1995 GMC SUBURBAN

294 complaints filed with NHTSA.

294
Complaints
24
Crashes
2
Fires
13
Injuries
6
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP86
SEATS36
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY11
TIRES10
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC8
TIRES:TREAD/BELT8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR6
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM4

Recent Complaints

20010725CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON INPACT, 3 PEOPLE WERE SENT TO HOSPITAL , DRIVER HAD HEAD AND NECK INJURIES DUE TO AIR BAD NOT DEPLOYING IN A HEAD ON COLLISION HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE PLEASE REPORT ANY AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

20001020TIRES

COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE AT 70 MPH WHILE TOWING TRAILER. TIRES REPLACED WITH SAME MODEL TIRES. SUFFERD SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE DAMAGE. (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

20000519CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE "GONE TO THE FLOOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE LATEST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 30 MPH). I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS THREE TIMES AND THE REAR DRUMS ONCE. NOW THE MASTER CYLINDER IS BAD AT 85,000. IS THIS COMMON TO ALL GMC SURBURBANS? IN 1994 GMC TOOK BACK A SURBURBAN BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE BRAKE FAILURES IN A LEMON LAW SITUATION. THE 1995 REPLACEMENT IS NOW HAVING PROBLEMS INCLUDING A MASTER CYLANDER FAILURE. IS THIS COMMO

20000519CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE "GONE TO THE FLOOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE LATEST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 30 MPH). I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS THREE TIMES AND THE REAR DRUMS ONCE. NOW THE MASTER CYLINDER IS BAD AT 85,000. IS THIS COMMON TO ALL GMC SURBURBANS? IN 1994 GMC TOOK BACK A SURBURBAN BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE BRAKE FAILURES IN A LEMON LAW SITUATION. THE 1995 REPLACEMENT IS NOW HAVING PROBLEMS INCLUDING A MASTER CYLANDER FAILURE. IS THIS COMMO

20000404CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 35MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. PRIOR TO THE COLLISION, DEALER HAD REPAIRED THE AIRBAGS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

19991117FatalPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANMISSION REPLACED BY PITRE, UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED THIS SUMMER. REASON? CRACKED HOUSING. NOTHING WRONG WITH MECHANICAL. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION. I FEEL THE HOUSING IS FAULITY. NOW THE A/C UNIT FAILED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GMC PRODUCT.

19991117FatalEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

TRANMISSION REPLACED BY PITRE, UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED THIS SUMMER. REASON? CRACKED HOUSING. NOTHING WRONG WITH MECHANICAL. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION. I FEEL THE HOUSING IS FAULITY. NOW THE A/C UNIT FAILED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GMC PRODUCT.

19990923CrashSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

WAS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY A NISSAN. UPON IMPACT BY NISSAN, THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE VISIBILITY. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL WENT FORWARD. HAD LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

19990923CrashSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

WAS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY A NISSAN. UPON IMPACT BY NISSAN, THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE VISIBILITY. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL WENT FORWARD. HAD LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

19990823CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM AT ALL. VEHICLE DID NOT SLIDE, IT JUST KEPT ROLLING UNTIL IT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

19990810CrashSUSPENSION:FRONT

WAS GOING 60MPH AFTER LEAVING RAMP AND VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. STARTED TO CORRECT. HAD NO STEERING CONTROL. HIT CONCRETE DIVIDER & VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. NO INJURIES. *AK

19990120CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE FLOOR MAT WAS WEDGED UNDER ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS TRAVELING AT 30-40MPH AT THE TIME. *AK

19990120CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE FLOOR MAT WAS WEDGED UNDER ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS TRAVELING AT 30-40MPH AT THE TIME. *AK

19981016SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

THE 1ST YEAR ROTORS CRACKED & BRAKES REPLACED. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING DURING A STORM. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED. ABS LIGHT CAME ON & REMAINED ON. MODULE WAS GONE & HAD IT REPLACED. *AK

19981016VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

THE 1ST YEAR ROTORS CRACKED & BRAKES REPLACED. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING DURING A STORM. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED. ABS LIGHT CAME ON & REMAINED ON. MODULE WAS GONE & HAD IT REPLACED. *AK

19981016SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

THE 1ST YEAR ROTORS CRACKED & BRAKES REPLACED. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING DURING A STORM. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED. ABS LIGHT CAME ON & REMAINED ON. MODULE WAS GONE & HAD IT REPLACED. *AK

19981016VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

THE 1ST YEAR ROTORS CRACKED & BRAKES REPLACED. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING DURING A STORM. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED. ABS LIGHT CAME ON & REMAINED ON. MODULE WAS GONE & HAD IT REPLACED. *AK

19980106CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 10-15 MPH BRAKES WILL PULL/GET SOFT SOMETIMES LOCK UP. THIS CAN HAPPEN IN EITHER WET OR DRY CONDITIONS. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. THIS IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

19971223CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

UPON APPROACHING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND UPON MAKING A SUDDEN OR GRADUAL STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTM KICKS IN, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, VEHICLE WAS ONC E INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER , DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. *AK

19971208FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING, CUT VEHICLE OFF FOR A BRIEF PERIOD, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART DUE TO THE BATTERY CABLE WHICH SHORT OUT, CAUSING A FIRE WITHIN THE CABLE. *AK