ENTERING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHICH WAS RED AND APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL SLAMMED TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE RAN OUT RIGHT INTO TRAFFIC, AND AT THAT POINT AVOIDED THE TRAFFIC. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK
1995 Chevrolet 1500 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 60 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE'S FRONT END HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE'S SIDE AT 25MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'SSIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL.*AK
SPARE TIRE HOIST, SPARE TIRE AND RIM DAMAGED. NLM
AFTER WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BEEN TURNED ON THEY WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. ALSO THEY WONT OPERATE ON DELAYED SPEED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD COME ON AND THEN STOP. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *AK
WIPER MODULE FAILED ON SIX OCCASIONS. *YC
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW DOOR WOULD ALLOW WINDOWS TO GO DOWN, AND INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO BE RETURNED UPWARDS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACED SWITCH, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. NOTIFED MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHEN THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. .DEALER HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM,BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 50 MPH, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND ABS FAILED. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER. *AK
CONSUMER NOTED SPARE TIRE HOLDER CABLE HAS RUSTED OUT AND FELL OFF, CAUSING A HAZARD IF SPARE TIRE WAS THERE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. DEALER NOT NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, AND NO REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN DONE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD BRAKES GOT REAL SPONGY. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, AND THE AXLE SEAL WAS BROKEN WHICH SATURATED THE BRAKES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, WHEN ACCELERATING SOMETHING POPPED AND SEAT SHIFTED AND WAS LOOSE IN FRAME. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIRWORK DONE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND TRIES TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED WHILE THE DRIVER IS TRYING TO SLOW OR STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, AND AFTER TRYING TO REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE CONTROL MODULE SEVERAL TIMES, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THERE MUST BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE VCM. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BENT. *AK
APPLYING BRAKES FRONT BRAKES PULL FROM EACH OTHER. *AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MOTOR. AT THE TIME OF THE PROBLEM DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY AND PROBLEM WILL ONLY BE RESOLVED AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MIOTOR STOPPED WORKING, AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. *AK
WINDSHIELD WINDOW WASHIER WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THEN NOT AT ALL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OR WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED DRIVER COULD TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THEY WON'T WORK UNTIL CONSUMER TURNED OFF AND ON IGNITION SWITCH, THEN STARTED WORKING AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE ERRATICALLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WIPERS FAILED COMPLETELY AND WERE REPLACED BY CONSUMER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
IN JULY 98 CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. DEALERSHIP SOLD CONSUMER A PART (#12463017) MODULE TO DO THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL, RESULTING IN AN OBSTRUCTED VIEW. ALSO WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED . MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER SMASHED VEHICLE INTO A UTILITY POLE, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE DUE TO VIN. NLM
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (98V-150) ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (99V-025) FOR THE BRAKE SWITCH. BOTH WERE REPAIRED BEFORE CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTICE. HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS DECLINED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE WIPER MOTOR. *YC
VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING /INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME FAILURE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING IN RAINY WEATHER WINDSHELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T WORK AT ALL. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED, THIS HAPPENED PERIODCALLY. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WINDSHILED WIPER MOTOR FAILED DURING A RAIN STORM AND SOMETIMES FAIL TO COME ON AT ALL. NLM
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY . *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE. MAY CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS, AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED. WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE, WHICH MAY RESULT VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND ACCIDENT. OCCUPANT KEEPS MOVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH IN ORDER TO OPERATE AGAIN. *AK *ML
THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE OR SURGE IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE GEAR WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR AND WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. OWNER HAS DISCONTINUED USE OF CRUISE CONTROL AT DEALER'S SUGGESTION, THEY SAY THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE MAY NOT BE WORKING CORRECTLY. PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURED SINCE.*AK *ML
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTANTLY - UNRELIABLE. FAIL IN RAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WORKED. HOWEVER, IT CONTINUES TO FAIL IN NECCESSARY SITUATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT HAS BROKEN AND THE SEAT IS INSECURE. 4X4 CAB
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WOULD ONLY WORK ON A SLOW DELAY MOTION. VEHICLE INSPECTED BY DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THISWAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PIVOT DRIVE ASSEMBLY. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN APPLIED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THE WIPERS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. *AK
IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING, AND SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE WIPERS HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING THEY WILL CUT OFF AND THEN CUT BACK ON MAYBE 15 MINUTES LATER. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORK IMPROPERLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS CUT ON AND OFF WHEN THEY WANT, AND SOMETIMES STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH STOPS COMPLETELY WHEN HITTING A BUMP, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN A SIMILAR RECALL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH THE OTHER DRIVER WAS GOING 65 MPH, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
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