AutoStatsIQ
Data through Oct 2026
Model year

1978 GMC C/K Pickup

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from no date to no date.

Recalls (0)Complaints (0)Investigations (2)Bulletins (0)
Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints0Not enough peers on file
Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1978 GMC C/K Pickup peaked in 2015, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.7512015120162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

0% of complaints about the 1978 GMC C/K Pickup name electrical system

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Electrical system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

No recall campaign lists the 1978 GMC C/K Pickup

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1978 GMC C/K Pickup

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Apr 2, 2015Failure Mar 2, 2015Auburn, ALSwitch

    THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS LOOSE WHILE DRIVING AND EVENTUALLY JUST CAME OUT, WHILE NOT IN MOTION, I HAD IT REPLACED BY A LICENSED AUTO REPAIR SHOP, CAN I BE COMPENSATED FOR AN INCIDENT SUCH AS THIS? ( REPAIR CHARGES). *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10703254
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

2 NHTSA investigations on file

  • DP02003 Defect petition, Speed control
    FUEL TANK SYSTEM
    Opened Apr 3, 2002, closed Jun 13, 2002
  • DP00003 Defect petition, Engine and cooling
    FLEX FAN BREAKAGE
    Opened Aug 2, 2000, closed Oct 18, 2001 ยท led to a recall
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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