1990 Chevrolet Suburban problems
NHTSA has received 67 complaints about the 1990 Chevrolet Suburban, and 25% of them involve seats. Next are tires (18%) and brakes (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 67 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seats 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 34th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Chevrolet Suburban with enough data (22 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The left rear firestone firehawk (235/75r15) tire sustained a tread sustained a tread separation causing the vehicle to rollover, five occupants sustained injuries (attorney for client). Nlm
The vehicle caught on fire from under the hood while driving down the interstate and its believed to be from the tansmission. Please describe. Tt
Recall repairs performed, repairs failed (seat back collapsed) resulting in accident/injury.(attorney for client) (93v187)