1995 GMC Sierra 1500: raw data

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vehicle1995 / gmc / sierra-1500
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-08)
complaints287 on file (1995-03-29 → 2023-12-17)
recalls0
investigations0
fars490 occupant deaths, crash years 1990-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Intermittent windshield wiper operationVISIBILITY104 complaints1999-08 → 2009-12sierra-1500-1995-wiper-intermittent
  • 10040189 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. WHEN THE WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING, THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH MADE A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM
  • 752709 I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG ON THE FREEWAY AND IT WILL START RAINING REAL HARD AND SUDDENLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T COME ON.. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE VISIBILITY IS NIL..IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROBLEM I COULD GET THEM STARTED AGAIN
  • 8000850 SOLDER JOINT NEAR WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR HAS CRACKED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Seat frame, track and latch failureSEATS15 complaints1999-09 → 2006-02sierra-1500-1995-seat-frame-track
  • 10025840 THE LOWER SEAT FRAME FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT IN MY 1995 GMC SIERRA 4 WD 1/2 TON PICKUP HAS BROKEN DURING ACCELERATION INTO TRAFFIC. THIS BREAKAGE ALLOWS THE SEATBACK TO ROTATE BACKWARD AND TO THE RIGHT TILTING THE DRIVER BACK AND OBSCURING VIEW OF THE HIGHWAY
  • 8007014 FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TRACKS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED 16 TIMES, BUT KEEP BREAKING. WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT WILL MOVE FORWARD ON ITS OWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPS, THE SEAT SLIDES FORWARD OR WON'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL. *YH
  • 717275 THE LEFT FRONT SEAT ANCHOR BROKE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IT GAVE AWAY THE SEAT LEANED BACK MORE THATN USUAL. IF BOTH ANCHOR IN THE FRONT HAD BROKE AT THE SAME TIME THE SEAT MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD HAVE FELL BACKWARDS DUE TO MY WEIGHT IN THE SEAT. DURING A
ABS warning light and ABS malfunctionSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC8 complaints1999-08 → 2001-03sierra-1500-1995-abs-malfunction
  • 743187 ABS LIGHT WENT ON PERMANTLY AND ABS DIDNOT WORK HAD TO HAVE MOTOR REPLACED BECAUSE OF MOTOR AND VALVE FAILURE FEB 2000, SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED IN JULY 2000 WITH THE SAME RESULTS AND THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, NOW HAS HAPPEN A THIRD TIME WITH THE SAME
  • 862451 INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES. VEHICLE BEGINS TO JUMP, AND BRAKES LOCK UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
  • 847786 WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN AND ALL THE WHELLS LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID. *AK
Diesel fuel injection pump failureFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE5 complaints2001-01 → 2004-09sierra-1500-1995-diesel-injection-pump
  • 740150 STANADYNE ROOSA INJECTON PUMP FAILURE FOR THE THIRD TIME. GM NOT WILLING TO FIX UNDER SPECIAL POLICY 00064. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, SECOND FAILURE AT 83,000 MILES. THIRD FAILURE AT 135,000. HELP
  • 739490 THIS DIESEL PICKUP HAS QUIT ON ME IN TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES WITH THESE THREE INJECTION PUMP FAILURES. I HAVE ALREADY SENT YOU ONE COMPLAINT ON THIS MATTER. I DO NOT SEE ANY RECORD OF IT IN YOUR DATABASE. PLEASE CONSIDER THE SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS WITH LOSING
  • 10010556 WE OWN A 1995 GMC DIESEL 4X4 TRUCK. WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. OUR TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP AT 127,000 MILES TO HAVE THE 4TH FUEL INJECTOR PUMP REPLACED. GMC HAD ADDED A 25,000 MILE EXTRA COVERAGE ON THIS PART ABOVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I
Tire tread separationTIRES4 complaints2000-09 → 2004-07sierra-1500-1995-tire-tread-separation
  • 10082220 WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WITH TREAD PEELING OFF LIKE A BANANA PEEL ON HIGHWAY. TAIL PIPE WAS BENT AND REAR QUARTER PANEL SUSTAINED NEARLY $900 IN BODY DAMAGE. FILLED OUT CLAIM FORM WITH TOYO, BUT OF COURSE IT WAS
  • 891483 WHILE TRAVELING 60-65 MPH ON HIGHWAY REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE BRIDGESTONE REPLACEMENT TIRE WITH 11,000 MILES, SIZE 27575R16, TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR REPLACEMENT TIRE, BUT REFUSED TO HONOR CUSTOMER'S REQUEST.*AK DOT NUMBER
  • 875397 GOODYEAR WRANGLER APT TIRE P245/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE CAUSED BY FLAPPING RUBBER, CONSUMER SUBMITTED CLAIM, HOWEVER THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RESPONSE YET. *SLC
Brake line rupture and deteriorationSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC4 complaints2000-03 → 2016-11sierra-1500-1995-brake-line-failure
  • 10127443 THE CONSUMER STATES THERE IS MASSIVE RUST ON THE REAR BRAKE LINE. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO RUPTURE. BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT, CAUSING A PROBLEM WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE DEALER DID
  • 10072432 METAL BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND RUPTURED CAUSING PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED FAILED BRAKE LINE
  • 720773 DETERIORATION OF THE INNER LINNING OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCKUP AFTER APPLYING. THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE WAS THE ONLY PROBLEM AND WHEN IT WOULD LOCKUP IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL SEVERLY TO THE LEFT. THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKE LOCKED UP IT
Air bag non-deployment in frontal impactAIR BAGS9 complaints2000-10 → 2023-12sierra-1500-1995-airbag-no-deploy
  • 8001813 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET,. STREET BECAME AN INTERSECTION, A DEAD OF A STREET. DIDN'T TURN OFF IN TIME, AND RAN THROUGH A FENCE, HITTING A TREE. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
  • 760048 DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY(OPEN) FROM A HEAD-ON COLLISION @ 40 M.P.H.*AK
  • 735204 WE WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON U.S. 89, MILEPOST 40.3, AT 8:00 P.M., WHEN WE STRUCK A COW THAT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT TOTALED OUR 3/4 TON TRUCK. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT STEERING COLUMN WITH CHEST, CAUSING BRUISED LUNG

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
2871995-03-292023-12-17211VISIBILITY:146; SERVICE BRAKES:43; HYDRAULIC:41; SEATS:22; AIR BAGS:15

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
1990-2024490legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1995 GMC Sierra 1500 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/gmc/sierra-1500
@misc{wrenchpro_1995_gmc_sierra_1500_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1995 GMC Sierra 1500},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/gmc/sierra-1500}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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