1995 GMC Suburban Owner Complaints

Tire: 265/70R16. New tire, bought less than 20 days earlier. Hit minor pothole on LA Hwy 1019, northbound on July 8, 2021. Immediately noticed a vibration originating from rt front area of Suburban. Speed limit on highway was 45 mph; I was driving at the required limit. Took vehicle to my tire man July 9, 2021. He explained that damage to tire was slipped belt, not the result of a thrown wheel weight. I had to replace a new tire with less than 100 miles on the tire. $190.

NHTSA ID

11430239

Incident

Jul 8, 2021

265/70/R16. Cruising down Interstate around Des Moines, Iowa at 65 mph. Hot day July 2021. Heard muffled "pop" noise. Few seconds later, suburban began to shake and vibrate violently. Approaching uncontrollable. Pulled off road onto side street. Noted bulge on top of tire. Located a Goodyear tire store in Ames, Iowa. Tire man identified the problem, ordered a new tire (Hankook brand). We spent unintended night nearby in hotel, had tire changed out at Goodyear Tire store, all other tires were inspected by qualified technicians, given a clean bill of health, and we continued on. No warning of impending tire failure. This incident was a second belt failure on same brand of tire within 30 days. First belt failure occurred about 20 days earlier on a same brand, and type tire that had less than 1,000 miles of wear on same vehicle.

NHTSA ID

11427669

Incident

Jul 27, 2021

95 GMC SURBURBAN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10394224

Incident

Mar 4, 2011

Mileage

167,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHERE THE STRAP FEEDS INTO THE BACK OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT, THE STRAP PULLED LOOSE. THE SEAT WAS A COSCO, EDDIE BAUER. MODEL #22-625 GLC. MANUFACTURED ON 04-21-04. *AK

NHTSA ID

10165665

Incident

Aug 16, 2006

Mileage

140,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V159000 CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

10142987

Incident

Nov 15, 2005

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACE THREE TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS LAST FAILURE CAUSED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE NEARLY CAUSING A FIRE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10087616

Incident

Aug 6, 2004

Mileage

146,329 mi

DRIVER POWER SEAT, FRONT LEFT SIDE, SUPPORT BRACKET SNAPPED, ALLOWING LEFT CORNER OF SEAT TO ROCK UP AND DOWN. IF RIGHT SIDE SNAPPED SIMULTANEOUSLY, DRIVER WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN THROWN BACKWARD AND COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK THE WELD ON THE BRACKET FAILED DURING NORMAL USE. CONSEQUENCES COULD INCLUDE LOSS OF CONTROL. CORRECTION WILL INVOLVE REMOVAL OF SEAT FOR NEW WELD.

NHTSA ID

10114712

Incident

Mar 17, 2005

Mileage

103,300 mi

THE SECOND AND THIRD ROWS SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10087214

Incident

Jul 14, 2004

Mileage

191,000 mi

SEAT BRACKET BROKE WHILE DRIVING VEHICAL, CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10088541

Incident

Aug 25, 2004

Mileage

108,420 mi

I HAVE STEELTEX AT LT245/75 R16 TIRES ON MY 95 SUBURBAN. TIRES PURCHASED IN 2001. PASSENGER FRONT BLEW OUT 2/20/04 WHILE TRAVELING ON HWY 10 TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT A RECALL. WHAT FORMS DO I NEED TO COMPLETE TO GET A REFUND/ EXCHANGE OF ALL TIRES?*AK

NHTSA ID

10060547

Incident

Feb 20, 2004

DRIVER'S SEAT ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE BROKE IN TWO PLACES, WHERE RAIL ATTACHES TO CAR FLOOR. BOTH FAILURES ARE AT THE OURBOARD, FRONT CORNER OF SEAT. THESE FAILURES HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TO 7 MONTHS APART FROM EACH OTHER. SADLY, I KNOW TWO OTHER SUBURBAN OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM (COINCIDENCE?) BUT MANUFACTURER DENIES THERE IS AN ISSUE. PERHAPS IF ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE INJURED IN ACCIDENTS, THEY WILL CHANGE THEIR DECISION. *LA

NHTSA ID

10046787

Incident

Nov 10, 2003

48202 SEAT FRAME DRIVER SIDE BUCKET MADE OF THIN METAL. THE METAL FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS WHILE BRAKING. RESEARCH REVEALS THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TERM PROBLEM. RESEARCHING YOUR REPORTS REVEALS 94-11 REPORTS FOR SUBURBAN, 7 UNDER YUKON, 95 - 35 REPORTS UNDER SUBURBAN, 20 UNDER YUKON, AND OTHER REPORTS UNDER 96 AND 93. *LA

NHTSA ID

10041247

Incident

Jul 28, 2003

Mileage

117,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FRO DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO CODES AND THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT A FAULTY PDM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PDM WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER OWNING THE VEHICLE. *AK *NLM

