Ownership Cost for 1992 GMC Sierra C/K 1500 (Special Reg. Cab 8-Ft. Bed 2WD)
Estimated: $38820 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1311
$629
$551
$498
$446
$3435
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2000
$2060
$2132
$2217
$2317
$10726
Maintenance
$2763
$2629
$1191
$987
$2291
$9861
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$378
$378
$378
$378
$378
$560
Total Ownership Costs
$8880
$8001
$6781
$6763
$8395
$38820
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 4300.0
Displacement CI: 262.40209960734
Displacement L: 4.3
Doors: 2
Drive Type: 4x2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
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: 1992
Other Engine Info: 90 Degree
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
2004
SERVICE BRAKES
THIS OCCURRED ON 8/13/2013 IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE TRUCK HAD 93461 MILES ON IT. WHILE MOVING MY 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500 TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BECAUSE THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LINE HAD BURST. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR CHIME INDICATING A BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUE. THE DUAL MASTER CYLINDER SYSTEM ONLY PROVIDED ENOUGH BRAKING TO SLIGHTLY SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THE PARKING BRAKE DIDN'T HELP MUCH. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO A CORRODED STEEL BRAKE LINE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THESE LINES FREQUENTLY IN A LARGE NUMBER OF CHEVROLET AND GMC PICKUP TRUCKS. THEY REPLACED THE LINE AND I HAD PLANNED TO REPLACE ALL OF THE OTHER LINES IN A FEW MONTHS. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE AND APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES LATER, ANOTHER LINE FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. AGAIN, THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS OR CHIMES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ESTIMATE THAT THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10% BRAKING POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PARKING BRAKE DID HELP SOME BUT IS NO A SUBSTITUTE FOR A REAL EMERGENCY BRAKE THAT THE OLDER VEHICLES USED TO HAVE. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS NOT EASY TO LIFT YOUR FOOT UP TO IT AS THE PEDAL IS MOUNTED SOMEWHAT HIGH OFF THE FLOOR. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THIS TIME IT WAS A STEEL LINE RUNNING TO THE MASTER CYLINDER AND COULD BE SEEN LEAKING FLUID FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAD THEM REPLACE ALL THE LINES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE NHTSA HASN'T DEMANDED A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES FOR THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES AND THE FAILURE OF THE DUAL MASTER CYLINDER SYSTEM TO OFFER ANY RELIABLE METHOD OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE MUCH OLDER THAN THIS TRUCK AND THEIR LINES WERE ALWAYS RUST FREE AND NEVER FAILED. ALTHOUGH MOST ARE NOT RECORDED HERE, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF GM TRUCK OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR