1994 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

ALL FOUR TIRES SEPARATED WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH FIRESTONE AND A REFERENCE NUMBER GIVEN AT THAT TIME.( UNKNOWN NOW). I HAVE ALL RECIEPTS OF THE CHANGES ON FILE WITH DOCUMENTATION OF FIRESTONES ATTEPTS TO SATISFY MY CONCERNS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VDR7JBA TIRE SIZE: 275/60R15 )

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: ALL FOUR TIRES WERE NOTICED WITH CRACKS WHERE TREAD MET SIDEWALL, ALSO, BLISTERED, AND STEEL BELTS COMING THROUGH THE TIRE. MOUNTED ON A 1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 50,000 MILES, P245/75R16, AND DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL, BUT WILL BE PRORATED UNTIL IT BECOMES A RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH IGNITION OFF EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. SOMEHOW TRUCK STARTED BY ITSELF AND DROVE RIGHT THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. DRIVEWAY WAS A FLAT SURFACE. ALSO, THERE WAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM TRUCK. AS A SAFETY MEASURE OWNER HAS DISCONNECTED BATTERY. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE RECALL IS LIMITED TO ONE PLANT AND THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED IN THAT PLANT. *YH

WHILE GOING DOWN A DIRT DRIVEWAY, REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW, PUT THE CLUTCH IN EXPECTING THE VEHICLE TO COAST/FREE WHEEL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVEWAY AT WHICH TIME I WOULD HAVE PUT INTO 2 WHEEL HIGH. AT WHICH POINT, WHILE IT WAS FREEWHEELING, THE PLASTIC LOOP THAT CONNECTED THE CLUTCH ACTUATOR ROD TO THE CLUTCH PEDAL SNAPPED. SUDDENLY ENGAGING THE CLUTCH THAT WAS SPINNING TO THE ENGINE(DIESEL) THAT WAS AT AN IDLE. THE ENGINE COMPRESSION PREVENTED THE MOTOR FROM INCREASING RPM QUICKLY. RESULT WAS A RELATIVELY NEW CLUTCH DISC WAS TORN APART. THIS WAS THE THIRD CLUTCH IN THIS VEHICLE. THE ORIGINAL DISINTIGRATED AT 96,000 MILES WHILE ENTERING A STATE HIGHWAY FROM A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. CLUTCH MATERIAL WAS NOT EXCESSIVELY WORN. REPLACED WITH A GM CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. PILOT BEARING HAD FAILED. NEEDED NEW IMPUT SHAFT TO TRANSMISSION. SECOND CLUTCH FAILED AFTER 24,000 MILES. CLUTCH DISC DISINTIGRATED AND JAMMED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. ROCKED THE ENGINE SEVERLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO EXHAUST. ROAD WET GOING DOWNHILL. NO WEIGHT IN BED OF TRUCK. TAIL BEGAN TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS. REPLACED WITH NAPA/BORG WARNER ASSEMBLY. UNIT HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT WHEN PEDAL ASSEMBLY BROKE. OUR CONCERN IS THAT OTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME MANUFACTURER WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSION HAVE THE SAME POTENTIAL PART FAILURE WHEN DRIVER NOT EXPECTING IT. IN OUR CASE THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 100+ YARDS ON A DIRT ROAD BEFORE ENTERING A PUBLIC WAY AND ANOTHER 100 YARDS UP A PUBLIC WAY BEFORE COMING UNDER CONTROL. HAD THERE

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE WHEN IT IS RANING. HOWEVER, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO COME ON WHEN THE WEATHER IS DRY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CARGO LIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. CARGO LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES SINCE 1997. *AK BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. *YH

FUEL INJ. PUMP FAILED WHEN ONLY 900 MI. REPL. UNDER WARRANTY,ENGINE HAS EITHER STOPPED RUNNING OR WILL NOT RUN ABOVE IDLE PROBABLY 50 OR MORE TIMES SINCE NOV 1999 . WHEN ENGINE STOPS , YOU LOSE ALL STEERING & BRAKES (BAD NEWS ON TWO LANE ROAD WITH LOADED TRAILER) . DEALER REPLACED FUEL LIFT PUMP , DIDNOT FIX PROBLEM NOW WARRANTY IS OUT . G.M. HAS KNOWN THAT THE ELECTRONIC ( FLY BY WIRE) INJ. PUMP HAS PROBLEMS WHY DONT THEY FIX THE PROBLEM?FALL S. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITIY WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCUR. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER A RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DEALER REFUSING TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL CONCERNING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.ALSO, DEALER WILL NOT GIVE CONSUMER ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING OTHER RECALLS. ASKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ME WITH OTHER INSTRUCTION. *AK THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL ON THE SAME PROBLEM BUT UNABLE TO GET IT DONE FOR OVER A YEAR. *YH

