Owners have filed 11 complaints
about the 1994 GMC GMC Truck with NHTSA between 1995 and 2003.
The largest single group is the brakes.
Across this model's run it ranks 6 of 7 worst.
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew
an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous
ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 38
Against the median year of the GMC GMC Truck. 50 means typical for this
model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 0
0% of these complaints
involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of
9.7%.
Early failure — not reported
Too few complaints recorded a mileage to measure this.
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
A
B
C
D
F
ungraded
What breaks on a 1994 GMC GMC Truck
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Seats
327.3%
Brakes
327.3%
Lights
218.2%
Fuel & Propulsion
19.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain
19.1%
Engine & Cooling
19.1%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Feb 1995peak 2Oct 2003
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
Prescott, AZ
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE DID NOT FULLY RELEASE AND AFTER A COUPLE HOURS OF DRIVING, THE DRIVING DRUM EXPLODED. *MR THIS WAS A DRIVESHAFT MOUNTED PARKING BRAKE BOLTED TO THE BACK OF THE TRANSMISSION DIRECTLY NEXT TO IT WAS A FUEL FILTER WHICH WAS TORN OPENED AND IGNITED AND CAUSED A BRIEF FLASH OF FLAMES BUT HAD GONE OUT. (CREATED A SEVERE TWIST TO THE DRIVESHAFT/TRANSMISSION HOUSING JUNCTION THAT THE TRANSMISSION CASE CRACKED) THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS SIMILAR. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #10044352 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Corinth, MS
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. NLM
NHTSA complaint #557019 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Corinth, MS
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. NLM
NHTSA complaint #557019 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fort Gratiot, MI
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED. YH
NHTSA complaint #552710 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fort Gratiot, MI
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE VEHICLE STALLS DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. YH
NHTSA complaint #552710 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ocean City, MD
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE TO GM DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS (99V-025), MECHANIC REFUSED REPAIR, BUT HAD THE PART #12450076 FOR REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, ANOTHER MECHANIC GAVE CONSUMER INSTRUCTIONS TO INSTALL PART, CONSUMER REPLACED PART HIMSELF.
NHTSA complaint #548151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Penfield, NY
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
RECALL REPAIR (99V-025) NOT ABLE TO BE COMPLETED DUE TO DEALER PROBLEMS, SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WHEN PARTS WERE NOT IN. MJS
NHTSA complaint #546390 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Roxbury, NY
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
EGR VALVE FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL.
NHTSA complaint #533978 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Landenberg, PA
SEATS
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND IS HAVING TROUBLE OBTAINING RECALL WORK.
NHTSA complaint #522152 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Honalulu, HI
POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE USED, THE SPEEDODMETER AND TACHOMETER CHANGE BREIFLY AND THEN RETURN TO CORRECT POSITION. TT
NHTSA complaint #964717 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chula Vista, CA
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
GVW 33,000 WITH AIR BRAKES; BACK BRAKES BURN/WEAR EXCESSIVELY. BACK BRAKES NUMEROUSLY AREN'T RELEASING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA complaint #959727 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.