1995 GMC Suburban problems
Owners have filed 294 complaints about the 1995 GMC Suburban with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 40.5% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of seats at 16%.
Complaints294
Crashes24
Fires2
Injuries13
Deaths6
What owners report breaking
Service brakes, hydraulic 40.5% · 119
Seats 16.0% · 47
Visibility 8.8% · 26
Electrical system 7.1% · 21
Tires 6.8% · 20
Power train 3.7% · 11
Steering 2.7% · 8
Engine and engine cooling 2.4% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 24 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire, 13 report an injury and 6 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the GMC Suburban in this data, 1995 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 1994 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 4 in the last three years against 13 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 125,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The vehicle has a "heavy" pull to one side, and only when you "slam" on the brakes and the abs kicks-in. After bringing in to the dealer, I have had the front brake lines replaced. After additional complaints for the same problem they changed the calipers, rotors and brake lines. I still have the same complaint and problem after spending close to three thousand dollars. Service brakes, hydraulic
While driving at approx at any mph ,getting ready to stop, needs to push extremely hard on brakes. Started to hear air/squeaky noises while applying brakes. This is a intermittent problem. Dealer replaced brake booster. After this repair the brake pedal started to lock up. Has to wait for it release. This can result in an accident. Service brakes, hydraulic
Ea95026; poor brake performance; on normal road conditions, when applying the brakes the pedal, feels like it is stopping, but goes to the floor. A friction reline was done about (3) months ago, and problem still exists with the brakes. About (2) weeks ago, the brakes were rebuilt. No problem with brakes exists at this time. 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 1994 490 complaints · 61.2% 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