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1995 GMC C1500 problems

The 1995 GMC C1500 has 33 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (30%) concerns brakes. Next are air bags (18%) and seats (12%).

At a glance

Complaints
33 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Brakes 30% of complaints
Crashes and fires
7 and 1
Injuries and deaths
4 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Brakes 30%
  • Air bags 18%
  • Seats 12%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 12%
  • Fuel system 6%
  • Cruise control 3%
  • Engine 3%
  • Lighting 3%
  • Seat belts 3%
  • Steering 3%

What the data shows

Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 4 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 95% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the GMC C1500 with enough data (20 complaints in that window).

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

Consumer was going (40) MPH and gas pedal got stuck, brakes would not stop vehicle, consumer hit a guard rail, also no deployment of driver's and passenger's air bags.

June 1996 Crash

Consumer hit another car and the driver's side air bag didn't deploy . Consumer states he hit another truck going about 30-35 MPH.

September 1996 Crash

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