CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *MR
1994 Chevrolet K15
Owners filed 29 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats › front assembly › recliner. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Ignition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTHE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND SHUT OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. *SCC
THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PART REQUIRED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT GM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE. (MFG. CAMPAIGN 98043).
WHENEVER ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WOULD BOUNCE UP AND DOWN. HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. BRAKE PADS & ROTORS BEEN REPLACED BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED RIGHT, WOULD GO LEFT. *AK
DRIVING 70-75 MPH, HAD TO PULL TO ANOTHER LANE TO AVOID TRUCK; WAS RETURNING TO LANE WHEN HUBCAP CAME OFF & HIT WINDSHIELD; VEHICLE TILTED LEFT AFTER TIRE CAME OFF. TOWED TO DEALER & TOLD LUG:NUTS:BOLTS WERE MISSING. *AK
HEART INSIDE A CLOSED VEHICLE IS SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW THE CLUTCH PEDAL PLASTIC BUSHING TO EXPAND AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE CLUTCH. *AK
AT HIGH SPEEDS (40-75MPH) THE VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE DRIFTS LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN DRIVING AT POSTED SPEEDS AND MUST MAKE CORRECTIONS AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN TIRES WERE CHANGED AND FRONT END WAS CHECKED AND REALIGNED 2 OR 3 TIMES BY DEALERSHIP, SITUATION HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH SEVERAL SHOPS BUT NO ONE FIND THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED THT MAYBE IT IS THE POWER STEERING.*JB
PURCHASE TRUCK AS SAVAGE AND RECEIVED RECALL AND MANUFACTURER WILL NOT DO RECALL 95V246000. *AK
FAILURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WHEN DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT MOVES. *AK GM STATED THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST CONSUMER IN CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS A USED VEHICLE. *SLC
IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, RESULTING IN REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. OWNER HAD OTHER OCCASIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
POWERTAIN ASSEMBLY, FAILURE THE DIFFERENTAL PINION GEAR INSTALLED IMPROPERLY WHICH MAKES A LOUD NOISE, GRINDING NOISE. *AK
ENTERING TRUCK WHEN HIGH BUCKET SEATBACK COLLAPSED INTO BACK SEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
FRONT BRAKES WORN OUT, CAUSING FAILURE. *SD
WHILE DRIVING SEATBACK FAILED LOCATED @ HINGE COLLAPSING. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TO 4 TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING CAR TO STALL. *DSH
WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITH NO WARNING AFTER INCIDENT SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOMETIMES COMES ON. TT
PURCHASE TRUCK NEW WHEN SHIFT GEAR AND DOWN SHIFT THERE IS A NOISE . TT
VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, TO STOP VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES, KEPT DRIVING UNTIL VEHICLE WENT INTO CLOSED POSITION. TT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHEN ENGAGED IN GEAR ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK. TT
ABS: APPLIED BRAKES, DID NOT SLOW DOWN VEHICLE; CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING; RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT; NO WARNING; REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT
20 of 29 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.