1994 GMC SIERRA

3 recalls, 221 complaints - 10 TSBs

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

Defect Description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

Consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER.

1,557,585 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

Defect Description

THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH FRONT SEAT BELT SYSTEMS WITH NO ENERGY MANAGEMENT LOOPS AND MAY NOT MEET THE HEAD INJURY CRITERIA REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."

Consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANTS OF THESE SEATS MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RETRACTOR PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY(S) WITH ONE HAVING THE NEWLY DESIGNED ENERGY-MANAGEMENT TWIN-LOOP SYSTEM.

40 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

Defect Description

IF BOTH THE LAP-BELT AND SHOULDER-BELT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LOOPS ON THE FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES RELEASE AT OR NEAR THE SAME TIME, ACCELERATION FORCES CAN CAUSE THE BUCKLE RELEASE MECHANISM TO ACTIVATE AND ALLOW THE BUCKLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE LATCH.

Consequence

IF THE BUCKLE RELEASED, THE SYSTEM WOULD FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT PROTECTION.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE STITCHING THAT CREATES THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT LOOP IN THE SHOULDER BELT(S).

630,099 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Complaint Statistics

221 total complaints 3 crashes 2 fires 7 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR	63
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER	49
SEATS	14
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	10
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	8
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER	5
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK	4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH	3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	3

Incident date: Oct 1, 2016

SEAT BACK PIVOT PIN BROKE. THE SEAT CAN ONLY RECLINE. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO RECALL 95V246000. BUT MY VIN DOESN'T SHOW UP WHEN SEARCHED. WHY IS MY VIN NOT INCLUDED? THIS IS A 1994 GMC SIERRA SLE. THANKS

Incident date: Jul 22, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH TO THE BUCKLE. ALSO, THE STRAP THAT GOES ACROSS THE DRIVER'S CHEST WOULD NOT ADJUST TO HIS HEIGHT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH COLE BUICK GMC (6600 S WESTNEDGE AVE, PORTAGE, MI 49002, 269-323-3200) AND ... Read more

Incident date: Oct 29, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE OWNER WHO STATED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD TO THE WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM ... Read more

Incident date: Nov 17, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GMC SIERRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO FUNCTION AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID N... Read more

Incident date: Jun 18, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLT SUPPORTING THE FRONT SEAT BACKS SHEARED OFF AND CAUSED THE SEAT BACKS TO FALL BACKWARDS. HE REPAIRED THE ISSUE HIMSELF AFTER PURCHASING ANOTHER SET OF BOLTS FROM THE DEALER TWO YEARS AGO. RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 13, 2006

I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY WIPERS NOT WORKING ON A 1994 GMC SIERRA PICKUP. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE WET AND WITHOUT THE AID OF THE WIPERS WORKING PROPERLY VISIBILITY IS NEAR ZERO. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS CONDITIO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 8, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 98V150001, REGARDING THE VISIBILITY WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 6/19/20... Read more

Incident date: Mar 8, 2005

CONSUMER 1994 SIERRA 1500 WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS ON AND OFF. *TS THE STARTER WAS ALSO REPLACED. *JB

Incident date: Mar 8, 2005

CONSUMER 1994 SIERRA 1500 WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS ON AND OFF. *TS THE STARTER WAS ALSO REPLACED. *JB

Incident date: Sep 30, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONDITION WERE WORSE WHEN THE ROADS WERE WET. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE 4- WHEEL DRIVE MODE THE ABS SYSTEM W AUTOM... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Aug 28, 2005

RUSTED STEEL BRAKE LINE GOING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE TO REAR BRAKES. *JB

Incident date: Jul 17, 2005

DT: CONSUMER OWNS A GMC SIERRA 1994. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT. VEHICLE HAD A CABLE THAT HELD THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE. THE SPARE TIRE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHERE IT MAY HAVE COME LOOSE . CONSUMER NOTICED SPARE WAS GONE ABOUT JULY 17, 2005. THEN, CONSU... Read more

Incident date: Mar 15, 2005

DT: CONTACT STATES THAT HE OWNS A 1994 GMC SIERRA AND THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR QUIT. CONSUMER GOT ONTO THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND SAW THERE WAS RECALL 98V15001 FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL . *AK