THE VEHICLE ONLY GETS 12 MILES TO THE GALLON CITY DRIVING AND 15 MILES PER GASLLON ON THE HIGHWAY. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY, WHEN CLEANING THE WINDOW WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AUTOMATICALLY, BUT THEY DIDN'T IN THIS CASE. *AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT INDICATION, AND THEN RETURN BACK TO NORMAL. *AK *ML

WINDSHIED WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN A RAIN STORM. *AK

THE LENSES ARE THE SINGLE PIECE NARROW PLASTIC VERSION. WE HAVE THEM ON THREE TRUCKS. THEY HAVE NEVER PROJECTED THE LIGHT PROPERLY AND ARE NOW "FOGGING" UP WHERE THE PLASTIC LENS SEEMS TO BE DETERIORATING MAKING THE AVAILABLE LIGHT MUCH POORER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED, THEY CUT OFF, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE IT WAS POURING RAINI. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER, AND TRAVEL SLOWLY HOME. DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND HAD TO REPLACE PARTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, TRAVELING 65MPH, ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FUEL INJECTION PUMP FLAKING, AND GETTING INTO THE RETURN LINES OF FUEL TANK WHICH PUMPED THROUGH OTHER LINES AND PLUGGED THEM UP. IT WOULD COST ABOUT 3,000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. *AK

TRACK OR PIECE OF STEEL HOLDING/SECURING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO THE FLOOR OF VEHICLE BROKE. THERE WAS NO KNOWN REASON FOR THE BREAKAGE, I.E. STRESS, IMPACT,ETC..OBSERVABLE TO ME. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE DEALER ADDRESS THE PROBLEM FAILED, AS DID ATTEMPTS AT CONTACTING A GMC REP. A FUNNY THING....WHEN I WAS LOOKING TO BUY THE VEHICLE I RECEIVED MORE ATTENTION THAN I CARED FOR, BUT ONCE I MADE A RATHER LOW KEYED COMPLAINT, I RECEIVED NO ATTENTION WHAT-SO-EVER. *AK

IT DIES GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED, OR PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAYS, OR AT INTERSECTIONS. NO ACCIDENTS YET, IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, AND NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY SAY NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT, WE WILL JUST HAVE TO PAY OURSELVES. IT HAS BEEN A CONTINUED PROBLEM, AND FEEL THE COMPANY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AGAIN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BADLY HURT OR IS KILLED. SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING, AND CAN DIE, JUST LIKE YOU ARE TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. PLEASE HELP. WE WANTED THIS NOTE ON RECORD BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW OR DIFFERENT TRUCK, OR AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING THESE PUMPS. *AK

THIS EXACT COMPONENT WAS REPLACED BY CHEVROLET ON ALL 1994 SUBURBAN VEHICLES, NHSTA CAMPAIGN # 98V150001. THE WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY/CIRCUIT BOARD ARE THE SAME PART NUMBER, AC DELCO PART # 22100736, ON ALL 1994 CHEVROLET TRUCKS, 2WD, 4WD, SUBURBAN, C1500-3500, K1500-3500, ETC., AND ALL 1994 CHEVY TRUCKS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE THIS SAFETY HAZARD ON ALL INVOLVED CHEVROLET TRUCKS. THERE ARE THREE 1994 C/K 1500 PICKUPS WHERE I WORK WITH SIMILAR OR HIGHER MILEAGE AND THEY ALL HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WIPER MOTOR/CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHEN IT IS RAINING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AT ANY TIME, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING WHEN THE WEATHER IS ABOUT 75 DEGREES. CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

FRAME OF VEHICLE ON THE LEFT SIDE BROKE IN HALF, AND ON RIGHT SIDE IS CRACKED. *AK

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION, OR NOT OPERATING AT ALL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL WAS NOT PASSED ONTO THEM. ALSO, MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE TO WHERE SEAT IS BOLTED IN TO BRACKET, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. SEAST WELD AT BRACKET OR RIVOT AT BRACKET COULD NOT GET TIGHT BECAUSE OF CARPETING IN BETWEEN THE PIECES OF STEEL. *AK *ML

WHEN TRAVELING WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED THEY ARE INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS AND WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WHEN THIS HAPPENS DRIVER CAN'T SEE WHERE HE IS GOING. TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN DRIVER HAS LIFT THE HOOD, JIGGLE ON THE MOTOR WIRES TO THE WIPERS, AND THEN THEY WILL GO AGAIN. DEALER SAID THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. *AK

BOTH THE DEALER AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THE TRUCK WAS TO OLD AND TO MANY MILES. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THE REPAIR PRICE WAS ALREADY DISCOUNTED. IT'S BAD WHEN A TRUCK THATS 5 1/2 YEARS OLD AND 48,000 MILES IS BEYOND HELP AND THEY ADVERTISE SOLID AS ROCK AND THEIR TRUCKS LAST LONGER.

