1989 GMC Suburban
VIN 1GKGR26N5KF524008
What’s special about this listing
454ci/7.4L V-8 gasoline engine with Throttle Body Injection. R2500 - 3/4 ton. 108,xxx miles, RWD. SLE trim. Automatic trans. Interior in excellent condition -- ceiling fabric aside; no odors. Body in very good condition. Largely original equipment. Includes: hitch; new battery as of last December; Sept. 2025 oil filter and oil change; and, new idler pulley, tensioner with pulley, and serpentine belt as of Nov. 2025. Clean engine compartment and title.
VIN: 1GKGR26N5KF524008
KNOWN ISSUES:
When not started for several weeks, battery discharges -- even with new, fully-charged battery.
Rear power window sticks when lowered fully. In the one occurrence of this over prior eight years the window "became unstuck" after a day or two -- with no human intervention. Odd, but true.
R-12 air conditioning system, which includes module on ceiling of rear of cabin, does not cool.
Ceiling fabric hangs.
Right rear passenger door trim partially detached from body. (see exterior pictures)
Needle on transmission oil temperature gauge does not move.
Needle on presumed after-market ammeter does not move.
Specs
Details about this vehicle - decoded from the VIN & CLASSIC.COM curators.
- Year
- 1989
- Make
- GMC
- Model Family
- Suburban
- Model Generation
- 7th Gen
- Model Variant
- -
- Model Trim
- -
- VIN
- 1GKGR26N5KF524008
- Mileage
- 108,000 mi
- Originality
- Original & Highly Original
- Engine
- 454ci V8
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Drive Type
- Rear Wheel Drive (RWD)
- Vehicle Type
- Automobile
- Body Style
- SUV
- Driver Side
- LHD
- Doors
- 4 Doors
- Color Group (Ext)
- White
- Color Group (Int)
- Beige/Tan
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