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1994 GMC S Utility Owner Complaints

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 Jun 23, 2005
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 27, 2004

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 GMC S Utility. 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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Brakes
Filed Jun 23, 2005

BRAKE LINE HOSES COLLAPSED (SHRUNK IN) ON ABS TYPE ON GMC S15 JIMMY 1994 MODEL CAUSING THE BRAKES TO APPLY AND HEAT UP THE ENTIRE WHEEL . HOSES SEEM TO FAIL UNDER ROAD HEAT

NHTSA ID
10126357
Incident
May 6, 2000
Mileage
75,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Apr 26, 2005

SEAT BELTS IN FRONT OF VEHICLE HAVE BEEN MALFUNCTIONING SINCE 1996; THE SEATBELT LOOSEN UP (SHOULDER BELTS)-THE ONLY WAY THE SHOULDER BELTS CAN BE MADE SNUG AGAINST THE BODY IS TO REMOVE THE BELT COMPLETELY, HOPE THE BELT RETRACTS INTO THE RETRACTOR(WHICH REALLY DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME), CAREFULLY REATTACH THE BELT ACROSS THE BODY AND CLICK INTO THE HOLDER. IF THIS IS NOT DONE EXACTLY THE SEATBELT STILL DOES NOT FUNCITON PROPERLY. (NOT REPLACED--JUST HOPE EVEY TIME VEHICLE IS USED THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AND PRAY IF IN AN ACCIDENT RESTRAINT SYSTEM WORKS) WIPER BLADE MODULE; THE MODULE FAILED IN 2001 (NOT SURE OF DATE); WE HAVE A 1999 GMC SIERRA 3500--TRANSFERRED THE MODULE FROM THE 1999 TO THE 1994 GMC; WIPERS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY--PROCEEDED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER MODULE FROM THE DEALER FOR THE 1999 VEHICLE; FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL OF THIS MODULE--WHEN I CALLED, I WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED!!!!! ABS BRAKING SYSTEM--1994 GMC YUKON PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES; VEHICLE FEELS VERY UNSTABLE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES--HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE ABS KICKS IN AND TRUCK MOVES ALL OVER THE ROAD--VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *AK

NHTSA ID
10118464
Incident
Mar 20, 1996
Mileage
3,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jan 27, 2004

MALFUNCTIONING OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I HAVE HAD A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE FAILURE IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS. I CALLED GMC CUSTOMER CARE, WAS ISSUED FILE#1-174760204 RECALL#99046B. I WAS TURNED DOWN DUE TO YEAR OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE HAS 59,000 ORIGINAL MILES. *JB

NHTSA ID
10054996
Incident
Dec 27, 2003
Mileage
58,500 mi

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.

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