NHTSA ID

10034479

Incident

Aug 10, 2003

TREAD SEPARATION OF (2) FIRESTONE BRAND TIRES, SIZE 235/75R15, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, AND CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER, TWICE, TO PERFORM REPAIRS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10018316

Incident

May 6, 1974

Mileage

101,500 mi

FRONT SEAT FRAME, POWER LEATHER BUCKET SEAT. FRAME HAS FAILED IN THE FORWARD LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SEAT. THIS IS THE SECOND 1995 TRUCK/SUBURBAN THAT I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SEAT NOW IS WORST THAN A BOBBLE HEAD DOLL. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10013746

Incident

Jan 23, 2003

THE REAR SEAT DID NOT CONTAIN TRACKS TO KEEP THE SEAT FROM MOVING.*JB

NHTSA ID

10011269

Incident

Jan 15, 2003

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE FAILURE WAS FOLLOWED BY A NEAR IDENTICAL FAILURE OF DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WITHIN ONE WEEKS TIME (OR 200 MILES). BOTH OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS; THE FIRST AT 75 AND THE SECOND AT 65 MPH. SUDDEN ONSET OF VIBRATION. TS

NHTSA ID

767833

Incident

Sep 21, 2002

WHEN RESTARTING VEHICLE AFTER TURNING IT OFF FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. WHEN GETTING VEHICLE CHECKED OUT DEALER NOTICED THAT OIL PAN COVER CAME OFF, AND OIL SPILLED ALL OVER THE ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING.*AK

NHTSA ID

8016493

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME HAS SNAPPED, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.AK

NHTSA ID

8011980

Incident

May 12, 2002

THIS IS A 2500 SUBURBAN AND THE FRONT DISC BRAKES WEAR OUT EVERY 11,000 MILES. THE REAR DRUM BRAKES DID NOT WEAR OUT UNTIL 137,000 MILES, AND THAT WAS ONLY AFTER I HAD THE BRAKE COMBINATION VALVE CHANGED ACCORDING TO TSB #99-05-24-001A WHICH WAS ISSUED BY GM TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. UNTIL I LOCATED THIS TSB, I JUST KEPT BEING TOLD THAT THE 3/4 TON SUBURBANS ALL GO THROUGH FRONT BRAKES VERY QUICKLY. I WAS TOLD THIS AT SEVERAL GARAGES AND SEVERAL DEALERS. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND NOT WEARING OUT THE REAR BRAKES UNTIL THE PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS REPLACED (WHICH I PAID $256. FOR) DEMONSTRATES THAT THE WRONG PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS AND FIND OUT IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE IN GETTING REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENSES. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE BRAKES. THANK YOU.*AK

NHTSA ID

760405

IGNITION SYSTEM FAILED TWICE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, AND REMAINS IN 2ND GEAR. THE SPEEDOMOTER DOESN'T WORK AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP. THE SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT ALSO GOES OUT. I CONTACTED TWO LOCAL GM DEALERS. BOTH MACHANICS KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG, AS THEY HAVE MANY COME IN LARELY WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY KNEW THE EXACT PRICE AND TIME IT TAKES TO PUT THE PART IN BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE SO MANY OF THEM LATELY. IN FACT, ONE OF THE MECHANICS REPLIED THAT HE IS SURPRISED THEY HAVEN'T RECALLED THIS PART YET. HE'S REPLACED SO MANY OF THEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

757323

Incident

Jan 22, 2002

FRONT BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH COMPOSITE ROTORS, WHICH FAILED (CRACKED) AT THE JUNCTION OF THE ROTOR AND HUB. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVCED AT 3 MO. INTERVALES THROUGH OUT IT'S LIFE WITH CHECKS TO UNDERCARRAIGE, BRAKES, TIRES AND SUSPENSION. SERVICE RECORDS CAN BE PROVIDED. GMC HAD BEEN NOTIFIED(REQ# 06116896) AND I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A WASTE OF TIME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

756929

Incident

Dec 29, 2001

WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND BEING DRIVEN THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FAILS TO REGISTER AT ALL, ONCE SPEED REACHES 30 TO 40 MPH THE VEHICLE PERFORMS NORMALLY BUT THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER STILL DOESN'T WORK . THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *NLM

NHTSA ID

8002056

Incident

Jul 27, 2001

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 65  70 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRE. IN A MATTER OF ABOUT 15 SECONDS WE WERE RIDING ON THE RIM. BECAUSE IT WAS A REAR TIRE, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULL TO THE SIDE. HAD IT BEEN A FRONT TIRE, I DOUBT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CASE. WE WERE HEADED OUT ON A TRIP AND I HAD CHECKED THE TIRE ONLY 15 MINUTES BEFORE. EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE TIRE AND HAVE SAVED IT AND THE OTHERS FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11B1B 33)

NHTSA ID

754957

Incident

Oct 27, 2001

TRACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN, SEAT HAS BECOME VERY UNSTABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

897930

Incident

Sep 28, 2001