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1995 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 1995 record →
THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ONE MENTIONED IN RECALL FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS. INADVERTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE FAILED.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED AFTER MUCH PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL. DEALER SAYS ABS HAS FAILED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK PROPERLY AND THEN THEY WOULD STOP. DRIVER HAS TO HIT WIPERS OR JERK AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET THEM TO WORK. DEALER CONTACTED ,AND STATED A POSSIBLE RECALL COMING OUT ON 12/98, BUT THIS VEHICLE DID NOT COMPLY. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. DEALERS REPLACED THE TRACK IN THE SEAT ONCE, THE PROBLEM REMAINS THE SAME. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME ATTACHES THE SEAT TO THE BODY, WHERE SEAT IS BOLTED TO THE FRAME OF THE SEAT. BOLT IS BROKEN, CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATE 35 MPH WHEN VEHICLE CAME TO A HEAD-ON COLLISION INTO A BANKS WITH FRONT BUMPER. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
THE SEAT RISER PART #12376289 FAILED. THIS FAILURE OF THE SEAT RISER CAUSED THE SEAT TO NOT STAY STILL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IT WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE.
VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENT FAILURE.
ABS BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ALSO THERE IS EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE STRUCK TWO TREES ,IMPACT WAS DIRECT CENTER OF VEHICLE IN WHICH THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. PROBLEM WAS NOT FOUND BY GM INSPECTOR. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED *AK
FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES NOISE.
DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE.
EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS POSSIBLE CAUSE OF VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FADE.
TAILGATE ASSEMBLY FAILED. *AK
BRAKE CALIPER PISTONS ARE NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND CONSTANT FRICTION ON THE INSIDE DISC PADS.
FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILURE.
FRONT DRIVER SEAT FRAME HAS BROKEN TWICE.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICAL THE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICAL CONTINUED TO STILL TRAVEL. CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES AGAIN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. ALSO FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER WITHDREW THIS COMPLAINT ON 05-12-97. *AK
BRAKE SYSTEM EXPERIENCES DELAYED REACTION, RESULTING IN FADING.
UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES AND DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME WILL ELAPSE BEFORE BRAKES SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. WHEN PRESSURE TO PEDAL IS AUGMENTED, THE RESISTANCE TO PEDAL SEEMS TO INCREASE PROPORTIONATELY AND HINDERS EFFORT TO EXPEDITE BRAKE OPERATION. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OCCASIONALLY FAIL DURING RAINY WEATHER. DRIVER'S ELECTRIC SEAT FAILED DUE TO BROKEN MOUNTING BRACKET. PASSENGER'S SEAT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD ALL THE WAY.
BRAKE PEDAL HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY.
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT'S ARE LOOSE AND UNSTABLE.
BRAKES FADE WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WITH MODERATE PRESSURE. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR IN ABOUT 20 SECONDS.
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY STOP WHILE GOING DOWN GRADE RESULTING IN HIM REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM
ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, VEHICLE ROLLS FORWARD, IF ON INCLINE, THREE OCCURRENCES. DEALER HAS NOT FOUND PROBLEM, VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT ATTACHMENT BRACKET BETWEEN SEAT AND BASE HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED TWICE, APPEARS ABOUT TO FALL AGAIN. *AK
REAR FENDER CRACKED.
WHEN TRAVELING ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITH OUT PRIOR WARNING DUE TO A BAD FUEL INJECTION PUMP ON THE DIESEL ENGINE. CONSUMER HAVE REPLACED SIX INJECTION PUMPS. *AK
VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE RELAY BOARD. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 45 TO 50MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN FRONTAL CRASH, AIRBAG DIDNT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, WHILE PULLING A LOAD OF 1,000 POUNDS, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DRIVER'S SEAT FELL APART, CAUSING THE SEAT TO GO BACK WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE T DEFECTIVE MOUNTS OR BRACKETS OF THE SEAT. *AK
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED LIGHTLY, BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES AND REAR END OF VEHICLE SHAKES.
DRIVER'S SEAT DISLODGED FROM THE TRACK, CAUSING INJURY.
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK
AT APPROX. 5:30 AM ENGINE STARTED TO BURN, THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BURNED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE, REACHING THE GAS TANK. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND SUDDENLY JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND HIT A TREE, NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
ATTACHMENT BRACKET BETWEEN SEA TAND BASE HAS FAILED TWICE. *AK
BRAKE HOSE BRACKET RUSTED AND BRAKE LINE COLLAPSED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE PULLS SHARPLY TO RIGHT. *AK
THE ATTACHMENT BRACKET BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE BASE HAS FAILED TWICE AND APPEARS TO BE ABOUT TO FAIL AGAIN.
BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL, CAUSING DIFFICULTY STEERING VEHICLE.
THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS OUT BRAKE FLUID.
WHILE DRIVING ENTIRE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM AXLE. VEHICLE DID NOT HIT GROUND, HAD WARNING BEFORE WHEEL LEFT AXLE, PULLED TO SIDE OF RD, CHECKED AREA, WHEEL HANGING OFF, ONLY ONE STUD LEFT. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, INFORMED TIRE REPLACED INCORRECTLY. *AK
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