1993 GMC Sierra problems
Owners have filed 109 complaints about the 1993 GMC Sierra with NHTSA. Visibility accounts for 22.9% of them — the clear leader, ahead of seats at 14.7%.
Complaints109
Crashes9
Fires1
Injuries4
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Visibility 22.9% · 25
Seats 14.7% · 16
Power train 11.0% · 12
Service brakes, hydraulic 11.0% · 12
Engine and engine cooling 6.4% · 7
Unknown or other 5.5% · 6
Seat belts 5.5% · 6
Electrical system 4.6% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 4 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the GMC Sierra in this data, 1993 draws comparatively few complaints; 1999 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 5 in the last three years against 16 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 55,675 miles.
In owners' own words
Windshield wipers quit working while driving in a snow storm. This resulted in poor visibility, which almost caused an accident. Consumer had to pull over, and hit the windshield wiper motor for the windshield wipers to start working. Recall 03v15900 was issued, but this vehicle was not included due to vin. Visibility · reported at 72,000 miles
While driving 45 mph windshield wipers came on and off own their own. *Ak windshield wipers failed on three separate occasions. General motor corporation (GM) issued a safety recall on 1994-1996 GMC light trucks, and truck's windshield wiper control module was replaced. Visibility · reported at 75,000 miles
Nhtsa recall campaign 03v159000; general motors issued a windshield wiper motor recall. This vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin. However, the windshield wipers were working intermittently. *Ak *sc Visibility
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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