1995 Chevrolet C15

Fatalities reported

Owners filed 60 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the airbags. No safety recall has been issued.

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Most common 1995 Chevrolet C15 problems

19 of the 60 complaints (32%) are about the airbags.

ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Air Bags › Frontal · airbags19
18019
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · brakes6
100
Seats4
000
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer3
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components · brakes3
000
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor2
000
Vehicle Speed Control · throttle and acceleration2
000
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner2
000
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor2
000
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly2
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Nov 5, 2004MO

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH WIPER MOTOR PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS MADE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *NM

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Nov 30, 2000TX

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE AND WIGGLE CONNECTOR TO RESTART WIPERS, BUT EVENTUALLY THEY WILL FAIL AGAIN. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD SAME DEFECT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 15, 2000OH

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH FRONT LEFT BRAKE DISC ROTOR BROKE, LEAVING VEHICLE WITH NO FRONT BRAKING POWER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Seats
Filed Oct 23, 1999WA

FRONT DRIVERS SEAT DISPLAYED AN INCREASING WOBBLE FROM ABOUT MID OCT 1999. WHEN THE WOBBLE WORSENED, I ATEMPTED TO TIGHTEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT ANCHOR BOLTS (WHERE SEAT ASSEMBLY ATTACHES TO SEAT FRAME STRUCTURE). AT THAT TIME I FOUND THAT THE FRONT STRUCTURAL CROSS MEMBER OF THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD SHATTERED AT THE MOUNTING BOLT DISPLAYING SEVERE FATIGUE FAILURE. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR THERE IS HIGH PROBABILITY OF THE SEAT DISLODGING OR COLLAPSING DUE TO COMPROMISED STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Oct 11, 1999TX

WIPER BOARD WAS FIXED FOR OVER 100 DOLLARS, BUT LATER FOUND THAT MANY OTHER TRUCKS OF SAME TYPE HAVE HAD A RECALL, SO WHY CAN'T THIS TRUCK HAVE IT ALSO, IF HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS?

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Oct 11, 1999TX

THIS TRUCK HAS ABS. AT SPEEDS ABOVE 25 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE EVEN LIGHTLY TOUCHED, ON ANY SURFACE, THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE TREMENDOUSLY (ENOUGH TO SHAKE YOU OUT OF THE SEAT). 2 MECHANICS SO FAR HAVE FOUND NO PROBLEMS. TAKING THIS TO THE LOCAL DEALER IN 2 DAYS.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jun 14, 1999TX

WINDSHIELD WIPERS / WASHER FAILED, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #. YC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 23, 1999CA

WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. GM IS AWARE AND HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN, BUT THAT MY TRUCK VIN NO DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. ALSO ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM THERE SEEMS TO BE A DELAY FROM THE TIME OF BRAKE APPLICATION TO THE ACTUAL MECHANICAL STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum
Filed Feb 3, 1998CA

POWER BOOSTER FAILED TWICE. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WILL ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Jun 12, 1997AZ

MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS BRAKE FLUID. *AK

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Filed Jan 28, 1997FL

MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, HAD TO PUMP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK CORRECTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 18, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN STOP SIGN, SLAMMED INTO THE FRONT LEFT, SECOND IMPACT WAS LEFT REAR NEAR GAS TANK, THIRD IMPACT WAS INTO TELEPHONE POLE IN THE FRONT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES.

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Oct 11, 1996TX

RIGHT FRONT SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE, CONTINUES TO MOVE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash3 injured
Filed Sep 10, 1996TX

DRIVING VEHICLE AT 35 MPH, JUST STARTED TO RAIN, ANOTHER VEHICLE DARTED IN FRONT OF TRUCK, DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES (ABS), SIDE SWIPED OTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER PULLED OVER, GRASS AREA WET FROM RAIN, VEHICLE SLID INTO TREE, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured1 killed
Filed Sep 4, 1996IL

THE TRUCK HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT AT 55 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 30, 1996MN

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND JERK AND LOCKUP. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jul 25, 1996OH

CLIP THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BELT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE DOOR AND FLOOR SEPERATED. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jul 25, 1996MI

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT BINDS UP ABOVE THE BRACKET UPON USAGE. *AK BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS FOLD OVER BIND, IN THE JAM YOU CAN NOT PUT THEM ON, ALOS IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PUT THEM ON THEY WILL NOT RETRACT AND GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR LATCH, BOTH HAVE BROKEN AND DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH, BUT SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE SEAT BELT,*JB

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 17, 1996TN

FRONTAL COLLISION DUE A FAULTY MASTER CLYINDER ON THE BRAKES, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPPED 35MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 17, 1996CA

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 50MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 17, 1996CA

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 50MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jun 13, 1996LA

CONSUMER WAS IN AND ACCIDENT AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAINT AND BRAKE DIDN'T HOLD. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Seats
Filed May 30, 1996MI

DRIVER SIDE SEAT LOOSE AT THE ANCHORAGE, RESULTING IN ROCKING. *AK

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Apr 24, 1996CO

DRIVER SIDE DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK, ALMOST RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Mar 19, 1996TX

FRONT PASSENAGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR KEEPS LOCKING UP, REPLACED BELT 1ST TIME, ADJUSTED BELT 2ND TIME, STILL LOCKING UP. *AK

Seats
Filed Mar 18, 1996FL

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS COLLAPSED AND DEALER HAD TO REPLACE IT. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 4, 1996IN

DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING END COLLISION, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING A DEER; HIT A TREE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 4, 1996IN

DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING END COLLISION, LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING A DEER; HIT A TREE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Feb 20, 1996IA

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT IN HOUSING. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Feb 13, 1996AZ

CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 7, 1996LA

ENGINE IDLES VERY HIGH WHEN GEARS ARE CHANGED OR IN NEUTRAL, HAVE TO RIDE BRAKE, BRAKES STARTED TO SMOKE. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Feb 5, 1996CT

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT 50MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 30, 1996TX

EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES AND NO BRAKES AT ALL. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 26, 1996CA

WHEN BRAKING THE CAR PULLS DRAMATICALLY TO ONE SIDE WITH A LOUD NOISE PULLS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT TO THE RIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Seats
Filed Jan 23, 1996GA

THE MOTOR IS KNOCKING AND WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT SLIDES FORWARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jan 17, 1996IL

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT . TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 4, 1996MO

IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 18, 1995MS

THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A REAR END ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 13, 1995MN

HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER GOING 45MPH AND THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 6, 1995IN

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL FAILURE. TT

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Nov 21, 1995FL

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR DASH AREA, RESULTING IN TOTALLED. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Nov 1, 1995TX

NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING REAR END COLLISION. TT TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

Structure
Filed Oct 25, 1995LA

WHEN DRIVING, CRACK IN FLOOR BOARD ALLOWS DRIVER'S SEAT TO MOVE, UPON TAKE OFF AND STOP, DEALER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX, MFR'S SENDING OUT ZONE REP. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 6, 1995OH

ABS DID NOT STOP VEHICLE PROPERLY, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 29, 1995OH

ABS: BRAKES HAVE FAILED TWICE; IN AN EMERGENCY STOP, PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOOR; CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING; HAD TO PUMP BRAKES TO STOP; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

Steering › LinkagesCrash
Filed Sep 29, 1995LA

STEERING LINKAGE BOLT FAILED WHICH HELD UPPER TO LOWER LINKAGE. AS A RESULT TRUCK IN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Aug 14, 1995WI

HORN DOES NOT BLOW-HORN IS VERY WEAK, CANNOT HEAR IT ON THE FREEWAY. TT

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

DURING HARD BRAKING THE SEAT BACK WILL LEAN FORWARD, THERE IS NOTHING HOLDING THE SEAT BACK IN PLACE. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 19, 1995TX

UPON FRONTAL COLLISION OFF CENTERED LEFT, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. ESTIMATED SPEED 50 MPH. PLEASE . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 13, 1995OR

COMING DOWN A HILL HIT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WHICH DID NOT WORK, HAD TO DOWN SHIFT TO STOP. *AK

Complaints 1-50 of 60, newest first, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
199626000Routine
1995 — this page60011Fatalities reported
199441020Routine
199335020Routine
199214000Routine
199110010Routine
19908100Routine

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Reading this record

1 death reported in complaints filed with NHTSA.

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.