GMC Suburban
Owners filed 1,772 complaints across 15 model years of the GMC Suburban. The 1994 drew the most (411); the 2004 the fewest (1).
Model years15
Complaints1,772
Recalls41
Fires27
Deaths8
Every GMC Suburban model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Suspension › Front | Routine | |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | Seats | Routine | |
| 2000 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 285 | 2 | 6 | 25 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 1998 | 100 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 200 | 3 | 4 | 15 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 1996 | 172 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 227 | 7 | 2 | 18 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 411 | 6 | 4 | 65 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | High concern | |
| 1993 | 212 | 2 | 4 | 31 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 1992 | 80 | 4 | 2 | 21 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1991 | 30 | 2 | — | 2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1990 | 22 | 2 | — | 3 | Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical › Linkage and Cable | Routine |
Which GMC Suburban years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1994 is the weakest year on record, with 411 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It carries 6 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.