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 MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD WITH ONE OF THE SAME TYPE. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK.ET.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING. UNTIL CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM INVOLVING ELECTRONIC PART BETWEEN FUEL PUMP SHORTING OUT, IT COST CONSUMER WELL OVER $1500.00 BEFORE CORRECTION WAS DONE. ANOTHER PROBLEM INVOLVED THE ELECTRIC WIRING RUNNING UDER DRIVER'S SEAT SHORTING OUT. VEHICLE IS STALLING AGAIN. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE IN US WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING, AFFECTING VISIBILITY, AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD ARM, BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 1995 SUBURBANS FOR THE WIPERS, BUT NOT FOR THE 1995 SILVERADOS WHICH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD, WHILE IN USE, WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE POWER SEAT FRAME SPLIT IT APPEARS TO BE 16 GUAGE METAL WITH SPOT WELDS. WHEN THE FRAME TO THE SEAT RIPPED IT ALLOWED THE SEAT TO ROCK IN ALL POSITION. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HAD THE SEAT REPAIRED AT A $407. DOLLAR COST , HE STATED HE HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD REPAIRED TWO SEATS A WEEK . I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEN EXISTERD WITH TOO MANY MILES. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM 1 YEAR AFTER IT OCCURRED WITH APROXIMATELY 30,000 MORE MILES
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK PERIODICALLY. OWNER HAS TO GO INSIDE AND TAP THE MOTOR TO GET THEM TO WORK. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON, BUT WILL STOP AT NO CERTAIN TIME. DEALER SAYS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
MY 1995 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER, BUT THEY FAILED TO RECOGNIZE IT AS PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT LISTED AS PART OF THE RECALL GROUP. IF IT EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THOSE THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THAT GROUP, MAYBE THE RECALL COVERAGE WAS A LITTLE TOO THIN AND THAT MY TRUCK, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS, SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NOTICE, THIS CAMPAIGN COVERS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1994 THROUGH MAY 1996. MY TRUCK HAS A MANUFACTURERING DATE OF NOVEMBER 1994, WHICH IS WELL WITHIN THE RANGE. ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET, ONLY THE VIN IS USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER A VEHICLE IS RECALLED OR NOT. IF IN FACT THIS IS THE CASE, THEN NHTSA SHOULD NOT INDICATE THE RANGE OF MANUFACTURING DATES, WHICH IS MISLEADING AND IRRELEVANT. PLEASE RESPOND AT YOUR EARLIEST. *AK
CURRENT RECALL CAMPAIGN (WIPER MOTOR SOLDER DEFECT) COVERING CHEVROLET/GMC TRUCKS WITH MANUFACTURING DATES FROM 8/94 - 5/96. MY 1995 CHEVROLET TRUCK SILVERADO HAS A MANUFACTURER'S DATE OF 11/94. ACCORDING TO THE PERIOD OF DATES COVERED FOR THIS CAMPAIGN, MY TRUCK SHOULD BE COVERED. HOWEVER, MY TRUCK HAS EXHIBITED THE INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE ON THREE SEPARATE RAINY CONDITIONS. WHEN I PRESENTED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REMEDY OF THIS ISSUE, THEY REJECTED MY REQUEST DUE TO "MY VIN NOT BEING A PART OF THE RECALL GROUP". I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD DUE TO THE UPCOMING RAINY SEASON AND MY DESIRE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD CLEARLY WHILE DRIVING. I JUST CANNOT HELP BUT WONDER WHY MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN WHEN THE MANUFACTURING DATE IS WELL WITHIN RANGE OF THE SPECIFIED PERIOD. PLEASE ADVISE VIA EMAIL AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. THANK YOU MUCH. *AK
WHILE TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL, UPHILL, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL & THEN STALL OUT. HAD COASTED TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP TO 400-500RPMS. TAKEN TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT THE "O" RINGS & SEALS HAD FALLEN INTO OIL PAN. HAD THOSE PARTS REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REPAIRED.
