1994 Chevrolet S Pickup

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › windshield wiper/washer › motor. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor1
000
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer1
100
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module1
102
Electrical System › Ignition1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Oct 19, 200587,200 milesWA

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET S-10 PICK-UP TRUCK. THE SCREWS HOLDING THE THROTTLE PEDAL IN PLACE WERE TOO LONG. THEY PROTRUDED THROUGH THE FIREWALL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT; THE SCREW PROTRUDED INTO THE LOOM THAT HAS THE WIRING IN IT AND SUPPLIED THE POWER TO THE IGNITION COIL. THIS CAUSED THE FUSE TO BLOW OUT, WHICH IN TURN, CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DIE. THIS STARTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT PAID THEM FOR THE DIAGNOSIS WHICH WAS $113.00.*AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/WasherCrash
Filed Oct 5, 200338,000 milesAR

FAILURE AND LOST OF CONTROL OF WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER SYSTEM. NOTE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY CONSUMER THREE TIMES. THIS IS NOT A VIBRATION OR POOR SOLDER PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN PROBLEM AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. G.M. IS MANIPULATING THE NHTSA AND NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW. THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED ME TO DEPART THE ROADWAY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE DATE REFLECTED IS THE MOST RECENT OF MANY INCIDENTS. *LA

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/ModuleCrash2 injured
Filed Jul 11, 200375,000 milesAZ

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY VEHICLE,1994 CHEVROLET S10 TRUCK,(VIN#[XXX]). I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM (SANDS CHEVROLET, GLENDALE AZ). THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING PROPERLY. I RECENTLY CAME ACROSS SOME INFORMATION REGARDING TWO (2) CAMPAIGNS FROM GM (#99I006000 AND 96V195000) THESE BOTH DEAL WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM I HAVE PRESENTED TO THE DEALER. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TALKED TO [XXX] NELSON A CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR WHO TOLD ME THAT GM HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THESE CAMPAIGNS. SEEMS STRANGE TO ME THAT GM DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PARTICULARLY WHEN IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE, SEEMS LIKE GM DOESN'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING DEFECTIVE SYSTEMS THAT MAY RESULT IN CONTRIBUTING TO AN ACCIDENT.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jun 4, 200333,000 milesCT

WINDSHIELD WIPER WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 02 V 280 000. BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2002
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
200212000Routine
20016000Routine
200010010Routine
19972000Routine
19962000Routine
19953000Routine
1994 — this page4000Routine

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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.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.