Vehicle report

1998 GMC SUBURBAN

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Reported problems

100 complaints · median 90196 miles
ComponentReports
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP15
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION10
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY9
TIRES:TREAD/BELT7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC4
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER4
STEERING3
TIRES3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH2
POWER TRAIN2
SEAT BELTS2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR2
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR2
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
INTERIOR LIGHTING1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION1
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)1
SEATS1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER1
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM1
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)1
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID1
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP1
STRUCTURE:BODY1
SUSPENSION1
SUSPENSION:FRONT1
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY1
TIRES:VALVE1
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR1
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES1
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.