Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1988 GMC C15

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

4
Open recalls
1
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

1 filed
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    1

Recalls

4 campaigns
87V136000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1987-09-01

RIGHT AND LEFT HAND BRAKE HOSE MAY CONTACT THE WHEEL OR TIRE IN A FULL TURN.

RiskIF THE HOSE MAKES CONTACT WITH THE WHEEL OR TIRE IT WILLEVENTUALLY WEAR THE HOSE TO A POINT OF RUPTURE, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF THEFRONT BRAKES. LOSS OF FRONT BRAKES WOULD INCREASE THE STOPPING DISTANCE WHENMINIMUM TIME IS REQUIRED AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixINSTALL NEW REPOSITIONING BRACKETS FOR THE FRONT BRAKE HOSES.

87V125000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1987-08-10

CRUISE CONTROL CABLE LOCK MECHANISM MAY SELF DISENGAGE CAUSING ERRATIC OPERATION OR THROTTLE NOT RETURNING TO IDLE.

RiskENGINE SPEED WOULD NOT DECREASE; LOSS OF ACCELERATORCONTROL COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

FixINSTALL A CLAMP AROUND THE LOCK TAB OF CRUISE CONTROL.

87V126000·STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY1987-08-10

ONE OR BOTH OF OUTER TIE ROD NUTS MAY BE LOOSE AND NOT CRIMPED.

RiskLOSS OF ONE OR BOTH NUTS COULD LEAD TO TIE RODDISENGAGING FROM STEERING KNUCKLE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL AND POSSIBLY A CRASH.

FixREPLACE TIE ROD AND KNUCKLE AND SET TOE-IN.

87V127000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1987-08-10

TRUCKS MAY HAVE CRACKED OR BROKEN DOOR STRIKER NUTS, WHICH DO NOT CONFORM TO FMVSS 206.

RiskIN A COLLISION, CRACKED OR BROKEN STRIKER NUT COULDALLOW DOOR TO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY AND POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY TO OCCUPANTS.

FixREPLACE EXISTING DOOR STRIKER NUTS.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE88019·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1988-01-19 → 1988-03-31

REAR BRK LIGHTS STAY ON

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