1988 GMC GMC
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
4 complaints2 involved a fire
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- Exterior lighting › Turn signal › Flasher unit · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components
Brakes feel like they are not working right and not power brakes. The turn signal lamps have poor connection, and quit working
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
I bought an ac/delco electric fuel pump p/n ep386 at a chain auto parts store, for my 1988 S-10. this IS an in-tank electric fuel pump. it came with an electrical connector with pigtail leads, with instructions to use the two butt splice connectors also supplied to cut the wire and splice in the…
I bought an ac/delco electric fuel pump p/n ep386 at a chain auto parts store, for my 1988 S-10. this IS an in-tank electric fuel pump. it came with an electrical connector with pigtail leads, with instructions to use the two butt splice connectors also supplied to cut the wire and splice in the new connector. this IS apparently in case the original fuel pump has a different connector. these two splices will then reside inside the tank amongst the gas fumes. I would like to bring this to your attention because I believe that this may be a dangerous situation in which improperly-crimped butt splice connectors will allow a spark to be generated. the other thing IS that the butt splice connectors appear to be run-of-the-mill, with plastic insulation that may or may not be gasoline proof. as an engineer, I tend to wonder whether this has been tested for. if not, the metal of the butt-splice connector would eventually be exposed, and the two connectors could touch each other, leading to a spark. *Ak
- Unknown or other
Paint faided and chipping off the vehicle. no safety defect. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Emission control › Catalytic convertor
Catalytic converter overheated, causing fire.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Brake disc/hub separation
There is no summary currently available
- Trans fluid leak/fires
There is no summary currently available
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 609756Information regarding switches to turn off and on frontal air bags for passenger cars and trucks.
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