Total Complaints
12 filings
GMC GMC · model year
12 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1994GMCGMC carries 12 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 0 fires, 2 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1994 GMC is unknown or other with 3 filings, followed by visibility:windshield wiper/washer (2) and tires (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 1 investigation file overlapping the 1994 GMC. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
12 filings
Crashes Reported
1 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 2 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT COMPLETELY, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE ROAD. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY/ RECALLED MADE FROM AUG 1994 TO MAY 1996 / MY TRUCK WAS MADE BEFORE AUG. 1994 /
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CHOCK BLOCK FAILED.
NO ALARM ON EMERGENCY WINDOWS.
TRUCK FRAME BROKE IN HALF ON BOTH SIDES. *SD
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED ON WET PAVEMENT. *SD
STEERING LINKAGE REPLACED. *SD
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES. *SD
REAR BRAKES FAILED. *DSH
GOODYEAR TIRES FAILED. *SD
LEAK UNDERDASH BOARD. *SD
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.