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1994 Chevrolet C10 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 Nov 21, 2003
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 Jun 15, 1995

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Our database holds 20 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Chevrolet C10. 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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Visibility
Filed Nov 21, 2003

WINDSHIELD/WIPER FAILURE ON 1994 CHEVROLET C10. NOTICED ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE THAT THERE IS A RECALL # 98V150001 AND ALSO A RECALL NOTICE FROM CONSUMER REPORT INVOLVING THIS PROBLEM. CHEVY ADVISED THAT THERE IS NOT CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK. *LA

NHTSA ID
10047332
Incident
Nov 21, 2003
Visibility
Filed Jun 16, 2003

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 150 001; BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
10024070
Mileage
80,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Oct 16, 2002

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENLY WORKS. MR

NHTSA ID
8020966
Incident
Oct 7, 2002
Visibility
Filed Jan 28, 2002

WHEN DRIVING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NEEDED, THEY WERE INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. RECALL 98V150000 DEALS WITH SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY. CONSUMER REPAIRED PROBLEM HIMSELF. *JG

NHTSA ID
8002914
Incident
Jan 23, 2002
Visibility
Filed Aug 15, 2001

98 V 150 001/ 98 V 150 000/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALLS DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES WIPERS WILL WORK IF YOU TAP ON THE WIPER MOTOR, CONSUMER ALSO STATES HIS WIPER SYMPTOMS ARE THE EXACT SAME AS WHAT IT STATES IN THE RECALL. *SLC

NHTSA ID
894392
Incident
Oct 15, 1998
Visibility
Filed May 31, 2001

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALL 98V150001/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, SOLDIER JOINTS NEAR WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CRACKED. MANUFACTURER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
889490
Incident
Aug 1, 2000
Visibility
Filed Oct 11, 1999

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXHIBIT THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN CAMPAIGN NUMBER 98V150001. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE TO OBTAIN REPAIRS AND BOTH TELL ME THAT THE CAMPAIGN DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. PERHAPS THE SCOPE OF THE CAMPAIGN SHOULD BE EXPANDED.

NHTSA ID
713115
Incident
Oct 10, 1999
Visibility
Filed Oct 8, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN WHILE THE SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
850336
Visibility
Filed Aug 24, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THEY STOP DURING PERFORMANCE, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T COME ON AT ALL. DEALER SAYS THE MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
845705
Brakes
Filed Jul 22, 1999

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKS UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. OWNER SAYS THAT THE WHEELS LOCK UP WHEN A LOAD IS IN THE TRUCK OR A TRAILER IS ATTACHED TO IT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
843008
Visibility
Filed May 19, 1999

VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE DUE TO VIN. NLM

NHTSA ID
545697
Incident
Apr 1, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 18, 1998

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR BROKEN BOLTS OF SEAT BACK. RECALL WAS REPAIRED IN APRIL 1996, THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN ON DEC. 11, 9. DEALER SAID BECAUSE OF TIME BETWEEN RECALL REPAIRS AND DEFECT REOCURRENCE THEY WILL REPAIR FOR FEES ONLY. THE SEAT RECLINER MACHENISM BOLTS BROKE AND THE SEAT BACK FALLS BACK. *AK

NHTSA ID
832464
Incident
Dec 11, 1998
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Oct 5, 1998
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED SURGING, PULLED OVER CHECKED AND FOUND NOTHING. STARTED VEHICLE UP AGAIN, BEFORE MOVING THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE DEFECT. *AK POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
828549
Incident
Aug 23, 1998
Engine
Filed Jan 12, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WILL CUT OFF AND THE DRIVER LOSES ALL STEERING AND BRAKES AND THE DRIVER DOES NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL ON THE TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER 4-5 TIMES, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. THE PROBLEM STILL IS HAPPENING. THE TRUCK WILL CUT OFF FOR NO REASON AND NO WARNING. *AK

NHTSA ID
820553
Incident
Nov 21, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Jul 21, 1997

WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 20 TO 40 MPH THE REAR TAILGATE OPENED DUE TO BAD ADJUSTERS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
813540
Incident
Jun 23, 1997
Engine
Filed Aug 22, 1996

ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, MISFIRES WHEN ACCELERATING.

NHTSA ID
507827
Incident
Jul 15, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 8, 1996

RECALL RELATED, VEHICLE IS IN FOR REPAIR, 93V2160000, PARTS ARE ON ORDER WITH NO REQUIRED DELVIERY DATE. *AK

NHTSA ID
982402
Incident
Apr 3, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 12, 1996

WHILE DRIVING OR MOTIONLESS, HIGH BUCKET SEATBACK ROCKS BACK AND FORTH ON SEAT TRACK AND ANCHOR, ALSO NOTICED POPPING SOUND, DEALER CAN'T CORRECT. *AK

NHTSA ID
980584
Engine
Filed Feb 29, 1996

WHILE DRIVING, ANY SPEED, ENGINE SHUTS OFF; LOOSE ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE; EXACT CAUSE UNKOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID
979947
Incident
Jun 15, 1995
Electrical
Filed Jun 15, 1995

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. TT

NHTSA ID
967006
Incident
Jan 15, 1994

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