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1994 GMC Sierra 2500 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 May 14, 2011
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 Sierra 2500, 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

  • Brakes1100.0%

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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report

From owner reports, verbatim

BRAKE FLUID LINES RUSTED AWAY ON BOTH SIDES, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE FRONT WHEELS. DURING REPAIR, AT A LICENSED REPAIR SHOP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CHASSIS OF THE VEHICLE HAD, IN FACT, RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH WHERE THE BRAKE LINE CLAMPS WERE ATTACHED TO THE CHASSIS. THE RUSTING OF THE VEHICLE FRAME IS SO BAD THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY ASSIGNED ME A SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER, #71-902016197 AND TOLD ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE REPORTED DAMAGE. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME HE HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE BUT, NOT AS BAD AS THE RUST ON MY TRUCK. HE SAID HE BELIEVES IT IS CAUSED BY GM HAVING USED DISSIMILAR METAL SCREWS AND BRACKETS MOUNTED INTO THE TRUCK CHASSIS/FRAME. HE SAID HE WAS SURE THAT GM WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THAT A FRAME REPAIR SHOP MAY BE ABLE TO REPLACE THE BAD SECTION. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT IS DANGEROUS AND MAY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH SHOULD THE CHASSIS/FRAME FAIL WHILE THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN. IT SHOULD BE NOTED, THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND LACKS ANY OTHER RUST OR MAJOR DAMAGE.

NHTSA ID 10401856 · filed May 14, 2011

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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