Ownership Cost for 1990 GMC Sierra C/K 1500 (Special Reg. Cab 8-Ft. Bed 2WD)
Estimated: $71186 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$10047
$4822
$4220
$3818
$3416
$26323
Insurance
$1607
$1664
$1722
$1782
$1844
$8619
Fuel
$2000
$2060
$2132
$2217
$2317
$10726
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$2246
$3122
$2291
$13334
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$3866
$3866
$3866
$3866
$3866
$5726
Total Ownership Costs
$21260
$13036
$12178
$12716
$11995
$71186
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 5700.0
Displacement CI: 347.83534133997
Displacement L: 5.7
Doors: 2
Drive Type: 4x2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine Manufacturer: CPC
Fuel Injection Type: Throttle Body Fuel Injection (TBI)
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg)
Make: GMC
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Sierra
Model Year: 1990
Other Engine Info: LPG conversion can be accomplished on the engine.
Plant City: Fort Wayne
Plant Company Name: NA - Truck Platform
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Indiana
Series: Conventional Cab
Trim: 1/2 ton nominal
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES ON TO A 1999 GMC SIERRA THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, SPEWING BRAKE FLUID ONTO PAVEMENT AND CAUSING NEAR IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ALL STOPPING ABILITY. THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE AND THE SPEED WAS LESS THAN 15 MPH. COULD THERE BE A DEFECT WITH THE PLACING OF THE LINES THAT CAUSES THESE BRAKE LINES TO RUPTURE? UPON CHECKING WITH FRIENDS AND THE INTERNET IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT THIS IS NOT A RARE OCCURRENCE WITH THE GMC SIERRAS/SILVERADOS. THE REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT $1900 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE RUPTURED BRAKE LINE AS WELL AS OTHER ASSORTED BRAKE PARTS. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS SEEMED TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND FOR SOME REASON IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON KNOWLEDGE WITHIN THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR INDUSTRY THAT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE WILL DEVELOP PROBLEMS WITH ITS BRAKES. IF I WERE USING ANY SPEED WITH THIS RUPTURE OCCURRED, I AM SURE THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS. *TR