1993 GMC Sierra problems
NHTSA has received 109 complaints about the 1993 GMC Sierra, and 23% of them involve wipers, windshield & visibility. Next are seats (15%) and brakes (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 109 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 30 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 56,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 21st most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the GMC Sierra with enough data (34 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
When pulling seat belt down to fasten it into place, and then when a child released it, buckle flew back so hard that it knocked out child's tooth. Contacted dealer, said that the seat belt was operating properly and they assume no responsibility.
The consumer's daughter was unsecuring the belt buckle attach to the seat. When she lift up the buckle up the belt retracted fast and hit her inside of the mouth striking her front tooth. The dealership is aware of the problem. Mr
I went out one morning and started my truck and heard a rattle noise coming from the engine. I got out and opened the hood. Almost instantaneously the engine backfired and the cooling fan blew apart and fragments of metal came through the plastic shroud and into my face and head causing serious and would have been fatal injury to myself. If it were not for the fast response of the paramedics who flew me to the hospital by chopper.
Problems with vehicle slipping out of gear while driving. The vehicle went from drive to neutral while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who told the consumer that a new transmission would cost him $4000.00 and to rebuild an old one would be $3000.00. The consumer has made ongoing complaints about the vehicle and feels the cost of the transmission should be lowered.