1992 GMC SUBURBAN
105 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 62 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 6 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 6 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| TRAILER HITCHES | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 1 |
Recent Complaints
TRANSMISSION CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH MY 1992 GMC K2500 SUBURBAN IT BURNED TRANNY UP IF I DIDN'T HAVE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN FULLY ENGULFED 1 PERSON RECEIVED A NON SUTURED LACERATION ON FOR HEAD FELL WHEN TRYING TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE TO GET AWAY FROM FIRE AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE NOTHING YET HAS BEEN DONE ON TRANNY PROBLEM THE ONLY THING THAT GOT DAMAGED WAS MY SUBURBAN TRANSMISSION I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE IT DID TO THE UNDERNEATH I HAVE TO CHECK. *TR
Mileage: 194,236
IN DECEMBER OF 1993, I WAS INVOLVED IN A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT. WHILE I DID NOT CREATE THE ACCIDENT, I DID CONTRIBUTE BY CRASHING INTO THE REAR OF ONE OF THE CARS. THE CAUSE - MY BRAKES SIMPLY WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE IN A NORMAL AMOUNT OF TIME. THE ABS SYSTEM MADE ALL KINDS OF INTERESTING NOISES. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP SIMILAR TO OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING MY PREVIOUS SUBURBAN THAT I HAD OWNED AND DRIVEN. FOLLOWING REPAIRS, I TOOK THE SUBURBAN TO A GMC DEALER WHO REPLACED THE M
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE SHOT AHEAD AND THEN BEGAN TO STOP. ALL INCIDENCES OF FAILURE SEEMED TO OCCUR WHEN THE REAR WHEELS MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL WITH PAVEMENT, I., GOING OVER A MANHOLE COVER THAT WAS RECESSED/PAVEMENT DEPRESSIONS AT EXPANSION JOINTS OR HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF WATER. IN THE ROADWAY. WHEN VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED ONE OF THESE CONDITIONS UNDER HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE, THE ABS BRAKES WOU;LD EMIT A LOUD GROANING NOISE, AND VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AHEAD. THEN AFTER ONE OR TWO CA
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY, 65-70MPH, FOOT FELT HEAT, TURNED HEAT OFF, VAN STARTED SMOKING AND WHEN EVERYONE WAS OUT OF VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME, REPORT WAS TAKEN, NO INJURIES. VEHICLE TOTALLED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SLOW RATES OF SPEED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. OWNER STATES THAT THE ABS DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY, CAUSING A COLLISION AT ABOUT 20 MPH. *AK THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKING SYSYTEM ON THE VEHICLE.
AS A RESULT OF NOT STOPPING, BRAKE PEDAL WAS BENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO STOP TRUCK. *AK *SLC
AS A RESULT OF NOT STOPPING, BRAKE PEDAL WAS BENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO STOP TRUCK. *AK *SLC
WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. WHILE GOING ABOUT 35 MPH, UPON STOPPING, THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP AFTER PEDAL REACHED THE FOOR OF VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, APPLIED FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. EA-95-026. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, EXPERIENCED DURING PANIC STOPPING DIMINISHED STOPPING POWER WHEN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM OVERRODE BRAKING CAPABILITY, VEHICLE CONTINUED ROLLING FORWARD, REAR ENDING A TRUCK, NO PRIOR WARNING, NO INJURY. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE COMES TO A ROLLING STOP AT 30 MPH, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN THREE ACCIDENTS, DEALERS TOLD OWNER HE WAS NOT USED TO THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
CONSUMER APPROACHED TRAFFIC, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING A REAREND COLLISION. *AK
WHEN MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN (2) REAREND COLLISIONS. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ON NORMAL ROAD CONDTIONS WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES SUDDENDLY THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD EA95-026A. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND GAVE THE DRIVER NO BRAKES AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND GAVE THE DRIVER NO BRAKES AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND GAVE THE DRIVER NO BRAKES AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, CAUSING ONE ACCIDENT. TT