1994 Chevrolet Pickup

Defect. K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS, THE LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY BE AFFECTED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. K2 MOTOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMEBER 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT K2 MOTOR AT 1-909-839-2992.

The contact called on behalf of a 1994 Chevrolet GMT-400. The contact stated while driving uphill at night, she suddenly noticed that there was a vehicle at a complete stop in front of her. The contact stated that she swerved to avoid the vehicle; however, the driver's side front end of the vehicle hit the rear passenger's side bumper of the other occupied vehicle. The contact stated that the tail lights and the brake lights of the other vehicle were not engaged as they had failed. The contact stated there were no injuries sustained; however, the occupants of the vehicle were transported to the hospital with the assistance of emergency units. A police report was filed. The contact's vehicle was totaled. The other vehicle was driven to the residence. There was no further information provided. The failure mileage was unknown.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY FAILED TO WORK. INTERMITTENTLY, AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE WIPERS MAY FUNCTION PROPERLY; HOWEVER, IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT USED OFTEN. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I HAVE A 1994 CHEVROLET PICKUP, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN. I HEARD THROUGH A FRIEND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY TYPE OF TRUCK. THIS PROMPTED ME TO COME TO THIS SITE AND LOOK IT UP. I FOUND A RECALL WITH CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000. I THEN CALLED A LOCAL DEALER AND AFTER GIVING MY VIN #, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN CAMPAIGNS ON THIS VEHICLE. I THEN CALLED THE 800 NUMBER FOR CHEVROLET THAT WAS ON THE REPORT AND WAS ALSO TOLD BY THEM THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN CAMPAIGNS ON MY VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS AN ANALYSIS DONE THAT PROBABLY PRODUCED A LIST ON VINS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THOSE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AT THE CURRENT TIME I DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE. I BELIEVE THAT IF THIS PROBLEM RESULTED IN A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES TO REPAIR THE CIRCUIT BOARD, AND MY VEHICLE WAS SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS, THE COMPANY SHOULD AT LEAST EVALUATE THE PROBLEM TO SEE IF THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONING. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS AN UNREASONABLE REQUEST. *AK (11/23/05) *SC I DO NOT REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE THAT I CALLED, HOWEVER IT WAS BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 20TH OF NOVEMBER 2004. I DID HOWEVER WRITE DOWN THE SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER GIVEN TO ME BY THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE WITH. SERVICE REQUEST # 1-276472594

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE CONSUMER FELT GM WAS TRYING TO AVOID EXPANDING THE RECALL FOR OTHER VEHICLES THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WANTED ANSWERS AS TO WHY HIS VEHICLE WASN'T COVERED IN THE RECALL. *PH *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER,THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 03V15900 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE WIPERS REMAINED INTERMITTENT. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO RAISE THE HOOD AND PHYSICALLY HIT THE WIPER MOTOR IN ORDER TO GET IT TO WORK. *SCC *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILS TO WORK DURING RAIN. *TS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THIS ERRATIC PERFORMANCE DISTRACTS THE DRIVER AND IMPAIRS HIS VISION. DEALER STATES " A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PART; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP INTERMITTENTLY. THEY STOP SOMETIMES ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES, THEN THEY START UP AGAIN. THIS IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISION, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS RAINING HARD. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM ,AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL.*AK 1994 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENLY WHILE IN USE. THEY STOP FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES THEN START BACK UP AGAIN. CONSUMER SAYS THAT THIS PROBLEM IMPAIRS HIS VISION WHILE DRIVING IN VERY BAD INCLEMENT WEATHER. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AS FAR AS HIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED.*MR

PROBLEMS WITH 1994 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK BRAKE LIGHTS.*MR THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK SINCE THE RECALL WAS DONE. *TS *JB

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THE CONSUMER HAS TO HIT ON THE MOTOR IN ORDER FOR THE WIPERS TO OPERATE. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW WIND SHIELD WIPERS FOR THE COST OF $88.13 BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL.*AK *CB

CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER TURNING ON WIPERS THERE ARE TIMES WHEN AT LEAST TEN MINUTES PASS BEFORE THEY START TO WORK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL BUT RECURRED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM *TS *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER SAW A RECALL THAT STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED UNDER RECALL #03V159000, WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO BE MAILED OUT SOMETIME THIS MONTH ACCORDING TO ODI. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE HIS WIPERS STOP WHEN IT IS RAINING HARD. *NLM

CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSISTOR BOARD THAT COMPLETES THE CONNECTIONS TO THE WIPER MOTOR, FAILED ON MANY OCCASIONS. THE WIPERS WOULD WORK FINE ON A DRY/SUNNY DAY, BUT IF IT WERE HUMID/FOGGY, THE WIPERS WOULD FAIL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND STATED IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THE CONSUMER HAD THEM REPLACED. SCC *JB