DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, CAMPAIGN 96V120000 REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE; CONVENTIONAL. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN PARKED. THE PARKING BRAKE DASHBOARD LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING WHICH SEEMS TO SHORT OUT THE HEADLIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. *AK UPDATED 02/21/06. *JB
1997 GMC T Utility
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsElectrical System
Filed Dec 30, 2005138,000 milesNC
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.