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GMC K2500
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Complaints
260
Active records
Recalls
19
Active records
TSBs
202
Active records
Filing history
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Reported severity
Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.
Deaths
0
Injuries
12
Crashes
21
Fires
4
Top reported issues — GMC K2500
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Condition issue
Braking behavior
Operating state
Driver assistance issue
Wiper/washer behavior
Reporting mechanism
Noise
Fluid issue
Vibration/harshness
Safety restraint issue
Transmission/drivetrain behavior
Safety restraint behavior
Steering behavior
Engine behavior
Lighting behavior
Thermal issue
Performance issue
Access/entry issue
Ride/handling behavior
Electrical issue
Powering on/off behavior
HVAC behavior
Recent change
Starting behavior
Smell
Infotainment behavior
Communication/network issue
Recent filings
The 10 most recent filings for each type.
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
1994 GMC K2500
Filed Sep 6, 2014
TRUCK STALLED, LOST POWER, STEERING BRAKES. HAPPEN ALSO TWO YEARS AGO AND HAD FUEL INJECTOR PUMP REPLACED. *TR
1997 GMC C/K PICKUP
Filed Aug 16, 2014
BRAKES FAILED. I PARKED WITH PARKING BRAKE, LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND NOTICED FLUID LEAK ON PAVEMENT. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT RUSTY BRAKE LINE DEVELOPED A PINHOLE. OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTY. WILL LIKELY FAIL LATER. FUEL LINE IS ALSO VERY RUSTY. WILL LIKELY FAIL LATER. *TR
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…
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
2002 GMC C/K PICKUP
Filed Feb 21, 2012
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY, I LOST BRAKING POWER... PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AFTER A FEW PUMPS. BRAKE FLUID OUT ON THE GROUND. INSPECTION REVEALED REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE BECAUSE OF CORROSION. THE TRUCK HAD 56,337 MILES AT THE TIME. IN SEPTEMBER 2011, THE FRONT LINES FAILED BECAUSE OF CORROSION WHILE OUT DRIVING ON THE ROADS. THE CORROSION WAS SEVERE OVERALL AND I HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT BRAKE LINE SYSTEM REPLACED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER DOWN RATHER THAN THE PARTIAL BRANCH THAT…
1999 GMC C/K PICKUP
Filed Jan 14, 2012
UPON STARTING TO LEAVE WORK PARKING LOT LOST PEDAL. HAD FELLOW COWORKER OBSERVE AND BRAKE FLUID WAS STEADY STREAM LEAKING ON TO GROUND. SECOND OCCURRENCE DECEMBER 2011. FAILED INSPECTION FOR CORRODED FRONT BRAKE LINES. *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