1994 GMC C2500

Routine

Owners filed 8 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › windshield wiper/washer › motor. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor2
000
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip1
000
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner1
000
Parking Brake › Conventional1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline1
000
Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment07E088000
Filed Oct 24, 2007121,680 vehiclesHoneywell International, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FILTERS ARE MARKED WITH A DATE CODE A61451 THROUGH A72571 SEQUENTIALLY. THE DATE CODE AND PART NUMBER APPEAR ON THE FILTER HOUSING. FRAM RACING HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS NOT BEARING A DATE CODE IN THIS RANGE ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. THE GASKET OF THE OIL FILTER BECOMES MORE PLIABLE UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.

Risk. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INADEQUATE SEALING AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

Remedy. HONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-890-2075.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Sep 17, 2002OK

DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD FROM DRY WIPERS. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jun 5, 2002WI

FUEL SYSTEM LEAK. *AK VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CONSUMER WOULD BE LEFT WITH NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING. *JG

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Aug 15, 2000OK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT AT SPEED WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THEY WILL QUIT WORKING, AND SOMETIMES HAS TO WAIT A COUPLE MINUTES FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO COME ON. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Mar 16, 2000WI

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, AFFECTING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Nov 18, 1997MO

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BACK FALL BACKWARDS ONTO THE REAR SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Filed Oct 24, 1997IL

WHEN TRAVLEING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CABLE WHICH HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CABLE WAS RUSTED, RESULTING IN OTHER MOTORIST'S VEHICLE GETTING DAMAGED. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 21, 1997MI

WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A STAND STILL THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR . THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Aug 30, 1995VT

THE EMEREGENCY BRAKE PEDAL AND TUBE FELL TO THE FLOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY. TT

8 of 8 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19966100Routine
19958100Routine
1994 — this page8100Routine
19935210Routine
19923200Routine
19914200Routine
19905300Routine

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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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 24, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.