Gmc C15 problems
The Chevrolet C/K is a series of trucks that was manufactured by General Motors from the 1960 to 2002 model years. Marketed by both the Chevrolet and GMC divisions, the C/K series encompassed a wide range of vehicles. While most commonly associated with pickup trucks, the model line also included chassis-cab trucks and medium-duty trucks and served as the basis for GM full-size SUVs. Through its entire production, the model line competed directly against the Ford F-Series and the Dodge D series (later the Dodge Ram pickup).
Used for both the model branding and the internal model code, "C" denoted two-wheel drive, while "K" denoted four-wheel drive. Four generations of the C/K series were produced, including the GM monikered second-generation "Action Line" and third-generation "Rounded Line" vehicles (colloquially aka Square-Body trucks). For the fourth-generation (colloquially also known as OBS trucks), Chevrolet kept using the C/K designation while GMC revised its branding, changing to a singular GMC Sierra nameplate (C/K remained as an internal model code).
For South America, the model line was manufactured by General Motors de Argentina from 1960 to 1978, Sevel Argentina from 1986 to 1991, and General Motors Brazil, who produced versions of the model line for Brazil, Argentina, and Chile from 1964 to 2001.
As GM entered the 1990s, the company revised its truck ranges, replacing the medium-duty C/K trucks with the Chevrolet Kodiak/GMC TopKick for 1990. For 1999, GM replaced the fourth-generation C/K pickup trucks with an all-new model line; in line with GMC, Chevrolet dropped the C/K nameplate (in favor of a singular Chevrolet Silverado nameplate). Initially marketed with its successor, the final C/K pickup trucks were produced for the 2000 model year. From 2001 to 2002, the final vehicles of the C/K model line were medium-duty chassis cab trucks.
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Common Gmc C15 problems
Common Problems with the GMC C15 Cars:
- Engine and Engine Cooling System Problems: Problems related to the engine and engine cooling system have been reported 3,848 times. These problems can include overheating, coolant leakage, or engine failure.
- Power Train Issues: The power train of the vehicle, which includes the engine, transmission, drive shafts, differentials, and the final drive, has had 3,550 reported issues. These issues can severely affect the vehicle's performance.
- Airbag System Problems: Issues related to the airbag system have been reported 3,532 times. These problems can include airbags not deploying during a crash or false warnings on the dashboard.
- Service Brakes: Service brakes are the most common problem in GMC vehicles, with 6,373 reported issues. This category includes problems like brake failure, squeaking noises, and brake light issues.
- Transmission Problems: GMC transmission issues are also a common problem in GMC vehicles. These issues can include transmission slipping, delayed shifting, and complete transmission failure.
- Engine Performance Issues: GMC engines can experience performance issues such as poor fuel economy, reduced power, and rough idling. These problems can be caused by various factors, including faulty sensors, clogged fuel injectors, or worn-out engine components.
- Suspension and Steering Problems: Suspension and steering issues can affect the vehicle's handling and ride quality. These problems can include worn-out shocks and struts, loose steering components, and damaged suspension bushings.
- Electrical System Failures: Electrical system failures can cause various problems, including lighting issues, malfunctioning power windows, and failing instrument clusters.
- Exhaust System Issues: Exhaust system problems can include excessive noise, poor fuel efficiency, and reduced engine performance. These problems can be caused by various factors, including damaged exhaust components, clogged catalytic converters, or faulty oxygen sensors.
It's important to note that regular maintenance and repairs can help prevent many of these common problems in GMC vehicles. It's also essential to address any issues as soon as they arise to prevent further damage and costly repairs.
Percentage distribution of complaints by Gmc C15 years
We have researched Gmc problems and analysed all the complaints filed against Gmc C15 cars and compiled the top 5 most problematic Gmc C15 model years:
Below you can see the percentage distribution of known problems by Gmc C15 model years.
