GMC PREVIEW · model year

1994 GMC PREVIEW

8 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1994GMCPREVIEW carries 8 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 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 PREVIEW is visibility:windshield wiper/washer with 2 filings, followed by engine and engine cooling:engine (1) and parking brake (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 2 investigation files overlapping the 1994 PREVIEW. 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.

8
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0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

8 filings

Crashes Reported

0 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
PARKING BRAKE1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1

Recent Complaints

20080810POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

1994 C1500 PICKUP TRUCK. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHICH MADE THE ENGINE THROW A ROD. BOUGHT REMANUFACTURED GM TRANSMISSION AND A REBUILT ENGINE. 2 YEAR WARRANTY ENDED MAY 08-HAD LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON NEW TRANSMISSION. IT WENT OUT 2 MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION COMPANY IS NOW REBUILDING THE NEW TRANSMISSION. TORQUE CONVERTER FELL APART. PAID 2300.00 FIRST TIME, NOW HAVE TO PAY 1400.00 MORE, PLUS 200.00 TOWING FEE. THIS TIME IT WILL ONLY BE GOOD FOR ONE YEAR/12,000 MILES. SOUNDS LIKE GM NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL ON TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

Mileage: 118,053

20061027TIRES:TREAD/BELT

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE ALIGNMENT AND ASKED A FRIEND TO CHECK IT FOR ME BUT WHEN HE WAS UNDER THE CAR HE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE WAS BALLOONING ON THE TOP OF THE TIRE WHICH IS WHY THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER AND WAS PULLING HARD RIGHT. HE THEN CHECKED ALL FOUR TIRES AND NOTICED THE BACK PASSENGER TIRE WAS ALSO STARTING TO BALLOON ON THE TOP OF THE TIRE, HE INFORMED ME THAT MY TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND THE BELTS WERE SEPERATING FROM THE TIRES. IMMEDIATELY I LOOKED UP MY TIRES ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SAME BRAND, MAKE & MODEL OF TIRES WERE BEING RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER DUE TO BELT SEPERATION WHICH RESULTS IN VEHICLE CRASH. THE PROBLEM IS, COOPER TIRE IS RECALLING TIRES THAT WERE PURCHASED DURING AUGUST OF 2006 AND MY TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 2004. WHEN I CONTACTED COOPER TIRES I WAS INFORMED THAT IF MY TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO AUGUST OF 2006 THAT THEY ARE NOT RECALLS BUT I DO FEEL THAT THIS PROBL

20060802VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

FOR SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE WIPERS HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE. I LOOKED UP A RECALL ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL, HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAY IT IS NOT GOOD ON MY VIN. *JB

Mileage: 210,000

20050916VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP UNEXPECTEDLY IN ALL POSITIONS ON WINDSHIELD. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN HEAVY WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING. HE RELATED THAT HE WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER ON FREEWAY SHOULDERS DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. I FOUND A RECALL (CAMPAIGN NUMBER 98V150001) ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE 1994 GMC SIERRA C1500 TRUCK AND CONTACTED GMC. GMC RELATED THAT PER MY VEHICLE'S VIN [XXX] IT IS NOT ONE OF THOSE RECALLED. THE PROBLEM NOTED IN THE RECALL STATED THAT SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER TO CORRECT. GMC GAVE ME A FILE [XXX] IN RESPONSE TO MY INQUIRY BUT DID NOT OFFER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 135,000

20050711VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

I HAVE A 1994 GMC SIERRA 1500 VIN # [XXX], I'VE HAD SINCE 1996. RECENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO WORK WHILE IN HEAVY RAIN CAUSING SUDDEN INABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD OR TRAFFIC. I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL VENDER ( NEWTON CHEVEROLET, CHATTANOOGA, TN), THAT KNOWS OF NO RECALL AND GMC DIRECT WHO ADVISES THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY REPAIR ISSUED IN THE PAST THAT HAS SINCE EXPIRED BUT NO SAFETY RECALL. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 140,000

20031102PARKING BRAKE

1994 MOTOR HOME WITH P30 CHEVY, HAVE HAD THIS TO SHOP TWO TIMES OVER PAST YEARS PARK BRAKE COMES ON WHILE GOING DOWN ROAD, OR WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP COMES ON AND KEEPS R/V FROM MOVING. HAD TO GO UNDER MOTOR HOME AND DISCONNECT CABLE TO LET MOTOR HOME MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES TO ME. THIS IS A BAD AUTO PARK SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *LA

Mileage: 18,000

20030524VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

THE WIPER MODULE RECALL FOR 1994 GMC SUBURBANS DID NOT COVER VIN 746055 EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. WE JUST PAID TO HAVE ONE REPLACED. *NLM

Mileage: 97,220

20030227ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. *JB

Mileage: 124,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1994 GMC PREVIEW have?
The 1994 GMC PREVIEW has 8 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1994 GMC PREVIEW?
The most-complained component for the 1994 GMC PREVIEW is VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER with 2 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE and PARKING BRAKE.
Is the 1994 GMC PREVIEW safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

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.