1994 Chevrolet K1500

Defect. CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FILTERS ARE MARKED WITH A DATE CODE A61451 THROUGH A72571 SEQUENTIALLY. THE DATE CODE AND PART NUMBER APPEAR ON THE FILTER HOUSING. FRAM RACING HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS NOT BEARING A DATE CODE IN THIS RANGE ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. THE GASKET OF THE OIL FILTER BECOMES MORE PLIABLE UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.

Risk. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INADEQUATE SEALING AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

Remedy. HONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-890-2075.

Defect. CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.

Risk. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Remedy. HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).

REAR BRAKE LINE CORRODED THRU AND FAILED CAUSING LOW SPEED ACCIDENT. NO INJURIES THANK GOD. BUT IT WAS A BAD EXPERIENCE NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP A 5000LB TRUCK AT ANY SPEED, I WILL ATTEST TO THAT!

COOPER DISCOVERER M+S TREADWEAR FAILURE. *TR

SPARE TIRE FELL OFF BOTTOM OF TRUCK ONTO THE ROADWAY BECAUSE OF RUSTED BRACKET COMPONENTS. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND AT THE TIME. HAVE NOT DECIDED ABOUT REPAIR. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THEN WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY COME ON AND GO OFF HALF WAY IN PROCESSION AND GET STUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS NOTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,800.

1994 CHEVROLET K1500. LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF THE CABLE HOLDER DESIGN THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UNDER PICKUP TRUCKS, FEELS THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. *NJ THE TIRE CABLE HAD RUSTED AND BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO DROP ON THE GROUND. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET K1500. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND THE INSPECTOR SMELLED GASOLINE. THE INSPECTOR NOTICED THAT THE FRAME HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND THE FUEL AND TRANSMISSION LINES FAILED DUE TO THE RUSTED FRAME. AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2008, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000. UPDATED 12/22/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/22/08. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED HE FILED A COMPLAINT OVER A YEAR AGO AND HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING. HE WAS TOLD HE WOULD RECEIVE PAPERWORK. UPDATED 03/12/10 UPDATED 03/22/10 UPDATED 07/15/10.*JB UPDATED 07/21/10.*JB UPDATED 06/08/11.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME ON THE TRUCK WAS RUSTED AND BOTH THE MAIN STEEL JOINTS UNDER THE TRUCK ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WERE BAD. THE JOINTS WERE MADE OF SQUARED TUBULAR STEEL AS OPPOSED TO SOLID STEEL. UPDATED 04/29/14*JB UPDATED 07/02/14. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE MULTI PART CONSTRUCTION OF THE TWO MAIN CARRYING BEAMS OF THE FRAME AT THE REAR AXLE WAS FLAWED AND DESIGNED TO FAIL. UPDATED 11/05/14. *JB

I HAVE A 1994 CHEVY 1500 TRUCK THAT I HAVE FOUND TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS ARE INVOLVED IN A CHEVY RECALL BUT MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED. IT HAS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE ONES INVOLVED IN YOUR RECALL. HOW EVER I AM REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THIS FIX. I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU VEHICLES HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT CLOSELY ENOUGH FOR ALL WITH THIS PROBLEM TO HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. OUR WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD IS NOT WORKING JUST AS ALL THE ONES THAT ARE COVERED. WE ARE VERY DISSATISFIED WITH SERVICE AT CHEVROLET. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE WAS NOTICED WHEN FLUID WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ALERTED.

1994 CHEVY PICKUP RIVETS SHEERED OFF. *TS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT RIVETS SHEERED OFF. THESE WERE FACTORY RIVETS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A YEAR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 03V159000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THERE HAD BEEN NO CORRECTIONS PRIOR TO THIS, BUT THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED NOW.*AK

DT: CONSUMER OWNED A 1994 CHEVROLET K1500 AND FOUND A RECALL 03V159000. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY STATED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED THE RECALL. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE;. THEY REQUIRED THE CONSUMER TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THIS HAPPENED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS.*AK

DT: 1994 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP. CONSUMER WAS UNDER TRUCK AND NOTICED THE SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY WAS GONE DUE TO RUSTING OF THE WINCH CABLE. THE TIRE FELL OUT AND DISAPPEARED. CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHERE SPARE MAY HAVE BEEN LOST AT. CONSUMER SAYS THAT HE HAS REMOVED SPARE A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE AND EVEN LUBRICATED CABLE. CONSUMER HAS GREAT CONCERN FOR THE DANGER OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHEN SPARE IS LOST AT SPEED.*AK

WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. WIPERS FAIL TO WORK SOMETIMES. WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY DON'T WORK PROPERLY. TOOK VEHICAL TO DEALER TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND MODEL YEAR VEHICAL THAT I FOUND ON THIS WEB SITE.