Distribution of the number of complaints by Gmc C15 years
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Gmc C15 car problems categorized by type of issue
After analysing all complaints related to Gmc C15 , it was concluded that the most common issues with these cars are:
- Seats problems
- Service brakes problems
- Hydraulic problems
- Power train problems
- Electrical system problems
The graph below shows statistics for all Gmc C15 vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Distribution of the number of complaints where the accident occurred by C15 model years
A total of 6 complaints were registered in which the accident occurred. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
Distribution of the number of complaints with fire by C15 model years
There were a total of 5 complaints that resulted in a fire. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
Distribution of the number of complaints with injuries by C15 model years
There were a total of 3 complaints that resulted in a injuries. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
The NHTSA has received 44 complaints about various vehicle components related to the Gmc C15 . Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for Gmc C15 vehicles.
Latest 25 complaints
Gmc C15 1994
- Date Of Incident: 2004-02-05
- Date Complaint: 2004-03-12
- VIN: 1GCDC14H7RZ
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING DURING RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *AK
Gmc C15 1993
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 2000-06-27
- VIN: 2GCEK19K3P1
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: RECALL # 95V246000 INTERIOR SYSTEMS: SEATS, DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PART TO CORRECT RECALL CAMPAIGN. OWNER IS REQUESTING A NEW SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Gmc C15 1994
- Date Of Incident: 1999-06-06
- Date Complaint: 1999-11-10
- VIN: 2GCEK19H0R1
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: THE SEATBACK ON PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS BROKEN AGAIN. SEATBACK WAS CORRECTED ONCE UNDER RECALL 96E010000 IN 1997. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SEATBACK HAS BROKEN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BROKEN ONCE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Gmc C15 1996
- Date Of Incident: 1997-03-30
- Date Complaint: 1997-04-24
- VIN: GTEC19R0TE5
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: RECALL #97V037000, WHEN CONTACTING DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL WORK, DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS RESCINDED. DEALER WAITING TO HEAR FROM MANUFACTURER, SON'S FINGER WAS CUT BY MECHANISM. VEHICLE WAS FINALLY FIXED ON 04/30/97. *AK
Gmc C15 1996
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1997-04-22
- VIN: 2GPEC19R9T1
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK WILL FALL. OWNER NOTES THAT DEALRES KEEP REPAIRING PROBLEM WITH THE SAME PARTS, BUT PROBLEM RETURNS. *AK
Gmc C15 1996
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1997-04-21
- VIN: 2GCEK19M4T1
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: THE DEALER CANNOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE RECALL NEEDS A NEW REMEDY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Gmc C15 1978
- Date Of Incident: 1996-08-11
- Date Complaint: 1996-08-16
- VIN: 3B7MC33CBSM
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT PROPERLY WHILE TOWING TRAILER, ALSO STICKS IN OVERDRIVE.
Gmc C15 1995
- Date Of Incident: 1996-06-17
- Date Complaint: 1996-07-15
- VIN: 1GETC14Z7SZ
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIM DEALING WITH RECALL 96V051000. *AK
Gmc C15 1995
- Date Of Incident: 1996-06-14
- Date Complaint: 1996-07-10
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED.THE VEHICLE HAS ABS.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Gmc C15 1994
- Date Of Incident: 1996-06-24
- Date Complaint: 1996-07-08
- Number Of Injuries: 1
- Crash: 1
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: HIT FROM BEHIND AND BOTH BUCKET SEATS BROKE. *AK
Gmc C15 1991
- Date Of Incident: 1996-05-12
- Date Complaint: 1996-06-28
- Fire: 1
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: ENGINE FIRE, SUSPECTED TO HAVE STARTED WITH ALTERNATOR. *AK
Gmc C15 1989
- Date Of Incident: 1996-06-25
- Date Complaint: 1996-06-26
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: THE SEATBELT BUCKLE FOR THE MIDDLE AND DRIVER WILL NOT LATCH.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Gmc C15 1995
- Date Of Incident: 1996-04-15
- Date Complaint: 1996-06-19
- VIN: 1GCEC14KXSZ
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: WENT TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY DON'T HVE ANYTHING ON THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT REMEDY IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Gmc C15 1990
- Date Of Incident: 1996-05-19
- Date Complaint: 1996-06-11
- Fire: 1
- VIN: 1GTDC14K91E
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: THE ALTERNATOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED A FIRE. *AK *NLM
Gmc C15 1988
- Date Of Incident: 1996-04-30
- Date Complaint: 1996-05-14
- Fire: 1
- VIN: 2GTEC19K1J1
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: THE TRANSMISSION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. AND PULLING A TRAILER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Latest 5 recalls Gmc C15
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued 35 recalls for different components of the Gmc C15.You can explore the year of the Volkswagen Jetta you are interested in by selecting it from the list.
