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1989 GMC C2500 Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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 Oct 3, 2001
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.
0
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 Nov 27, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 GMC C2500. 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

BrakesEnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Oct 3, 2001

RADIATOR FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *YH

NHTSA ID
785706
Steering
Filed Nov 20, 1998

THE SEAL KING PINS ON THE STEERING CANNOT BE GREASED & THEY WEAR OUT FAST. *AK

NHTSA ID
831133
Incident
Feb 22, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Sep 22, 1998

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SHOULDER STRAPS GET LOOSE, WILL NOT LOCK IN POSITION, DO NOT RETRACT, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
828091
Incident
Jun 30, 1994
Engine
Filed May 5, 1998

TOO SMALL RADIATOR FOR THIS SIZE OF TRUCK. RADIATOR OVERHEATS.

NHTSA ID
535200
Engine
Filed Jun 27, 1996

ENGINE STARTED BURNING OIL AFTER A OIL CHANGE. PLEASE GIVE DETAIL. *AK

NHTSA ID
986214
Incident
Mar 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Nov 27, 1995

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE . TT *JB

NHTSA ID
975428
Incident
Nov 27, 1995

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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