1992 GMC Suburban Problems

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SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

68 complaints

BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALWAY DOWN TO FLOOR, AND VEHICLE MAKES NOISES. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

Apr 16, 2001

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHILE MAKING A STOP, AND ALL BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON.*AK

Mar 09, 2001

I HAVE HAD BRAKE FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE BRAKES WOULD LOSE HOLD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD AS IF IT WERE ON ICE. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID COLLISIONS THROUGH LUCK AND ALSO BY BEING VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND LEAVING EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. VARIOUS DEALERS MISDIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. FIRST TIME, FRONT BRAKE JOB, SECOND TIME, REAR BRAKE ADJUSTMENT. THIRD TIME, THEY SAID THE PUMP WAS BAD. MIRACULOUSLY THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN THE DEALERSHIP. $900 LATER I HAVE A NEW ABS PUMP. NOW THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT. IT DID NOT DO THIS BEFORE. DEALER SUSPECTED THAT THE ABS PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. UPON REPLACEMENT, THE TRUCK STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THEY NOW SUSPECT THAT THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE IS BREAKING DOWN INTERNALLY AND CAUSING UNEVEN PRESSURE TO THE FRONT CALIPERS CAUSING THE PULLING SENSATION. THEY ARE NOT SURE, SO THIS WILL BE MORE $ OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A TRIAL AND ERROR THAT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK. I HAVE OVER $1300 IN BRAKE REPAIRS AND THIS VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY. I AM RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE AND MONEY. YOUR HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED. THANKS. *AK

Feb 02, 2001

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 MASTER CYLINDER (AT MY COST) AND IDD A TEST DRIVEL THE MECHANIC SAID THE BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. THEY WERE NOT! AND STILL DO NOT WORK AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES WITH OR WITHOUT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. RECENTLY I WAS MAKINA A RIGHT TURN WHEN A YOUNNSTER SHOT THRU THE INTERSECTION ON A BICYCLE. I JUMPED ON THE BRAKES AND AGAIN HEARD THAT SICKENING GROAN BUT NO BRAKE ACTION. FORTUNATELY THE BRAKES EVENTUALLY DID GRAB AND THE YOUNG MAN SWERVED TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS RECENT INCIDENT CAUSED ME TO RE-READ A SYNDICATED NEWS REPORT FROM LAST JULY. THE NHTSA WAS WORKING WITH GM TO RECALL AND REPAIR ABS SYSTEMS IN VARIOUS SUV'S. THE ARTICLE ALSO SAID A SECOND INVESTIGATION WAS UNDER WAY INVOLVING MY '92 SUBURBAN. I'D LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT INVESTIGATION. AT PRESENT I STILL DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND I KNOW IT WILL NOT STOP IN NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAVE STARTED TO INVESTIGATE REMOVING THE ABS SYSTEM AND INSTALLING SOMETHING SAFER. ANY ADVICE YOU MIGHT PROVIDE WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

Dec 04, 1999

Crash: 1

Injuries: 2

WHILE DRIVING, WAS COMING TO A ROLLING STOP, ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED & THEY WOULD LOCK UP ON THE 2-WD. BEEN TO DEALER & THE ABS BRAKES REPAIRED ON 3/16/98. THE LOCKING OF ABS BRAKES HAS RETURNED. MANUFACTURER SHOWS NO RECALL OF BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK

Nov 01, 1999

+ 63 more complaints for this component

VISIBILITY

9 complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS ONLY OCCASIONALLY AND USUALLY FAILS WHEN IT IS WET OR HUMID. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE SHORT TIME I'VE HAD IT. ALSO WAS A CONSISTANT PROBLEM ON THE 89 SHEVY 1 TON PICKUP I HAD BEFORE.

Jan 31, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES WILL NOT TURN ON, THE CONSUMER TAPS ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND THIS WILL GET IT WORKING FOR A WHILE. *SLC

Nov 28, 2000

DUE TO WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE WIPERS CUT OF DURING RAIN STORMS OR LIGHT DRIZZLE. YH

Jan 07, 2000

WIPERS DO NOT COME ON WHEN CAR IS HOT, ONLY WHEN CAR HAS JUST BEEN STARTED, AND NOT ALL THE TIME THEN. THEY WILL STOP AT RANDOM AND VERY SELDOM WORK AT ALL. NEIGHBOR ALSO WITH 1992 SUBURBAN HAS SAME PROBLEM.

Sep 14, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Jun 03, 1999

+ 4 more complaints for this component

POWER TRAIN

4 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

Mar 10, 2009

Fire: 1

Injuries: 1

REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *SD

Jul 14, 1996

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. *SD

Jul 14, 1996

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. *SD

Jul 14, 1996

TRAILER HITCHES

2 complaints

THE WBCCI, A CONSUMER ASSOCIATION STATED THAT THE OEM TRAILER TOWING HITCH PLATFORMS HAD FAILED AND CONSUMER HAS AN REQUESTED INVESTIGATION. (OEM TRAILER TOWING HITCH PLATFORMS ON 1992-1999) *YH

Oct 18, 2000

THE WBCCI, A CONSUMER ASSOCIATION STATED THAT THE OEM TRAILER TOWING HITCH PLATFORMS HAD FAILED AND CONSUMER HAS AN REQUESTED INVESTIGATION. (OEM TRAILER TOWING HITCH PLATFORMS ON 1992-1999) *YH

Oct 18, 2000

STRUCTURE

1 complaint

CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT 'HITCH PLATFORM' WHICH IS USED TO PULL AN AIRSTREAM TRAILER, 8900 LBS, IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

Mar 12, 2001

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1 complaint

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

Feb 24, 1999

Fire: 1

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 complaint

ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED.

Mar 24, 1998

SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,VISIBILITY

1 complaint

WHEN COLD OR WHEN VEHICLE GETS WET ABS BRAKES LOCK UP. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES VERY TOUGHY AND GRAB BAD WHEN IT IS COLD, RIGHT REAR DOOR DEFOGGER INOPERATIVE,RIGHT AXLE SEAL LEAK,LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF. *ET

Oct 24, 1997

SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY

1 complaint

FRONT BRAKES FAIL-BRAKES LOSE FLUID-CANNOT SEE WHERE FLUID IS COMING FROM. TT CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE ABS COMES INTO PLAY, THIS COULD BE DETECTED BY THE NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE FRONT LEFT HAS FLUID LEAKING INTO WHEEL WELL, ALSO INSPECTION SHOWS FLUID LEVEL LOW IN MASTER CYLINDER.ALSO FRONT WHEEL BEARING WERE REPLACED, FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED, ALSO FRONT POWER WINDOW INOPERATIVE.*JB

Dec 04, 1995

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

1 complaint

THE SERPENTINE BELT MAKES NOISE TOOK TO DEALER EIGHT TIMES DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM . TT DEALER HAS REPLACED WATER PUMP PULLEY ALSO. VEHICLE KEEPS EXPERIENCING OIL LEAKS, DEALER HAS REPLACED 3 GASKETS AND AN OIL FILTER. FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. ALTERNATOR REPLACED. REAR SPEAKERS REPLACED. *SLC

Nov 06, 1995

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY

1 complaint

EA95-026 ACTIVE, WENT GOING DOWN INCLINE ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. TT CONSUMER STATED THE HEATER BAR IS INOPERABLE IT DOES NOT MOVE, ALSO UNABLE TO TURN THE HEAT ON IF THE SYSTEM IS OFF FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE, AFTER THE VEHICLE RUNS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL TURN ON.*JB

Nov 02, 1995

4.9/5.0

68 reviews

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The 1992 GMC Suburban currently has 90 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.

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