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1985 GMC K1500 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 Nov 28, 2000
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.
1
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 May 25, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 GMC K1500. 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 1–3 of 3

Fuel system
Filed Nov 28, 2000
Fire reported

THE FUEL SYSTEM EXPLODED CAUSING FIRE TO GO THROUGH THE FUEL LINE TO THE CARBURETOR RESULTING IN ENGINE TO IGNITE IN FLAMES AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. *MJS

NHTSA ID
557635
Incident
Oct 27, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 12, 2000

INSURED GOING E ON I-90 WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW, DAMAGE FENDER AND THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE WHEEL. THIS TIRE IS A FIRESTONE ATX TIRE THAT IS ON RECALL, INSURED THINKS FIRESTONE SHOULD PAY FOR THIS, HE WANTS TO TAKE ESTIMATE TO THEM ON THURSDAY. (CLAIMS 47-4193-131) *MW

NHTSA ID
6900006
Incident
Aug 30, 2000
Seat belts
Filed May 25, 1995

THE FRONT MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKEN WILL NOT LATCH. TT

NHTSA ID
966001

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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