1994 GMC Sierra Problems

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 THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10433666 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 125,000. UPDATED 11/29/11 *CN UPDATED 12/12/11

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 NUMBER: 98V150001 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) BU THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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

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 DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO DRIVING WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO YEARS AGO. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 193,377 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

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 AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE IN THE 2-WHEEL DRIVE MODE A PROBLEM WOULD ALWAYS OCCURRED WHEN BRAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HE TRIED TO STOP TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, BUT COULD NOT EVEN THOUGH BOTH FEET WERE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A DIFFERENT MODEL YEAR, BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS, BACK BRAKE DRUMS, ALL OF THE BRAKE LININGS, AND THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNERS TOLD HIM THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *SC . *AK

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

WAS TOLD THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THIS PUMP AND IT WAS NEVER TOLD TO OWNER TO HAVE FIXED. *AK

FUEL LINE IS DEFFECTIVE, RESULTING IN GAS LEAKING WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. CONSUMER IS STILL OPERATING VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES DUE TO IMPROPER DESIGN, THE GAS LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH, THE LINES COLLECT MOISTURE, CONSUMER FEELS STAINLESS STEEL LINES SHOULD BE USED. *SLC

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 ME THAT THESE TRANNY HAVE A LOT OF THOSE PROBLEMS WITH 2ND AND OVER DRIVE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING UNABLE TO ENGAGE VEHICLE INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. *AK *JG

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED, AND AT ANY TIME. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK *NM

PLEASE FILL THE BLANK. *AK

WHILE ROTATING TIRES NOTICED SPARE TIRE MISSING, AND CABLE WHICH HELD THE EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE IN PLACE UNDER VEHICLE HAD SNAPPED DUE TO CORROSION/RUST. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

I HAVE THE CABLE THAT FAILED IN MY POSSESSION. WHEN IT FAILED IT RELEASED THE SPARE TIRE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE DAMAGE HAD IT STRUCK A PERSON OR ANOTHER VEHICLE.

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

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN 1997 AND WITHIN 30 DAYS THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT.I TOOK MY TRUCK TO CHEVY LAND TO HAVE THE PUMP REPLACED. THIS TOOK OVER 3 WEEKS AND WE HAD TO GO THREW ABOUT 4 OR 5 PUMPS . I THEN WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A BRAND NEW PUMP, NOT A REBUILT ONE AND THEN IT RAN O.K FOR A SHORT TIME AND BACK TO DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK IN AGAIN AND THE PUMP WAS BAD AGAIN. I HAD TOLD THEM TO REBUILD MY PUMP THAT WAS ON MY TRUCK BECAUSE IT WAS VERY NEW AND I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY LAND THAT THEY WOULD REBUILD MY FUEL PUMP, BUT THEY DIDNT, THEY SAID THEY SENT MY PUMP OFF TO BE FIXED AND REPLACED IT WITH A OLDER REBUILT ONE THEY HAD THERE. I PICK UP MY TRUCK AND WITHIN 24 HOURS THE TRUCK WAS DOING THE VERY SAME THING AS BEFORE WE REPLACED THIS PUMP. WE CALLED UP TO CHEVY LAND AND THEY HAD THE TRUCK TOWED IN TO THE SHOP. THIS IS WHERE THE TRUCK SAT FOR MANY DAYS AND WEEKS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO FIX IT . BUT THEY COULDNT. THE SERVICE MANGER EVEN SAID HE COULDNT FIX IT . THEY HAD NO IDEA TO WHAT WAS WRONG NOW WITH MY TRUCK, AND THAT THEY JUST COULDNT FIX IT. SO IT SAT FOR MANY WEEKS . WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE DEPT TO SEE WHEN IT WAS GOING TO BE DONE WITH MY TRUCK .THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE DONE WITH IT AS HE SAID THEY JUST COULDNT FIX IT. SO WHAT WAS I TO DO WITH A TRUCK THAT WONT RUN. I THEN WENT BACK UP TO THE SHOP TO TELL THEM WE WOULD BE BACK TO GET THE TRUCK WHEN I SAW THAT MY TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE ALL THIS TIME IN THE RAN WITH BOTH FRONT WINDOWS LEFT DOWN AND BOTH MY BATTERYS WERE COMPLETELY DEAD . I THEN HAD TO GO BUY TWO MORE BATTERYS FOR THE TRUCK I HAVE SPENT OVER 11000.00 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS FOR THIS TRUCK IN THE LAST YEAR AND THIS IS WHERE I SPENT ALL OF THE MONEY AT IS CHEVY LAND. BUT WHEN I TAKE A NON RUNNING TRUCK INTO THE REPAIR SHOP AND MONTHS GO BY AND MY TRUCK IS LEFT TO ROT IN THE RAIN AND ALL THE TIME TELLING ME THAT YOU CANT FIX IT SO ON THAT NOTE I TOOK MY TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED BACK HOME AND STOPPED PAYMENT.HELP ME PLEASE.

