1995 GMC C1500 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1995 GMC C1500 addresses a pickup line that had grown into three body configurations: the two-door standard cab, the two-door extended cab and the three-door extended cab with its added access door. Five engines are covered, namely the 4.3L V6, the 5.0L and 5.7L gasoline V8s, and the 6.5L diesel V8 in both turbocharged and naturally aspirated form. Body, glass and door hardware procedures differ between the cabs, and the book separates them rather than treating the extended cabs as one.
Engines covered
- 5.0L V8 (305 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 6.5L V8 (395 cu in) — OHV, turbocharged, diesel
- 4.3L V6 (262 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 6.5L V8 (395 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, diesel
Body styles covered
- 2-door standard cab pickup
- 3-door extended cab pickup
- 2-door extended cab pickup
Trims covered
- Sierra SL
- Sierra SLE
- Sierra SLT
- Sierra Special
Known issues on the 1995 C1500. Thirty-two owner complaints are recorded with NHTSA against this model year. Ten of them concern the service brakes, six the air bags and four visibility, which is a useful ranking for anyone taking one of these trucks on secondhand. The brake sections here give hydraulic bleeding and adjustment procedures, friction and rotor specifications and torque values, while the restraint and wiper systems have their own diagnostics and wiring diagrams. Working from those before replacing parts is usually the faster route on a truck of this age.
This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON FRONT DOOR HINGE PIN BUSHING WEAR, FRONT DOOR SAG, OR DOOR CHUCKING MOVEMENT IN EXTREME OPERATING CONDITIONS. *TT
ENGINE HARD TO START (REPLACE FUEL PUMP PULSATOR). *TW
DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 25-35MPH ACCIDENT. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 30 MPH. TT
CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER CAR AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY .*AK CONSUMER STATES HE HIT ANOTHER TRUCK GOING ABOUT 30-35 MPH.*JB
CONSUMER WAS GOING (40) MPH AND GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK, BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, CONSUMER HIT A GUARD RAIL, ALSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS GOING (40) MPH AND GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK, BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, CONSUMER HIT A GUARD RAIL, ALSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS. *AK
Showing the 5 most serious of 33 complaints filed with NHTSA.
