NHTSA Data Explorer

GMC K1500

Data refreshed September 6, 2026

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Complaints

309

Active records

Recalls

15

Active records

TSBs

78

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

0

Injuries

10

Crashes

26

Fires

5

Top reported issues — GMC K1500

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Condition issue

1,560

Braking behavior

1,255

Operating state

1,151

Driver assistance issue

622

Wiper/washer behavior

512

Reporting mechanism

344

Noise

333

Fluid issue

272

Safety restraint issue

268

Vibration/harshness

263

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

213

Safety restraint behavior

193

Steering behavior

182

Engine behavior

161

Lighting behavior

161

Thermal issue

142

Performance issue

123

Access/entry issue

103

Ride/handling behavior

97

Electrical issue

86

Powering on/off behavior

43

HVAC behavior

40

Recent change

28

Starting behavior

23

Smell

18

Infotainment behavior

11

Communication/network issue

1

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

1994 GMC 1500

Filed Jun 19, 2017


MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK IVED TRIED EVERY THING TO FIX THEM AND I CANT SEEMED TO FIND THE PROBLEM I WAS WONDERING IF THE WIREING OR BRAKE SWITCH WERE RECALLS

1997 GMC C/K SERIES

Filed Apr 15, 2015


AFTER DRIVING AT A CONSTANT MODERATE SPEED IN A STRAIGHT LINE, STEERING JERKS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SLIGHT STEERING ADJUSTMENT. *TR

1999 GMC C/K 1500

Filed Apr 9, 2014


I BOUGHT THIS 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500 3 DOOR TRUCK ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO THE BODY HAS NO SIGN OF RUST.BUT UNDERNEATH IS LIFE THREATENING I WAS DRIVING NORMAL SPEED MAYBE 55MPH AND I HEARD A POP AND MY FRAME BROKE IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES BECAUSE OF RUST. NOW I WELDED IT UP JUST TO GET ME BACK N FORTH TO WORK. WITCH IS STILL LIFE THREATENING BUT I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. I CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW TRUCK ESPECIALLY WHEN I STILL GOT 3000 TO PAY ON THIS ONE. THE FRAME LITERALLY BROKE IN HALF, UNDER THE CAB ON…

1999 GMC C/K SERIES

Filed Mar 8, 2014


I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW IN 1999 AND HAVE WATCHED IT RUST AWAY. WHY THEY DIDN'T USE BETTER METAL OR EVEN STAINLESS STEEL. MY BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED SO BAD THAT ONE OR MORE IS LEAKING ALONG FRAME RAIL UNDERNEATH DRIVERS SEAT. MANY OTHER OWNERS IN THIS REGION SEEM TO HAVE SAME PROBLEMS. I'M GLAD IT WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN IT BECAME DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ALSO THE ABS MODULE STOPPED WORKING AND HAD TO PULL THE 60 AMP FUSE TO DISCONNECT AT 60,000 AND TRUCK NOW HAS 121,000 MILES. GMC SIERRA 1500 4WD…

1996 GMC K1500

Filed Dec 28, 2013


MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE ABOVE DATE, WHEN ONE OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND NEARLY RESULTING IN A REAR-END COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF HER. ALSO, ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, I HAD ANOTHER BRAKE LINE FAIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I REPLACED IT, THINKING IT WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER I HAVE NOW DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER GM OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, EARLIER THIS YEAR, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS…

2003 GMC C/K SERIES

Filed Jul 26, 2013


DRIVING WENT TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FOUND OUT THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THRU. *TR

2000 GMC K PICKUP

Filed May 15, 2013


FUEL GAUGE BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH FROM EMPTY TO FULL WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND SOMETIMES STAYS ON EMPTY, WHEN IN FACT THE GAS TANK IS FULL! *TR

1999 GMC C/K 1500

Filed Oct 26, 2012


BRAKE LINE CORRODED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. USED EMERGENCY BRAKE. WAS LUCKY ANOTHER BAKE LINE JUST WENT. (10/25/2012) AND THEY ARE REPLACING 2 MORE THIS TIME. OTHERS HAVE SUGGESTED REPLACING ALL. TOTAL OF 3 BRAKE LINES GONE BAD IN THIS GMC. *TR

2002 GMC PICKUP

Filed Dec 21, 2011


TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A GRACO CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL: COMFORT SPORT. THE CHILD SEAT WAS SECURED IN A 2005 GMC PICKUP (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BECAME LODGED INTO THE LOCKING MECHANISM AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE CHILD FROM THE CHILD SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2001 GMC C/K SERIES

Filed Nov 20, 2011


TWO BRAKE LINES BURSTED WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

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Updated September 6, 2026. Refreshed nightly.