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISSASEMBLE AND RE-BUILDING ATTEMPTS; FOUND IT TO BE A GROUND PROBLEM, A SEPERATE GROUND FROM THE MOTOR HOUSING TO THE VEHICLE BODY. THE RUBBER MOUNTING TO REDUCE THE NOISE AND VIBRATION TO THE PASSENGER INTERFERED WITH THE GROUND. IT WAS RANDOM AND DEPENDED UPON THE MOTION OF THE MOTOR ROCKING ON THE RUBBER FEET TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE CIRCUIT. SOLUTION TO MOVE POSITIVE WAY TO ENSURE THE GROUND IS ALWAYS ESTABLISHED, REGARDLESS OF THE MOTION OF THE MOTOR.
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.
Additional source detail variants (2)
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