1992 GMC Typhoon Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1992 GMC Typhoon, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes233.3%
- Other / unspecified116.7%
- Seat belts116.7%
- Transmission116.7%
- Visibility116.7%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
AT SLOW SPEEDS, BRAKES UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES PROVIDE NO STOPPING POWER. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, ANTI-LOCK ALLOWS BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO FLOOR. COMPLAINED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. EVENTUALLY TOLD OF RECALL IN NOV. 1999. NOTHING DONE YET. REAR SEAT BELTS UNWIND BUT FAIL TO REWIND SLACK. TOLD DEALER AND THEY WANTED $100 EACH TO REPLACE. TORQUE CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND IS SHAKING AND SHUDDERING A THIRD TIME. OVER $1000 TO FIX.
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT: THECONTACT OWNS A 1992 GMC TYPHOON. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, THE LEFT REAR TIRE CAME OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. INSURANCE COMPANY COVERED THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY COVERED THE REPAIR OF THIS WHEEL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS THE WHEEL CAME OFF AGAIN. THE SERVICE DEALER HAS NOT SAID WHY THE WHEELS KEEP COMING OFF.*AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
AT SLOW SPEEDS, BRAKES UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES PROVIDE NO STOPPING POWER. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, ANTI-LOCK ALLOWS BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO FLOOR. COMPLAINED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. EVENTUALLY TOLD OF RECALL IN NOV. 1999. NOTHING DONE YET. REAR SEAT BELTS UNWIND BUT FAIL TO REWIND SLACK. TOLD DEALER AND THEY WANTED $100 EACH TO REPLACE. TORQUE CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND IS SHAKING AND SHUDDERING A THIRD TIME. OVER $1000 TO FIX.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
AT SLOW SPEEDS, BRAKES UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES PROVIDE NO STOPPING POWER. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, ANTI-LOCK ALLOWS BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO FLOOR. COMPLAINED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. EVENTUALLY TOLD OF RECALL IN NOV. 1999. NOTHING DONE YET. REAR SEAT BELTS UNWIND BUT FAIL TO REWIND SLACK. TOLD DEALER AND THEY WANTED $100 EACH TO REPLACE. TORQUE CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND IS SHAKING AND SHUDDERING A THIRD TIME. OVER $1000 TO FIX.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .