Owners have filed 7 complaints on the GMC Typhoon, covering 1992–1993. The system named most often is Service Brakes (6 reports). Worst years by volume: 1993, 1992; cleanest: 1992, 1993. 1 reports describe a crash. On average the car was 4.7 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on GMC Typhoon
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 7 Typhoon complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Service Brakes 6 Read
While driving 35 mph applied on brakes when another vehicle crossed in front of consumer's vehicle, resulting in brake failure, and causing an accident
We had been told there was a buy back agreement by gmc because of anti-lock brake failures. We cannot find or confirm this information
ABS brakes; when applying the brakes on an uneven surface or crossing over railroad tracks the pedal goes to the floor and there is an extended stopping distance
Fuel System 1 Read
I have been the sole owner of this well maintained vehicle since it was purchased new. I noticed gasoline leakage from the gas tank onto my garage floor. When repaired by a gmc dealership, I was told that the gas tank had rusted through on the top surface causing the leak and requiring replacement of the gas tank.…
Typhoon years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | — | |
| 1992 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic,power Train,seat Belts | — | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 5 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.4 |
| Worst single series | 3 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 4.7 years |
A model average of 1.4 hides a worst series at 3. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Typhoon?
By complaint volume, 1993, 1992 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Typhoon years are the cleanest?
1992, 1993 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the GMC Typhoon have?
7 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 1992–1993. Of those, 1 describe a crash and 0 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.