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1994 Chevrolet 1500 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 8, 2006
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Feb 16, 2000

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Our database holds 44 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Chevrolet 1500. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Brakes
Filed Aug 8, 2006

1994 CHEVROLET PICKUP...BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BUT IS NOT RESOLVED !! I HAVE REPLACED THIS PART TWICE,AND HAVE ALSO HAD THE FREE REPLACEMENT BY CHEVROLET....WITHIN 6 MONTHS THE PART WILL FAIL AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. FURTHERMORE,IF YOU HAVE THE CRUISE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILS TO LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED THE CRUISE WILL NOT RELEASE !!! THE RAMIFICATIONS ARE CLEAR....... THIS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE RE-ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY!! *NM

NHTSA ID
10164963
Incident
Aug 7, 2006
Mileage
50,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Feb 3, 2005

TOOK MY 1994 CHEVROLET P/U TO MILLINGTON CHEVROLET FOR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RECALL. (HAD TO TAKE OFF WORK TO DO THIS) AFTER RECEIVING MY VEHICLE BACK I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERUSE THEIR HANDIWORK AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THEY HAD NEGLECTED TO REVERSE THE POLARITY OF THE ORANGE AND WHITE WIRES PER THE RECALL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE FIRST TIME I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WAS WHEN I TAPPED MY BRAKES TO COME-OFF CRUISE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AGAIN, THIS TIME HARDER, AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND STARTED PULLING HARDER!! I QUICKLY DISENGAGED THE CRUISE WITH THE ON/OFF CONTROLLER ON THE STALK, NARROWLY PREVENTING A DISASTER. *JB

NHTSA ID
10108494
Incident
Oct 1, 2004
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 25, 2005

THE SEAT BOLTS BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO RECLINE BACK AND FORWARD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 4 OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID
10108887
Incident
Nov 15, 1996
Mileage
60,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jan 5, 2005

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON. *TC

NHTSA ID
10103210
Incident
Dec 6, 2004
Mileage
64,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Aug 16, 2004

03 V 159 000/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN OPERATING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID
10087968
Incident
Jun 15, 2002
Mileage
80,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 30, 2004
Crash reported

AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION BOTH OF THE FRONT SEATS WERE KNOCKED INTO FULL RECLINING POSITION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SEATS FOUR YEARS AGO. RECENTLY, THE CONSUMER SAT IN THE SEAT AND AGAIN THE SEAT FELL INTO THE RECLINING POSITION. *AK A BOLT IN THE RECLINER HAD BROKEN. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10080139
Incident
Jun 21, 2000
Mileage
156,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jun 23, 2004

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN IT WAS RAINING WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
10079734
Incident
Jul 5, 2003
Mileage
98,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 1, 2004

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. A MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT LEFT FRONT ROTOR CRACKED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10075455
Incident
May 25, 2004
Mileage
182,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Apr 20, 2004

WHILE USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY STOPPED FUNCTIONING DURING MOVEMENT. *AK THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER ALTHOUGH THEY INDICATED THAT THEY SENT TWO. *NM

NHTSA ID
10062944
Visibility
Filed Feb 19, 2004

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK (INTERMITTENT PROBLEM) *SC

NHTSA ID
10053712
Incident
Aug 15, 2003
Mileage
6,200 mi
BrakesVisibility
Filed Feb 12, 2004

THE DEALER WHERE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LIED ABOUT HAVING FIXED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IN 1998 IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL. (NAR) *PH *CB

NHTSA ID
10058095
Incident
Jan 1, 1901
Visibility
Filed Dec 30, 2003

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. PLEASE ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

NHTSA ID
10052165
Incident
Dec 30, 2003
Visibility
Filed Dec 28, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPER WORK ONLY WHEN THEY CHOOSE --HAVE CHECKED AND RECALL NOT AVAILABLE FOR MY 1994 CHEVROLET FULLSIZE P\U THEY HAVE STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVEING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ATTENTION. *AK

NHTSA ID
10051196
Incident
Dec 5, 2003
Mileage
172,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Dec 18, 2003

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE SNOWING, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10051777
Incident
Dec 18, 2003
Mileage
145,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 13, 2003

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE BOLTS THAT ENGAGED THE SEAT TO THE FRAME. RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE, BUT THE FOUNDATION OF THE SEAT BROKE. CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THE WORK WAS COMPLETED, AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10047955
Mileage
80,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Oct 28, 2003
1 injury reported

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
10043724
Incident
Oct 18, 2003
Mileage
94,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Oct 15, 2003

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
10043968
Incident
May 12, 2001
Visibility
Filed Sep 24, 2003

I HAVE A 1994 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIPERS STOPPING DURING RUNNING. THERE IS A RECALL BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT DID NOT QULIFY FOR THE RECALL. SEEING AS THIS PROBLEM IS CLEARLY ON THIS TRUCK IT SHOULD BE UNDER THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID
10039434
Incident
Aug 4, 2003
Mileage
125,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Sep 23, 2003

CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE WIPER MOTOR FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10034183
Incident
Aug 13, 2003
Visibility
Filed Sep 11, 2003

WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

NHTSA ID
10039830
Incident
Sep 11, 2003
Visibility
Filed Sep 10, 2003

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID
10038627
Mileage
55,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Sep 10, 2003

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO GET THE WIPERS TO WORK AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID
10038618
Visibility
Filed Sep 2, 2003

CONSUMER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH WIPERS WORKED ONLY WHEN CONSUMER WIGGLED THE MODULATOR, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE WIPERS. *PH

NHTSA ID
10031764
Visibility
Filed Aug 28, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000; BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
10037837
Visibility
Filed Aug 26, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000; BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
10037664
Mileage
41,000 mi

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