1997 GMC Suburban brakes problems
71 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1997 GMC Suburban, which is 26% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 71 27% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 53,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 13 crashes, 15 injuries.
What owners wrote
Vehicle pulled to the left when applying brakes , went to dealer, replaced brake master cylinder. After this repair, defect was still occurring which resulted in an accident, causing the consumer to rearened a another vehicle at approx 40-45 MPH. ,brakes completley faile. ,no ABS warning light. Driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy.
Dt: the contact stated when stopping at low speeds the ABS will activate. The dealership said it happened because the ABS sensor rusted. The repairs have not been made. The problem was the same as mentioned in NHTSA recall 05v379000 in the 1999-2002 models.
Other problems reported for the 1997 GMC Suburban
- Steering 40 complaints
- Fuel system 25 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints
- Transmission 24 complaints
- Engine 20 complaints
- Tires 17 complaints