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE , HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACKWARDS AFTER DRIVER GOT IN. THE SEAT RECLINER WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL #96E010000 3 YRS AGO. THE WASHER HAD CAME OFF THE BOLT. BEEN TO DEALER & NOTIFIED BY MECHANIC THE FRAME OF VEHICLE WAS BROKEN. OWNER CHECKED & DID NOT SEE ANY BROKEN FRAME.

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN OUR FAMILY SINCE IT WAS NEW, ORIGINALLY OWNED BY MY FATHER. ONE OF THE MAJOR CONCERNS WHEN PURCHASING THE DIESEL ENGINE FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE GOING TO ENCOUNTER COSTLY REPAIRS DOWN THE ROAD. THE FIVE YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE AND ITS COMPONENTS WAS TAUNTED HEAVILY BY THE SALESPERSON, GIVING US THE IMPRESSION THAT CHEVROLET REALLY STOOD BY THIS ENGINE. THUS, IT WAS PURCHASED, AND OH WHAT A MISTAKE WE MADE. I JUST RETRIEVED MY VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER AFTER PAYING NEARLY $1600.00 TO HAVE THE THIRD AFTER MARKET FUEL INJECTION PUMP INSTALLED. THE PUMP SUDDENLY DECIDED TO QUIT WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING 68 MPH ON INTERSTATE 71 IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. DURING THIS SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE, I ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, A LOSS OF POWER BRAKES, AND A SUDDEN URGE TO NAVIGATE MY VEHICLE TO THE BERM. ALL WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN MY SENSES AND AVOID A COLLISION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TRAVELING AT THIS RATE OF SPEED AND SUDDENLY LOST YOUR ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE, BUT I MUST SAY IT WAS NOT A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE. NOR WAS IT THE PRIOR TWO TIMES THAT THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP WENT OUT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PUMPS REPLACED AT 9660 MILES ON 1-25-95, AT 13555 MILES ON 8-16-95, AND NOW AT 55835 MILES ON 10-01-99. I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVES AT THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER IN TROY, MICHIGAN, AND THEY DO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, HOWEVER, THEY ARE R

REPORTING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. ASKING NHTSA TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS ; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO VIN. . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, TAKING THE CRIUSE CONTROL OFF, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE BRAKES GRABBED. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, WENT ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A SAFETY GUARDRAIL AND A BRIDGE. THEN VEHICLE SPUN AROUND INTO A 360 CIRCLE. *AK *MJS

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *YC

THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN WHICH CAUSED THE SEATBACK TO COLLAPSE WHEN THE DRIVER SAT IN THE SEAT. THE SEAT IS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

WHILE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIFIED. SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AREA, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VECHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY PERFORMED TEST, SUCH AS SBDS CHECK LOAD TEST AND A BATTERY TEST. THE DEALERSHIP STATED TO THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A NO FIRE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING ONE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY IN RAIN. WOULD JUST STOP ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER & PASSENGER. BEEN TO DEALER & INFORMED NO RECALL ON WIPERS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES HALF WAY TO THE FLOORBOAD, AND ISN'T STOPPING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS TO STAY A DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AND PUMP THE BRAKES. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING POOR VISIBLITY. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN, ALTHOUGH IT HAS SAME DEFECT. *YC CONSUMER STATES THAT SOMETIMES SHE COULD TUG ON A WIPER ARM AND GET THEM WORKING, A NEW MOTOR IS ON ORDER. *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. OCCASIONALLY THEY WILL COME ON. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *YC

FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. SEAT BELTS HAVE TO BE TAKEN LOOSE AND PUT BACK ON IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THEM. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK IN REGULAR BASIS.YC

WHILE DRIVING SEATBACK BROKE AND FELL BACKWARDS. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED A SEATBACK RECLINER AND HINGE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO COME ON OCCASIONALLY. HAD A DELAY OF 5 MINUTES OR MORE BEFORE THEY OPERATED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS THE COST GOES TO CONSUMER. VEHICLE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE TO STOP WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENT (JULY OF 1998). *YC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTETNLY WORK WHILE OPERATING.WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE ON, OR SOMETIMES WIPER WOULD NOT COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK