1989 GMC GMCProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 3 owner complaints about the 1989 GMC GMC, most often about the exterior lighting. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through November 30, 2001. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1989 GMC GMC has problems

3 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Exterior lighting10
Seat belts11
Service brakes, hydraulic11
Steering11
Vehicle speed control10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1989 GMC GMC recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1989 vs. every other GMC year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the GMC median. How we score

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4 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1989 GMC GMC, and the recalls they led to.

  1. ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRINGDP91002 · closed Mar 27, 1991
    No recall
  2. TRANS FLUID LEAK/FIRESEA92009 · closed Feb 25, 1993
    Led to recall 93V-016
  3. BRAKE DISC/HUB SEPARATIONPE92020 · closed Jun 12, 1992
    No recall
  4. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESPE94031 · closed Jul 29, 1994
    No recall
In owners' words

What GMC owners report

Recent exterior lighting complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

WHY DO I SEE SO MANY LATE 80'S TO CURRENT MODEL GM PICK-UPS DRIVING AROUND WITH THEIR HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON. I NOTICED THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND LATELY HAVE BEEN KEEPING TRACK. THE SCORE SO FAR IS GM PICKUPS, 15; ALL OTHERS, 3. THESE ARE NOT THE VEHICLES WITH DAY TIME RUNNING LAMPS THESE ARE…
Complaint 755114 · Nov 30, 2001

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