STEERING GEAR BOX SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OFF THE CAR, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER SAID THE BOLT HOLDING THE GEAR BOX WAS COMPLETELY MISSING. *AK *ML
AFTER WE HAD THE TRUCK FOR 2 YEARS, I STARTED HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE REAR, WHEN I ACCELERATED, AND WHEN I SLOWED. AFTER A FEW MONTHS, IF I WAS TRAVELING UP A GRADE, THE TRUCK WOULD HESITATE, THEN MAKE THE CLUNKING NOISE AND LUNGE FORWARD. I TOOK IT TO ONE CHEVY DEALER, WHO TOLD ME IT WAS UP TO SPECS, THEN TO ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER, WHO INFORMED ME OF TSB #564401A, WHICH IS MY EXACT PROBLEM, AND PROVIDED ME W/ A COPY OF THE TSB. ALTHOUGH IT SAYS THAT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRUCK IS NOT HINDERED, IT'S WRONG. THE CLUNK IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND LOUDER. THE TRUCK WON'T GO UP HILLS WITHOUT HESITATING AND LUNGING FORWARD. THE TSB SAYS THAT DEALERS ARE DISCOURAGED FROM TRYING TO FIX THE "DRIVELINE CLUNK" WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. I'VE WRITTEN GM TWO TIMES, AND COPIED THE DEALER FROM WHICH I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, AND NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME. I'M CONCERNED, BECAUSE THE WEBSITE "ALLDATA" INDICATES THAT TSB #564401A (DRIVELINE CLUNK) WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. IS THIS TRUE? THE TSB SAYS THAT THE CLUNKING SOUND IS THE RESULT OF "BUILT-UP FREEPLAY". WHAT'S THAT MEAN? WHAT DOES BUILT-UP FREEPLAY RESULT IN AFTER YEARS OF OPERATION? THE TRUCK GOES DOWN THE ROAD MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND, THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN, YET GM REFUSES TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO FIX IT.
WHILE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A VISIBILITY PROBLEM WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THERE IS RECALL FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. CONSUMER HAS TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL DRIVER CAN DRIVE. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING A LOSS OF VISIBILITY. MOVING THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WILL ALLOW THE WIPERS TO WORK AGAIN AFTER A FAILURE, BUT THE FIX WILL NOT LAST. *AK *ML
THE DRIVERS SIDE BUCKET SEAT BROKE AT ONE OF THE MOUNT POINTS UNDER THE SEAT. THIS IS A BUCKET TYPE SEAT. THE SEAT GOT VERY WOBBLY AFTER MOUNT BROKE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR ANDTEAR . I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTUING DEFECT. A MECHANIC AT ANOTHER GARAGE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD SEEN SEVERAL SEATS BREAK IN THE SAME MANNER. *AK
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP IN SECOND GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR UP OR DOWN. ALSO, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS A DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN PEDAL IS PUSHED. IN ADDITION, A/C UNIT REPLACED THREE TIMES/ ELECTRIC SEAT WIRING IS DEFECTIVE/ DOOR HANDLES KEEP BENDING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOORS, AND REAR SEAL LEAKAGE. REPAIR WORK AND REPLACEMENTS DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROBLEMS STILL OCCUR. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH IN THE RAIN CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON HIGHER SPEED, FROM LOW TO HIGH, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED WORKING THEN STOPPED WITHOUT A REASON. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED, BUT ONLY WORKED AT A LOW SPEED. CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALSO TO INCREASE WIPER SPEED. *AK *ML
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE WHILE OPERATING FOR A SHORT DURATION OF TIME, CAUSING LOSS VISIBILITY. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERATIVE. ALSO, ACTING VERY ERRATIC, CAUSING A LOSS OF VISIBILITY. *AK
VEHICLE IS DECELERATING WHEN PUT IN DRIVE. WHEN GOING AROUND A SHARP CURB AT 20 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL DIE OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, POWER BRAKES WENT OUT, AND THE CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRE HARNESS DOES NOT WORK. WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THE WIRE HARNESS AROUND BEFORE MOTOR STARTS & WIPERS START TO MOVE. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WOULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD WHEN RAINING OR SNOWING. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN SWITCHED ON. AFTER TURNING THEM OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES THEY BEGAN WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASSIONS, ATHOUGH, AS OF YET, THEY HAVE NOT FAILED COMPLETELY. SEAT RECLINED BY ITSELF ALSO IT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO POSITION. EVENTUALLY IT BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS.
