1992 Chevrolet Suburban problems
NHTSA has received 226 complaints about the 1992 Chevrolet Suburban, and 71% of them involve brakes. Next are wipers, windshield & visibility (8%) and electrical system (4%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 226 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 71% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 45 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 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: 45 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 18 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 20th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Chevrolet Suburban with enough data (112 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.
While driving vehicle, applied ABS brakes; vehicle failed to stop like it suppose to. Brake pedal went to the floor. Problem only intermittent. On one occasion vehicle hit city bus in rear. Subsequently, while driving on gravel detour road, brakes grabbed, causing vehicle to fishtail. Repairman indicated valve failed on ABS control.
Emergency stops on dry pavement at 30 MPH caused ABS to engage and caused 2 accidents. In both incidents, the vehicle seemed to "roll" into the car in front. After driving 30 years, I have a sense of how long it should take to stop as well as being very aware of how long it takes to stop this heavier vehicle and have attempted to compensate by allowing a great deal of stopping space in front of me. I do not follow as close as most semis.
ABS braking problems. Tt ABS failed and caused accident, consumer stated that previously when ABS has failed, he was able to jump curbs to avoid an accident, however this time he hit a vehicle in front of him. *slc