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GMC Suburban problems reported in California

451 of the 2,323 complaints filed about the GMC Suburban came from California, most often about the brakes.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

451

Complaints from California

48

Crashes

4

Fires

1994

Worst model year

What failed

Brakes 212 47.0%
Tires 26 5.8%
Seats 16 3.5%
Suspension 16 3.5%
Seat Belts 12 2.7%
Steering 11 2.4%

By model year

1987 Suburban 1 0.2%
1988 Suburban 1 0.2%
1989 Suburban 1 0.2%
1990 Suburban 10 2.2%
1991 Suburban 7 1.6%
1992 Suburban 17 3.8%
1993 Suburban 48 10.6%
1994 Suburban 96 21.3%
1995 Suburban 63 14.0%
1996 Suburban 39 8.6%
1997 Suburban 40 8.9%
1998 Suburban 30 6.7%
1999 Suburban 85 18.8%
2000 Suburban 9 2.0%
2001 Suburban 1 0.2%
2003 Suburban 3 0.7%

Cities reporting most

Glendale 24 23.1%
Lancaster 11 10.6%
LOS Angeles 10 9.6%
Hunington Beach 7 6.7%
Redlands 7 6.7%
Visalia 7 6.7%
Modesto 7 6.7%
SAN Jose 7 6.7%
Simi Valley 6 5.8%
Salinas 6 5.8%
Clovis 6 5.8%
Fullerton 6 5.8%

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