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1994 Chevrolet C1500 complaints

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 1994 record →

Seat Belts
Filed Feb 9, 2000CA

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CUT BY RUBBING ON TRIM COVER AT ANCHOR.THERE ISN'T ENOUGH CLEARENCE BETWEEN TRIM AND THE BELT WHICH HAS CAUSED THE BELT TO RUB A SLOT IN THE TRIM COVER, AND ALSO CUTTING THE BELT FROM RUBBING ON THE SAME SPOT. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 4, 2000KS

WHILE DRIVING W/ CRUISE CONTROL ON @ 55MPH; APPLIED BRAKESCRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE. HAD TO STOP BY PUTTING VEHICLE IN A LOWER GEAR & SHUTTING OF ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED RETAINER CLIP MISSING, SWITCH HAD ALMOST SLID OFF AS WELL AS BRAKE PUSH ROD. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Feb 2, 2000TX

A/C COMPRESSOR STARTED MAKING NOISE AND FAILED. SAME COMPONENT RECALL PREVIOUSLY HOWEVER VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. NLM

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jan 18, 2000NC

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO WORK. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jan 5, 2000OK

THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS REPORTED & RECALLED IN THE 1995 CHEVROLET PICKUPS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS MODEL HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED TO BE FIXED, THE DEALER I TOOK MY OTHER VEH TO ADV IT WOULD BE $80 JUST IN LABOR FOR REPAIR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Nov 26, 1999OH

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOLT SNAPPED CAUSING SEAT TO RECLINE. YH

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 18, 1999OH

SUN SHIELD CRACKED INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. YH

Power Train › Axle Assembly › Banjo Housing
Filed Oct 21, 1999OH

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DETERMINED THE PUMP HOUSING CRACKED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THE PUMP HOUSING/ SEAL , AND PAN GASKET NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Oct 18, 1999AL

DRIVING IN RAINING CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHUT OFF, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T COME BACK ON AT ALL. CONSUMER FEELS THIS PROBLEM IS VERY UNSAFE. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Oct 13, 1999WA

WHILE USING THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS THEY WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED .PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 25, 1999NM

DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN (I KNOW OF AT LEAST 7 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE) MY PASS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL GET STUCK AND WILL NOT COME OUT . THE BIG INCIDENT WOULD BE THAT I GOT REFUSED TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE ON MY TRUCK AT A DALERSHIP, MY TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A ACCIDENT IT WAS THERE FOR 30 DAYS AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TIME, ALSO DURING THE SAME VISIT THEY GROSSLEY MISSED A TRANSMISSION CASE THAT WAS CRACKED IN HALF, WE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET BUT I FEEL THAT I WAS JUST BLOWN OFF ABOUT IT . PLEASE CALL ME FOR ALOT MORE INFO, I HAVE PICTURES

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Sep 24, 1999IN

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN IN USE. WOULD GET OUT AND TAP CIRCUIT BOARD TO GET WIPERS TO WORK AGAIN. WHEN WIPERS STOP WORKING, CAUSEES POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Sep 21, 1999FL

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. THE WIPERS HAVE TO BE MOVED MANUALLY BEFORE OPERATION CONTINUES. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Sep 16, 1999KS

WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE WHICH COULD RESULT IN VSIBILITY PROBLEMS AND MAY CAUSE A CRASH. THE OCCUPANT PULLED OVER AND TURNED ON AND OFF THE ENGINE OR TURNED ON AND OFF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN ORDER TO START AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Sep 9, 1999AR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK *ML

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Sep 9, 1999CT

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CASING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Sep 7, 1999SC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. AFTER BEING APPLIED, THE WIPERS CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF PERFORMANCE, ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO BE LEFT WITH POOR VISION DURING RAINY WEATHER. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Sep 3, 1999MI

A FLEET OF CHEVROLET 1500 1994-1999. THE FUEL PUMP QUITS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL/LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. REPLACED ABOUT 16 FUEL PUMPS. PLEASE PROVIDE ALL THE VIN # OF THE VEHICLE AND FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Sep 3, 1999FL

INDSHIELD WIPER'S ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Aug 26, 1999FL

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON, AND SOMETIMES THE WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. TRUCK NOT INCLUDED IN RECALLL # 98043 WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING DUE TO VIN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Aug 20, 1999SC

BRAKES ARE MALFUNCTIONED, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD & WILL NOT APPLY BRAKES IN A PANIC SITUATION. *YC.ET.

