IllustrationWINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, OPERATION WOULD CONTINUE. BUT, MOST OFTEN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. BUT, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
1994 GMC Sierra
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Sierra years
Owner complaints for the 1994 GMC Sierra are substantially higher than 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: 27 of 190 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 115 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 15 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 reports2 fire reports4 injury reports
What owners actually said
190 reportsWINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK DURING SUMMER MONTHS OR DURING WINTER MONTHS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE RAIN. RECALL 98V150000 DEALS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING. CONSUMER CAN TOUCH WIRE AND IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN. *AK *ML
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBEDIN RECALL 98V150.001. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
RECALL 98V150.001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD GO ON & OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER WOULD TURN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON & THEY FAILED TO WORK. THEN WOULD COME ON LATER & THEN QUIT WORKING AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED HAVOC WITH DRIVER'S VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED, THEY BECOME INOPERATIVE, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING RISK FOR A CRASH. ALSO, RECALL 98V150001 WAS ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBELM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
COMPLETE HISTORY OF BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURES ON THIS VEHICLE: AT 68702 MILES. A POLICE OFFICER ADVISED ME THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE ORIGINAL BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH (P/N 15686968 4047) WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW SWITCH (P/N 12450076 7507 - DEALER SAID THAT THIS PART NUMBER REPLACE THE ORIGINAL PART). I D…
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COMPLETE HISTORY OF BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURES ON THIS VEHICLE: AT 68702 MILES. A POLICE OFFICER ADVISED ME THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE ORIGINAL BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH (P/N 15686968 4047) WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW SWITCH (P/N 12450076 7507 - DEALER SAID THAT THIS PART NUMBER REPLACE THE ORIGINAL PART). I DISASSEMBLE THE FAILED PART AND FOUND HEAVY ARC-DEPOSITS ON THE CONTACTS. LATER I WAS NOTIFIED BY GMC OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN ON THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE NOTIFICATION STATED THAT UNDER THIS RECALL THE DEALER WOULD REPLACE THE EXISTING SWITCH AND CHANGE THE POLARITY. AT 109536 MILES THE SWITCH WAS AGAIN REPLACED VIA THE RECALL (P/N 1250076 7164) AND I WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE EARLIER PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT SWITCH. AT 131925 MILES ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I CONTACTED GMC (A LOCAL DEALER AND CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE) TO INFORM THEM THAT THE "CORRECTIVE ACTION" MADE DURING THEIR RECALL HAD NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY WERE ONLY REQUIRED TO FIX IT ONCE AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SWITCH AGAIN AT NO COST TO ME. I PURCHASED A NEW SWITCH (P/N 1250076 9074 XY), AND REPLACED THE FAILED SWITCH AT 132069 MILES. SINCE I ANTICIPATE THAT THE NEW SWITCH WILL EVENTUALLY CEASE TO FUNCTION TOO, I HAVE INSTALLED AN INTERIOR INDICATOR SO THAT I WILL KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN (WITHOUT THE RISK OF A COLLISION). DISASSEMBLE OF THE RECENTLY FAILED SWITCH REVEALED THAT THE CONTACTS WERE CONTAMINATED WITH ARC-DEPOSITS AS IN THE CASE OF THE ORIGINAL SWITCH. I DESIRE THAT GMC FINALLY FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THAT THEY REIMBURSE ME FOR THE SWITCH THAT I JUST PURCHASED.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK
Official recalls
398V150001 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer
Jul 1, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER.
95V241000 · Seat Belts:front
Dec 13, 1995
IF BOTH THE LAP-BELT AND SHOULDER-BELT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LOOPS ON THE FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES RELEASE AT OR NEAR THE SAME TIME, ACCELERATION FORCES CAN CAUSE THE BUCKLE RELEASE MECHANISM TO ACTIVATE AND ALLOW THE BUCKLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE LATCH.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE BUCKLE RELEASED, THE SYSTEM WOULD FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT PROTECTION.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE STITCHING THAT CREATES THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT LOOP IN THE SHOULDER BELT(S).
95V242000 · Seat Belts:front
Dec 13, 1995
THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH FRONT SEAT BELT SYSTEMS WITH NO ENERGY MANAGEMENT LOOPS AND MAY NOT MEET THE HEAD INJURY CRITERIA REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANTS OF THESE SEATS MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RETRACTOR PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY(S) WITH ONE HAVING THE NEWLY DESIGNED ENERGY-MANAGEMENT TWIN-LOOP SYSTEM.
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.