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1983 GMC Vandura Series Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1983 GMC Vandura Series, 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

  • Tires & wheels1100.0%

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

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Aug 12, 2000

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.

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Data sources

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