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1995 Chevrolet C20 Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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.
14
Latest Mar 9, 2005
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.
3
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.
0
Reports on file since Jul 24, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 14 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 Chevrolet C20. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–14 of 14

Visibility
Filed Mar 9, 2005

WHILE DRIVING ATANY SPEED IN RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
10113778
Incident
Jan 28, 2005
Mileage
196,930 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 22, 1999

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
843022
Incident
Dec 1, 1995
Visibility
Filed May 19, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN USE, OBSTRUCTING VISIBILITY AND MAY CAUSE A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
838198
Incident
May 1, 1998
Brakes
Filed Apr 19, 1999

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO ABS LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. DEALER REPLACED 2 BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS. *AK *SB

NHTSA ID
836842
Incident
Jan 26, 1999
Electrical
Filed Sep 29, 1998

WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT'S RAINING THE BATTERY IS SPILLING OUT ACID ONTO THE ROAD. *AK

NHTSA ID
828339
Incident
Jan 1, 1998
Brakes
Filed Dec 17, 1996

WHEN DRIVING ON WET AND DRY PAVEMENT THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID TO A STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID
806461
Incident
Dec 16, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Nov 14, 1996

SEAT BELTS FALL BETWEEN CHAIR AND FOLDING ARM REST, RENDERING SEAT BELTS USELESS.

NHTSA ID
602307
Incident
Nov 5, 1996
Brakes
Filed Oct 3, 1996
Crash reported

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WENT OUT AND CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP, HIT THE TAIL END OF ANOTHER PICKUP AND BROKE WINDSHIELD.*AK

NHTSA ID
802468
Incident
Aug 16, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Jun 20, 1996

DUE TO THE DESIGN DEFECT THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE IS HOLDING WATER, WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP WATER IS COMING INSIDE THE VHEICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
985915
Incident
Jun 1, 1996
Airbags
Filed Mar 22, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

IN A FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISION TRAVELLING AT 30 MPH THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRAINT DRIVER, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
981093
Incident
Dec 6, 1995
Airbags
Filed Mar 14, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

DURING IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
980719
Incident
Aug 14, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 12, 1996

ALL SEAT BELTS IN THE VAN ARE LOOSE . TT

NHTSA ID
979028
Body & structure
Filed Sep 11, 1995

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR COMES OPEN WHEN MAKING A TURN. TT

NHTSA ID
971898
Incident
Sep 5, 1995
Steering
Filed Jul 24, 1995

BOLT MISSING OUT OF STEERING SHAFT, CAUSING VEHICLE NOTTO STEER/MOVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
969299
Incident
May 30, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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