Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Nov 22, 200498,000 milesWI
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BEGAN TO SMOKE . NO FIRE WAS REPORTED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *JB *SC
1994 GMC 3500
Routine
Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › delivery › fuel pump. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsEngine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 8, 2000CA
ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE PIPE, AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 5, 1999OH
CONSUMER HAD REAR ANTI LOCK BRAKES DISCONNECTED BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE. NLM
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed May 4, 1999CO
VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AS STATED IN RECALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCULDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN#. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Sep 9, 1998UT
DIESEL FUEL INJECTOR PUMP CAUSED SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE AND WOULD NOT RESTART.
5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.