1984 GMC SuburbanProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 5 owner complaints about the 1984 GMC Suburban, most often about the tires. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through May 23, 2001. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1984 GMC Suburban has problems

5 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Tires31
Service brakes, hydraulic11
Wheels11

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1984 GMC Suburban recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1984 vs. every other Suburban year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Suburban median. How we score

'66'74'81'82'83'84'85'86'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04
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  • Caution
  • Solid
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1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1984 GMC Suburban, and the recalls they led to.

  1. IMPROPER SPEED CONTROLPE90026 · closed Apr 9, 1990
    No recall
In owners' words

What Suburban owners report

Recent tires complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WENT TO SLOW DOWN AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. HE DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING, AND THEN SAW VEHICLE WOBBLING. TIRE BLEWOUT, AND DAMAGED RUNNING BOARD. FIRESTONE, LT 235/85R16, STEELTEX TEX R4S. *AK
Complaint 888998 · May 23, 2001
3YEARS AGO - 4 NEW TIRES PUT ON BY WESTERN AUTO - WHO WAS THEN BOUGHT BY SEARS - 9/2/00 TIRE TROUBLE - TAKEN TO NTB - (SEARS TIRE) TOLD THAT 1 TIRE HAD SEPERATED - REPLACED THE 1 TIRE - THEN HAD TROUBLE WITH ANOTHER TIRE - RETURNED TO NTB ON 9/14/00 TO FIND THAT ANOTHER TIRE HAD SEPERATED - BY…
Complaint 732633 · Sep 27, 2000

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