1994 Chevrolet C1500 Owner Complaints

DRIVING EASTBOUND I-10 IN REDLANDS, CA ABOUT 0930, I BEGAN TO FEEL A SLIGHT PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING. I THOUGHT A BALANCING WEIGHT MIGHT HAVE FALLEN OFF. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65 MPH IN THE #3 LANE AND BEGAN TO MOVE IN TO THE #2 LANE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AT 6TH ST TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE TIRE WENT OVER THE PROTRUDING REFLECTIVE MARKERS BETWEEN THE #3 AND #2 LANE, I THOUGHT A FRONT TIRE HAD BLOWN. THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL FOLLOWED BY LOUD BANGING. I REGAINED CONTROL AND PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS NOT FLAT, BUT THE TIRE TREAD HAD SHREDDED. ABOUT 2/3RDS OF THE TIRE TREAD WAS MISSING (STILL ON THE FREEWAY) AND THE OTHER 1/3RD WAS STILL ON THE TIRE. THE REMAINING TREAD ON THE TIRE APPEARS TO BE IN A PATTERN POSSIBLY FROM THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE INNER METAL FENDER WELL WAS TORN HALF WAY OFF ALONG WITH BODY DAMAGE TO THE FENDERS LOWER FRONT AND REAR OF THE WHEEL WELL. PAINT DAMAGE EXTENDED TO THE EXTERIOR FENDER OVER THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER INSPECTING THE OTHER FRONT (LIKE) TIRE ALSO PURCHASED THE SAME DAY/PLACE APPEARS TO HAVE A CRACK FORMING IN THE RUBBER ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDE WALL. I WILL BE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE THESE BACK TO PEP BOYS TOMORROW MORNING. THESE TIRES I MAY HAVE PURCHASED IN 2008 OR 2009. (CAN'T FIND RECEIPT) BUT HAD ONLY ABOUT 20,000 MILES OR SO ON THEM. THEY STILL APPEAR TO HAVE ABOUT 80% OF GOOD TREAD LEFT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10466843

Incident

Jul 20, 2012

Mileage

163,000 mi

BEGAN TO PARK, DEPRESSING CLUTCH TO NO EFFECT WITH TRUCK STAYING IN GEAR. WOULD NOT GO INTO NEUTRAL. KEPT MOVING WITH BREAKS ON AND CLUTCH DEPRESSED. FOUND MASTER CYLINDER FOR CLUTCH BROKEN AND LEAKING FLUID. BOUGHT NEW MASTER CYLINDER ONLY TO FIND NOTICE IN BOX IF PART WAS BROKEN WHERE IT WAS CRACKED GM HAD TECHNICAL LETTER OUT AND CYLINDER WARRANTY WOULD NOT BE HONORED. TURNS OUT TO SAVE THE COST OF A GREAS ZERCK NO POINT OF LUBRICATION WAS PROVIDED FOR THE FORK ARM BALL WHICH LEADS TO FAILURE. COST TO HAVE 85 CENT GREASE ZERCK INSTALLED BY GM DEALER IS $500 DOLLARS. THE FORK IS ANOTHER $1000 AS QUOTED BY DEALER.

NHTSA ID

10393672

Incident

Mar 15, 2011

Mileage

300,000 mi

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE-BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND SHE COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE AND ACCIDENT OCCURRED- INSPECTION OF VEHICLE AFTER FACT REVEALED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10259890

Incident

Feb 18, 2009

Mileage

167,000 mi

1994, CHEVROLET C1500 EXTENDED CAB PU WITH ELECTRIC SEATS. FRONT LEFT SEAT MOUNT BROKE AS I CLIMBED INTO SEAT. I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING. STILL TRYING TO FIX IT SO PART IS STILL ON TRUCK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10206259

Incident

May 1, 2007

Mileage

48,500 mi

THROTTLE CABLE STICKING WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING AND PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS TO PASS IT STUCK TO THE FLOOR UNABLE TO BRAKE HAD TO DRIVE OFF ROAD TO AVOID ACCIDENT I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO COME TO A STOP THE RPMS CONTINUED TO STAY HIGH PASS 5000 RPMS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES I THEN TURN THE TRUCK OFF WAITED STARTED IT A FEW MINUTES LATER AND THE RPMS IMMEDIATELY RAISED AGAIN TO 500 RPMS I THEN TURN THE TRUCK OFF AGAIN AND WAITED LONGER. WHEN I DID START IT AGAIN IT ACTED LIKE NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10196360

Incident

Jul 14, 2007

Mileage

152,500 mi

DURING WET CONDITIONS (RAIN/SNOW) THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1994 CHEVROLET C-1500 STOP FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AND THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN 2005. *TR

NHTSA ID

10195513

Incident

Mar 17, 2005

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WIPER MOTOR HAD CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL #03V159000, WHICH PERTAINED TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER.

