1994 GMC 1500

0 recalls, 32 complaints - 1 TSBs

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

32 total complaints 2 crashes

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR	6
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER	5
SEATS	3
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR	2
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS	1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR	1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER	1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM	1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	1

Incident date: Apr 23, 2017

MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK IVED TRIED EVERY THING TO FIX THEM AND I CANT SEEMED TO FIND THE PROBLEM I WAS WONDERING IF THE WIREING OR BRAKE SWITCH WERE RECALLS

Incident date: Oct 7, 2004

1994 GMC SIERRA PICKUP ([XXX]) GM HAS 2 RECALLS FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEMS ON 1994 AND NEWER PICKUPS AND SUVS (RECALL 98043 AND SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT 02054A). MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM NOTED IN THE RECALLS: INTERMITTENT WIPER OPERATION RESULTING FROM CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON T... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2004

WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUN INTERMITTENTLY SEVERELY LIMITIING VISIBILITY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. GMC NOTIFIED ME THAT MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT RECALL EVEN THOUGH I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

Incident date: Jan 24, 2004

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Incident date: Mar 15, 2004

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

Incident date: Dec 29, 1998

WIPERS ON MY 1994 GMC PICK-UP DO NOT WORK AT ALL TIMES WHEN REQUIRED. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ROUTINELY FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. GMC ACKNOWLEDGED OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE; HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR RECALL ORDERS, MY CONTACT WITH GMC ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 29, 2003

CONSUMER STATES HE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH HIS GMC 1500 ONCE HE PUTS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND STARTS THE VEHICLE. WHEN IT IS TIME TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF HE CANNOT CUT IT OFF. IT IS HARD TO ENGAGE THE THE SWIFT LEVEL TO PARK AND REMOVE THE KEY. HE IS KILLING THE STARTER. CONSUMER HAS WORKED ON... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 2002

A FAULTY BOLT CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO BREAK. WHEN THE BOLT BROKE IT WAS HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD *NLM

Incident date: Jun 16, 1997

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNTIONED STOPED WORKING. HAS BEEN UNRELIABLE SINCE THEN.

Incident date: Jun 16, 1997

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNTIONED STOPED WORKING. HAS BEEN UNRELIABLE SINCE THEN.

Incident date: Jun 15, 2002

BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRED/ REPLACED FUSES. BRAKE LIGHT STILL NOT WORKING.*AK

Incident date: May 10, 2002

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING.*AK

Incident date: Jan 12, 2002

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH IN THE RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST SHUT OFF, CAUSING DRIVER TO BRAKE. DRIVER HAS NO CONFIDENCE IN WIPER OPERATION. *AK THIS PART WAS RECALLED #98V150, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. *JG

Incident date: Jul 1, 2001

BRAKES WILLNOT HOLD WHEN THEY GET HOT, PEDAL IS SOFT AND GOES AL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THIS CONVERSION VAN FRONT BRAKE PADS ONLY LASTS 14000 THIS IS THE 4TH SET OF BRAKE PADS.*SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN IN USE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR WIPERS. VEHICLE AT DEALER'S. *AK

Incident date: Jan 1, 1994

BRAKE PROBLEM STARTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. DEALER ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. FRONT BRAKES DO ALL THE BRAKING, REAR BRAKES ARE IN NEW CONDITION AFTER 90000 MILES. *AK THE DRIVELINE EXPERIENCES A CLUNK. THE TRIP SETTER IS FAULTY, CONSUMER IS WAITING FOR DEALER T... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 1994

Incident date: Sep 30, 2000

THE TREAD SEPARATED OFF TWO NEW UNIROYAL LAREDO P235/75R15M+S TIRES WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER THEY WERE INSTALLED ON THE GMC PICKUP. *AK (DOT NUMBER: APHLF3U343 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

Incident date: May 5, 2000

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS WILL NOT RELEASE. THEY ARE STUCK OR JAMMED. CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO FASTEN SEATBELTS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPAIRED THE DRIVERS SIDE. BUT, PASSENGER'S SIDE STILL IS NOT USABLE.*AK

Incident date: Jul 1, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR JUST QUIT WORKING, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY.*AK

Incident date: Jun 2, 2000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF GARAGE, AND IT ROLLED OUT OF THE GARAGE INTO A TREE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED. *AK

Crash

Incident date: Feb 4, 2000

INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED, CAUSING GASOLINE TO SEAP THROUGH. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Incident date: Oct 10, 1999

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT FORTY MPH WENT TO CHANGE LANES, AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO CRASH. *AK

Crash

Incident date: Oct 2, 1999

SEAT LATCH WAS REPAIRED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 94C62, OCT. 20,1997. SINCE THEN HAS BROKEN AGAIN ON 0CT. 2,1999. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Incident date: Sep 26, 1999

IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. HEARD A BUZZING NOISE IN THE MOTOR. CONTACTED DEALER & MANUFACTURER. *AK

Incident date: Jan 1, 1995

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THREE OR FOUR INSTANCES OVER THE PAST YEARS BUT TWO INSTANCES SO FAR THIS YEAR 1999. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Sep 5, 1996

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.WENT TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES AND WAS TOLD ROTORS WERE SHOTTED.

Incident date: Sep 15, 1998

STEERING IS TOO SENSITIVE WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

Incident date: Jul 2, 1999

REAR WHEELL FELL OFF DUE TO WHEEL STUDS BREAKING OFF. *AK

Incident date: Apr 26, 1999

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S BUCKET SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS, FORCING CONSUMER TO HOLD ON TO STEERING WHEEL AND KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THEN HE SAW THAT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE SEAT BROKE. *AK

BOLT FAILURE OF SEAT FRAME MAY CAUSE SEAT TO SUDDENLY RECLINE ALLOWING DRIVER TO POSSIBLE LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. (RECALL CAMPAIGN 95075)

Technical Service Bulletins, 1994 GMC 1500

1 manufacturer communications from 1 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
061600 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)	1

061600 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)

Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules

GMC 1500 - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the GMC 1500 across all model years (1997, 2000).

4 Total Recalls

73 Total Complaints

0 Investigations

5 Reported Crashes

3 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

GMC 1500 - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2000	1	0	View
1999	1	0	View
1998	1	0	View
1997	1	0	View
1996	0	29	View
1994 (current)	0	32
1990	0	8	View
1985	0	4	View

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