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1986 GMC Suburban Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Mar 24, 2004
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1986 GMC Suburban, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Brakes133.3%
  • Seat belts133.3%
  • Tires & wheels133.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH REGULAR HYDRALUC BRAKES, THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SLID AND THE WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID 809952 · filed Mar 13, 1997

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Seat belts

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

NHTSA ID 979209 · filed Feb 14, 1996

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

I HAVE A FIRESTONE LT245 75R16 STEELTEX A/T THAT I USED ON MY SUBURBAN. I REMOVED IT TO INSTALL LARGER TIRES AND USED THE BEST TAKE-OFF FOR A SPARE KEPT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I KEPT THAT SPARE TO USE ON MY TRUCK THAT I PURCHASED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND PUT THE SPARE IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK, KEPT INSIDE A GARAGE. WHILE THE TIRE DID NOT "BLOW" AND LOSE AIR, IT SEPARATED AND THREW OFF 1/3 OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE WORTH OF TREAD WHILE JUST SETTING THERE. I KEPT THE CARCUS TO HAND OVER IF YOUR INTERESTED. I DO HAVE A FEW DIGITAL PICTURES I COULD SEND YOU. THIS TIRE SHOULD ALSO BE OFF THE ROAD. *JB

NHTSA ID 10063809 · filed Mar 24, 2004

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .