1993 GMC Suburban complaints

THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THI S VEHICLE IS UNSATISFACTORY. DURING A PANIC STOP SITUATION, THE BRAKES SEEM TO TAKE TIME BEFORE THEY START TO GRAB. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON DRY PAVEMENT AND A SLIGHT BUMP IS ENCOUNTERED THE AITI LOCK KICKS IN AND ITS LIKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS, CALIPERS, FLEX HOSES, DRUMS, SHOES AND REAR FLEX HOSES REPLACED WITH QUALITY EQUIPMENT TO NO C H ANGE, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO CLASSIC CHEVROLET TO HAVE THE BRAKES EXAMINED, WITH A RESULT THAT THERE IS NOTHING WORNG WITH THE BRAKES, BUT WE COULD REPLACE THIS OR THAT ITEM TO SEE IF IT IS BETTER. I HAVE EVEN UNPLUGGED THE ANTI LOK SYSTEM JUST TO KEEP THAT PART OF THE SYSTEM FROM ACTIVATING, AS I HAVE HAD TOO MANY SCARES.

THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE ON THE LEFT FRONT CORNER, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO TIP BACK. THE TRACK ASSEMBLY WAS FULLY INTACT, THE FRAME INSIDE THE SEAT IS WHAT BROKE, DUE TO THIN MATERIAL AND FATIGUE.

THIS SUBURBAN HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUNNING FOR A WHILE THEN SIMPLY STOPING FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN RUNNING AGAIN. I AM TOLD BY GMC THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT IS NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY. THE WIPER PULSE MODULE I AM TOLD IS THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT IN THESE CASES. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND OCCATIONALLY LEAVES A PUDDLE UNDER IT IF IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. THE GUAGES ARE RANDOM IN THIER READINGS FOR OIL PRESSURE, TEMP, AND AMPERES.... THE FUEL SEEMS TO BE ACCURATE. OTHER PROBLEMS ARE NOT AS OBVIOUS BUT ANNOYING NONE THE LESS

FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE. BRAKE PEDAL CONSTANTLY GOES TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, CALIPERS ARE GRABBING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL LEFT, OR RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE BOLTS ON THE DRIVER SEAT SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE SEAT TO RELEASE FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION. ALSO THE RADIO AMPLIFIER CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH HIGH ACCELERATION COMMENCING WHENEVER VEHICLE WOULD BE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, AND CONDITION HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

ABS BRAKES ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ABS SYSTEM WILL KICK IN AND, THE VEHICLE WILL KEEP GOING ON WET PAVEMENT OR DRY PAVEMENT. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, NEW. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

WINDSHEILD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY JUST AS THE RECALL FOR THE 1994-1996 GMC TRUCKS INDICATES, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. REPLACEMENT PART RESOLVED PROBLEM. *AK

SEAT BELTS WON'T RETRACT, UNLESS REMOVED AND RE-ATTACHED, E.G. LEANING FORWARD AND SITTING BACK UP. OR CHANGING POSITIONS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS FAULTY, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE ABS LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A FENCE AT 5 MPH AND RUNNING INTO A DITCH. *AK

ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED BECAUSE THE BACK BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. YH

BRAKE ROTOR CAME COMPLETELY APART. THIS CONDITION WAS OBVIOUSLY BUILDING UP OVER TIME RESULTING IN POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE OVER THE YEARS. ALL ROTORS SHOULD BE REPLACED ON THESE VEHICLES. IT THIS HAPPENED AT A FASTER SPEED OR IN AN INSTANCE WHERE A QUICK STOP WAS NEEDED AN ACCIDENT COULD RESULT. YOU HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS OF POOR BRAKE FAILURE AND THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY.

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST OF 1998 AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

WHILE RIDING DOWN THE STREET ON DRY AND UNEVEN PAVEMENT AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE ABS IS ACTIVATING, BUT THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP UNTIL IT HAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DISTANCE AFTER BRAKING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHEILD WIPER FAILURE AND UNSTABLE SEAT. CONSIDERED A DEFECT IN 1994 AND 1995 MODELS BUT NOT THE 1993 MODELS.

BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.

BRAKES DISENGAGE MOMENTARILY CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.

EA95026; POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE; WHEN COMING TO A STOP, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES COMPLETELY LET GO, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SLID FORWARD AND HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE ROAD WAS A LITTLE SLICK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. *AK

BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE.

EA95026; CONSUMER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO YEARS. WHILE DRIVING AND PRESSING ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED , AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE BRAKES, NO WARRANTY ON VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY LET GO AND CATCH AGAIN, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS/PADS AND ROTORS. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON MAIN ST ,WAS ABOUT 5-6 CAR LENGHTS IN FRONT 0F OTHER VEHICLE ,WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, NOT PUMP THEM, TRUCK BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN , BUT DID NOT STOP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM . *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS.

BRAKES PULL TO THE LEFT OFTEN, OCCASSIONALLY TO THE RIGHT AND WILL FAIL AT ANY TIME. NEITHER GMC OR INDEPENDENT DEALER CAN REPAIR.

ABS FAILURE. OWNER REQUEST INFORMATION ON OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING ABS.

WHEN TRAVELING AT 20 TO 25 MPH AND UPON MAKING A GRADUAL OR A SUDDEN STOP CONSUMER NOTICED POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, ESPECIALLY IF TRAVELING OVER BUMPS, HOLES AND ROUGH ROADS.

ALTERNATOR BRACKET BROKE AND DROPPED INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE.

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT RANDOMLY DURING BRAKING.

BRAKES FAILED.

CONTINUOUS BRAKE FAILURES.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT STOPPING PROPERLY.

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP CAUSING A COLLISION.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.

BRAKE FAILURE.

COMING TO A STOP SIGN AT 30 MPH, STEPPED ON BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AND COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO TRAVEL FORWARD A LITTLE WAYS BEFORE IT WILL STOP. *AK

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK

THE ABS DOES NOT WORK. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 0R 4 TIMES. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE AND THE ABS ONCE. *AK

IN A PANIC STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. SUBSEQUENTLY, LEFT/REAR BRAKES SHOES FROZE TO DRUMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THEY WERE REPLACED. ALSO VEHICLE HAS NO TRACKING SYSTEM. *AK

ABS SEEMS TO COME ON FOR NO REASON, NO ICED OR WET ROADS, COMPROMISING STOPPING DISTANCE.

ABS SEEMS TO COME ON FOR NO REASON, NO ICED OR WET ROADS, COMPROMISING STOPPING DISTANCE.

ABS FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHICH ENDED UP IN CROSS TRAFFIC.

ABS FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHICH ENDED UP IN CROSS TRAFFIC.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY

RADIATOR LEAKING DUE TO FAILED WELD JOINING TOP CAP TO CORE. *AK