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 WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER' SIDE WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER PROMISED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITHIN ONE WEEK. ALSO, THE SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. DEALER WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

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, CONSUMER CHECKED THE SPARE MOUNTING DEVICE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CABLE BROKE DUE TO RUST. CABLE LOOKED AS IF IT RUSTED T AND FAILED. ALSO, CONSUMER OWNED A 1989 GMC PICKUP WHICH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMER NOTICED SPARE TIRE MISSING ON 1994. THEN CHECKED AND FOUND THAT 1989 VEHICLE ALSO HAD SPARE TIRE, AND CABLE RUSTED AND BROKE. CONSUMER'S SON HAD A 1993 GMC WITH THE SAME TIRE MOUNTING DEVICE FOUND THAT SPARE TIRE WAS AND CABLE RUSTED AND BROKE OFF. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHERE ANY OF THE VEHICLES LOST THE SPARE TIRES, OR HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN MISSING. CONSUMER ONLY DROVE ON BLACK TOP ROADS, AND DID NOT USE VEHICLE OFF ROAD. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD A 2002 ENVOY WHICH HAD THE SAME MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR THE SPARE, AND WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY OCCUR WITH ENVOY AS WELL.*AK SPARE TIRE MOUNTING CABLE ASSEMBLY REUST OUT. *TT

I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW PIRELLI DESERT DOG TIRES FROM SAM'S ABOUT 9/17/98. ONE OF THE TIRES WAS ACTING ODD WITH A BUMPING SOUND CAUSED BY AN EGG IN THE TIRE OR THE TREAD BEING PARTIALLY SEPARATED. THE DEFECTIVE PIRELLI DESERT DOG TIRE WAS EXCHANGED AT SAM'S ABOUT 9/18 OR 19/98 BY SAM'S WITHOUT QUESTIONS AND IT WAS BELIEVED TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE PIRELLI DESERT DOG TIRE ON MY PASSENGER REAR SIDE OF MY GMC PICKUP THAT HAD THE TREAD SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE ON HWY 90 AT 70 MPH MADE NOISE JUST LIKE THE OTHER DEFECTIVE TIRE JUST BEFORE IT SEPARATED. THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM ABOUT HALF OF THE TIRE AND THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED IT BEAT UP AND DAMAGED MY PASSENGER REAR FENDER, UNDER SIDE OF MY BED, MY BUMPER AND MY EXHAUST TAIL PIPE. WHEN THE TIRE SEPARATED IT CAUSED MY TRUCK TO SWERVE RIGHT AND LEFT VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST CAUSED MY PICKUP TO FLIP OVER. MY WIFE AND I WERE SERIOUSLY SHAKEN, STOPPED THE VEHICLE, CHECKED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THANKED GOD WE WERE NOT INJURED OR KILLED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE AND WE CONTINUED TO NEW ORLEANS, LA. THE TRUCK HAD NOTHING IN THE BED BUT WE WERE TOWING A TRAILER WITH NOTHING IN OR ON IT. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRAILER HELPED IN PREVENTING THE OVERTURNING OF MY PICKUP BY KEEPING THE REAR END OF MY PICKUP FROM SWERVING MORE VIOLENTLY THAN IT DID. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO SAM'S AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, I CONTACTED PIRELLI, SENT THE TIRE WITH ESTIMATED DAMAGES BUT PIRELLI REPORTED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. AFTER VIEWING THE FILM ON THE TIRES BEING INVESTIGATED BY CONGRESS, I FELT IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THE SITUATION THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THESE PIRELLI DESERT DOG TIRES. MY VEHICLE REACTED EXACTLY LIKE THOSE ON THE VIDEO SEEN ON TV WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED. NEITHER SAM'S OR PIRELLI ARE WILLING TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE OR REPLACE MY TIRE SO I HAVE HAD TO GO TO MY OWN INSURANCE CARRIER TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. PLEASE HELP IN REPORTING THIS SAFETY HAZARD.

