1996 GMC Vandura

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip2
000
Structure › Frame and Members1
000
Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Aug 7, 2000NY

THE VEHICLE IS SUPPLIED AS AN INCOMPLETE VEHICLE FOR CONVERSION TO A 12A/20C SCHOOL BUS, THE REAR WHEELAGE DESIGN IS NARROWER THAN THE FRONT AXLE TIRE TRACK, THIS DESIGN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE FISH TAILING DUE TO LACK OF PROPER STABILITY. *MJS

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Jan 10, 2000CA

WHEN DRIVING AFTER DARK, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE (WITH AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT TURN ON AFTER DARK) SHORTS OUT TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENTION PANEL WITHOUT WARNING. MANUALLY TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT BOTH LOW SPEED OR HIGHWAY SPEED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 3, 1999PA

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULSATES AND LUNGES FORWARD. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 29, 1998MI

ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20001000Routine
19992000Routine
19983000Routine
1996 — this page4000Routine
199534110Routine
199414100Routine

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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.