1994 Chevrolet C2500 Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 IN MY 1994 CHEVROLET C2500 WITH THE 6.5 L NATURALLY ASPIRATED DIESEL, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY STALLED AND I LOST ALL MY ENGINE POWERED COMPONENTS (POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC.) I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD BUT WAS BARELY SLOWING DOWN. I FINALLY GOT THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO GET OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. I THEN HAD TO SIT THERE FOR 30 MINUTES TO ALLOW THE PUMP MOUNTED DRIVER TO COOL DOWN BEFORE I COULD TURN AROUND AND GARAGE MY VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL (5-10) TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A 30 MILE TRIP. I HAVE SEEN MANY INSTANCES OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER 6.5L DIESEL OWNERS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE PUMP MOUNTED DRIVERS (PMDS) ON THIS ENGINE. THEY OVERHEAT AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL. I WILL BE REPLACING THE PMD ON MY ENGINE AND THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF I WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO BRAKE SUDDENLY WHILE MY ENGINE WAS STALLED. IT *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC PUT IN A NEW FUEL INJECTOR. *AK CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PART IS UNDER RECALL AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT 1994 CHEVROLET C 2500 SILVERADO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK AND STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A CYCLE. THEN, HAS TO WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE THEY WILL COME AGAIN. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT CALLED GM, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ALSO, SPOKE WITH HIS LOCAL DEALER, AND THE DEALER INFORMED HIM OF THE SAME THING, HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FIXED AS OF YET.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK SOMETIMES AND DO AT OTHER TIMES. RECENTLY, IN A HEAVY RAIN ON THE HIGHWAY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT COME ON WHEN ACTIVATED. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THEY SOMETIMES COME ON. OTHER TIMES THEY MAY WORK PERFECTLY. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY YEAR MODEL AND A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT MY MODEL DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE REPAIR DUE TO VIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER ON OCCASION, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY FAMILY IS IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. ANY HELP ON THE SITUATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED . *AK

FRONT BRAKES WARPED. PADS HAD WORN EXCESSIVELY AND ROTORS WOULD OVERHEAT & THEN WARP. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, IT WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHIMMY & PULL. BRAKES ROTORS & PADS HAD EITHER BEEN CHANGED OR RESURFACED AT DEALERSHIP. THE BACK BRAKES ARE WORKING FINE. *AK

RECALL COMPONENT (99V-025) FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE AND WAS REPAIRED. *MJS

DRIVER'S SEAT WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DRIVER SEAT GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO THE FRONT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT WAS REPLACED DUE TO A BROKEN BRACKET. CURRENTLY, DRIVER'S SIDE HAS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

DRIVER'S SEAT WAS REPLACED DUE TO BRACKETS ON LEFT FRONT NOT HOLDING. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE & WOULD ROCK BACKWARDS WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING. IF LEANING BACK ON SEAT IT WOULD ROCK. THIS IS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVER. SEAT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP. *AK *ML

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE AT VARIOUS TIMES WHEN NEEDED. DEALER NOTIFIED NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASE. COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. DRIVE SHAFT BROKE WHILE LEAVING PARKING LOT. GLAD NO ONE HURT.*AK

FUEL SYSTEM WAS CUTTING OFF DURING DRIVE. TAKEN IN AND WORKED ON BY DEALER. REAL AXLE SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2/3 TIMES (97/99). DRIVER'S SEAT HAS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. BATTERY/ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTION RECENTLY. WILL BE TAKING IN VEHICLE TO DEALER ABOUT SEAT AND BATTERY/ALTERNATOR SITUATION THIS WEEK. I JUST HAVE TO GET THE BATTERIES RECHARGED ENOUGH TO GET THE TRUCK STARTED. JUST HAD ALL 8 GLOW PLUGS REPLACED END OF NOV 1999 RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY COMPLETED.( DOT NUMBER: AD11C98356 TIRE SIZE: LT 245/75R )

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET C2500 WITH HERCULES IRON RADIAL AP TIRES, SIZE 265/75/16, (DOT 3809). THE CONTACT STATED THE TREAD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES WERE CRACKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD PORTION OF THE GOODYEAR LOAD RANGE E TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN ROLLOVER, ONE PERSON WAS EJECTED (NOT WEARING SEAT BELT) WHICH RESULTED IN FATALITY AND ONE PASSENGER WAS INJURED DURING ACCIDENT. TIRES PURCHASED ON MAY 5, 1996 WITH ONLY 27,602 MILES OF WEAR. (INVESTIGATION REPORT ATTACHED) *MJS

CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE SHATTERED, LEAVING CLUTCH IN GEAR AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DISENGAGE CLUTCH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON OUR TRUCK. IT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, WITH 61,153 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS US CONTACT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO IN TURN TOLD US THE VEHICLE WAS "TOO OLD & TOO MANY MILES" FOR ANY HELP FROM THEM. WE HAD A ESTIMATE FROM A PRIVATE SHOP PRIOR TO TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP. BOTH PLACES SAID WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I DON'T FEEL LIKE THE TRUCK IS OLD ENOUGH OR THE MILEAGE IS HIGH ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. THIS TRUCK WAS SOLD WITH A "WORK PACKAGE" WHICH INCLUDED THE TOWING KIT. IT HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED IN ANY WAY. I FEEL LIKE CHEVROLET IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I HOPE THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP US IN SOME WAY.

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 IN MY 1994 CHEVROLET C2500 WITH THE 6.5 L NATURALLY ASPIRATED DIESEL, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY STALLED AND I LOST ALL MY ENGINE POWERED COMPONENTS (POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC.) I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD BUT WAS BARELY SLOWING DOWN. I FINALLY GOT THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO GET OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. I THEN HAD TO SIT THERE FOR 30 MINUTES TO ALLOW THE PUMP MOUNTED DRIVER TO COOL DOWN BEFORE I COULD TURN AROUND AND GARAGE MY VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL (5-10) TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A 30 MILE TRIP. I HAVE SEEN MANY INSTANCES OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER 6.5L DIESEL OWNERS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE PUMP MOUNTED DRIVERS (PMDS) ON THIS ENGINE. THEY OVERHEAT AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL. I WILL BE REPLACING THE PMD ON MY ENGINE AND THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF I WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO BRAKE SUDDENLY WHILE MY ENGINE WAS STALLED. IT *TR

GMC AND CHEVROLET TRUCKS HAVE A PROBLEM WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING AT FULL SPEED. MINE RECENTLY SHUT OFF WHEN GOING 55 ON A BACK ROAD BEHIND A LARGE 18 WHEELER. *JB

FUEL SYSTEM WAS CUTTING OFF DURING DRIVE. TAKEN IN AND WORKED ON BY DEALER. REAL AXLE SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2/3 TIMES (97/99). DRIVER'S SEAT HAS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. BATTERY/ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTION RECENTLY. WILL BE TAKING IN VEHICLE TO DEALER ABOUT SEAT AND BATTERY/ALTERNATOR SITUATION THIS WEEK. I JUST HAVE TO GET THE BATTERIES RECHARGED ENOUGH TO GET THE TRUCK STARTED. JUST HAD ALL 8 GLOW PLUGS REPLACED END OF NOV 1999 RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY COMPLETED.( DOT NUMBER: AD11C98356 TIRE SIZE: LT 245/75R )

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE IS HARD TO START, AND HAS A POOR THROTTLE RESPONSE AND POOR ACCELERATION. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM STILLS EXISTS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE IS HARD TO START, AND HAS A POOR THROTTLE RESPONSE AND POOR ACCELERATION. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM STILLS EXISTS. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKEN OFF FROM FRAME WITH SEVERAL OTHER FATIGUE CRACKS IN FRAME WHICH CAUSED EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO BREAK. MJS

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WON'T PULL OUT AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT RETRACT. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. *AK

FUEL SYSTEM WAS CUTTING OFF DURING DRIVE. TAKEN IN AND WORKED ON BY DEALER. REAL AXLE SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2/3 TIMES (97/99). DRIVER'S SEAT HAS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. BATTERY/ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTION RECENTLY. WILL BE TAKING IN VEHICLE TO DEALER ABOUT SEAT AND BATTERY/ALTERNATOR SITUATION THIS WEEK. I JUST HAVE TO GET THE BATTERIES RECHARGED ENOUGH TO GET THE TRUCK STARTED. JUST HAD ALL 8 GLOW PLUGS REPLACED END OF NOV 1999 RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY COMPLETED.( DOT NUMBER: AD11C98356 TIRE SIZE: LT 245/75R )