Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 26, 2010
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jan 21, 1995
What this page shows
Our database holds 23 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 GMC Pickup. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
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Interior & seatsVisibility
Filed Feb 26, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GMC PICKUP TRUCK. AFTER HE STARTED THE VEHICLE HE LEANED BACK TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND HE FELT SOMETHING FALL APART ON THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BROKEN METAL BOLTS ON THE SEAT CAUSED THE SEAT TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,722.
NHTSA ID
10314567
Incident
Jan 1, 2010
Mileage
133,722 mi
Visibility
Filed Sep 9, 2004
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND THEY BOTH STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER MAINTAINED THAT THERE WERE OTHER RECALLS ON VEHICLE.*AK......WONDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, MAKING WIPERS INOPERATIVE. THIS VIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE DEALS WITH SIMILAR FAILURE. *AK
NHTSA ID
10091726
Incident
Sep 9, 2004
Visibility
Filed Dec 11, 2003
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001 DUE TO VIN. *AK
NHTSA ID
10050399
Mileage
95,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jul 23, 2003
CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
NHTSA ID
10029911
Incident
Jan 15, 2003
Visibility
Filed Aug 12, 2002
CONSUMER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN TURNING THEM ON THEY DO NOT ALWAYS RESPOND. *JG
NHTSA ID
567082
Fuel system
Filed Jun 22, 2000
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH LANES AND THERE WAS NO POWER, ENGINE WAS DEAD, CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP. *AK VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, VEHICLE THEN STARTED UP, ONCE CONSUMER BEGAN TO DRIVE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED.*JB
NHTSA ID
864105
Incident
Jun 21, 2000
Transmission
Filed Jun 6, 2000
4-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH FAILED. DEALER REPLACED IT WITH A HEAVIER UNIT WHICH SHOULD WARM UP THE OIL, ENABLING 4-WHEEL DRIVE TO ENGAGE. *AK *ML
NHTSA ID
863058
Incident
Dec 1, 1999
Brakes
Filed Dec 15, 1997
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 45 MPH AND ABOVE THE BRAKES RESIST. OWNER HAS HAD THE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES REPLACED THREE TIMES. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
817630
Visibility
Filed Dec 8, 1997
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON, BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE IN MIDDLE OF RAIN STORM ,WILL NOT TURN BACK ON, NO WARNING, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LAND INSIDE DITCH. DEALER WILL HAVE TO REPLACE WHOLE MOTOR. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ID
819785
Incident
Dec 7, 1997
Brakes
Filed Nov 10, 1997
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY BECOME SOFT, THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ID
818735
Brakes
Filed Oct 22, 1997
Crash reported
ABS BRAKES: DRIVINDG DOWN HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, APPROACHING STOP SIGN, APPLIED BRAKES ABS KICKED IN GEAR, AND VEHICLE GRADUALLY SLOWED DOWN BUT WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD. *AK
NHTSA ID
817419
Incident
Oct 22, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 1, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BOLTS BROKE OFF DURING A COLLISION. *AK
NHTSA ID
980414
Incident
Mar 2, 1996
Brakes
Filed Nov 22, 1996
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES.
NHTSA ID
511642
Incident
Nov 17, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed May 8, 1996
LEFT FRONT SEAT MOVES WHEN ACCELERATING/DECELERATING, DUE TO LOOSE SEAT RUNNER.
NHTSA ID
503989
Incident
Apr 15, 1996
Brakes
Filed Apr 16, 1996
THE TRUCK BOUNCES WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
982789
Incident
Mar 15, 1996
Engine
Filed Apr 10, 1996
VEHICLE FAILS TO START IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 DEGREES DUE TO OXYGENATED FUEL. *SD
NHTSA ID
503105
Incident
Apr 10, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Apr 8, 1996
FRAME RAIL CRACKED ABOVE THE GAS TANK. *SD
NHTSA ID
503342
Incident
Mar 28, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 27, 1996
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT POPS AND THE BOLT MOVES. HAD FIXED FIVE TIMES, IS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. *AK
NHTSA ID
981286
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 26, 1996
Crash reported
DURING IMPACT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FELL BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR SEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA ID
981250
Incident
Feb 9, 1996
Other / unspecified
Filed Mar 14, 1996
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH THE LEFT REAR WHEELS CAME OFF. *AK
NHTSA ID
980702
Electrical
Filed Feb 27, 1996
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE AND IGNITION CAUSES STALLING IN TRAFFIC. *AK
NHTSA ID
979783
Incident
Sep 27, 1995
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Mar 17, 1995
WHEELS FAIL TO LOCK UPON ACCELERATION. *AW
NHTSA ID
482119
Incident
Mar 17, 1995
BrakesSeat beltsSuspension
Filed Jan 21, 1995
"MUSHY" BRAKES DUE TO AIR IN SYSTEM. *SKD
NHTSA ID
480651
Incident
Dec 14, 1994
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.