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1983 GMC Vandura Series 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 Aug 12, 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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Aug 12, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1983 GMC Vandura Series. 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.

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Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 12, 2000

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON I-10 25 MILES EAST OF BEAUMONT, TX APPROX 3:00PM AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE THREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE CASING. THE THREAD COME OFF WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT RIPPED OFF THE RUNNING BOARD, RIPPED OUT TWO TAILPIPES AT THE MUFFLER AND SEVERELY DENTED THE LEFT REAF FENDER. THE CARCASS DID NOT DEFLATE AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CHANGE THE TIRE TO THE SPARE. WE PURCHASED ANOTHER SPARE LOCALLY AND RETURNED HOME. WE REPAIRED THE RUNNING BOARD AND REPLACED THE MUFFLER AND PURCHASED A NEW FIRESTONE ATX TIRE (RECEIVED $15.00 CREDIT FROM FIRESTONE FOR OUR TROUBLES). THE NEXT DAY WE TRIED TO RESUME OUR TRIP AND AGAIN ON I-10 AT LAGRANGE, TX AT APPROX 10:00AM AT APPROX 60MPH WE FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. THE TIRE THREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS BEGINIING TO SEPARATE FROM THE CASING, BUT HAD NOT COME COMPLETELY OFF. WE LIMPED 7 MILES TO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND REPLACED THE TIRE. THE TWO FIRESTONE ATX P235/75/R15'S WE HAS ON THE FRONT WHEELS WHICH WERE PURCHASED IN THE SAME SET OF 4 SURVIVED A 4,000 MILE VACATION TRIP. THERE WERE 4 PEOPLE IN THE VAN WITH A FEW SUITCASES OF LUGGAGE. THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 DEG F AT THE TIMES OF THE INCIDENTS. THE TIRES WERE LEFT WITH THE DEALERS REPLACING THE TIRES WHICH FAILED, THUS THE DAT NUMBER IS NOT AVAILABLE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/15 )

NHTSA ID
727716
Incident
Jul 12, 2000

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.

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