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Aug 19, 1999CA

WHILE TRYING TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR, DEALERSHIP TOOK TOO LONG FOR APPOINTMENT THAN IT WAS STATED IN RECALL NOTICE (C98065-S). MJS

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Aug 10, 1999TX

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, RECALL ON COMPONENT, HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN NUMBER. NLM

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Aug 8, 1999KY

INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE THROUGHOUT LIFE OF VEHICLE.DEALER COULD NOT "REPRODUCE" PROBLEM WHILE UNDER WARRANTY.THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CHEVROLET TRUCK RECALL #98V150000.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel
Filed Aug 3, 1999OR

THE DIESEL ENGINE WOULD STOP IN TRAFFIC. WOULD NOT REENGAGE OR START. AFTER RESTING FOR 2 DAYS OR SO, VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER WHO WAS INFORMED NOT TO REPAIR INJECTOR PUMP IF VEHICLE STARTS WHILE BEING REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Aug 2, 1999OK

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE / MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *ML

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 28, 1999CT

WINDHEILD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Jul 27, 1999IL

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE BRAKE SWITCH C-98065-S. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPAIR PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 22, 1999OH

WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP, AND SOMETHING BROKE IN REAR END. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jul 22, 1999KY

WINDSHELD WIPERS WOULD QUIT AFTER BEING TURNED ON TO BE USED. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. WAS WORKING OKAY UNTIL IT RAINED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED TO HAVE THE FUSE CHECKED & FOUND NO FUSES IN VEHICLE. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jul 22, 1999KY

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD QUIT AFTER BEING TURNED ON TO BE USED. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. HAD TO REPLACED TWICE, THE SECOND ONE ONLY LASTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jul 20, 1999NC

FRONT DISC BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT.ALSO, BRAKE HOSE ON THE RIGHT, AND PISTON ON LEFT HAND SIDE FAILED. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Jul 14, 1999CA

RECALL REPAIR NOT COMPLETED DUE TO DEALERSHIP SCHEDULING PROBLEMS. (99V-025). MJS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jul 12, 1999MO

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DUE TO A BEND IN THE BRAKE FLUID TUBING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 8, 1999TX

WINDSHIELD WIPER'S WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jul 6, 1999CA

RECALL COMPONENT ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLE DUE TO VIN #, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SAME COMPONENT FAILURE. (98V-150). MJS

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jul 1, 1999GA

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTFIED. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jun 30, 1999TX

WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT HAS BECOME DEFECTIVE, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO TURN OFF. VEHICLE VIN NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jun 24, 1999AL

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *YC

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jun 23, 1999TX

WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES FAILED DURING HARD RAIN STORM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *YC

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jun 21, 1999MO

BOTH FRONT SEATBELT RETRACTORS DO NOT RETRACT. DEALER HAS TO REPLACED THE WHOLE UNIT. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jun 17, 1999OK

WHILE IN USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION, AFFECTING VISIBILITY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN #. ALSO, WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS OPERATING, SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO 20 RPMS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jun 17, 1999FL

WHEN IT RAINS WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT COME ON UNTIL MAYBE 5-10 MINUTES LATER. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2 YEARS. DLR SAYS IT'S NOT UNDER RECALL. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jun 15, 1999CT

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T WORK AT ALL. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Jun 14, 1999OH

DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTION PUMP CAUSED POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES TO FAIL, WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jun 9, 1999TX

MY VEHICLE IS DENIED COVERAGE (REASON UNDISCLOSED) UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL FROM GM/CHEVY. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE BECAUSE I CAN'T DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL WIPERS. HENNA CHEVROLET CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTICAL TO THE ONES ON THE RECALL AND ALLOWED ME TO KEEP THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. GM HEADQUARTERS SAIDI AM NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL, AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE $129.39 THE REPAIR COST AS THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THANKS AND PLEASE CALL WITH QUESTIONS (512-502-2804). *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › MotorCrash
Filed Jun 7, 1999NC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN USE, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND A CRASH. THE OCCUPANT WOULD PLAY WITH THE WIPERS IN ORDER TO WORK AGAIN, BUT THEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR AGAIN. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN #. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jun 3, 1999WA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPWD WORKING, OR THEY DONT EVEN START WORKING. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed May 31, 1999TX

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL SUDDENLY STOP WHILE TURNED ON AND ON OTHER OCCASIONS WILL NOT TURN ON. I CHECKED WITH A CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THE PROBLEM IS THE WIPER CONTROL PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WHICH I REPLACED. THE FAILURE OF THIS CIRCUIT BOARD IS A DANGEROUS FAILURE OF AN INPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE. AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed May 20, 1999TX

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND POORLY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

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