Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 GMC Pickup, most frequently naming the brakes, tires & wheels and body & structure 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 |
| Jul 1996 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 1996 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 1996 | 1 | 4 |
| Feb 1997 | 1 | 5 |
| Dec 1997 | 1 | 6 |
| Feb 2001 | 1 | 7 |
| Aug 2004 | 1 | 8 |
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
WHILE DRIVING REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. 2500 MODEL, GOODYEAR, WORKHORSE, LT245/75R16. *AK
THIS FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF A REAR UND COLLISION WITH MY VEHICKE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT MY TRUCK WAS A SMALL IMPORT TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT MY HEAD WAS SNAPPED BACKEARDS AND ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW, SHATTERING IT AND CAUSING A CONCUSSION SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE ME TO TO BE UNABLE TO CONTINUE TO WORK. THERE WAS NO HEAD RESTRAINT OR BUMPER OR PAD EXTENDING HUGH ENOUGH FROM THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO CUSSION THE HEAD. LATTER MODLES (IE 1992) HAD AN EXTENDED HEAD REST. GMC SHOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEN AND OFFERED A REPAIR ABOUT THE SAME TIME IT REDESIGNED THE BENCH SEATS TO INCLUDE A PASSIVE HEAD RE
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK AS WELL AS IT SHOULD, OWNER SAID THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND NOT FULLY STOPPING THE TRUCK. *AK
METAL BAR FELL OFF VEHICLE, STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, STARTED TO MAKE A TURN INTO INTERSECTION, STEERING WHIEEL CAME OFF COLUMN, THE WHEELS LOCKED UP; LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE; HAD VEHICLE TOWED.*AK
SPARE TIRE FELL OFF DUE TO BROKEN HOIST ASSEMBLY CABLE. *SD
VIBRATION OF OIL LINE & TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE CAUSES A HOLE TO WEAR INTO THE OIL LINE. TT
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 | — |
| 1990Viewing | 8 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 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.