FaultScore

Worst years for a GMC Pickup

Owners have filed 149 complaints about the GMC Pickup with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 2002. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1999 GMC Pickup

25 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

1995 GMC Pickup

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every GMC Pickup 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.

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
2002 5 0 0 Brakes
2001 6 2 0 80,000 Steering
2000 C 15 0 0 Brakes
1999 D 25 3 0 49,450 Brakes
1998 C 22 2 0 Brakes
1997 C 28 0 0 50,112 Brakes
1996 C 12 2 0 Brakes
1995 B 14 1 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1994 9 2 0 Brakes
1993 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1992 5 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1990 5 1 0 Brakes
1988 1 0 0 Tires

What breaks on a GMC Pickup

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

Brakes 46 30.9%

Worst in 1999

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 23 15.4%

Worst in 1995

Steering 11 7.4%

Worst in 1997

Engine & Cooling 9 6.0%

Worst in 1998

Body & Structure 9 6.0%

Worst in 1999

Tires 8 5.4%

Worst in 1997

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 4.7%

Worst in 1999

Fuel & Propulsion 7 4.7%

Worst in 1999

Electrical System 6 4.0%

Worst in 1997

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 3.4%

Worst in 1995

Seats 5 3.4%

Worst in 1995

Suspension 3 2.0%

Worst in 2000

Wheels 3 2.0%

Worst in 1994

Airbags 2 1.3%

Worst in 1997

Exactly what failed on a GMC Pickup

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 22 32.8%
Motor 12 17.9%
Windshield Wiper/Washer 8 11.9%
Hinge AND Attachments 4 6.0%
Control Unit/Module 4 6.0%
Gasoline 4 6.0%
Hydraulic Power Assist System 4 6.0%
Fuel Gauge System 3 4.5%
Switch/Wiring 3 4.5%
Hoses, Lines/Piping, AND Fittings 3 4.5%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jun 1995 peak 9 Dec 2011

Compare the GMC Pickup

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