GMC 1500 problems

Owners have filed 73 complaints about the GMC 1500 with NHTSA across model years 1985 to 1996. More of them are about the windows, mirrors & wipers than anything else.

Every GMC 1500 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

4 8 32 29

85 90 94 96

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

Year	Grade	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Median miles	Most reported
1996	—	29	3	0	77,781	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1994	—	32	2	0	—	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1990	—	8	0	1	—	Brakes
1985	—	4	0	2	—	Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a GMC 1500

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 21 28.8%

Worst in 1994

Brakes 11 15.1%

Worst in 1994

Electrical System 7 9.6%

Worst in 1994

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 6.8%

Worst in 1994

Steering 4 5.5%

Worst in 1994

Fuel & Propulsion 4 5.5%

Worst in 1996

Seats 4 5.5%

Worst in 1994

Engine & Cooling 3 4.1%

Worst in 1990

Airbags 3 4.1%

Worst in 1996

Tires 3 4.1%

Worst in 1990

Suspension 2 2.7%

Worst in 1996

Seat Belts 2 2.7%

Worst in 1994

Body & Structure 1 1.4%

Worst in 1996

Wheels 1 1.4%

Worst in 1994

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every GMC 1500, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 1996 peak 4 Jun 2017

Compare the GMC 1500

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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