1994 Chevrolet C1500 complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL HAS BE ISSUED BY THE MANIFACTURER, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT FELL BACK, THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT. DEALER SAID THAT IT NEEDS A NEW METAL PLATE THAT BOLTS THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR. *AK *ML

PASSENGER SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE TO ALLOW SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS.

OWNER CHANGED BRAKES AFTER 93000 ORIGINAL MILES. FRONT PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO WERE THEY NEEDED REPLACEMENT, BUT WHEN THE REAR DRUMS WERE PULLED, THE SHOES SHOWED NO GLAZING OR WEAR OTHER THAN WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT RELEASED. THE SHOES APPEAR TO BE BRAND NEW AND CAN GET ANOTHER 80,000 PLUS MILES. IT APPEARS THE WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE NOT WORKING OR THE BRAKES WERE NOT ADJUSTED CORRECTLY FROM THE FACTORY

DRIVER'S SEAT BOLTS HAVE BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING THE SEAT TO BECOME UNSTABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SEAT BACK COLLAPSED DUE TO RECLINER BOLT FAILURE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL OF THIS ITEM ON SOME CHEVROLET VEHICLES (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V150000), HOWEVER, I CONTACTED CHEVROLET THROUGH THEIR 800 NUMBER, AND THEY STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS SEEMS ODD SINCE I HAVE THE EXACT DEFECT THAT THE RECALL DESCRIBES. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SEAT MOUNTING FAILED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE OR TIP REARWARD INTO A RECLINING POSITION. CHEVROLET DENIES RESPONSIBILITY SINCE OVER 1 YEAR PASSED SINCE RECALL. *AK *ML

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. WHILE IN USE THE WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE WHICH MAY RESULT IN VISUAL DIFFICULTIES. RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN GETTING INTO THE TRUCK THE SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

BRAKE CALLIPERS AND ROTORS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW 4- WHEEL DRIVE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT NOT A RECALL. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE POWER BOOSTER GETS REALLY HARD AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATES, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, IT ONLY HAPPENS SOME OF THE TIMES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP FIRST, THEY THEN REFERRED ME TO CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM LATE LAST YEAR AND THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN IT. I ALSO INFORMED THEM THAT I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE UP TO GREEN CHEVROLET (CURRENTLY AMERICAN CHEVROLET) THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE AT THAT TIME THE SEAT WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY.

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVE BACKWARD UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC

AFTER HAVING REPAIR WORK DONE ON SEATBACK BOLT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BOLT BROKE AGAIN, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. RECALL # 96E010000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH THE BOLTS THAT CONTROL THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SHEARED OFF, AND CAUSED THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE. PROBLEM CORRECTED UNDER RECALL # 96010000 ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. *AK

FUEL INJECTOR/COMPUTER IN THE DIESEL ENGINE FAILS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON FULL SPEED IN HEAVY RAINS THE WIPERS QUIT WORKING. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

STARTER MOUNTING BOLTS SHEARED OFF, ALLOWING WIRING HARNESS TO GROUND OUT ON EXHAUST PIPE, CREATING SPARKS WHEN STARTER WAS STILL ENGAGED.

BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO SWITCH FAILURE.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL CONTINUOUSLY REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER CONDITIONS STILL EXIST.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK RECLINING BOLT BROKE, SEAT WILL NOT STAY IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. (95V-246). *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE SIXTY-FORTY SPLIT BEACH SEAT BRACKET WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE METAL IS TOO THIN, RESULTING IN THE METAL TO FATIGUE, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO BREAK AWAY, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP BACK TEN TO SIX INCHES. PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELTS AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BOLTS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICES, RECALL REPAIR ON SEAT BELTS DID NOT REMEDY FAILURE.

SEAT FRAME BROKE, ALLOWING SEAT TO TILT.

CONSUMER STATES THE SIXTY-FORTY SPLIT BENCH SEAT BRACKET WHICH IS ATTACHED TO METAL, THE METAL IS TOO THIN, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO SEPARATE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP BACK TEN TO SIX INCHES. PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER BROUGHT IN VEHICLE TO DEALER ON JUNE 3, HAD APPOINTMENT THAT DAY, WAITED THREE HOURS UNTIL WAS TOLD THAT DEALER HAD NO PARTS. CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE 50 MILES FOR THIS APPOINTMENT TO BE TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE NUMEROUS TIMES, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. **AK

BRAKES ARE SOFT WHEN APPLIED, CONSUMER HAS TO STAND ON THEM TO STOP VEHICLE.

SPONGY APPLICATION WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED (BRAKE PEDAL). THEREFORE, CREATING A VARIANCE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK CONSUMER STATES ON FIRST OCCASION, BRAKES WORKED FINE AND THEN ALL THE SUDDEN PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR, FRONT BRAKES KEPT CONSUMER FROM CAUSING ACCIDENT, DEALER STATED PROBLEM WAS WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING, DEALER INSTALLED NEW MASTER CYLINDER, CONSUMER STATES NOW THE PEDAL FEELS VERY SOFT, THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDER HAS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. O RING BLEW OUT. *SLC

QUARTER WINDOW ON EXTENDED CAB BLEW.

APPLIED THE BRAKES ON TOP OF A HILL TO OBEY THE STOP SIGN. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IMMEDIATLY AFTERWARDS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN ENGAGED IN THE OVERDRIVE GEAR.

ENGINE FAILED.

BRAKE LINES COLLAPSED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT INTO TRAFFIC WHEN APPLYING BRAKES.

WHILE ABOUT (70) MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING THE BELT TO COME OFF THE ENGINE, LIMITING STEERING AND BRAKING. VEHICLE REPAIRED AT DEALER. *AK

IN WET AND DRY WEATHER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THERE ARE NO BRAKES. VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. ALSO, THE BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT EVERY10,000 15,000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP FUNCTIONING. OWNER TURNS SYSTEM BACK ON BUT FAILURE MAY RETURN INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED AT AREA DEALERSHIP FOR CAUSE OF FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

FRONT BRAKE HOSES ARE COMMING APART INSIDE.

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADREST FELL DOWN, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT HEAD ON REAR WINDOW. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT METAL BRACKET THAT HOLDS DRIVER'S SEAT IN PLACE KEEPS BREAKING BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH STRENGTH FOR IT TO HOLD IN PLACE . HE ALSO NOTES THAT WHILE BRAKING SPEED DOWN FROM 60MPH THE METAL BRACKET BREAKES.

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND VEHICLE HAD AN ACCIDENT. DURNG INCIDENT, CAR LEANED TOWARDS RIGHT SIDE AND SKIDDED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK MOVED, WHEN TRYING TO STOP, TOOK TO DEALER AND HE REPLACED SEAT TRACK, TRIED TO ADJUST LOCKING MECHANISM. *AK

THE METAL THAT CONNECTS THE BASE TO THE SEAT BROKE WHICH CAUSES THE SEAT TO LAY BACK WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHERE THE BUCKET SEAT IS CONNECTED TO THE BASE ON THE DRIVER SEAT FRONT LEFT SIDE, THE METAL THAT GOES TO THE BASE AND BOLT HAS FATIGUED AND BROKE, CHEVROLET WILL NOT ASSIST CONSUMER AND STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *SLC