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 1994 record →
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP PERFORMING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION AT NO CERTAIN TIME. SOMETIMES THEY'LL COME BACK ON AND SOMETIMES THEY STAY OFF. DLR SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *AK
C1500 WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CAN NEVER TELL WHEN THEY'LL WORK, SOMETIMES QUITING WHILE ON. NOT TO CONVIENIENT/SAFE DURING A RAIN STORM IN THAT VISABILITY IS GREATLY REDUCED. DEALER DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A CLUE, CAN NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP SUDDENLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THE OWNER HAD WIPER MOTOR MODULE CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF CIRCUIT BOARD, OWNER DISCOVERED A RECALL ON VEHICLE. DELAER WAS NOTIFIED. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
IF THE TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED IN AUGUST IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED UNDER RECALL 98V15000. THIS DATE SHOULD BE MOVED BACK TO INCLUDE ALL 1994S. *AK
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN 1997 AND WITHIN 30 DAYS THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT.I TOOK MY TRUCK TO CHEVY LAND TO HAVE THE PUMP REPLACED. THIS TOOK OVER 3 WEEKS AND WE HAD TO GO THREW ABOUT 4 OR 5 PUMPS . I THEN WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A BRAND NEW PUMP, NOT A REBUILT ONE AND THEN IT RAN O.K FOR A SHORT TIME AND BACK TO DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK IN AGAIN AND THE PUMP WAS BAD AGAIN. I HAD TOLD THEM TO REBUILD MY PUMP THAT WAS ON MY TRUCK BECAUSE IT WAS VERY NEW AND I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY LAND THAT THEY WOULD REBUILD MY FUEL PUMP, BUT THEY DIDNT, THEY SAID THEY SENT MY PUMP OFF TO BE FIXED AND REPLACED IT WITH A OLDER REBUILT ONE THEY HAD THERE. I PICK UP MY TRUCK AND WITHIN 24 HOURS THE TRUCK WAS DOING THE VERY SAME THING AS BEFORE WE REPLACED THIS PUMP. WE CALLED UP TO CHEVY LAND AND THEY HAD THE TRUCK TOWED IN TO THE SHOP. THIS IS WHERE THE TRUCK SAT FOR MANY DAYS AND WEEKS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO FIX IT . BUT THEY COULDNT. THE SERVICE MANGER EVEN SAID HE COULDNT FIX IT . THEY HAD NO IDEA TO WHAT WAS WRONG NOW WITH MY TRUCK, AND THAT THEY JUST COULDNT FIX IT. SO IT SAT FOR MANY WEEKS . WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE DEPT TO SEE WHEN IT WAS GOING TO BE DONE WITH MY TRUCK .THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE DONE WITH IT AS HE SAID THEY JUST COULDNT FIX IT. SO WHAT WAS I TO DO WITH A TRUCK THAT WONT RUN. I THEN WENT BACK UP TO THE SHOP TO TELL THEM WE WOULD BE BACK TO GET THE TRUCK WHEN I SAW THAT MY TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE ALL THIS TIME IN THE RAN WITH BOTH FRONT WINDOWS LEFT DOWN A
HEARD A NOISE FROM UNDER VEHICLE LIKE SCRAPING CEMENT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 50MPH. PULLED TO SIDE & NOTICED STRAP ON PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD BECOME LOOSE & CAME OFF, CAUSING FUEL TANK TO DRAG ON THE GROUND. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON AND OFF, CAUSING A LOSS OF VISIBILITY. *AK
SEAT FRAME BROKE AT CONNECTION TO LOWER FRAME.
THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY EXTENDED CAB TRUCK FELL TO THE BACK SEAT WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I DID LOSE CONTROL AND A COAL TRUCK COMING UP THE ROAD, ALMOST GOT ME . THE GMC DEALER HAS DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS EVER HAPPENING BEFORE . HOWEVER, THEY JUST HAPPEND TO HAVE NEW BOLTS THAT WERE DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES I TOOK OUT, THEY ARE LONGER THAN THE ORIGNAL ONES, WHEN I REPLACED THEM, THE COUNTER MAN SAID HE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE ME THE PROGRAM LETTER, BUT HE DID GIVE ME ONE PAGE THAT LISTED THE TOQURE SPECS AND INSTALATION INSTRUCTIONS. IF YOU FIND ANYTHING OUT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW OR IF YOU NEED ANY INFO JUST CALL. THANKS. *AK
CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE RUSTED AND BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK PROPERLY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES DON'T WORK. AFTER THE DEALER REPAIRED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START UP BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE BATTERY SHORTED OUT AND THE VEHICLE DIED OUT, CAUSING THE STARTER TO OVERHEAT AND BURN OUT WHICH RESULTED IN THE RIGHT SIDE PASSEGER'S BATTERY TO SHORT OUT AND THEN DIE OUT.THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVERY THREE MONTHS FOR REPAIR SERVICE, AND THE CONSUMER JUST GOT THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SHOP. *AK OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HIS BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. WHEN DRIVING IN DAMP OR WET WEATHER CONDITIONS THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID TO A STOP. FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES. RIGHT FRONT AXLE CONTINUES TO BREAK AND THE ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES ALREADY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE MISSES AT INTERMITTENT TIMES, RUNS ROUGH, AT TIMES, AT TIMES WILL SHUT DOWN, HAD VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP 3-4 TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED: ENGIN. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED, SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE,REAR SHOCK WAS BLOWN,CLUTCH WAS REPLACED,FUEL INJECTION PUMP WAS REPLACED, ABS LIGHT WAS COMING ON,FULE FILTER WAS REPLACED. * SB
FUEL INJECTION PUMP KEEPS GOING OUT. WOULD LOSE ALL POWER WHEN IT OCCURS. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. GMC MFG. SAYS NO PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM & HAD THEM REPLACE FUEL PUMP. GOING FOR THE 4TH REPLACEMENT OF FUEL INJECTION PUMP. *AK
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SHORTED CAUSING BRAKE LIGHT NOT TO WORK.
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SEATBACK BOLT BROKE, CAUSING SEATBACK TO FALL BACKWARD, ALMOST LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED THE BOLT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
FUEL INJECTION PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILURE.
WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, COULD HEAR THE AIR COMING FROM THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER LET THE VEHICLE GO AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO STOP. *AK
THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER' SIDE WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER PROMISED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITHIN ONE WEEK. ALSO, THE SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. DEALER WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
SEAT FRAME STARTS TO CRACK AND MAKE NOISE, THE LEFT FRONT BRACKET ON THIS FRAME BREAKS OFF AND THE SEAT GOES BACKWARD IN ANY TYPE FORWARD MOTION.
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.
WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ACTIVATED THE WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE, WHICH WON'T HELP THE OCCUPANT TO SEE IN THE RAIN. MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
PAINT IS PEELING FROM VEHICLE.
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM. THEREFORE, HAS NO SEAT BELT PROTECTION.CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
FUEL INJECTION PUMP CONTINUOUSLY FAILS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF OIL LOSS WHICH WAS DUE TO THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER & FILTER DROPPING OUT OF ENGINE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
FRONT BRAKE PADS FAILED.
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK WILL JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WHEN PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION, THE TRUCK WILL JUST CUT OFF. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE DEALER STILL HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. *AK
THE DEFECTIVE SEATBACK DOES NOT LOCK IN POSTION. WHILE BRAKING THE SEATBACK MOVES FORWARD WHICH ALMOST CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UP BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE TIRE TO JAM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE LIFTING THE VEHICLE 6 FEET IN THE AIR, INJURING THE OWNER. *AK
THE SEAT CUSHION FRAME ON THE POWER SEATS SHEARS FROM THE BRACKET ATTACHING THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR. SHEARING OCCURS ON THE SEAT WHERE THE BOLT ATTACHES TO THE BRACKET. THIS IS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THE METAL BREAKING AWAY FROM THE BOLT.
GAS PEDAL/THROTTLE SENSOR DEGRADATION. VEHICLE CAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK WITH FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. IT SHHOTS BACKWARDS. *AK
THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES. WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE TRUCK AT A RED LIGHT THE TRUCK KEPT GOING THROUGH THE LIGHT, AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. *AK
WHEN DRIVING IN DAMP OR WET WEATHER CONDITIONS THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID TO A STOP, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CYLINDER. ALSO HAS TURNED THE DURMS AND REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES. *AK
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE MISSES AT INTERMITTENT TIMES, RUNS ROUGH, AT TIMES WILL SHUT DOWN, HAD VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP 3/4 TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED; ENGINE HAS BEEN CHANGED BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. WORK DONE UNDER WARRANTY OF VEHICLE. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HIS BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR , HE ALSO NOTES THAT GETTING INTO A PANIC STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. *AK
THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE CONTINUES TO BREAK AND THE ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES ALREADY. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. *AK
FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF BRAKES.*AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
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