1990 Model Year

Chevrolet Suburban

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
53
Recalls
1
Crashes
2
Severe
12

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

93V187000 Nov 1993

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Tires
Aug 2002

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO HAVE TIRES BALANCED DUE TO VIBRATION AND WAS ADVISED TIRES WERE SEPARATING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THESE TIRES WERE NO...

Tires
Apr 2002

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO SHOP AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT TIRES WERE SEPARATING, WHICH WERE REPLACED AT THE CO...

Tires
Oct 2001

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE, TREAD WAS FLAPPING UP AGAINST INNER FENDER WELL. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO T...

Tires
May 2001

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON I 95 WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 70 MPH. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH FROM THE LEFT LANE THEN BACK INTO...

Visibility
Jan 2001

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT RUNNING INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS SAME DEFECT AS RECALL 98V150001, BUT MANUFACTURER CLAIMED TH...

Tires
Nov 2000

TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING TIRE TO BLOWOUT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2M2 JBA TIRESIZE: 255/70R15)

Tires
Nov 2000

ABOUT 1 MILE AFTER GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY, I WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH ON A WELL PAVED SURFACE STREET WHEN LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND...

Power Train
Oct 2000

DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. NLM

Tires
Sep 2000

THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE FIREHAWK (235/75R15) TIRE SUSTAINED A TREAD SUSTAINED A TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER, FIVE OCCUPANTS SUSTA...

Tires
Aug 2000

PE 00 020/TRIE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH, RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION ON A 1990 CHEVROLET SUBUR...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 1990 Chevrolet Suburban has 53 complaints and 1 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Seats. 2 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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