Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 GMC S Utility, most frequently naming the electrical and other / unspecified categories. 1 NHTSA investigation names it; and 4 manufacturer communications are on file.
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
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 2 months of data.
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.
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
KENWOOD DNX693S IN DASH RECEIVER THE SAFETY WARNING CREATES A HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER; PLEASE LET ME EXPLAIN... #1 START THE VEHICLE #2 PUT ON SEAT BELT AND PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY.(CANT WAIT FOR DNX TO BOOT BECAUSE IT TAKES TOO LONG) #3 BEGIN TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY WITHOUT BACK UP SENSORS BECAUSE THEY ARE DISABLED BY THE SAFETY WARNING #4 OK PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND BEGIN COMMUTE #5 ATTEMPT TO CHANGE MUSIC USING STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS BUT THE DON'T WORK YET BECAUSE THE SAFETY WARNING HAS NOT YET BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED #6 SO NOW WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IN MOTION THE OPERATOR MUST TAKE THEIR EYES OFF THE ROAD TO TAP THIS SMALL AREA OF THE SCREEN THAT GIVES INCONSISTENT INDICATION AS TO WHETHER THE TINY AREA WAS TAPPED CORRECTLY #7 TAKE EYES OFF THE ROAD AGAIN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY WARNING IS GONE BECAUSE IT TAKES A WHILE FOR IT TO CHANGE SCREENS. THIS DANGEROUS ATTEMPT AT ASS-COVERING HAS ALREADY CAUSE ME DAMAGE TO ONE $650 WHEEL BECAUSE I HAD TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE STUBBORN AND POORLY RESPONSIVE SAFETY WARNING. THIS NEEDS TO BE CHANGED WITH A FIRMWARE UPDATE.
NO BRAKES, CAR BARELY STOP, STOPS FAR BEYOND INTERSECTION TRAFFIC LIGHT CAR CHECKED OUT, BRAKES AND BRAKE LINE REPLACED. THE SERVICE STABILITY, SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM, SERVICE ABS, CAR DING, DING, PARKING BRAKE LIGHT STAY ON. INFORMED THAT HYDROLIC SYSTEM INOPERABLE.
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)
Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SUBJECT REGARDING 99046 (B) SPECIAL POLICY- HIGH/LOW/HIGH ABS BRACK ANOMALY. *MJS
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NHTSA HAS IDENTIFIED AND GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION HAS CONFIRMED, THE EXISTENCE OF A CONDITION IN THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE LUCAS VARITY THREE-SENSOR ABS SYSTEM. *TT
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
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.