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1996 GMC Vandura 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 7, 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 Jun 29, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 GMC Vandura. 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

Body & structure
Filed Aug 7, 2000

THE VEHICLE IS SUPPLIED AS AN INCOMPLETE VEHICLE FOR CONVERSION TO A 12A/20C SCHOOL BUS, THE REAR WHEELAGE DESIGN IS NARROWER THAN THE FRONT AXLE TIRE TRACK, THIS DESIGN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE FISH TAILING DUE TO LACK OF PROPER STABILITY. *MJS

NHTSA ID
553552
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Jan 10, 2000

WHEN DRIVING AFTER DARK, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE (WITH AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT TURN ON AFTER DARK) SHORTS OUT TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENTION PANEL WITHOUT WARNING. MANUALLY TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT BOTH LOW SPEED OR HIGHWAY SPEED. *AK

NHTSA ID
717134
Incident
Dec 27, 1999
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Sep 3, 1999

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULSATES AND LUNGES FORWARD. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK

NHTSA ID
846829
Brakes
Filed Jun 29, 1998

ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
605812
Incident
Apr 1, 1998

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.

Data sources

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