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1991 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.
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Latest Apr 22, 2003
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Aug 20, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 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

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Filed Apr 22, 2003

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

NHTSA ID
10016363
Incident
Apr 15, 2002
Mileage
112,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 29, 2000

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 )

NHTSA ID
729444
Incident
May 1, 2000
Brakes
Filed Jul 29, 1999

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

NHTSA ID
843752
Incident
Jun 12, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jun 8, 1999

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

NHTSA ID
838147
Incident
May 17, 1999
Engine
Filed Aug 20, 1997
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ID
520749
Incident
Jul 31, 1997

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.

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