1998 GMC C10753

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings	1		1	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings98V226000

Filed Sep 21, 199813,684 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS AND 4-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES. THE REAR BRAKE LINE CAN CONTACT THE LEFT FRONT FENDER WHEEL HOUSE INNER PANEL JUST ABOVE THE CHASSIS FRAME. A HOLE COULD BE WORN IN THE BRAKE LINE ALLOWING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID.

Risk. REAR BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL RELOCATE THE BRAKE LINE POSITIONING CLIP, INSPECT THE BRAKE LINE FOR WEAR, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE BRAKE LINE.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and FittingsCrash

Filed Oct 28, 2009135,000 milesCA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC C10753. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED SO THAT THE MECHANIC COULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND SEND A REPORT TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V226000, COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS INCLUDES THE IDENTICAL FAILURE THAT THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR 4 YEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HIS BRAKES ARE ADJUSTED EVERY 4 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 21, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.