FaultScore report
Owners have filed 20 complaints about the 1993 GMC C3500 with NHTSA between 1995 and 1998. The largest single group is the steering.
20
Complaints
1
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
1 crashes, 0 fires
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PADS REPLACED TEN TIMES DUE TO BRAKE FAILURES, ONCE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
TIRES
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED APPROXIMATELY 12+/- FAILURES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IN WHICH THE TIRE TREAD HAS SEPERATED FROM THE CASING, IN SOME CASES CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT VEHICLES, OPERATED ON THE HIGHWAYS. THEY HAS APPROXIMATELY 50-75% TREAD LEFT. IN MOST INSTANCES THEY WERE BEING OPERATED IN DESERT AREAS WHERE THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE OVER 100 DEGREES.
NHTSA complaint #541842 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED (4) OR (5) TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF BECAUSE OF LEAKAGE. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #807371 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #500217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #500217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END MISALIGNED.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL FILTER REPLACED AND GREASED THIRTY TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
LEFT FRONT CALIPER REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
FRONT TIRES REPLACED SIX TIMES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION SEAL REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PADS REPLACED TEN TIMES DUE TO BRAKE FAILURES, ONCE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES
PITMAN ARM REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
STEERING GEAR BOX REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
IDLER ARM SHAFT KIT REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
REAR BRAKE LININGS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
THREE UV JOINTS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
IDLER ARM REPLACED. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
LEFT/RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #482982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.