Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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What breaks on a 1992 GMC Vandura G2500
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Tires
330.0%
Brakes
220.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
110.0%
Suspension
110.0%
Steering
110.0%
Electrical System
110.0%
Engine & Cooling
110.0%
When owners complained
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.
Nov 1997peak 5May 2002
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
O'fall, MO
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR IS RUSTED INSIDE. CONSUMER HAD IT FLUSHED MANY TIMES. ALSO, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND GOT NO RESOLUTION. RUSTING OF RADIATOR CONTINUES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
NHTSA complaint #8009435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EL Paso, TX
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE AFFINITY WHITEWALL TIRES P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE UNITY FT70 WHITEWALL P235 75 R15 TIRE ALSO EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE LEFT REAR LOWER PANEL. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #555359 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EL Paso, TX
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE AFFINITY WHITEWALL TIRES P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE UNITY FT70 WHITEWALL P235 75 R15 TIRE ALSO EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE LEFT REAR LOWER PANEL. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #555359 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Wexford, PA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 BATTERIES/ 3 SETS OF TIRES ON THE WAY TO 4TH SET. WHILE PULLING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY ROMED NOT PROPERLY WHILE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED SO MANY TIMES. *AK LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM FAILED TWICE. HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE ROTTED AWAY.
NHTSA complaint #870308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Wexford, PA
TIRES
CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 BATTERIES/ 3 SETS OF TIRES ON THE WAY TO 4TH SET. WHILE PULLING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY ROMED NOT PROPERLY WHILE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED SO MANY TIMES. *AK LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM FAILED TWICE. HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE ROTTED AWAY.
NHTSA complaint #870308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Wexford, PA
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 BATTERIES/ 3 SETS OF TIRES ON THE WAY TO 4TH SET. WHILE PULLING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY ROMED NOT PROPERLY WHILE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED SO MANY TIMES. *AK LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM FAILED TWICE. HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE ROTTED AWAY.
NHTSA complaint #870308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Wexford, PA
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 BATTERIES/ 3 SETS OF TIRES ON THE WAY TO 4TH SET. WHILE PULLING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY ROMED NOT PROPERLY WHILE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED SO MANY TIMES. *AK LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM FAILED TWICE. HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE ROTTED AWAY.
NHTSA complaint #870308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Wexford, PA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 BATTERIES/ 3 SETS OF TIRES ON THE WAY TO 4TH SET. WHILE PULLING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY ROMED NOT PROPERLY WHILE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED SO MANY TIMES. *AK LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM FAILED TWICE. HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE ROTTED AWAY.
NHTSA complaint #870308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dansville, NY
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED ON OPEN HIGHWAY LOCKING THROTTLE OPEN. NLM
NHTSA complaint #547684 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Antonio, TX
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES ARE SUJECT TO INTERMITTENT FAILURE, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
NHTSA complaint #818374 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.