FaultScore

FaultScore report

1994 GMC GMC Truck problems

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.

A

FaultScore 24/100

Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the GMC GMC Truck.

How this is worked out

The numbers

11

Complaints

0

Crashes reported

0

Fires reported

0

Injuries reported

What kind of bad

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.

Complaint volume 38 vs 50 Severity 0 vs 50 Early failure not reported
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.

How 1994 compares with every other GMC GMC Truck

Click any bar to open that year's report.

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 3 27.3%
Brakes 3 27.3%
Lights 2 18.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 1 9.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 1 9.1%
Engine & Cooling 1 9.1%

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 1995 peak 2 Oct 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.