While driving rear driver's side tire blew out. Consumer managed to pull over to change the tire. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. 2500 model, goodyear, workhorse, lt245/75r16.
The worst 1990 GMC Pickup problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Brakes2
- Tires2
- Body1
- Engine1
- Seat belts1
Problems by type
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- Brakes2
- Tires2
- Body1
- Engine1
- Seat belts1
- Steering1
Recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1990 GMC Pickup owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
This failure was the result of a rear und collision with my vehicke stopped. The vehicle that hit my truck was a small import traveling at about 40 MPH. Upon impact my head was snapped backeards and actually went through the rear window, shattering it and causing a concussion severe enough to cause me to to be unable to continue to work. There was no head restraint or bumper or pad extending hugh enough from the back of the seat to cussion the head. Latter modles (ie 1992) had an extended head rest. Gmc should have recognized this problen and offered a repair about the same time it redesigned the bench seats to include a passive head re
While driving the truck applied the brakes and the pedal goes to the floor and the truck will not stop when this happens.
Anti-lock brake system doesn't work as well as it should, owner said that when applying the brakes, they go all the way to the floor and not fully stopping the truck.
Metal bar fell off vehicle, striking another vehicle. (ohio state police report)
While driving the vehicle came to a stop, started to make a turn into intersection, steering whieel came off column, the wheels locked up; lost control of vehicle; had vehicle towed.
Spare tire fell off due to broken hoist assembly cable.
Vibration of oil line & transmission fluid line causes a hole to wear into the oil line. Tt
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Questions about the 1990 GMC Pickup
Is the 1990 GMC Pickup reliable?
Owners have filed 8 complaints about the 1990 GMC Pickup, 1.6 times a typical Pickup model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1990 GMC Pickup?
Brakes, with 2 complaints. Next is tires (2).
How many recalls does the 1990 GMC Pickup have?
No recalls on record.
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