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1988 GMC C1500 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
6
Latest Dec 6, 1999
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Mar 16, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 GMC C1500. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Electrical
Filed Dec 6, 1999
Fire reported1 injury reported

ON DECEMBER 4, 1999, WHILE FUELING THE TRUCK FLAMES STARTED COMING OUT OF THE FILL SPOUT AREA RESULTING IN TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE TRUCK AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE GAS STATION. UPON INVESTIGATION BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE INVESTIGATOR IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN ACCIDENTAL ELECTRICAL FIRE.

NHTSA ID
715691
Incident
Dec 4, 1999
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Sep 29, 1999

ABS BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED & RELEASED. ALSO, SEATS HAVE NO HEAD REST. CAN CAUSE A WHIPLASH EFFECT IF VEHICLE IS HIT FROM BEHIND. BEEN TO DEALER FOR BRAKES, BUT WILL NOT INSTALL HEADREST. *AK

NHTSA ID
849097
Incident
Jul 11, 1989
BrakesElectrical
Filed Mar 12, 1997

CONSUMER'S WIRING HARNESS IS MELTING, THE WIRING AND THE BRAKES AND TAIL LIGHTS ARE BURNING OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN NINE YEARS. *AK

NHTSA ID
809914
Steering
Filed Feb 20, 1997

PITMAN AND IDLER CONTROL ARMS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
514995
Incident
Dec 10, 1996
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 20, 1995

MISSING SPARE TIRE FROM THE MOUNTING UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. TT

NHTSA ID
962254
Incident
Mar 19, 1995
Suspension
Filed Mar 16, 1995
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 35MPH, SUDDENLY THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL DETACHED FROM AXLE, NO PRIOR WARNING, DUE TO LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. TT

NHTSA ID
962072

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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