NHTSA ID

10172356

Incident

Oct 31, 2006

Mileage

42,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT MANY CUSTOMERS HAD THE SAME TYPE OF BLOWOUT. UPDATED 11/3/2006 - WHEN THE TIRE BLEWOUT IT DAMAGED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10166098

Incident

Aug 2, 2006

FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD OCCASSIONALLY STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING NEARLY CAUSING ME TO CRASH. SOMETIMES, THEY WOULDN'T EVEN COME ON AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES THEY WOULD APPEAR TO GET STUCK AND I WOULD HEAR A LOUD WHIRRING SOUND COMING FROM THE W/S WIPER MOTOR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. WITH WINTER NEARLY UPON US, THE NEED FOR MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK PROPERLY HAS INCREASED GREATLY. WHILE RESEARCHING PRICES TO REPAIR THIS, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR COMPONENT SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY UPSETTING SINCE MY VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL BULLETIN. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED WHEN IT IS ALREADY A KNOWN DEFECT IN MY 1994 CHEVY C1500 PICKUP. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY VIN ADDED TO THE RECALL SO THAT I CAN GET THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10143704

Incident

Sep 1, 2005

Mileage

125,000 mi

DT: 1994 CHEVROLET 1500. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON A BOLT FOR THE SEAT ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO. THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE SEAT FAILED. THE CONSUMER CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE SEAT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE SEAT FAILURE DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH OR ANY INJURIES.*AK *MR

NHTSA ID

10135531

Incident

Sep 6, 2005

DT: WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY, WITHOUT WARNING THE WIPERS WILL STOP. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT NOT ON HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10126271

Incident

Jan 17, 2000

Mileage

60,000 mi

1994 CHEVY C1500 PICK UP - WINDSHIELD WIPERS FUNCTION ON AND OFF OR NOT AT ALL BY THEM SELVES. YOU CANNOT DEPEND ON THEM WORKING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE DEALERS SAID MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF NHTSA RECALL # 03V159000 EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS UP TO $400.00 TO FIX PROBLEM. CAN THIS ISSUE PLEASE BE REVIEWED FOR CONSIDERATION IN A RECALL? THANK YOU J.L. MERAZ

NHTSA ID

10124463

Incident

Jan 1, 1999

I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE NEW. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION QUIT SHIFTING INTO 3-4 ON 3-20-05. TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REBUILD. UPON DISASSEMBLY I DISCOVERED THE 3-4 ACCUMULATOR PUMP SPRING WAS NOT INSTALLED IN THE TRANSMISSION SO THE 3-4 GEARS HAVE BEEN RUNNING OVER VOLUME AND PRESSURE FROM DAY ONE LEADING TO EVENTUAL FAILURE. NEW PART WILL BE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED.

NHTSA ID

10114822

Incident

Mar 20, 2005

Mileage

180,850 mi

WHEN DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10087622

Incident

Aug 10, 2004

Mileage

89,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE DEALER WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF A RECALL. *AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10072179

Incident

May 5, 2004

RECALL NOTICE FOUND FOR DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPING WHILE IN USE DURING RAIN. *MR THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *SC (RECALL (98V150001) THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT REALLY WAS NOT A RECALL, IT WAS A SPECIAL POLICY THAT EXPIRED 4 YEARS AGO. *JB

NHTSA ID

10075616

Incident

Jun 1, 2004

WHEN WIPERS ARE IN USE WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THEY WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. THE WIPER WOULD GO ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER IS AWARE OF. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10048504

Incident

Nov 21, 2003

COMPLAINT REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE AND HAD THEM REPAIRED AT THERE OWN EXPENSE. DEALER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE DEFECT VEHICLE, AND TO DATE HAS NOT OFFERED REIMBURSEMENT. PLEASE REVIEW FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS. *CB

NHTSA ID

10044493

Incident

May 30, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT EVEN START UP. SOMETIMES I CAN GET OUT UNDER THE HOOD AND HIT ON THE WIPER MOTOR AND THEY WILL START UP. THEY MAY NOT STAY RUNNING THOUGH. THIS OCCURS IN DELAY AND REGULAR MODES. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIME SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED IN JUNE 2002. *JB

NHTSA ID

10041208

Incident

Oct 3, 2003

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WAS INFORMED, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10042235

Incident

Jun 11, 2003

Mileage

110,000 mi

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH HIS WINDSHIELD WIPER AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000 BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *PH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT. WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WIPERS STOPPED AND HAD TO BE MANUALLY RE-STARTED. THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10031717

Mileage

106,000 mi

PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR.*MR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ONLY WORKED ON SUNNY DAYS. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE. *JB *NLM

NHTSA ID

10037724

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.*AK *JB *NLM

NHTSA ID

10027043

Incident

Jan 1, 2003

Mileage

120,000 mi

I OWN A 1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXT CAB, 1/2 TON. THERE CONTINUES TO BE A PERSISTANT PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES. WHEN APPLIED THEY PULL VERY HARD TO THE LEFT (INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC). THE BRAKE LINES ON THE FRONT HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT 5 TIME IF NOT MORE WITH THE PROBLEM PERSISTING. SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH NO RESOLVE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT BY SEVERAL MECHANICS AND HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COLLASPED. THIS IS A PERSISTANT PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025884

Incident

Dec 11, 1994

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE SAME PROBLEM WAS RECALLED ON OTHER CHEVROLET TRUCKS. GM ALSO STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED THE RECALL. *AK *CB *JB

NHTSA ID

10022172

Incident

Apr 15, 2002