FAILURE WITH LEHMANS A/T TIRES EXPLODING AND TREAD SEPARATION.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE EXPLODED AND THE TREAD SEPARATED. THE TIRE DEALER REFUSED TO ACCEPT FINANCIAL RESPONSIBLY FOR THE TIRE STATING THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN IMPACT RELATED FAILURE. *NM

03 V 159 000/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR: VEHICLE WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE IN USE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO JIGGLE THE PLUG THAT WENT INTO THE WIPERS TO RESTART THE WIPERS. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN THE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THERE WAS A RECALL 03V15900 FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE TRUCK VIN # IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *NM THE PROBLEM EXISTED SINCE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS HAD POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE WHICH OCCURRED IN 1998. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER, SAID SORRY THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD BEEN RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN THE RECALL. *AK *PH

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR QUIT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO OPERATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN FURTHER DETAIL. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTANTLY. NEVER KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO COME ON. HAVE MADE DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE BEFROE PROCEEDING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OVER 10 MONTHS. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. WHEN I DISCUSSED IT WITH MY DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SAME BOARD IS BEING REPLACED IN OTHER TYPES OF VEHICLES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED TO CHANGE THEM OUT IN MY VEHICLE. IF IT IS TO BE FIXED, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT WHEN OTHER DO NOT FOR THE SAME PART.

1994 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP. WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING 10 MINUTES AFTER EXPOSURE TO WET TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THE WIPER MOTOR THEN HUMS BUT WIPERS DO NOT WORK WHILE THE ENVIRONMENT REMAINS WET. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A FEW HOURS, THE WIPERS THEN WORK.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING AND THEN THEY WOULD START AGAIN AND STOP AGAIN. SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER UNTIL THEY WOULD START AGAIN OR UNTIL IT STOPPED RAINING. THIS HAS BEEN DOING THIS EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK. *TT

HAVE REPORTED ANOTHER INCIDENT (ODI #766215). WHILE DRIVING TO HAVE THAT TIRE REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED SEVERE VIBRATION AND THUMPING SOUND. WHEN CHECKED THERE WAS A LARGE BUBBLE, APPROXIMATELY 4"X2" AT THE JUNCTION OF THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL. THE BUBBLE WAS IN THE TREAD SECTION. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 120 MILES AFTER THE OTHER TIRE HAD SEPARATED.*AK

NOTICEABLE VIBRATION FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ASSUMED TIRE OUT OF BALANCE. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, TEMPERATURE ABOUT 80 DEGREES, EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS THEN BANGING SOUND FOLLOWED BY RAPID DEFLATION OF LEFT REAR TIRE. TIRE HAD LOST ABOUT 1/2 IT'S TOTAL TREAD. *AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 150 000; BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN . *AKCONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND IS INQUIRING ABOUT CHEVROLET RECALLING ALL DEFECTIVE PARTS. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT 15000 MILES AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER TO GET A RECALL DONE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, THE BRAKE SWITCH FAILED. NLM *TT

I AM AWARE THAT SIMILAR MODELS HAVE HAD RECALLS. WENT TO THE LISTED DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX FOR FREE "NO GM RECALLS" THANKS GARY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHEN THE DIESEL INJECTION PUMP FAILS, THE ENGINE DIES WITH NO WARNING AND LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. *YH

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP UNEXPECTEDLY AND DO NOT ALWAYS COME ON WHEN NEEDED. THE PROBLEM WAS CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE PULSE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE WIPER MOTOR. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 25MPH AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, AND FRONT OUTER PART THAT THE PADS GRAB BROKE AWAY FROM CENTER. CONSUMER REPAIRED VEHICLE , FINDING THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RUSTED. NO CONTACT WAS MADE TO THE DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE NUMEROUS RUST HOLES ON RIGHT SIDE. *SLC

