GMC Suburban
Registered from 1996 to 2000.
Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2489 kg · 3340 mm wheelbase · 16.8 L/100km (EPA) · 19.6 L/100km city · 13.8 motorway |
| 1998 | 2489 kg · 3340 mm wheelbase · 16.8 L/100km (EPA) · 19.6 L/100km city · 13.8 motorway |
| 1997 | 2466 kg · 3340 mm wheelbase · 19.6 L/100km (EPA) · 21.4 L/100km city · 15.7 motorway |
| 1996 | 2441 kg · 3340 mm wheelbase · 18.1 L/100km (EPA) · 21.4 L/100km city · 14.7 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Parking brake failure
Defect petition, opened December 2005, closed May 2006.
Windshield wiper failure
Engineering analysis, opened May 2002, closed July 2003.
Headlight
Preliminary evaluation, opened April 2000, closed September 2000.
Oem hitch receiver platform cracking
Defect petition, opened January 2000, still open.
Battery leaks acid
Preliminary evaluation, opened December 1999, closed May 2000.
Erratic steering boost while driving
Preliminary evaluation, opened November 1998, closed May 1999.
Poor brake performance
Engineering analysis, opened September 1995, closed September 2001.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
GMC filed 261 bulletins about the 2000 Suburban.
- Equipment: 88
- Engine and engine cooling: 42
- Electrical system: 36
- Engine: 14
- Power train: 13
- Fuel system, gasoline: 11
- Structure: 10
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 9
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 7
- Exterior lighting: 4
- Other: 27
- This service bulletin explains how to measure for oil consumption and possible reasons for loss of oil. · November 2024
- Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles. It provides the ability via a single selection within Techline Connect to first identify which modules need updating… · August 2024
- GM is receiving damaged (cracked or broken) transmission cores returned to the reman facilities. The damage is being caused either in the removal process by the technician, or inadequate packaging or… · August 2024
- This service bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with… · July 2024
- This bulletin provides information for use on a Product Assistance Claim (PAC), which is formerly known as a Product Allegation Resolution (PAR) claim. · July 2024
- This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Service Programming System (SPS) Error Codes E4398, E4399, E4401, E4403, M4404, M4413, M6954, M6955, E4414, E4423, E4491, E4492,… · June 2024
- This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with… · March 2024
- This service bulletin provides service information to technicians on guidelines to replace Oil Cooler, Oil Cooler Lines and Oil Tank if the engine was replaced where large amounts of debris has… · February 2024
253 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.