Factory specifications, fluid capacities, torque values, EPA fuel economy and the federal safety record for the 1982 K1500.
The 1982 GMC K1500 sits within the brand's established truck lineage, and for researchers the most concrete longitudinal record available comes from owner complaint data covering 1990 through 1996. Within that window, filings ranged from a low of 3 reports in 1991 to a peak of 29 in 1995 — a nearly tenfold swing that points to significant variability in the ownership experience reported during the period. The 1995 total stands as the most notable reliability marker in the dataset, while the 1991 figure at the opposite end shows the platform was not uniformly problematic across the years surveyed. Taken together, the upward trend in documented complaints through the mid-1990s frames 1982 as a model year whose recorded reliability profile warrants closer scrutiny when comparing K1500 generations.
Owner-reported issues, recalls, investigations and service bulletins on record with NHTSA — an unfiltered look at what owners actually experience.
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CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FILTERS… Remedy: HONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-890-2075.
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