IllustrationWHILE DRIVING ABOUT FORTY MPH WENT TO CHANGE LANES, AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO CRASH. *AK
1994 GMC 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
29 reportsSEAT LATCH WAS REPAIRED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 94C62, OCT. 20,1997. SINCE THEN HAS BROKEN AGAIN ON 0CT. 2,1999. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. HEARD A BUZZING NOISE IN THE MOTOR. CONTACTED DEALER & MANUFACTURER. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THREE OR FOUR INSTANCES OVER THE PAST YEARS BUT TWO INSTANCES SO FAR THIS YEAR 1999. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.WENT TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES AND WAS TOLD ROTORS WERE SHOTTED.
STEERING IS TOO SENSITIVE WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
REAR WHEELL FELL OFF DUE TO WHEEL STUDS BREAKING OFF. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S BUCKET SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS, FORCING CONSUMER TO HOLD ON TO STEERING WHEEL AND KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THEN HE SAW THAT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE SEAT BROKE. *AK
BOLT FAILURE OF SEAT FRAME MAY CAUSE SEAT TO SUDDENLY RECLINE ALLOWING DRIVER TO POSSIBLE LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. (RECALL CAMPAIGN 95075)
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
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