Total Complaints
10 filings
GMC Pickup · model year
1992 GMC Pickup
10 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
- Complaints
- 10
- Recalls
- 0
The verdict
The 1992 GMC Pickup posts above-average complaint volume among its own model-year siblings.
- 48th pctile
- complaint volume, own model years
- 0
- recall campaigns
The 1992GMCPickup carries 10 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1992 Pickup is visibility:windshield wiper/washer:motor with 3 filings, followed by engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline (1) and engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 2 investigation files overlapping the 1992 Pickup. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
10
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
1992 GMC Pickup
PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.
NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20020716VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WIPER MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, A NEW WIPER MOTOR CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK *NLM
20001026TIRES
TOTAL TIRE MILEAGE 32,040, TIRES PURCHASED 7-18-96, OUTSIDE TEMP APPROX. 90F, TOTAL DRIVE TIME PRIOR TO FAILURE APPROX. 1 HOUR, INFLATION OF 45PSI, TREAD SEPATATED AND TIRE DEFLATED CAUSING RAPID AND SEVERE PULL TO LEFT CAUSING VEHICLE TO ENTER MEDIAN, EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF VEHICLE. (DOT NUMBER: VDW8AXC166 TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)
20001010TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00040, FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX R4S WITH ABOUT HALF OF TREAD LEFT, DRIVER'S FRONT TREAD WAS STARTING TO PEEL OFF WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. FIRESTONE IS NOT WILLING TO HELP BECAUSE IT'S NOT PART OF RECALL. *AK CONSUMER REPLACED TWO OF THE FAULTY TIRES, THE DOT # IS VN11B1B494. *SLC
20000515VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS GONE BAD, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT TO WORK WHEN NEEDED. THERE IS A RECALL ON 1994-1996 MAKE/MODELS, BUT NOT ON THE 1992-1993. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
19990413VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
RECALL 98V150000.001. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. DEALER AWARE AND RECALL IS ESTABLISHED. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO THIS RECALL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
19990303VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MODULE FAILED.
19981014SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT IS SEVERELY FRAYED, DUE TO DESIGN OF THE PLASTIC GUARD WHICH FRAYS MATERIAL.
19970717SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES PULL TO THE RIGHT AND DO NOT STOP VEHICLE.
19961231ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED AND REPLACED.
19960417ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENT STALLING, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING/BRAKES. *SD
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1992 GMC Pickup have?▼
The 1992 GMC Pickup has 10 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1992 GMC Pickup?▼
The most-complained component for the 1992 GMC Pickup is VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR with 3 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE and ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS.
Is the 1992 GMC Pickup safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1992 GMC Pickup; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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