Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 22, 1999IL
NO SUMMARY
1994 Chevrolet C15
Routine
Owners filed 41 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats › front assembly › recliner. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Seats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsExterior 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
20 of 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.