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1994 GMC S Utility Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1994 GMC S Utility, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Brakes3100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Jun 23, 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 · filed Apr 26, 2005

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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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Data sources

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