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1987 Gmc SIERRA problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

88,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1987 model year. Data snapshot: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Exterior Lighting is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Steering behavior1100.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Exterior Lighting
1
Steering
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Exterior Lighting1
Steering1

Exterior Lighting: 1; Steering: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
1
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9991
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2016
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20161

2016: 1

Pattern summary

Exterior Lighting leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10837875 · 2016-02-23 (February 23, 2016)

THE STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE! THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS TALKED ABOUT ON THE INTERNET. THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH HAS FAILED. THE SWITCH IS LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND ITS FAILURE MAY BE RELATED TO THE LOOSENESS. GMC SHOULD REPAIR THESE SAFETY PROBLEMS ON MY VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGE.

Owner-reported narrative. 88,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10837875 at NHTSA ↗