1994 GMC Sierra problems
NHTSA has received 221 complaints about the 1994 GMC Sierra, and 53% of them involve wipers, windshield & visibility. Next are seats (10%) and fuel system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 221 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 53% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 110,000 miles 27 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 | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 110,000 miles. For wipers, windshield & visibility specifically, the median reported mileage is about 101,000 miles (20 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the GMC Sierra with enough data (75 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Cable that holds the spare tire up broke off, causing the tire to jam under the vehicle while lifting the vehicle 6 feet in the air, injuring the owner.
While driving at 60 MPH driver's side seat broke, causing the consumer to fall backward and almost lose control of vehicle. Also, windshield wipers are working intermittently.
Consumer stated there was a recall on the windshield wipers, but the vehicle identification number was not included. The windshield wipers failed without warning.
Dt*: the contact stated that the windshield wipers worked intermittently. There is a NHTSA recall, # 98v150001, regarding the visibility windshield wiper/washer. A recall letter was received, however the vehicle's VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was alerted. Updated 6/19/2006 -