Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 GMC C1500, most frequently naming the brakes, interior & seats and transmission categories. 2 safety recalls have been issued covering this model year; 1 NHTSA investigation names it; and 1 manufacturer communication is on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| May 1998 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 1998 | 1 | 3 |
| Jan 2000 | 1 | 4 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
2 campaigns cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY
There is no summary currently available
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
AFTER APPLYING BRAKES AND COMING TO A STOP, PEDAL EASES DOWN AND STARTS TO CREEP FORWARD UNLESS PRESSURE IS CONSTANTLY APPLIED. DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
MAKING A NORMAL OR SUDDEN STOP, BRAKES WILL BECOME SPONGY, GO TO FLOOR, CAUSING A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE, AT LEAST 5 TIMES LONGER.DEALER HAS REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER/BOOSTER/ABS SYSTEM/ROTORS/CALIPERS/DISCS /DRUMS AND SHOES. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
HAD PARKED VEHICLE. WENT TO REAR OF VEHICLE. HEARD A CRACKING SOUND. NOTICED SMOKE & THEN FIRE COMING FROM DASHBOARD AREA. PUT FLAMES OUT. DASHBOARD AREA WAS MELTED DOWN. REPORTED THE FIRE TO INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AS RESULT OF OVERFLOW OF FILLER TUBE DUE TO HEAVY LOAD TOWED IN OVERDRIVE WHICH WAS FAILURE TO WARN CONSUMER IN OWNERS MANUAL. TT
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON FRONT DOOR HINGE PIN BUSHING WEAR, FRONT DOOR SAG, OR DOOR CHUCKING MOVEMENT IN EXTREME OPERATING CONDITIONS. *TT
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 |
| 1995 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 46.9 |
| 1994 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 35.4 |
| 1993 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 43.9 |
| 1992 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 44.4 |
| 1991 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1990 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1989Viewing | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1988 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.