Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 GMC Pickup, most frequently naming the engine, fuel system and powertrain (other) categories.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 1996 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 2000 | 1 | 3 |
| Jan 2004 | 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.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
THE FUEL LINE RUSTED, RESULTING IN A FLUID LEAK. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED CONSUMER TO REFILL THE FUEL TANK MORE THAN OFTEN. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE FUEL LINES SHOULD NOT LEAK AFTER ONLY 14 YEARS OF SERVICE. THE CONSUMER KNEW OF FOUR OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONSUMER THINKS THE FAILURE IS DUE TO CHEAP STEEL LINES. THE REPAIR COST THE CONSUMER $1200. *PH *NM
IHAVE FOUR FIRESTONE FIREHAWK R4S TIRES SIZE 30X9.50R15. AMOUNT OF MILES ON TIRES EQUALS 32,748;TREAD DEPTH EQUALS 8/32. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS FAILED. IT HAS A LARGE BULGE IN THE TREAD. THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT BECAUSE I CAUGHT IT IN TIME. AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, BUT I AM AFRAID OF THE TIRES. I WILL SAVE THE TIRE ON RIM FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. I THINK I SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION EVEN THOUGH THIS SIZE AND MODEL IS NOT ON RECALL LIST.( DOT NUMBER: VD664RA132 TIRE SIZE: 30X9.50R15 )
TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE. *DSH
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FRAME BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING CASES TO BREAK DUE TO SNOW PLOW BEING USED. *SKD
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.8 |
| 1999 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 43.2 |
| 1998 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 44.6 |
| 1997 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 39.0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 47.3 |
| 1995 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 49.2 |
| 1994 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 49.8 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 31.1 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 30.8 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989Viewing | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.