FaultScore

GMC Vandura problems

Owners have filed 75 complaints about the GMC Vandura with NHTSA across model years 1987 to 2000. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every GMC Vandura 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
2000 3 0 0 Electrical System
1999 2 0 0 Brakes
1998 3 0 0 Steering
1996 6 0 0 Brakes
1995 41 8 1 Brakes
1994 16 2 0 Brakes
1989 2 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1987 2 0 1 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a GMC Vandura

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

Brakes 24 32.0%

Worst in 1995

Tires 6 8.0%

Worst in 1995

Airbags 5 6.7%

Worst in 1995

Steering 5 6.7%

Worst in 1995

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 6.7%

Worst in 1994

Engine & Cooling 4 5.3%

Worst in 1995

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 5.3%

Worst in 1995

Electrical System 3 4.0%

Worst in 1995

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 4.0%

Worst in 1995

Seat Belts 3 4.0%

Worst in 1994

Body & Structure 2 2.7%

Worst in 1995

Suspension 2 2.7%

Worst in 1995

Lights 2 2.7%

Worst in 1994

Fuel & Propulsion 2 2.7%

Worst in 1994

Complaints filed over time

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

Aug 1996 peak 6 May 2005

Compare the GMC Vandura

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