1990 GMC C2500 Problems: 5 Complaints, 2 Recalls

The worst 1990 GMC C2500 problems

Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.

Body
3
Seat belts
2

Problems by type

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Body
3
Seat belts
2

Recalls 2

Power train: automatic transmissionReported February 1, 1993 · 1,702,880 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Unanticipated heat in the transmission can force the transmission fluid out of the vent tube.
Risk: The vented transmission fluid can catch fire if exposedto a source of ignition.
Remedy: Install a longer transmission vent hose routed to the left side of the engine compartment of the vehicle.

Recall number 93V016000 · Recall details

Seat belts: front: anchorageReported September 17, 1990 · 194,243 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Trucks can contain incorrect instructions on how to properly adjust rear seat lap-shoulder belts as required by fmvss 209.
Risk: Incorrectly adjusted seat belt would not properlyrestrain occupant in an accident of sudden stop; trucks would not comply withfmvss 209.
Remedy: Provide owner's manual insert containing the correct rear lap-shoulder belt instructions.

Recall number 90V170000 · Recall details

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Defect investigations

Fuel system integrityOpened December 8, 1992, closed March 9, 1995

There is no summary currently available

EA92041

What 1990 GMC C2500 owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Jun 16, 2005 · Seat belts · CA

Front seat belts non-operational. Cable wire is comming apart. Passenger side seatbealt mechanism broken

Filed Mar 16, 1998 · Body · CA

Main frame of the vehicle has several cracks.

Filed Nov 8, 1996 · Body · CA

Main cross member support to frame and engine cracked.

Filed Jan 25, 1996 · Body · IL

Driver and passenger side doors are falling off, pins on hinges were put on upside down. Tt

Filed Dec 5, 1995 · Seat belts · NM

Driver's shoulder/lap belt is inoperative, male won't go into female portion, due to plastic particles which fell inside from red push button. Tt

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Questions about the 1990 GMC C2500

Is the 1990 GMC C2500 reliable?

Owners have filed 5 complaints about the 1990 GMC C2500, close to a typical C2500 model year.

What is the most common problem with the 1990 GMC C2500?

Body and structure, with 3 complaints. Next is seat belts (2).

How many recalls does the 1990 GMC C2500 have?

2 recalls, covering power train and seat belts.

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1990 GMC C2500 problems