IllustrationWINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. OCCASIONALLY WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER SWITCH, WIPERS WILL NOT CUT OFF. *AK
1993 GMC Sierra
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 GMC Sierra do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 53.
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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
Limited mileage data: 13 of 72 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports1 fire reports4 injury reports
What owners actually said
72 reportsWHEN 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. *AK *ML
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM. WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN DAMP / WET CONDITION THE BACK WHEELS WOULD LOCK-UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP IN MID STROKE AND STAY THERE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE RESUMING. NEWER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT THE '93 GMC HAS ALWAYS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE EGR VALVE TENDS TO STICK OPEN. IT HAS BEEN CLEANED AND/OR REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT DRASTICALLY LOW…
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THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP IN MID STROKE AND STAY THERE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE RESUMING. NEWER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT THE '93 GMC HAS ALWAYS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE EGR VALVE TENDS TO STICK OPEN. IT HAS BEEN CLEANED AND/OR REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT DRASTICALLY LOWERS MANIFOLD VACUUM AND THAT EFFECTS THE POWER BRAKES. *AK
ENGINE ROD BEARINGS BLEW, RESULTING IN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. NLM
INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS.
BRAKES WERE PULSATING WHEN APPLIED CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, REPLACED TRANSMISSION ON TWO OCCASIONS, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS.
RECALL WORK WAS DONE IN MAY '96, SECOND FAILURE IN FEB '99 GMC WAS CONTACTED, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. RECALL WORK IS NOT GUARANTEED, EVEN THOUGH THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THE FRONT SEAT BOLTS BROKE.
THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED AT VEHICLE STARTUP, WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AS WELL AS HAVING THEM STOP RUNNING ONCE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER GM DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED THEY SAID THERE WAS A SHORT AND SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED IT. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE …
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THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED AT VEHICLE STARTUP, WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AS WELL AS HAVING THEM STOP RUNNING ONCE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER GM DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED THEY SAID THERE WAS A SHORT AND SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED IT. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE REOCCURED AND KEEPS OCCURING. THE NUMBER THAT I PUT IN THE BOX IS LOW WHEN I CONSIDER ALL OF THE TIMES THAT THEY WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN THEY WERE TURNED ON.
Official recalls
294V044001 · Fuel System, Other:storage:tank Assembly
Apr 5, 1994
VEHICLES ALTERED BY PAS, INC. HAVE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUEL TANKS THAT CAN DEVELOP STRESS CORROSION, WHICH CRACK THE E-GLASS WRAPPING. THIS STRESS CORROSION CRACKING CAN LEAD TO TANK RUPTURES.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE TANK RUPTURES, PERSONAL INJURY TO INDIVIDUALS IN OR NEAR THE VEHICLE MAY OCCUR.
Remedy: GM IS OFFERING TO EXCHANGE THESE VEHICLES WITH A COMPARABLY EQUIPPED 1994 GASOLINE 1/2 OR 3/4 TON GM PICKUP. IF THE OWNER CHOOSES NOT TO EXCHANGE THE NATURAL GAS VEHICLE, GM WILL REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE.
93V163000 · Seats:mid/rear Assembly
Sep 27, 1993
THE REAR BENCH SEAT DOES NOT MEET THE LOAD REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS," BECAUSE THE MANUAL LATCH MECHANISM ON THE FOLDING FULL BENCH REAR SEAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BACK FRAME LOWER CROSS TUBE WITH DOMED HEAD STEEL RIVETS INSTEAD OF THE BOLTS SPECIFIED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Not supplied
Remedy: THE RIVETS MUST BE REPLACED WITH THE CORRECT BOLTS.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.