NO SUMMARY
1994 Chevrolet C15
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.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components · brakes | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Seats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission · transmission | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Ignition | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · brakes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal · throttle and acceleration | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsQUESTIONED 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.
SEAT FRAME BROKE FRONT LEFT CORNER
SHOE GETS CAUGHT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF BRAKE PEDAL UPON SUDDENLY TRANSFERING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE PEDAL.
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
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
KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHEN STARTING. *AK
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
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, UNDER THE HOOD, VEHCILE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
BRAKE LIGHT; ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE BRAKE LIGHT UNIT, THE SWITCH IS BROKEN. *AK
FRONT WHEEL ON DRIVERS SIDE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *AK
SEATBACK BOLTS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING DRIVER'S SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS TO HARD RIGHT, ALSO DRIFTS TO LEFT, WHEELS BALANCED, ALIGNED/ROTATED/AIR PRESSURE CHECKED, PROB. PERSISTS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED OIL PUMP PRESSURE LINE LEAK. *AK
THE THROTTLE STICKS CAUSING THE TRUCK TO KEEP ACCELERATING AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
DRIVER SEATBACK COLLAPSED AFTER GETTING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
SEAT BELTS TIGHTEN GRADUALLY UNTIL THEY ARE TOO TIGHT FOR COMFORT. TT
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WHEN USED DON'T LOCK BACK INTO POSITION . TT
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUT DOWN, AT LOW TO HWY. SPEEDS 40-55MPH, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT
PE95-050 SEAT BACK; BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER SEAT BACK HAVE COLLAPSED TOTAL (4) TIMES DUE TO BOLTS SHEERING BY RECLINING MECHANISM. TT
TRUCK WAS CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT
THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVING 65 MPH. TT
BECAUSE THERE IS A DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG THE HORN WILL NOT WORK IT'S THE DESIGN . TT
PASSENGER SEAT RATTLES LOOSE, REPLACED SEAT RISER AND RISER ASSEMBLY AND SEAT BRACKET. TT
DRIVER'S SEAT FAILURE, BOLT SUPPORTING SEATBACK HAS COLLAPSED TWO TIMES. TT
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE JUST DIES WITHOUT WARNING. TT
BRAKES LOCKUP DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
WHEN DRIVING AND COME TO A STOP THERE IS A NOISE LIKE SOME ONE HAS REAR END THE TRUCK. TT
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
ABS: BRAKES FAILED DURING PANIC STOP; VEHICLE RAN INTO REAR OF CITY BUS. TT
THE SEAT DESIGN FOR FRONT LATCH ALLOWS CHILD TO PUT FINGER IN.THE CHILDS FINGER WAS CUT OFF. TT
CONSUMER DRIVING WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND ALMOST HIT A WALL THE STEERING BROKE. TT
VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED AND CAUGHT VEHICLE ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. TT
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
VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 11 TIMES BECAUSE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION EACH TIME IT RAINS. TT
ABS, FAILURE ABS SYSTEM NO REAR BRAKES LOSS EFFECTIVENESS, IN FOR REPAIR FOUND DEFECT DRUMS. TT
THREE FOURTHS OF THE WAY COMING TO A STOP, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING SYSTEM, NO RESPONSE FROM THE ANTI LOCK DEVICE. TT
EMERGENCY BRAKE; THE ICE AND SNOW MAKE BRAKES LOCKUP YOU CAN SMELL THE BRAKES BURNING. TT
WHILE DRIVING IN A DOWN POUR, SUDDENLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DEALER REPAIRED TWICE BEFORE. TT
WHEN ITS DAMP WEATHER THE BRAKE WILL NOT STOP TRUCK. TT
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.
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.