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1993 Chevrolet Suburban engine and engine cooling problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1993 Chevrolet Suburban3% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
3%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
4 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • During all kinds of weather conditions the abs braking system has failed to stop the vehicle, twice causing a rear end accident. During a hard braking situation when on dry pavement, or any braking condition on wet pavement the brakes have been applied and they grab and then release causing the…

    filed Oct 17, 2007

  • My suburban has developed a peculiar problem that has left even the dealerships completely clueless!!! The engine heats up to about 180 f (still less than the mid point on the guage) after a couple of hours of driving -- this is quite normal. If we stop and turn the engine off, the vehicle will not…

    filed Apr 22, 2004

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.