1994 GMC Suburban problems
Owners have filed 490 complaints about the 1994 GMC Suburban with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 61.2% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of visibility at 15.3%.
Complaints490
Crashes70
Fires5
Injuries25
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Service brakes, hydraulic 61.2% · 300
Visibility 15.3% · 75
Tires 3.5% · 17
Seats 2.7% · 13
Electrical system 2.4% · 12
Engine and engine cooling 2.2% · 11
Power train 2.0% · 10
Seat belts 1.8% · 9
Severity
Of those complaints, 70 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire and 25 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the GMC Suburban in this data, 1994 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 13 in the last three years against 29 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 113,000 miles.
In owners' own words
When brake pedal is applied under normal or emergency conditions there is a decrease in stopping distance, on rough surface, there are no brakes at all whe vehicle goes into the anti-lock mode. Also, when pedal is applied in a hard braking situation after the anti-skid system kicks in, pedal will release all the way to the floor. Dealer has not been contacted. Service brakes, hydraulic
Ea95026, poor brake performance; when applying the brakes and hitting any kind of road surface change, mainly potholes, truck would not brake for other 6 to 8 feet, depending on the speed of the truck. The problem has been reported the the dealership many times. The dealer was not able to find a problem with the system. Please provide any other information. Service brakes, hydraulic
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 Service brakes, hydraulic
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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Other GMC Suburban years
1992 105 complaints · 73.3% service brakes, hydraulic 1993 254 complaints · 70.9% service brakes, hydraulic 1995 294 complaints · 40.5% service brakes, hydraulic 1996 220 complaints · 34.1% service brakes, hydraulic 1997 268 complaints · 26.1% service brakes, hydraulic 1998 137 complaints · 21.9% service brakes, hydraulic