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

WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THE THROTTLE STICKS IN THE OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE TO RACE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

WHEN VEHICLE EXCEEDS OVER 30 MPH IT JERKS BACKWARDS AND ENGAGES IN NEXT SPEED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICAT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK PROPERLY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES DON'T WORK. AFTER THE DEALER REPAIRED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START UP BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE BATTERY SHORTED OUT AND THE VEHICLE DIED OUT, CAUSING THE STARTER TO OVERHEAT AND BURN OUT WHICH RESULTED IN THE RIGHT SIDE PASSEGER'S BATTERY TO SHORT OUT AND THEN DIE OUT.THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVERY THREE MONTHS FOR REPAIR SERVICE, AND THE CONSUMER JUST GOT THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SHOP. *AK OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HIS BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. WHEN DRIVING IN DAMP OR WET WEATHER CONDITIONS THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID TO A STOP. FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES. RIGHT FRONT AXLE CONTINUES TO BREAK AND THE ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES ALREADY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE MISSES AT INTERMITTENT TIMES, RUNS ROUGH, AT TIMES, AT TIMES WILL SHUT DOWN, HAD VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP 3-4 TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED: ENGIN. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED, SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE,REAR SHOCK WAS BLOWN,CLUTCH WAS REPLACED,FUEL INJECTION PUMP WAS REPLACED, ABS LIGHT WAS COMING ON,FULE FILTER WAS REPLACED. * SB

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

PAINT IS PEELING FROM VEHICLE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK PROPERLY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES DON'T WORK. AFTER THE DEALER REPAIRED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START UP BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE BATTERY SHORTED OUT AND THE VEHICLE DIED OUT, CAUSING THE STARTER TO OVERHEAT AND BURN OUT WHICH RESULTED IN THE RIGHT SIDE PASSEGER'S BATTERY TO SHORT OUT AND THEN DIE OUT.THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVERY THREE MONTHS FOR REPAIR SERVICE, AND THE CONSUMER JUST GOT THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SHOP. *AK OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HIS BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. WHEN DRIVING IN DAMP OR WET WEATHER CONDITIONS THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID TO A STOP. FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES. RIGHT FRONT AXLE CONTINUES TO BREAK AND THE ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES ALREADY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE MISSES AT INTERMITTENT TIMES, RUNS ROUGH, AT TIMES, AT TIMES WILL SHUT DOWN, HAD VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP 3-4 TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED: ENGIN. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED, SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE,REAR SHOCK WAS BLOWN,CLUTCH WAS REPLACED,FUEL INJECTION PUMP WAS REPLACED, ABS LIGHT WAS COMING ON,FULE FILTER WAS REPLACED. * SB

THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE CONTINUES TO BREAK AND THE ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES ALREADY. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AS IF IT NEEDS POWER STEERING FLUID. *AK

THE SEAT CUSHION FRAME ON THE POWER SEATS SHEARS FROM THE BRACKET ATTACHING THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR. SHEARING OCCURS ON THE SEAT WHERE THE BOLT ATTACHES TO THE BRACKET. THIS IS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THE METAL BREAKING AWAY FROM THE BOLT.

THE COOLING COILS FOR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT LOACATED IN FRONT OF RADIATOR, THE FINS ARE CLOSING UP. THE WEEK OF 6/21/99 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A BRAKE SWITCH RECALL AND SHOWED THEM THIS CONDITION. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE, AND HAD NO RESOLVE. ROBERT JACOBS, WORKS WITH ME AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT HAS THE SAME YEAR TRUCK I HAVE AND HIS IS THE SAME WAY, 7/1/99 I WALKED THROUGH OUR PARKING LOT AND FOUND 3 MORE GMC TRUCKS AND 1 CHEVROLET TRUCK WITH SAME CONDITION. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY DEALERSHIP IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM, UNLESS IT HAS NEVER BEEN REPORTED, I AM NOT COMPLAINING I LIKE MY TRUCK WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHATS GOING ON.