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 1995 record →
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPER HAVE FAILED NUMEROUS TIME CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND REQUIRED DRIVER TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD. *MJS
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN IN USE. WOULD CUT OFF & ON BY THEMSELVES. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WOULD CAUSE POOR VISIBLITY TO THE DRIVER. *AK
FIVE TIMES I TURNED MY TRUCK IN FOR REPAIRS DUE TO A HARD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT DURING BRAKING AND I FINALLY GAVE UP AS FRUSTRATION SET IN. MANY WORK DAYS LOST AND STILL I LIVE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE AND IT TAKES FOR EVER TO STOP THE TRUCK. I AM AFRAID OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A PANIC STOP. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE.
WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS HAVE BECOME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FRONT BRAKES STICK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK. THEN THEY RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING, SO THE VEHICLE MAY SUDDENLY ACCELERATE FORWARD AT A HIGH SPEED. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK
DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY HAS DISLODGED FROM ALL SCREWS & RESTRAINTS CAUSING DASH TO WOBBLE SERVERLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT. *YC
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, RECALL ON SIMILAR VEHICLE BUT CONSUMERS VEHICLE NOT COVERED DUE TO VIN. NLM
ABOUT 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE DURING RAIN. I OPENED THE HOOD AND STRUCK THE WIPER MODULE AND THEY COMMENCED TO OPERATE. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN DRIVING AND IT STARTS TO RAIN , ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND UNABLE TO STOP BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC OR ROAD CONDITIONS.
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THEY RELEASE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE BRAKES. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER'S ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN TWO MINOR COLLISIONS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
BRAKES MALFUNCTION, BRAKE BOOSTER ERUPTS, AND CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO STOP. THE BRAKE ASSIST DIAPHRAM WAS TORN. BRAKES HAVE MADE A WHISTLING SOUND SINCE NEW. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE HAVE BROKEN OFF. HAD CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL OR WARRANTY. WILL REPAIR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
RECALL 98V150, DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED IN THUNDERSTORM, GENERAL MOTORS HAS ALREADY RECALLED SOME VEHICLES, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS MODEL. ALTHOUGH, ACCORDING TO GM PARTS PERSONNEL, THEY ALL USE THE SAME WIPER MOTOR, AND THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS IT. WE WERE ADVISED THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY CURRENT RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
FRONT PASSENGER'S RESTRANT WILL NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
FRONT PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT WILL NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, SUDDENLY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT A REASON. *AK
THE CONSUMER STATE'S THE WINDSHIELD WIPER'S ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIME'S DON'T WORK AT ALL AND THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INTERMITTENTLY INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION WITHOUT WARNING. IF THE DRIVER GOES OVER A BUMP, THE WIPERS WILL COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULTIN A CRASH DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD. THERE IS A RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN #, BUT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DRIVER'S BUCKET SEAT LOOSE DUE TO BROKEN PORTION UNDER SEAT. MJS
AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN TRAVLEING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. ALSO, THERE IS A RECALL LISTED FOR SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING IN RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION . *AK
WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE RAIN STOPS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPAIRED TWICE. RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT CHEVROLET REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIRS BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION OR THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001, GM/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING. OWNER EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THE OWNER HAS HAD THE WIPERS REPAIRED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON OTHER TRUCKS FOR THIS SAME MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR . OWNER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DENIED RECALL REPAIR FOR INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE (CAMPAIGN) DUE TO VIN., WIPERS FAILED.
IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
1) THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. DEALER WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT RESURFACE IF FIXED. 2) WITHIN THE FIRST 6000 MILES MY TRUCK EXPERIENCED A DROP IN POWER, PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMY. IN ADDITION IT COULD NOT OPPERATE ON 87 OCTANE FUEL WITHOUT SEVERE PINGING AND CONSUMED 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. THE DEALER SERVICED THE TRUCK AND SAID IT WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE MADE AT ALMOST EVERY DEALER SERVICE. WHEN THE TRUCK WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE ON 93+ OCTANE FUEL WITHOUT PINGING, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED ALL OF THE ONGOING PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS TO BE CAUSED BY THE "VALVE SEALS LEAKING OIL AND FOULING THE PLUGS". I CONTACTED GM AT CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE (800 222 1020) AND WAS TOLD THAT A SUPERVISOR WOULD CONTACT ME TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NO ONE CONTACTED ME AND LATELY THE TRUCK USES A QUART OF OIL EVERY 750 MILES. IN ADDITION, THE PAINT NEAR THE EXAUST TURNS DARK BETWEEN WASHES. *AK
I TOOK MY TRUCK IN TWO TIMES TO BISHOP (WHERE I BOUGHT IT) FIRST TIME WAS ON 10/30/97 ONE MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED IT, AND ON 5/29/98, I TOLD THEM THAT THE WIPERS WORKED ONLY WHEN THEY WANTED TO WORK. THE SERVICE MAN SAID HE FLICKED THE SWITCH AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT IT DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK, I TOOK IT THE SECOND TIME AND THE SAME THING HAPPEND, I RECENTLY TOOK IT TO TIPTON MOTOR COMPANY BECAUSE THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK UNLESS YOU MANUALY PULL THEM UP TO GET THEM STARTED. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL BUT MY TRUCK DID NOT FALL UNDER THAT RECALL. I CONTACTED CHEVROLETS 800 NUMBER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD TRY A GOOD WILL TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS THEN THEY SAID NO BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK. THE MILEAGE IS ONLY 39 THOUSAND NOT MUCH FOR A TRUCK OVER FOUR YEARS OLD. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICAL IN THREE TIMES I AM GOING TO GET IT FIXED MYSELF. I TRULY BELIEVE CHEVY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS DEFECTS ON ALL VEHICLES NOT JUST A SELECTED FEW. I HAVE THREE CHEVEY'S AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROPLEM WITH THEM BEFORE THIS CHANGES MY VIEW OF CHEVY NOW. JUST THE NON COOPERATION I RECEIVED FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE. *MJS
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND THEN QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. DEALER SAYS THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
PULSE ASSEMBLY FAILED.
DURING EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS, VEHICLE EXPERIENCE WIPER FAILURE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *YC
WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO AGE,MILEAGE AND LACK OF RECALL CAMPAIGN ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. MJS (98V-150).
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE SOLDER JOINTS NEAR TERMINAL CRACKED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
SOLDER JOINT NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. SOMETIMES WHEN USING THE WIPERS, THE WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. TRUCK NOT INCLUDED ON CURRENT RECALL. *AK.ET.
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE WHICH MAY RESULT IN VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A RECALL 98V1500000, BUT THE CK1500 1995 MODELS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
CHEVROLET REFUSED TO FIX THE DEFECTS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PERIODICALLY FAILS.
GETTING INTO VEHICLE WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT GAVE WAY. SEATS INSPECTED PRIOR TO PROBLEM. WAS TOLD NEEDED BRACKETS, BUT NO PARTS TO REPAIR IT (15 MOS. AGO). TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER 2ND TIME & SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED DRIVER SEAT WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. *AK
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