Incident date: Jul 15, 2002

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN CAUGHT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE RAIN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER NHTSA RECALL 98V150001. *AK THE CONSUMER WOULD FIRMLY HIT THE WIPER MOTOR WITH HIS HAND 2 OR 3 TIME... Read more

Incident date: Jan 31, 2004

I'M PUTTING THE 3RD TRANNY IN MY 94 GMC SIERRA TRUCK. I'M NOT ALONE ON THIS, I KNOW OF SOME PEOPLE HAVEN THE SAME THING WRONG ON THERE GMC AND CHEV TRUCKS FROM THE YEARS 90-2000 TRUCKS. ITS MOSTLY WITH 2ND AND OVER DRIVE. LIKE I SAID THIS WILL BE THE 3RD, THE COMPANY THAT PUT THE 2ND TRANNY IN TOLD ... Read more

Incident date: Jan 11, 2005

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT STOP. SOMETIMES THEY STOP MID-WIPE. SOMETIMES THEY CHANGE SPEEDS WITHOUT MY CHANGING THE SETTINGS. CALLED GMC WHEN I DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT THEY CLAIM THAT MY VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE ... Read more

Incident date: Jan 5, 2005

NHTSA RECALL 98V150001/ CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS. WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARE ON THEY WILL NOT GO OFF, AND CONSUMER MUST PLAY WITH THE WIPER SWITCH FOR A WHILE BEFORE THEY WILL TURN OFF. SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING THEM ON THEY WILL NOT OPERA... Read more

Incident date: Oct 20, 2002

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER A RECALL WAS ISSUED... Read more

Incident date: Apr 10, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE , I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL AS DESCRIBED ON YOUR WEBSITE , THE WIPERS WILL NOT START QUITE FREQUENTLY AND STOP WHEN THEY WANT TO . THIS WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 14 MONTHS AGO . PLEASE ADVISE !*AK

Incident date: Mar 29, 2004

RECALL 98V15001, WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

Incident date: Mar 6, 2004

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING (INTERMITTENT PROBLEM) OR WILL NOT STOP ONCE STARTED. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GMC REGARDING A SAFETY RECALL FOR 1994 PICKUP TRUCKS, BUT WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER -- EVEN THOUGH I WAS EXPERIENCIN... Read more

Incident date: Feb 15, 2004

TAILGATE HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. CABLE BENDS, CORRODES AND BREAKS, ALLOWING TAILGATE TO FALL FREE. ALSO CAUSES A SCRACH LINE ALONG BOTTOM OF TAILGATE. SAME AS ON THE 2000 TO 2004 TRUCKS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING AND STUCK IN THE UPWARD POSITION WHEN IN USE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT RESTART. THIS REDUCED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD WAS BAD, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Incident date: Mar 1, 2004

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED, BUT THE MOTOR CONTINUED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPS OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000; BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Incident date: Jul 15, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAINSTORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE WIPERS WERE RECALL BUT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONSUMER FEELS HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED BECAUSE IT'S EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM

Incident date: Sep 15, 2003

HAVE HAD RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHER FLUID NOT WORKING DURING CRITICAL TIMES OF NEED (I.E. TORRENTIAL DOWN POURS, SNOW, ETC.). FINALLY FOUND THAT 1994 GMC TRUCKS WERE RECALLED BECAUSE OF FAULTY WORKMANSHIP IN THE WIPER MOTOR, BUT MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED 20,000 MODELS TOO SOON.... Read more

Incident date: May 25, 2000

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THE WIPERS OPERATED POORLY DUE TO A WIPER MOTOR DEFECT. *AK THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE. *SCC *JB

Crash

Incident date: May 25, 2000

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THE WIPERS OPERATED POORLY DUE TO A WIPER MOTOR DEFECT. *AK THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE. *SCC *JB

Crash

Incident date: Sep 5, 2003

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98-V-150-001 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER WILL NOT PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK *PH

WINDSHIELD WIPER EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000; BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Incident date: Aug 19, 2003

THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKES. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT ALWAYS DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER WAS UNSURE IF THEY COULD FIND THE CAUSE. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED AND STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. *AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK *JB

Incident date: Aug 11, 2003

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEWS. DEALER SORRY, THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

Incident date: Jul 30, 2003

NHTSA RECALL 98-V-150-001 VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER STATED HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2003

WIPER MOTOR FAILURE- INTERMITTANT FAILURE

Incident date: Feb 15, 2003

CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

Incident date: Jul 18, 2003

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Incident date: May 15, 2003

WINDSHIELD EITHER FAILS TO OPERATE OR WILL STOP WHILE TURNED ON. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PASSING A SEMI IN A LIGHT RAIN. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN & GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. *AK THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN THE NHTSA RECALL NO. 03V151/GM RECALL NO. 03025. MY V... Read more

Incident date: Jul 7, 2003

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER NOTIFIED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK *CB *JB

Incident date: Jun 28, 2003

CONSUMER STATED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED.IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Incident date: May 18, 2003

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT A RECALL BUT STATED THE CONSUMER'S TRUCK WAS NOT ONE APART OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. $58.38. *AK *CB *JB

Incident date: Jan 10, 2003

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 150 001, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. *JB THE MOTOR MADE A HUM NOISE AND OCCASIONALLY THE WIPERS WOULD FAIL TO SHUT OFF. SCC

Incident date: Feb 2, 2003

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 150 001, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

Incident date: Jan 20, 2003

PER CONSUMER THEIR VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WIPER IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL NUMBER 98 V 150 001, BUT THEIR VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. TS *DT

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Technical Service Bulletins, 1994 GMC SIERRA

10 manufacturer communications from 8 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
136200 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR	2
103400 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT	1
136000 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER	1
022000 SUSPENSION:REAR	1
100000 POWER TRAIN	1
090000 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER	1
073000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	1
354000 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL	1

073000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

This service bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors and gasoline detergent additive.

354000 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

This service bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors and gasoline detergent additive.

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

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

103400 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

DIAGNOSIS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN TRANSMISSION CASE. *TT 2006 AND PRIOR CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT

022000 SUSPENSION:REAR

SPRING SLAP NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE GMT 400 SERIES TRUCK. *MN

136000 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE DUE TO CRACKED BOULDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THIS SPECIAL POLICY COVERS THE CONDITION FOR A PERIOD OF SEVEN YEARS OR 70,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST FROM THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY P

136200 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT - WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURES. *TT

100000 POWER TRAIN

DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT, SLIP, BUSY/CYCLING TCC OR NOISY COOLING FAN. *TT

136200 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

PRODUCT RECALL CAMPAIGN INVOLVING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT. *TT

090000 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

SUPPLEMENT TO BULLETIN 99-06-04-047A FOR FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING. *TT

NHTSA Safety Investigations, GMC SIERRA

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

DP, Closed , Model Year: 1979

FLEX FAN FAILURE

JOSEPH E. WALLEN OF AMDURSKY, PELKY, FENNELL & WALLEN, P.C., REPRESENTING MR. BRADFORD BUTLER, PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER THE FLEX FAN BLADES (PART NUMBER 336032) MANUFACTURED BY CANADIAN FRAM ARE ALLEGED DEFECTIVE WITHIN THE MEANING OF 49 U.S.C. CHAPTER 301.MR. BUTLER WAS SERIOUS ... Read more

GMC SIERRA - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the GMC SIERRA across all model years (1988, 2016).

130 Total Recalls

4,904 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

344 Reported Crashes

81 Reported Fires

28 Reported Deaths

GMC SIERRA - Year by Year

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

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2017	0	77	View
2016	2	8	View
2015	6	67	View
2014	12	132	View
2013	3	46	View
2012	2	46	View
2011	2	67	View
2010	1	43	View
2009	1	48	View
2008	2	84	View
2007	2	71	View
2006	6	65	View
2005	11	152	View
2004	10	224	View
2003	9	248	View
2002	7	291	View
2001	7	333	View
2000	12	557	View
1999	9	721	View
1998	0	230	View
1997	0	302	View
1996	2	310	View
1995	6	327	View
1994 (current)	3	221
1993	3	109	View
1992	4	33	View
1991	2	12	View
1990	2	30	View
1989	2	22	View
1988	2	6	View
1987	0	2	View
1983	0	5	View
1982	0	1	View
1977	0	4	View
1976	0	2	View

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SIERRA 1500	233	10,607	View
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SIERRA 2500	169	2,217	View
SIERRA 3500	161	730	View
YUKON XL	157	2,899	View
SAVANA	142	448	View
ACADIA	84	7,520	View
JIMMY	71	3,791	View

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