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 →
CONSUMER NOTICED EXTRA MOVEMENT IN SEAT. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC TO TIGHTEN BOLTS. HE WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THE WELD WAS BROKEN, AND THE SEAT FRAME WAS DEFECTIVE, PART # 12387378, CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW FRAME. *AK
SEAT FRAME SNAPPED AT BOLT CONNECTING SEAT TO TRACK/SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. *AK
STEERING COIL FAILED.AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. COST TO FIX APROXIMATELY $350 TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK
I FOUND OUT AFTER I HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BECAUSE THE WIPERS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. I HAD PURCHASED A MOTOR AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF TO SAVE $100 OVER THE COST OF A MOTOR FROM THE DEALER, NOT TO MENTION LABOR. THE DEALER WOULD ONLY REIMBURSE ME $42, WHICH IT SAID WAS THE COST OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD. AT THE TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR, THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO ME. I ONLY THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN REIMBURSED FOR MY ACTUAL EXPENSES WHICH TOTALED ABOUT $70 FOR A REBUILT MOTOR. (THE DEALER WANTED $170 FOR A MOTOR). *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
INSTANT CRITICAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION - NO WARNING SIGNS
ELECTRICAL SHORT OF THE POWER WIRING IN THE DOOR FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTED IN CHEST, RIBS AND STERUM INJURIES FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL.
THE SEAT BRACKET ON THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKE ON ONE SIDE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO WOBBLE. IF THE OTHER BREAKS THE SEAT WILL FALL BACK. DLR HAS SEEN. *AK
POWER BRAKE BOOSTER UNIT WOULD NOT HOLD THE VACCUM PRESSURE, RESULTING IN PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING EFFORT. EXTREME PEDAL PRESSURE BEYOND CAPIBILITY OF AVERAGE OF SMALL FEMALE TO STOP IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE. CHEVY REFUSED TO COVER REPAIRS BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS 5 DAYS BEYOND WARRANTY. *AK *ML
AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND CONSUMER HAD IT LOOKED AT. WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG COIL WAS OPEN AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.
THE REAR SEAT BELT JOINT MADE OF PLASTIC HAS BROKEN IN HALF, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT NOT TO BE USEABLE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
FRONT SEAT BOLT PULLED RIGHT THROUGH THE FRAME WHICH HOLDS THE SEAT INTO THE ANCHOR BRACE, ALSO KEEPS SEAT FROM MOVING BACK AND FORTH. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
DELCO BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID ONTO BRAKE LINE AND ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS WHICH CONTROLS ABS SYSTEM AND AIRBAG. THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
HOOD RUST WHERE HOOD MEETS GRILLE, WATER BUILDS UP AND SITS ON CHROME, CAUSING SHEETMETAL TO RUST.
DRIVER'S SEAT MOUNT FAILED.
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH, EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, SAID THEY HAVE CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THIS FRAME. *AK *ML
WIPER FAILER WHICH COULD RESULT IN NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE EFFECTIELY.
ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE.
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
STRESS FRACTURE IN DRIVER'S SEAT, METAL FRAME BROKE, CAUSING EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT, AND POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK
REAR WINDOW HAS SHATTERED WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING WITH NO ONE AROUND, FOR THE THIRD TIME.
DRIVERS SEAT FRAME FRACTURED AT THE POINT WHERE A HOLE WAS DRILLED FOR MOUNTING PURPOSES. DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE HOLE COMPARED TO THE SIZE OF THE FRAME, FAILURE WAS IMMINANT. CHEVEROLET SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.
DASHBOARD IS HELD ON BY THREE SCREWS THAT BOLT ONTO PLASTIC, PLASTIC IS CRACKED RESULTING IN VIBRATION.
BRAKE PEDAL WENT VERY STIFF UNDER DRIVER'S FOOT WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED. THE BRAKES WORK FINE BUT THE ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON.
BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS FELT LOOSE. RECENTLY IN A PANIC STOP, BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED HARD. THE PEDAL BLEEDS DOWN IF CONTINUAL PRESSURE IS APPLIED. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS STANDARD FOR THIS VEHICLE.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COMPLETELY STOP WORKING IN RAINY WEATHER. THEY WILL START BACK AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS BEING OFF. CONSUMER SOMETIMES GETS OUT OF VEHICLE AND OPENS THE HOOD TO HIT THE WIPER MOTOR, AND THEY WILL START BACK WORKING. NO WARRANTY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND WANTS THE CONSUMER TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BEFORE CONSIDERING REPAIR OF VEHICLE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR/RELAY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING WIPERS NOT TO OPERATE PROPERLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.
SEAT TIPS ALL THE WAY BACK WHEN DRIVING, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, CURRENTLY NO WARRANTY ON VEHICLE. *AK
FLANGE AND BOLT ATTACHING SEAT BODY TO SEAT FRAME BROKE, CAUSING BUCKET SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH.
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET SURFACES THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN AND GO INTO A SKID. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK THE DRIVER WENT INTO AN TREE WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO FLIP OVER. THE DRIVER STATES THAT SHE WAS GOING 45MPH. THE TREE STRUCK THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS BROKEN WHICH CAUSES THE SEAT TO BECOME LOOSE, AND FOR THE BACK OF SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS. DEALER REPLACED BRACKET. *AK
CLUNKING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A FULL STOP
WINDSHIELD WIPERS: WHEN DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
FUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILED.
FUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILED.
DRIVING THE TRUCK IN RAINY WEATHER AND TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE WIPERS WILL COME ON, AND THEN THEY WILL STOP FUNCTIONING, CAUSING POOR DRIVING VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER HAS TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK, AND MOVE THE WIPERS BEFORE THEY WILL START WORKING AGAIN. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND HAD REPAIRED. WAS TOLD THAT THE WIPER MOTOR WAS CAUSING THE WIPERS TO NOT WORK. *AK
THE MOUNTING BRACKET OF THE FRONT POWER DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO TIP INTO THE RECLINING POSITION. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
AXLE OIL IS LEAKING INTO THE REAR BRAKES DRUMS. THE AXLE SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (6) TIMES AND THE CONDITION STILL EXISTS. THE TRUCK WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALER FOR THE (7TH)TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON THEY CUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
UPON MAKING A SUDDEN STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN BRAKES REDUCED TO A MINIMUM, NOT HAVING ANY POTENTIAL TO STOP, NO WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THE DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT DETACHED FROM THE SEAT FRAME WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT LOSS OF CONTROL CAN VERY WELL BE A RESULT OF THE DETACHMENT OF THE SEAT FROM THE FRAME. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD THE WHEEL LOCK UP AND THE VEHICLE SLIDES . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO THE END OF THE WEEK FOR INSPECTION. *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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