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1993 Chevrolet Suburban problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip (310) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/Washer (21) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/Washer:motor (16)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

84 /100
✓ Typical or better for this model

Compared against other Chevrolet Suburban model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →

499
Complaints
0
Recalls
13
Service bulletins
91
Crashes reported
2
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (13)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:column Shift 2005-08-01 · 020730024A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

diagnosis of cracked or broken transmission case. *tt 2006 and prior cars and light duty trucks. *tt

Equipment:appliance:air Conditioner 2004-01-01 · 3005 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

93-00 full size utilities (gmt 400 old style only) ac blows warm and the high side pressure is too high. *mj

Power Train 2002-10-01 · 990730016A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

diagnostic information for intermittent transmission downshift, slip, busy/cycling tcc or noisy cooling fan. *tt

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:power Assist 2001-06-29 · 01005 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

some vehicles equipped with vacuum power brake assist and ebc4 abs brake modules may comment that their vehicles exhibit poor brake system performance, this may be attributed to brake pedal feel. *slc

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 2001-06-29 · 01125 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

special policy bulletin regarding product enhancement brake system subjective feel / poor brake system performance. *tt

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 2001-06-01 · 01005 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this special policy product enhancement covers vehicles equipped with vacuum power brake assist and ebc4 abs brake modules exhibitng poor brake system performance / brake system subjective feel. *tt

Showing the 6 most recent of 13 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

No detailed complaint narratives on file.

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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