IllustrationWHILE 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. *AK *ML
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 reportsC1500 WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CAN NEVER TELL WHEN THEY'LL WORK, SOMETIMES QUITING WHILE ON. NOT TO CONVIENIENT/SAFE DURING A RAIN STORM IN THAT VISABILITY IS GREATLY REDUCED. DEALER DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A CLUE, CAN NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP SUDDENLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THE OWNER HAD WIPER MOTOR MODULE CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF CIRCUIT BOARD, OWNER DISCOVERED A RECALL ON VEHICLE. DELAER WAS NOTIFIED. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
IF THE TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED IN AUGUST IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED UNDER RECALL 98V15000. THIS DATE SHOULD BE MOVED BACK TO INCLUDE ALL 1994S. *AK
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN 1997 AND WITHIN 30 DAYS THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT.I TOOK MY TRUCK TO CHEVY LAND TO HAVE THE PUMP REPLACED. THIS TOOK OVER 3 WEEKS AND WE HAD TO GO THREW ABOUT 4 OR 5 PUMPS . I THEN WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A BRAND NEW PUMP, NOT A REBUILT ONE AND THEN IT RAN O.K FOR A SHORT TIME AND BACK TO DOING THE SAME THING A…
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I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN 1997 AND WITHIN 30 DAYS THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT.I TOOK MY TRUCK TO CHEVY LAND TO HAVE THE PUMP REPLACED. THIS TOOK OVER 3 WEEKS AND WE HAD TO GO THREW ABOUT 4 OR 5 PUMPS . I THEN WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A BRAND NEW PUMP, NOT A REBUILT ONE AND THEN IT RAN O.K FOR A SHORT TIME AND BACK TO DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK IN AGAIN AND THE PUMP WAS BAD AGAIN. I HAD TOLD THEM TO REBUILD MY PUMP THAT WAS ON MY TRUCK BECAUSE IT WAS VERY NEW AND I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY LAND THAT THEY WOULD REBUILD MY FUEL PUMP, BUT THEY DIDNT, THEY SAID THEY SENT MY PUMP OFF TO BE FIXED AND REPLACED IT WITH A OLDER REBUILT ONE THEY HAD THERE. I PICK UP MY TRUCK AND WITHIN 24 HOURS THE TRUCK WAS DOING THE VERY SAME THING AS BEFORE WE REPLACED THIS PUMP. WE CALLED UP TO CHEVY LAND AND THEY HAD THE TRUCK TOWED IN TO THE SHOP. THIS IS WHERE THE TRUCK SAT FOR MANY DAYS AND WEEKS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO FIX IT . BUT THEY COULDNT. THE SERVICE MANGER EVEN SAID HE COULDNT FIX IT . THEY HAD NO IDEA TO WHAT WAS WRONG NOW WITH MY TRUCK, AND THAT THEY JUST COULDNT FIX IT. SO IT SAT FOR MANY WEEKS . WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE DEPT TO SEE WHEN IT WAS GOING TO BE DONE WITH MY TRUCK .THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE DONE WITH IT AS HE SAID THEY JUST COULDNT FIX IT. SO WHAT WAS I TO DO WITH A TRUCK THAT WONT RUN. I THEN WENT BACK UP TO THE SHOP TO TELL THEM WE WOULD BE BACK TO GET THE TRUCK WHEN I SAW THAT MY TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE ALL THIS TIME IN THE RAN WITH BOTH FRONT WINDOWS LEFT DOWN AND BOTH MY BATTERYS WERE COMPLETELY DEAD . I THEN HAD TO GO BUY TWO MORE BATTERYS FOR THE TRUCK I HAVE SPENT OVER 11000.00 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS FOR THIS TRUCK IN THE LAST YEAR AND THIS IS WHERE I SPENT ALL OF THE MONEY AT IS CHEVY LAND. BUT WHEN I TAKE A NON RUNNING TRUCK INTO THE REPAIR SHOP AND MONTHS GO BY AND MY TRUCK IS LEFT TO ROT IN THE RAIN AND ALL THE TIME TELLING ME THAT YOU CANT FIX IT SO ON THAT NOTE I TOOK MY TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED BACK HOME AND STOPPED PAYMENT.HELP ME PLEASE.
HEARD A NOISE FROM UNDER VEHICLE LIKE SCRAPING CEMENT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 50MPH. PULLED TO SIDE & NOTICED STRAP ON PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD BECOME LOOSE & CAME OFF, CAUSING FUEL TANK TO DRAG ON THE GROUND. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON AND OFF, CAUSING A LOSS OF VISIBILITY. *AK
SEAT FRAME BROKE AT CONNECTION TO LOWER FRAME.
THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY EXTENDED CAB TRUCK FELL TO THE BACK SEAT WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I DID LOSE CONTROL AND A COAL TRUCK COMING UP THE ROAD, ALMOST GOT ME . THE GMC DEALER HAS DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS EVER HAPPENING BEFORE . HOWEVER, THEY JUST HAPPEND TO HAVE NEW BOLTS THAT WERE DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES I TOOK O…
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THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY EXTENDED CAB TRUCK FELL TO THE BACK SEAT WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I DID LOSE CONTROL AND A COAL TRUCK COMING UP THE ROAD, ALMOST GOT ME . THE GMC DEALER HAS DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS EVER HAPPENING BEFORE . HOWEVER, THEY JUST HAPPEND TO HAVE NEW BOLTS THAT WERE DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES I TOOK OUT, THEY ARE LONGER THAN THE ORIGNAL ONES, WHEN I REPLACED THEM, THE COUNTER MAN SAID HE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE ME THE PROGRAM LETTER, BUT HE DID GIVE ME ONE PAGE THAT LISTED THE TOQURE SPECS AND INSTALATION INSTRUCTIONS. IF YOU FIND ANYTHING OUT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW OR IF YOU NEED ANY INFO JUST CALL. THANKS. *AK
CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE RUSTED AND BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF.
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.