Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1988 GMC Suburban

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
8
NHTSA complaints
5
Defect investigations
2
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

8 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
2
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE Assembly
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    1
  • Structure
    1
  • Tires
    1
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
    1
  • Seats
    1
  • EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
    1
  • Suspension
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
93V016000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1993-02-01

UNANTICIPATED HEAT IN THE TRANSMISSION CAN FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF THE VENT TUBE.

RiskTHE VENTED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN CATCH FIRE IF EXPOSEDTO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

FixINSTALL A LONGER TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE ROUTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE.

89V010000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING1989-01-30

DRIVERS SEAT AND/OR SHOULDER BELT LOCKING MECHANISM MAY NOT OPERATE.

RiskIN A CRASH, AFFECTED BELTS WOULD NOT LOCK, THEREBYINCREASING THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.

FixINSTALL A NEW DRIVERS SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY.

NHTSA investigations

5 actions
EA92022·SEATS1992-06-24 → 1993-11-19

SEAT BACK BOLT BREAKAGE

Led to recall93V187000

PE92026·SEATS1992-03-06 → 1992-06-24

SEAT BACK FAILURES

DP90017·VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM1990-08-24 → 1990-12-21

INADEQUATE EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD

PE90026·EQUIPMENT1989-12-12 → 1990-04-09

IMPROPER SPEED CONTROL

PE89097·EQUIPMENT1989-03-06 → 1989-06-05

CRUISE CONTROL

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