1995 Chevrolet K10

Routine

Owners filed 18 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › windshield wiper/washer. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor4
000
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer4
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip2
000
Seats2
000
Air Bags › Frontal2
202
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System1
000
Unknown or Other1
000
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner1
000
Air Bags1
101

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Vehicle Speed Control96V057000
Filed Apr 4, 1996379,004 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE CONTACTING THE DASH MAT WHICH COULD BIND THE THROTTLE. THIS DOES NOT MEET WITH THE MAXIMUM RETURN TIMES REQUIRED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS."

Risk. CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE ENGINE SPEED MAY NOT RETURN TO IDLE INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR ADEQUATE THROTTLE CABLE TO DASH MAT CLEARANCE, AND IF THERE IS INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE, CUT OUT A PORTION OF THE DASH MAT TO PROVIDE PROPER CLEARANCE.

Seats96E010000
Filed Mar 25, 19962,400 vehiclesVehicle Safety Systems

Defect. THE SEAT RECLINER TO SEAT FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS ON THESE VEHICLES COULD LOOSEN, FATIGUE AND FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE.

Risk. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THIS COULD RESULT IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REMOVE ALL FOAM AND/OR FABRIC SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE RECLINER ASSEMBLY AND THE SEAT FRAME, INSTALL WASHERS BETWEEN THE SEAT RECLINER AND THE SEAT FRAME AT EACH ATTACHMENT POINT, AND INSTALL NEW ATTACHING BOLTS TORQUED TO A HIGHER SPECIFICATION. THESE CORRECTIONS WILL BE MADE TO BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Oct 24, 2001WA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK AND THEN THEY WILL QUIT, CONSUMER HAS TO TURN WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN TO WORK. CONTACT DEALER AND DEALER STATED NO RECALL. *AK *SLC

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Aug 10, 2000NY

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL CUT OFF IN RAIN. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jul 21, 2000CA

WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE FAILED COMPLETELY

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Apr 5, 2000GA

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN DRIVER STEPS ON THE BRAKES, DRIVER'S SEAT WILL MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jan 22, 2000NY

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. ONCE IN A WHILE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO WORK AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. SOMETIMESTHE DRIVER HAS TO MOVE THE WIRING HARNESS AROUND BEFORE OPERATION CONTINUES. THE DEALER AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. RECALL WA SISSUED ON THAT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WA SNOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 26, 1999MI

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT 60 MPH, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALER SAYS THE BRAKES ARE NORMAL. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 22, 1999OK

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

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 13, 1999MO

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 16, 1999OK

DEALER CONTACTED GM AND GM DECLINED TO MAKE THE SECOND REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED OUT OF WARRANTY. NO DEFECT MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

Seats
Filed Dec 29, 1998IN

I FOUND A RECALL EXISTED FOR BROKEN SEAT BRACKET ON MY TRUCK SO I INQUIRED LOCAL DEALER ABOUT ANY RECALLS FOR THIS TRUCK, THEY SAID NONE WERE OUTSTANDING, BUT MY SEAT HAS THE SPECIFIC FAILURE OF THE RECALL. WHAT DO I DO NOW, PLEASE REPLY BY E-MAIL.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Nov 30, 1998MI

DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHEN WIPERS ARE NEEDED THEY ARE INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jan 13, 1998VA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 2, 1997IA

ABS BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND PROPERLY, RESULTING IN VEHICLE RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. *AK

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 31, 1996AL

DURING FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT . DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Jan 26, 1996KS

HEATER DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER DOES NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY, IMPEDES PROPER DRIVER VISIBILITY. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 7, 1995AL

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, A FRONT END COLLISION, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . TT ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 2, 1995TX

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, UPON IMPACT AT 1:00, 55 MPH. TT

Seats
Filed Feb 15, 1995CA

EXTENDED CAB: WHEN BACK SEAT IS IN LOCK POSITION, WHOLE SEAT ROCKS; PULL LEVER TO RELAX THE BACK OF SEAT; SEAT ROCKS AGAIN AFTER BRAKING; NOT FIRM. TT

18 of 18 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20000100Routine
19994000Routine
19984000Routine
19974000Routine
19968310Routine
1995 — this page18200Routine
19948600Routine
19934200Routine
19924310Routine
19912200Routine
19902310Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 4, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.