1990 GMC Sierra problems
NHTSA has received 30 complaints about the 1990 GMC Sierra, and 40% of them involve brakes. Next are tires (10%) and engine (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 40% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 12
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 55,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 12 complaints mention a fire. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% 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 1990 ranks 25th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the GMC Sierra with enough data (12 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 1990 GMC sierra. The contact stated that the transmission suddenly caught fire. The dealer stated that the seals were leaking around the transmission and were the cause of the fire. The dealer also stated that it was not covered under warranty and would not assist with the repair costs. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000. The current mileage was 55,880. The left rear shock absorber fell off, the magnet cover plate of the differential came off and ruined the rear end twice.