1995 Chevrolet 1500

WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD BRAKES FAILED, HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP TRUCK. I FOUND OUT AFTER INVESTIGATING, THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED SO BADLY THAT THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE BLEW OUT THE BRAKELINE TO THE FRONT DRIVERSIDE WHEEL. TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVY TRUCKS AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL YET !!! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET HURT OR DIE BEFORE THIS DESIGN FLAW GETS RECALLED? THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS A MAJOR SAFETY COMPONENT OF ANY VEHICLE, WHY IS THE NHTSA NOT ACTING ON THIS? THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACED BEFORE THE TRUCK CAN BE DRIVEN AGAIN. *TR

THROUGH NORMAL OPERATION MY SEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE JUST BROKE AT THE FRAMING UNDER NEAT THE SEAT. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURES AS THE METAL USED IS VERY THIN AND SO IT BROKE. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BUCKLE SYSTEM GETS STUCK WHEN TRYING TO RELEASE THE INFANT FROM THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND WOULD NOT UNLATCH. THE CAR SEAT WAS A CONVERTIBLE SEAT WITH A LAP OVER BELT TO SECURE THE INFANT PASSENGER. THE CONTACT CALLED AND SAID THEY RECEIVED A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT BY POSTAL MAIL, BUT THE NAME USED IN THE MAILING HAD THE WRONGT FIRST NAME GERALD INSTEAD OF JARED, SO THE CONTACT RETURNE DIT TO THE POSTMASTER. REALIZING WHAT IT WAS THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE POSTMASTER ND REQUESTED THE LETTER DUE TO INCORRECT NAME, BUT THE POSTMASTER REFUSED TO RELEASE IT BACK TO THE C ONTACT. THE CONTCT REQUESTED AN ADDITIONAL COPY OF THE COMPLAINT BE SENT TO THEM WITH CORRECT FIRST NAME. *AK

CONTINENTAL TIRES PURCHASED 9/26/2003 SIZE P235/75R15 SPORT LT. ON 9/02/06 2 TIRES WERE FLAT. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO WALMART STORE # 1367. THE TECHNICIAN WOULD NOT REPAIR THE TIRES AS HE STATED THEY WERE WEATHER ROTTED. THE TIRES ONLY HAD ~30,000 MILES . UPON NEGOTIATION ALL 4 TIRES WERE EXAMINED AND DETERMINED ALL WERE THE SAME CONDITION. ALL WERE REPLACED. MY COMPLAINT IS FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS WITH THESE TIRES,THAT AGE PREMATURELY. THE STORE SAID THAT THEY KNEW OF NO HISTORY OF THIS WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES. PLEASE ADVISE OF ANY INFO YOU HAVE ON THIS. *JB

DASH BOARD HAS BROKEN LOOSE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO BE PART OF THE BREAK ARE , OIL PRSSURE GUAGE FLUCUATES, AND BATTERY SHOWS DISCHARGE WHEN THE ALTERNATOR IS WORKING PRPERLY, ALSO THE RADIO STAYS ON WHEN ENGINE IS CUT OFF AND KEY OUT,, REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT, DID NO GOOD, REPLACED BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR, DID NOT HELP. GUAGES STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND RADIO STILL STAYS ON WHEN IT SHOULD BE OFF. SEEMS TO BE IN THE WIRING AND MAYBE THE IGNITION SWITCH. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE APRIL 2005. A LOCAL MECHANIC FOUND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

1995 CHEVROLET PICKUP WITH 55,000 MILES DEVELOPED A NOISE IN THE STEERING AND I COULD FEEL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FLOOR OF VEHICLE. A LOCAL MECHANIC ISOLATED THE PROBLEM TO BE LOOSE STEERING COLUMN. THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO AN APPARENT LOOSE BUSHING UNDER THE DASH. THE MECHANIC SEARCHED THE NHTSA SAFETY RECALL LIST AN NOTICED IT MAY BE A FACTORY RECALL AND RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO A DEALER. THE GM DEALER INDICATED THE WAS A RECALL FOR THESE 95/96 GM PICKUPS BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER. MY VIN IS [XXX]. SINCE THE PROBLEM WITH MY PICKUP IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA SAFETY RECALL NOTICE WHY WAS MY VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED? *AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

PAINT IS CHIPPING FROM TRUCK. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL TURN, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SPORADICALLY WORKED. *JB

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. *NLM THE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. SCC

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *JB

WHILE STOPPED IN MY 1995 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP (SHORT BED, STEP SIDE) I WAS RE-ENDED BY AN SUV (PATHFINDER) DOING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. THE TRUCK BED CRASHED INTO THE CAB AND AND DENTED IT. THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE, FRAME BENT, ETC. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T COME ON OR WON'T START AT ALL

CONSUMER NOTICED AFTER TURNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH ON, THE WIPER WOULD NOT WORK. CONSUMER WOULD TAP ON THE MOTOR AND THE MOTOR WOULD START WORKING. TS THE MODULE ON THE WIPER FAILED, DISALLOWING THE WIPERS TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING 20MPH THE BRAKE MASTER FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY. CONSUMER COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. TS

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETE SHUT DOWN WHILE RAINING CONSUMER COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER. TOOK THE VEHICLE THE DEALER. PROBLE STILL EXSIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY.*AK *YH

FRAME AROUND BOTTOM OF DRIVER'S POWER SEAT BROKE, RESULTING IN NO STABILITY FOR SEAT. CONSUMER CONCERNED THAT SEAT WILL COLLAPSE IF INVOLVED IN A COLLISION.*AK

PARTS FOR RECALL OF FUEL TANK ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK

THIS IS THE 2ND GMC VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED THAT HAD BAD WIPER MOTORS!*AK

AT A 25MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.THEY DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE RELEASED FOR USE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE. ABS HAD FAILED. NO INJURIES. DAMAGE WAS $ 2600.00. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH STEERING WENT OUT. CONSUMER COULD TURN STEERING WHEEL, BUT VEHICLE KEPT STRAIGHT INTO A POLE. *AK THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURINGTHE ACCIDENT, AND THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL TO OPERATE ON A RANDOM BASIS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WAS TRAVELING 55MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. PULLED OVER AND CHECKED OUT VEHICLE. NOTICED FRONT TIRE HAD SIDEWALL OUT, BUT LEFT TREAD INTACT. EXCHANGED TIRE. DROVE TO TIRE RETAILER AND RECEIVED ANOTHER TIRE. 2ND TIRE WAS REPLACED DUE TO SAME THING HAPPENING. 1995, CHEVROLET 1500, FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT III,I 32X11.50 WITH 34,000 MILES. *AK A THIRD TIRE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM. *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY CUT OUT AND SHUT OFF ON THEIR OWN. CHEVROLET HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE ORIGINAL TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND THE SECOND SET OF TIRES PURCHASED BY THE CONSUMER AS REPLACEMENT ALSO HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE SIZE P275/60R15. *YH SECOND SET OF TIRES ONLY HAVE 27000 MILES ON THEM, TIRES ARE GOODYEAR EAGLE GT II. *SLC

THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-135 CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL POWER (STEERING AND BRAKING) AND FILL WITH SMOKE. NLM

CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98V150000, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN NUMBER. *AK *SLC

SEAT BROKE FROM SEAT ANCHOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

HERE IS THE E-MAIL I SENT TO CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION "HERE IS MY UNUSUAL STORY". WE OWN A 1995 CHEVROLET PICK UP. I HAVE A SERIOUS COMPLAINT REGARDING THE LACK OF CONCERN YOU COMPANY HAS FOR REPAIRING A TRUE SAFETY PROBLEM. WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICING WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BEGAN ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. TO OUR SURPRISE THEY "RICHARDSON PONTIAC, BUICK, GMC" 1-858-679-6900, IN POWAY, CA SAID "NWD SEAT FRAME BROKEN AT FRONT LEFT CORNER. SEAT CONDITION UNSAFE". I HAVE CONTACTED YOU DIRECTLY (4 TIMES BEFORE I RECEIVED AN ANSWER) CASE #C01857200. I WAS TOLD SINCE THE TRUCK HAS 106,000 MILES THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. I TOLD YOUR EMPLOYEE THAT THE TRUCK WAS KEPT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, DRIVEN 90 MILES PER DAY ON THE FREEWAY. IT HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD NOR ABUSED. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A COMPANY SUCH AS YOURS WOULD JUST SAY "TOO BAD, OUT OF WARRANTY, YOUR PROBLEM NOW" I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF OTHER CAR COMPANIES HAVING SEATS BREAK OFF! THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND I HOP YOU WILL PASS THIS UP THE CHAIN TO SOMEONE OF AUTHORITY WHO CAN CHECK INTO THIS FOR ME. LIKE THE TIRE PROBLEMS FORD HAD--YOU NEED TO STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCTS". THE FOLLOWING IS THE E-MAIL RESPONSE FROM CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION, WED, 0CT. 25, 2000: "DEAR MS. BOSCHEN, THANKS YOU FOR YOUR RECENT E-MAIL. WE APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR DISSATISFACTION. YOUR COMPUTER FILE HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH YOUR MOST RECENT COMMENTS REGARDING YOUR 1995 CHEVY PICKUP. AGAIN, WE REVIEWED YOUR REQUEST AND ARE IN AGRE

MADE PANIC STOP TO AVOID TRUCK PULLING HAY WAGON, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, REAR BRAKES DIDNT WORK, HIT TRUCK, EXAMINED REAR BRAKES, SHOES SHOW NO SIGN OF WEAR SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW, HAVE REPLACED FRONT PADS ONCE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ON GOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY; BOTH FRONT ROTORS WAS DISCOVER BROKEN APART. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT PART WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MFR'S RECALLS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:

PE-00-020;TIRES SIZE 235/75R15, TIRES WAS PLACED ON A 1995 CHEVROLET 1500. TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH RIGHT FRONTAL TREAD SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL AREA. TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TIRE. TIRE WAS ONLY FIVE DAYS OLD WITH LESS THAN 1 THOUSANDS MILES ON IT WHEN THE REPLACEMENT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK FIRESTONE ATX 235/75/R15 *MW

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN OPERATION OR NOT AT ALL, CAUSING SEVERE POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING, AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. IF CONSUMER WIGGLES IT, IT STARTS BACK AGAIN. CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS IN RECALL 98V150000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WENT TO TURN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND COULD HEAR MOTOR RUNNING, BUT WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK. PULLED OVER, PULLED ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS/OPENED HOOD TO HIT THE COMPUTER BOX IN ORDER TO GET THEM STARTED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM ALL OF A SUDDEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER , AND WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. YH

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S SEATS MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD, WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, REAR TAIL LIGHT CONTINUALLY HAS WATER WHICH HAS LEAKED INTO SOCKET, THE WINDOWS SEEP WATER ALSO. *AK.ET.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION, AS WELL AS NOT WORKING AT ALL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DURING QUICK AND SUDDEN PANIC STOP BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME CRACKED AND THE BOLT WENTTHROUGH THE SEAT CUSHION WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE OFF WHEN DRIVER WAS OPENING THE DOOR. DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE UNLESS DRIVER ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN,AND OPENED THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. PROLBEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER. DOOR HANDLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK