FaultScore report
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the 1993 GMC K1500 with NHTSA between 1995 and 2002. The largest single group is the brakes. Across this model's run it ranks 2 of 4 worst.
FaultScore 55/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the GMC K1500.
How this is worked out12
Complaints
2
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
2 crashes, 0 fires
0 crashes, 1 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, AIR
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN WET WEATHER AT ABOUT 35MPH, THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #813541 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
EA94-029 ACTIVE, ELECTRICAL SHORT,ALTERNATOR SHORTED WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. TT
NHTSA complaint #978507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING NORMAL BRAKING CONDITION, THE BRAKE RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, THEN ABS LIGHT COMES ON, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
NHTSA complaint #973785 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
CABLE BROKE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE TO VEHICLE UNDER CARRIAGE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE OWNER WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK WIRING FROM TRAILER TO TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #8019036 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT WHEN DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING OF A PROBLEM. MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND CHECKED SEAT OUT. COULD NOT GET SEAT TO RELATCH/LOCK. PART WAS BROKEN.
NHTSA complaint #886460 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT. YOU CAN NOT BUCKLE UP IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #742307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL DURING OPERATION OR WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC MODULE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V15000 DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #868700 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILING TO WORK PROPERLY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN .
NHTSA complaint #841849 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 96E010. DEALER REPLACED PARTS ON 3/22/96. HOWEVER, PASSENGER'S SEAT BROKE AGAIN IN THE RECLINING POSITION. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE PARTS.
NHTSA complaint #838526 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
FRONT AXLE SEAL FIRST LEAKED AT 30,000 MILES. AGAIN BEGAN TO LEAK WITHIN 10,000 MILES. REPLACED SECOND TIME AT 50,000 MILES. AGAIN REPLACED AT 67,000 MILES. AGAIN REPLACED @ 122,000 MILES. EACH TIME SEAL WAS REPLACED, LEAK RE-OCCURRED WITHIN 1-2 MILES OF OPERATION. DIFFERENTIAL VENTS HAVE BEEN VERIFIED AS FREE AND OPEN SO THERE IS NO CASE PRESSURE. HAVE DISCOVERED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS FROM GM #364302
NHTSA complaint #706576 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN WET WEATHER AT ABOUT 35MPH, THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #813541 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
EMERGENCY BRAKES:DASHBOARD HANDL BECOME UNATTACHED FROM EMERGENCY BRAKE RACHET, CAUSING NO RELEASE OF EMERGENCY BRAKE. EMERGENCY BRAKE MECHANISM BOLSTER ATTACHING MECHANISM TO LEFT FIREWALL LOOSENS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
NHTSA complaint #813164 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE OIL GAUGE IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, TOOK TO DEALER, PARTS ARE ON BACK LOG . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
NHTSA complaint #805670 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
EA94-029 ACTIVE, ELECTRICAL SHORT,ALTERNATOR SHORTED WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. TT
NHTSA complaint #978507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING NORMAL BRAKING CONDITION, THE BRAKE RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, THEN ABS LIGHT COMES ON, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
NHTSA complaint #973785 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.