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1992 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 Oct 2, 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 28, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 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.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 2, 2000

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 )

NHTSA ID
733184
Incident
Oct 1, 2000
Brakes
Filed Dec 12, 1999

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

NHTSA ID
715978
SteeringSuspension
Filed Apr 4, 1999

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 )

NHTSA ID
705275
Incident
Apr 2, 1999
Engine
Filed Aug 28, 1997
Crash reported

(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

NHTSA ID
815779

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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