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 →
IN COLD CLIMATE OR WHEN SNOWING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM COMES OFF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, WHICH MAKES THE WIPER INOPERATIVE, AND CAUSES VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. PROBLEM FIXED BY DEALER. *AK.ET.
CONSUMER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, 2 INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK
OUR PICKUP HAS INTERMITING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SOMETIMES THEY STOP COMPLETELY, CHANGE SPEEDS, AND ITERMIT BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING. I AM AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V150000, AND WHEN I CALLED GM THEY SAID OUR VEHICLE WASN'T ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES. HOW DO I CONFIRM IF OR IF NOT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ERRATIC. THEY WORK AND DON'T WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES THE WIPERS COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON THEIR OWN, AND WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THEM OFF, THEY CONTINUED TO COME RIGHT ON. DRIVING AT NIGHT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME RIGHT ON AS THE CONSUMER STARTS TO DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALER, CAN'T DETERIMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH DURING RAIN STORM. GM CURRENTLY HAS RECALL FOR 1994-1996 VEHICLES FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (CAMPAIGN #98043). GM SAYS THAT MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST THEREFORE WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR REPAIR CHARGES. GETTING MY VIN ON THE RECALL LIST WILL FORCE GM TO REIMBURSE.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 65 MPH AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY . DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER ANDS DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
DRIVER'S BUCKET SEAT FRAME BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO LEAN BACK TOO FAR, DIFFICULT TO HOLD ON TO STEERING WHEEL. (QCAW)
A DEFECTIVE MODULE RELAY FUSE ON THE FIREWALLCAUSES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
SIDE VIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE. DISTANCE IS OBSCURED DUE TO VIBRATION. HARD TO CHECK ON OTHER VEHICLES. TOOK TO DEALER & MIRROR REPLACED. WAS TOLD NEED WEIGHTS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER WORK RANDOMLY.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 TO 30 MPH CONSUMER CRASHED VEHICLE INTO A BUS WHILE BUS WAS MOVING. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INOPERATIVE. (QCAW)
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. **AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL CONSTANTLY GOES TO THE FLOOR AND ABS HAVE POOR STOPPING ABILITY. *AK
POWER SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN OFF AT ONE OF THE 2 FRONT MOUNTING POINTS. *AK
BRAKES FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FROM 10 TO 50 MPH THE CONSUMER SAID: WHEN HE APLIED THE BRAKES PEDAL, THE BRAKES DON'T WORK HOW IT SHOULD BE WORKING BECAUSE DOESN'T STOP VEHICLE ON TIME OR KEEPS ROLLING. *AK
THE VEHICLE'S REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKS FLUID, AND WHEN LEAKS GET ALL OVER THE BRAKES AND THE DISC BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE GETS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK
FRONT BENCH SEAT DID NOT LOCK UP DURING SUDDEN STOP, AS DESIGNED PER OWNER'S MANUAL. SEATBACK WILL MOVE BACK/FORTH FREELY UNLESS COMING TO SUDDEN STOP, THEN LOCKS INTO PLACE, NO CRASH, OCCUPANT FELL FORWARD, HIT STEERING WHEEL, DEALER WILL INSPECT FOR A FEE. *AK
WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 14 TIMES. NO REMEDY HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CUTS OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY HIT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. OWNER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK
TRUCK WAS TRAVLING ABOUT 35MPH, WHEN IT STRUCK THE PASSANGER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK'S DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 30-35MPH THE VEHICLE HAD DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER AIRBAG SYSTEM DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN A STORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE NEXT DAY. *AK
BRACKET UNDER THE DRIVER'S POWER OPERATED SEAT BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO COLLASPE TO THE REAR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
INTERIOR SYSTEM SEAT BELT: PASSENGER SEAT BELT SEIZES UP AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK *SLC
ROUGH/FAST IDLE UNTIL VEHICLE STOPS.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH POWER SEAT CHASSIS MOUNTED ON A THIN SHEET OF STEEL UNDER THE SEAT AND BREAK EASILY. *AK
EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHILE BRAKING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE HOOD LATCH SUPPORT FAILED AND THE HOOD FLEW UP.*AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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