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE TRACKS. COULD HEAR A POPPING SOUND BEFORE THE BREAK HAPPENED. WHENEVER ACCELERATING, THE SEAT WOULD RISE UP. HAD CALLED DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SEAT TRACKS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED.
AERATOR FOR THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE (DOES NOT WORK)
WHEN DRIVING A FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED, SEAT AND BELT DID NOT HOLD. ALSO, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS CRACKED, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER CONTACTED AND THEY WILL NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DO NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ON THE PRODUCT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DRIVER WAS INJURED, AND OUT OF WORK. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT AND SEAT BACK SUPPORT HAS BROKEN ELEVEN TIMES, PASSENGER FRONT SEAT 4 TIMES, AND DEALER KEEPS REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE SEAT HAS BROKEN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL INTO THE BACK SEAT. *AK.ET.
WHEN APPLYING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER NOT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING WHILE IN THE RAIN. CONSUMER HAS TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR THE WIPERS TO START WORKING AGAIN. PROBLEM MIGHT BE WITHIN THE TSB SYSTEM. *AK
STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHIMMY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER ARE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
SEAT FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS ARE LOOSE OR BROKEN, CAUSING THE SEATBACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE.*AK ALSO, WIPERS MALFUNCTONED. *YH
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND STOP WHENEVER THEY WANT,CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE PROBLEMS SEEING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN.*AK
BOTH SEATS HAVE A SHARP BRACKET ON THE LOWER BUCKET SEAT FRAME WHICH HAS CUT THROUGH THE FOAM AND FABRIC OF THE SEAT.
MY RESEARCH FROM 3 DEALERS SHOW THAT THEY MODIFY THIS PART TO PREVENT FAILURE, AND THAT THE FAILURE RATE IS 96 TIMES GREATER THAN OTHER MODELS. I HAVE DEALER PART# AND UNITS SOLD FROM THE SMALL LOCAL DEALERS. I FEEL THAT RESEARCH WILL PROVE THAT IN LARGER DEMOGRAPHIC AREAS THAT THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR POOR DESIGN.
THE CABLE THAT SUPPORTS THE SPARE TIRE BROKE & CAME APART. THE TIRE GOT LOOSE & BOUNCED ONTO THE ROAD. WAS TURNING A CORNER APPROX. 10MPH AT THE TIME. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHEILD WIPER MOTOR. AT TIMES, WINDSHEILD WIPERS FAIL TO COME ON. IT HAS CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVNG THROUGH INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
SEAT ANCHOR/TRACKS FAILED, RECALL REPAIR MADE HOWEVER SEATS STILL NOT STABLE AND REPAIR FAILED.
FRONT BUCKET SEATS UNSTABLE, RECALL WORK PERFORMED HOWEVER THE SEAT STILL EXPERIENCE SAME DEFECT.
TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING.
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS SEAT SNAPPED AND BROKE LOOSE, AN ELECTRICAL SIX WAY SEAT, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STILL WORKS, BUT THE SEAT ROCKS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND ORDERING A NEW FRAME, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK FAULTY LOCK, REMOTE COULD NOT LOCK DOOR, HOWEVER KEY COULD. *SLC
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL RANDOMLY.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN SHE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD THAT THREW VEHICLE ONE FOOT OFF THE ROAD INTO A LIGHT POLE , HITTING THE PASSENGER FRONT LIGHT AREA, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE STEERING WHELL IS DISLOCATED. CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE VIN.# AT LATER TIME. *AK
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSES ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WHICH IN TURN PREVENTS BRAKES FROM FUNCTIONING, ALMOST RESULTED IN A COLLISION. (QCAW)
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER WHICH CAUSES THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NOT WILLING TO CORRECT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SEAT FRAME HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALER SAID IT WAS MASTER CYLINDER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
CRANKSHAFT BROKE BEHIND 2ND AND 3RD BEARINGS.
SEAT RAIL ON DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPS INTO AT CORNER ALLOWING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO LEAN VERY FAR BACK.
SEAT FRAME FAILED UNLOCKING WHEN VEHICLE WAS STOPPING CAUSING PASSENGER TO GO FORWARD TO THE WINDSHIELD.
ABS BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN REAR END COLLISION. ALSO, REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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