Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 GMC C1500, most frequently naming the brakes, engine and seat belts categories. 1 safety recall has been issued covering this model year; 2 NHTSA investigations name 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1997 | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 1999 | 1 | 2 |
| Jul 1999 | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 2000 | 1 | 4 |
| Apr 2003 | 1 | 5 |
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.
1 campaign 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
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
FUEL TANK SUPPORT FAILURE
There is no summary currently available
FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY
There is no summary currently available
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFTEN STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT IS RAINING. YOU CAN SOMETIME PULL ON THE WIPER BLADES TO GET THE WIPERS TO START WORKING AGAIN BUT SOMETIMES THIS DOESN'T WORK EITHER. *JB
FOR THE RECORD I WANTED TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAD ONE WILDERNESS AT III COME APART ON ME AT APPROX 70 MPH IT WAS A REAR TIRE AND CAUSED NO ACCIDENT BUT THE SEPERATED TREAD DID DO DAMAGE TO MY FENDER. THIS OCCURED BEFORE I HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL, SINCE THEN I FOUND A SECOND TIRE THAT WAS CRACKING AROUND THE BEAD. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD OVER 50% TREAD LEFT ON THEM. ITHESE TIRES WERE NOT LISTED AS THE DEFECTIVE TIRES BEING RECALLED BUT THE ONE CAME APART JUST LIKE THE REPORTS HAVE STATED, AND THE SECOND ONE DID NOT APPEAR SAFE IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT PROBLEMS. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME I DO HAVE RECORDS ON THE EXCHANGE OF THE FIRST TIRE AND THE SUBSEQUENT EXCHANGE OF THE FULL SET.( DOT NUMBER: VD TIRE SIZE: 31 950 R15 )
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND DID NOT STOP VEHICLE.CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM WHICH KICKED IN, AND CAUSED THE BRAKES NOT TO WORK. *AK
DRIVER'S BUCKLE FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACED BUCKLE ON 10-21-94 WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES OF WEAR. AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000, ON 5-17-99, BUCKLE FAILED TO LATCH AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO CORRECT PROBLEM.SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
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 |
| 1991Viewing | 5 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1990 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1989 | 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.