BRAKES MADE BANGING AND SCRAPING NOISES, BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED, SHATTERED LEFT REAR SHOE SHATTERED CAUSING EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STICK AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, LEFT FRONT BACKING PLATE ON FRONT BRAKE WAS BENT AND WAS RUBBING ROTOR, ROTORS WARPED AND WERE REPLACED. *SLC

WIPER WIPER MOTOR KEEPS STOPPING AND OCCASIONALLY WHEN GOING STOPS FEEL THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFTY REASONS AS OTHERS WEAR HOWEVER THEY SAY A 1994 WASNT RECALLED HOWEVER UPON MY INVESTICATIONS SAME PART WAS USED IN 1990 -1996 HOWEVER THEY RECALLED 1995 AND 1996 BUT DIDNT INCLUDE 1994. *AK

SEAT TRACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE 4 TIMES. LAST TIME DEALER HAD TO REPLACE BOTTOM OF SEAT.*AK

THE BRAKES ON THIS 1994 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP TRUCK HAVE BEEN BAD SINCE NEW . I DRIVE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL MAY" GO TO THE FLOOR" AND LEAVE ME WITH NO BRAKES . CHEVERLOT HAS IGNORED ME ,TOLD ME THIS IS HOW THEY WORK . BUT MY PEDAL STILL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND I RUN OUT OF BRAKES . IF THEY WOULD ONLY TELL ME THE TRUTH I WOULD FIX IT MY SELF.. I ALLOW EXTRA STOPPING ROOM ALL THE TIME AND HAVE BEEN LUCKY NOT TO HAVE TO HAD A SITUATION WHERE THIS HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME . ANY INFO ,HELP ON THIS SUBJECT ??*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER'S SEAT DISCONNECTED FROM BOLT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO FLOOR, SEAT DID NOT HOLD, AND CONSUMER HIT STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES. *AK THE SEAT FRAME WAS WELDED AFTER IT BROKE DURING LOW IMPACT COLLISION. *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK WHEN TURNED ON, WHEN THE CONSUMER STRIKES THE MOTOR HOUSING, THE WIPERS WORK. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS/ HEATER FAN, AND DEFOGGER WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT HEATER FAN AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. BUT, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPERS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER DUE TO CRACKS WITHIN SOLDER JOINTS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY WORK, AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WORK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CHEVROLET SAYS FAILED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE RECALLED ON VEHICALS PRODUCED SEVEL MONTHS AFTER MINE FORE THE SAME FAILER. THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS INSTALLED ON MORE VEHICELS THAN THE MANUFACTURER'S PARAMERTERS IN THE CURRENT RECALL. ADDITIONAL VEHICALS SUCH AS MINE NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED DUE TO THE THE SUDDEN FAILER OF WIPER IN HEAVY RAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK

DUE TO DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN USE WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL DUE TO VIN I THOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER COVERS COSTS ONLY FOR VEHICLE'S WITH WARANTY. *YH

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE DUE TO CRACKS IN THE SOLDER JOINTS. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE MANUFACTURER HAD ISSUED RECALL FOR THE SAME CONDITION. HOWEVER THE RECALL IS NOT ALL INCLUSIVE. *YH

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BOLT BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSED SEAT TO RECLINE. RECALL 96E010000 WAS DONE 1996, AND SEAT BROKE AGAIN IN THE SAME EXACT WAY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *AK *ML

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK PART TIME ONLY. I NOTICED OTHERS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPERS ALSO. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL? SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE WIPER MOTOR. PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT FAR ENOUGH TO LATCH. WHITE EXTERIOR PAINT HAS PEALED AWAY FROM THE PRIMER COAT. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHERS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A DEFECT IN THE WHITE PAINT.*AK

WHILE STEPPING ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR, TRUCK DID NOT STOP, AND HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY

DUE TO DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER SAID PROBLEM WAS ACTUALLY SIMILAR TO THE RECALL TWO YEARS AGO IN WHICH THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING DUE TO DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK