1994 Chevrolet C15

Routine

Owners filed 41 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the brakes. No safety recall has been issued.

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Most common 1994 Chevrolet C15 problems

11 of the 41 complaints (27%) are about the brakes.

ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components · brakes6
200
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner6
001
Seats3
000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission · transmission3
010
Electrical System › Ignition3
000
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer2
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · brakes2
100
Wheels1
000
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal · throttle and acceleration1
000
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 22, 1999IL

NO SUMMARY

Exterior Lighting › Tail Lights
Filed Jul 22, 1999IN

QUESTIONED DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM WHILE HAVING ANOTHER RECALL ITEM (TAILLIGHT) SERVICED, WAS INFORMED THIS HAD BEEN A PRBLM, HOWEVER DID NOT PERTAIN TO MY YR VEHICLE.

Seats
Filed Mar 16, 1999IA

SEAT FRAME BROKE FRONT LEFT CORNER

Service Brakes, Air › Controls
Filed Aug 7, 1997MD

SHOE GETS CAUGHT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF BRAKE PEDAL UPON SUDDENLY TRANSFERING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE PEDAL.

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Jun 13, 1997SC

WAS DRIVING; CAR TO A STOP; STARTED ACROSS STREET & DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS IN EXTENDED CAB AREA (7 TIMES); HAD PROBLEM REPAIRED; DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE BOLTS N SEATS; PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 18, 1997OH

PULLED VEHICLE UP TO CURB, PUT INTO PARK, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND CLOSED THE DOOR. WALKED TO FRONT OF TRUCK FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. RAN AND GOT IN VEHICLE, PUT FOOT ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE STOPPED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 21, 1996WA

KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHEN STARTING. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Sep 19, 1996TX

FUEL PUMP INJECTOR FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. *AK DEALER HAS REPLACED THE INJECTION PUMP THREE TIMES, HOWEVERTHE STALLING PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *SLC

Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood
Filed Jul 31, 1996WI

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, UNDER THE HOOD, VEHCILE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Jun 17, 1996MO

BRAKE LIGHT; ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE BRAKE LIGHT UNIT, THE SWITCH IS BROKEN. *AK

Wheels
Filed May 14, 1996MO

FRONT WHEEL ON DRIVERS SIDE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Mar 21, 1996NY

SEATBACK BOLTS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING DRIVER'S SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 18, 1996MI

WHILE DRIVING, WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS TO HARD RIGHT, ALSO DRIFTS TO LEFT, WHEELS BALANCED, ALIGNED/ROTATED/AIR PRESSURE CHECKED, PROB. PERSISTS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 18, 1996MI

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED OIL PUMP PRESSURE LINE LEAK. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Mar 6, 1996OH

THE THROTTLE STICKS CAUSING THE TRUCK TO KEEP ACCELERATING AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Mar 6, 1996MT

DRIVER SEATBACK COLLAPSED AFTER GETTING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Feb 20, 1996PA

SEAT BELTS TIGHTEN GRADUALLY UNTIL THEY ARE TOO TIGHT FOR COMFORT. TT

Seats
Filed Feb 16, 1996MO

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WHEN USED DON'T LOCK BACK INTO POSITION . TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jan 4, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUT DOWN, AT LOW TO HWY. SPEEDS 40-55MPH, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Dec 28, 1995LA

PE95-050 SEAT BACK; BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER SEAT BACK HAVE COLLAPSED TOTAL (4) TIMES DUE TO BOLTS SHEERING BY RECLINING MECHANISM. TT

Fuel System, GasolineFire
Filed Dec 7, 1995CA

TRUCK WAS CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Dec 5, 1995FL

THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVING 65 MPH. TT

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Nov 22, 1995OH

BECAUSE THERE IS A DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG THE HORN WILL NOT WORK IT'S THE DESIGN . TT

Seats
Filed Sep 21, 1995TX

PASSENGER SEAT RATTLES LOOSE, REPLACED SEAT RISER AND RISER ASSEMBLY AND SEAT BRACKET. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Aug 11, 1995CA

DRIVER'S SEAT FAILURE, BOLT SUPPORTING SEATBACK HAS COLLAPSED TWO TIMES. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jun 23, 199500

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE JUST DIES WITHOUT WARNING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Jun 12, 1995CA

BRAKES LOCKUP DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 26, 1995FL

WHEN DRIVING AND COME TO A STOP THERE IS A NOISE LIKE SOME ONE HAS REAR END THE TRUCK. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Apr 21, 1995TX

DRIVING 15MPH TURNING RT.SAW ONCOMING TRAFFIC APPLIED BRAKES COULD NOT STOP FOR AT LEAST 30 FEET,CAUSING ACCIDENT.NO DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Apr 21, 1995TX

ABS: BRAKES FAILED DURING PANIC STOP; VEHICLE RAN INTO REAR OF CITY BUS. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly1 injured
Filed Apr 19, 1995KY

THE SEAT DESIGN FOR FRONT LATCH ALLOWS CHILD TO PUT FINGER IN.THE CHILDS FINGER WAS CUT OFF. TT

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Apr 10, 1995NJ

CONSUMER DRIVING WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND ALMOST HIT A WALL THE STEERING BROKE. TT

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionFire
Filed Apr 5, 1995AZ

VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED AND CAUGHT VEHICLE ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 31, 1995AR

THE BRAKE PULL TO THE LEFT DEALER SAY IT IS BLEEDING OFF HAD TO ORDER A NEW LINE BRAKE ARE STILL DOING THE SAME THING. TT

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Mar 17, 1995TX

VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 11 TIMES BECAUSE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION EACH TIME IT RAINS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Drum
Filed Mar 1, 1995VA

ABS, FAILURE ABS SYSTEM NO REAR BRAKES LOSS EFFECTIVENESS, IN FOR REPAIR FOUND DEFECT DRUMS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 27, 1995AR

THREE FOURTHS OF THE WAY COMING TO A STOP, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING SYSTEM, NO RESPONSE FROM THE ANTI LOCK DEVICE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 23, 1995OH

EMERGENCY BRAKE; THE ICE AND SNOW MAKE BRAKES LOCKUP YOU CAN SMELL THE BRAKES BURNING. TT

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jan 17, 1995CA

WHILE DRIVING IN A DOWN POUR, SUDDENLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DEALER REPAIRED TWICE BEFORE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 17, 1995OH

WHEN ITS DAMP WEATHER THE BRAKE WILL NOT STOP TRUCK. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner1 injured
Filed Jan 10, 1995RI

PASSENGER FRONT BACK SEAT BOLT SHEARED, RESULTING IN SEAT COLLAPSING BACKWARD CAUSING PASSENGER TO BE THROWN BACKWARDS STRAIGHT DOWN. TT

All 41 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
199626000Routine
199560011Fatalities reported
1994 — this page41020Routine
199335020Routine
199214000Routine
199110010Routine
19908100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.