ON WET PAVEMENT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER UNABLE TO DETECT PROBLEM. *AK *ML
1995 Chevrolet Pickup 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 →
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY AT PURCHASE, STOPPED AT ANY TIME, STARTED AT ANY TIME, NEVER WORKED WHEN RAINING. THE SEATBELT FASTENER SEPARATED DAY AFTER PURCHASE, DEALER NEVER REPLACED - EXCUSE A CUSTOM PKG AND C OULD NOT MATCH SEAT BELT FASTENERS. - SAME WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WOULD STOP WHEN IN USE. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY. WOULD HAVE TO LIFT HOOD & BEAT ON MOTOR TO GET WIPERS STARTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF WITH NO WARNING, AND WILL NOT COME AGAIN. THIS IS DUE TO TILT WHEEL FATIGUE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE, REDUCING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL LISTED FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM, RECALL 98V150001. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *ML
FRAME ON DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THIS IS EITHER A DESIGN OR MATERIAL FLAW DUE TO FRAME BREAKING WHILD SLOWING TO A STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH NOR IN ANY WAY ABUSED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID LEAKS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. DEALER SAYS IT'S THE CIRCUIT BOARD.*AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE RAIN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. HE HAD TO PULL OVER OFF THE ROAD UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO PLAY WITH THE SWITCH TO MAKE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK AGAIN. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLYJUST LIKE THE RECALL STATES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. VEHICLE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL BECAUSE OF VIN#. *AK *ML
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK WHEN IT RAINS, BUT WHEN IT'S NOT RAINING THEY WILL WORK. ALSO, IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN NEEDED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED IN A STORM, TRAVELING AT 65MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WILL WORK WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE WORKING, AND THEY WILL GO OFF AND ON, AND THAT A BLIND SPOT FOR THE CONSUMER WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR SERVICE DUE TO THE MARGIN IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK
THE FRONT BUCKET SEAT BROKEN OFF TRACK, AND THE SEAT SLIDES FREELY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IT RAINS OR WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPER, THE WIPERS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE IS A RECALL CONCERNING THE WIPERS, THE VEHICLE IS IN THE VIN BLOCK BUT IS NOT BEING RECALLED.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHUT DOWN WHEN NEEDED, AND TURNED BACK ON AFTER A WHILE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED. *AK *ML
INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILURE.
THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM PUMP IS DEFECTIVE, IT HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOUR TIMES. CURRENTLY HAS A INTERMITTENT DEAD SPOT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. THERE IS NO PATTERN OR NOTIFICATION AS TO WHEN THIS INCIDENT WILL OCCUR. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT RISER FAILED TWICE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXMATELY 50 MPH WHEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE SIDE HEAD-ON. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN SEVERE WHIPLASH AND OTHER INJURIES. SEATBELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME. *AK
FUEL INJECTION PUMP MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
CONSUMER DROVE AROUND IN PARKING LOT BEFORE ENTERING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER HEARD BRAKES GRIND AS HE PRESSED BRAKES TO STOP. THE DEALERSHIP HOSELTON CHEVROLET TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE NEEDED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER'S TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *AK
DURING WET CONDITIONS THEY TRIED TO PUT ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY DIDN'T WORK. CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.
WHILE THEY DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO PUT ON BRAKES THEY HEARD AN INCREASINGLY LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY PULLED THE WHEEL, BRAKE PAD HAD WORN OUT; IT WAS METAL TO METAL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
INTERIOR SYSTEMS FRONT SEAT: THE FLOORBOARD WHERE THE TRACKS ARE ON HAS CRACKED. *AK
PLASTIC FENDER CRACKED.
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY.
OIL LEAKS FROM TRANSMISSION ONTO ENGINE PIPE CAUSING IT TO SMOKE. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 95V02600.
OIL LEAKS FROM TRANSMISSION ONTO ENGINE PIPE CAUSING IT TO SMOKE. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 95V02600.
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