Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 GMC Vandura Series, most frequently naming the brakes, engine and steering 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1997 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 1999 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 1999 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 2000 | 1 | 4 |
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
TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON I-45, THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE HOUSING. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED AND I STOPPED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75-15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75-15 )
THE SPACE ALLOWED BETWEEN BRAKE PEDAL AND ENGINE COVER DOES NOT ALLOW UNIMPINGED MOVEMENT. MANY TIMES MY FOOT HAS GOTTEN HUNG UP TRYING TO BRAKE. I CANNOT WEAR BOOTS TO DRIVE. *AK
I HAD THE FOURTH SET OF LOWER BALL JOINTS INSTALLED ON THIS VEHICLE ON FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1999!! THE FIRST TWO WERE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, INCLUDING GENERAL MOTORS HELPING PAY FOR THE TWO TIRES WHICH WERE PREMATURELY RUINED DUE TO THE PROBLEM. IN THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE TO MORE TIRES, BUT I AM STILL STUCK WITH A $288 BILL FOR PARTS AND LABOR , WHICH I BELIEVE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY. IN ADDITION, I HAD TO REPLACE TWO DAMAGED TIE ROD ENDS LAST DECEMBER, A CONDITION WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THE FAULTY BALL JOINTS, GENERAL MOTORS CONTINUES TO INSTALL ON THESE VEHICLES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )
(3)THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST (5) FIVE YEARS WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH THE ENGINE QUITS, THEN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE ENGINE IS ABLE TO RESTART. ON THE LAST OCCASION, VEHICLE WAS COASTING TO A STOP IN A NARROW EMERGENCY LANE AND WAS REAR ENDED, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SLC
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.