- Model: Gmc C15 1992
- Report Received Date: 1999-05-20
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED-CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH HIGH-BACK BUCKET SEATS. THE SEAT RECLINER TO FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS CAN LOOSEN, FATIGUE, AND FRACTURE ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE.
- Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THIS COULD RESULT IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Remedy: DEALERS WILL REMOVE ALL FOAM AND/OR FABRIC SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE RECLINER ASSEMBLY AND THE SEAT FRAME, INSTALL WASHERS BETWEEN THE SEAT RECLINER AND THE SEAT FRAME AT EACH ATTACHMENT POINT, AND INSTALL NEW ATTACHING BOLTS TORQUED TO A HIGHER SPECIFICATION.
- Model: Gmc C15 1994
- Report Received Date: 1999-02-05
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
- Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS, CREW CABS, UTILITY TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH THE POLARITY OF THE WIRING FOR THE ZERO ADJUST BRAKE SWITCH REVERSED FROM WHAT WAS SPECIFIED ON THE SWITCH DRAWING. WITH THE REVERSED POLARITY, THE CONTACTS IN THE BRAKE SWITCH CAN WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE SWITCH WILL PERFORM NORMALLY UNTIL THE BRAKE SWITCH CONTACTS WEAR OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF THE BRAKE LAMPS WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO THE DRIVER.
- Consequence: THIS WOULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
- Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH AND REVERSE THE WIRING.
- Model: Gmc C15 1995
- Report Received Date: 1998-08-10
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
- Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCKS. THE FRONT, INNER CORNER OF THE FUEL TANK CAN CONTACT THE BODY SILL EITHER INTERMITTENTLY OR CONSTANTLY. THIS MOVEMENT CAN CAUSE A DISCERNIBLE NOISE AND, OVER TIME, CAN WEAR A HOLE IN OR CRACK THE FUEL TANK AT POINT OF CONTACT.
- Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE AND A DISTINCT FUEL ODOR IF THE TANK WERE FILLED ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE HOLE OR CRACK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD RESULT.
- Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK FOR WEAR AND, EITHER INSTALL A SPACER BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER, OR IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE FUEL TANK.
- Model: Gmc C15 1996
- Report Received Date: 1998-08-10
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
- Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCKS. THE FRONT, INNER CORNER OF THE FUEL TANK CAN CONTACT THE BODY SILL EITHER INTERMITTENTLY OR CONSTANTLY. THIS MOVEMENT CAN CAUSE A DISCERNIBLE NOISE AND, OVER TIME, CAN WEAR A HOLE IN OR CRACK THE FUEL TANK AT POINT OF CONTACT.
- Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE AND A DISTINCT FUEL ODOR IF THE TANK WERE FILLED ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE HOLE OR CRACK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD RESULT.
- Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK FOR WEAR AND, EITHER INSTALL A SPACER BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER, OR IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE FUEL TANK.
- Model: Gmc C15 1995
- Report Received Date: 1997-03-07
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB AND 2-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH RECLINING SEATS AND THE EASY-ENTRY FEATURE. THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH A PINCH POINT EXISTS IN THE RECLINER MECHANISM THAT CAN TRAP AND PINCH A PERSON'S HAND OR FINGER(S) WHEN THE EASY-ENTRY FEATURE IS ACTIVATED.
- Consequence: THIS PINCHING CAN CUT THE HAND OR POSSIBLY SEVER THE FINGER(S) WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTOR COVER OVER THE RECLINER MECHANISM.
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