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1993 GMC Sierra complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →

Seats
Filed Nov 10, 1998NJ

THE FRONT SEAT ANCHOR TRACKS TO THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Oct 27, 1998FL

ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD FOR WIPER MOTOR FAILED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 26, 1998MI

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, AND THE RUBBER IN THE MOTOR MOUNTS GOT HARD FROM THE HEAT AND CRACKED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 30, 1998IN

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS, ABS LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ON. *AK *ML

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Sep 28, 1998MI

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

Seats
Filed Aug 4, 1998IN

RECALL WORK ON THE SEAT BOLTS COMPLETED, HOWEVER REPLACEMENT BOLT IN DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, ALLOWING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. (QCAW)

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Jul 20, 1998CA

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND IT LANDED IN A CLASS ROOM AT SCHOOL ACROSS THE STREET. VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jul 2, 1998MA

PLASTIC OUTER PROTECTION SHELL HAS INSULATION THAT IS RETAINING WATER WHICH IS CAUSING THE GAS TANK TO BECOME CORRODED, RESULTING IN LEAKAGE OF GASOLINE. REPAIR GARAGE HAS REPLACED GAS TANK AND FUEL SENDING UNIT. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 24, 1998MI

CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE AND EXCEEDED THE SET SPEED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILED INFORMATION. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed May 12, 1998WI

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR DEFECT. *AK

Seats
Filed Apr 16, 1998SD

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TWO BOLTS WHICH HOLD SEAT IN PLACE BROKE WAY, CAUSING MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS. PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM. NOTED RECALL FOR PROBLEM. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 24, 1998NM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE; JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. *AK

Seats
Filed Feb 14, 1998TX

SEATS BROKE THROWING DRIVE AND PASSENGER BACKWARDS.

Seats
Filed Oct 16, 1997TX

RECALL # 95V246000; RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IN MAY OF 97. NO PROBLEM WITH BOLTS AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, OWNER RECEIVED A 2ND RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER OF 97. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DISCOVERED THAT BOLTS WERE BROKEN AT THIS TIME. THE BOLTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Sep 23, 1997AL

ON (2) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, ONE IN FEBRUARY AND ONE IN MAY OF 97, WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND AIR CONDTIONER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 7, 1997TX

TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF PARK WHILE PARKING BRAKE WAS ON.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Apr 8, 1997OK

ON ANY ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM REAR BRAKES. THE WHEEL CYLINDERS AND BRAKE DRUMS WERE REPLACED ONCE IN 4/96, LASTING 5,000 MILES AND 10//96 LASTING 10,000 MILES. THE BRAKES ARE MAKING GRINDING NOISES AGAIN. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Tailgate › Latch
Filed Dec 12, 1996MA

WHILE DRIVING TAILGATE LATCH FAILED, RESULTING IN BIKE COMING DISCONNECT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Dec 5, 199600

ABS BRAKES LOCKE DUP WHILE DRIVING ON WET ROAD, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK

Seats
Filed Nov 27, 1996CO

SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL.

Seats
Filed Nov 5, 1996CA

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME CRACKED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Sep 24, 1996OH

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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