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1994 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck Visibility Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA

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Visibility reportsComplaints 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.
11
Latest Jan 18, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
31%
of 35 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming visibility

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Visibility
Filed Jan 18, 2004

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. *CB

NHTSA ID
10054413
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Visibility
Filed Jan 12, 2004

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK THE CONSUMER SUGGEST THERE MAY BE A RECALL FOR THERE VEHICLE. * CB *JB

NHTSA ID
10042899
Incident
Oct 9, 2003
Mileage
183,020 mi
Visibility
Filed Jul 7, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OCASSIONALLY DO NOT WORK. *AK

NHTSA ID
10025523
Incident
Jul 7, 2003
Mileage
120,314 mi
Visibility
Filed Jun 16, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON, TURNED THEM OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY CAME ON

NHTSA ID
9001086
Incident
Jan 1, 1999
Visibility
Filed May 2, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
722198
Incident
Jun 20, 1999
Visibility
Filed Jan 25, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPE DWORKING IN RAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
717866
Incident
Jan 2, 2000
Visibility
Filed Dec 7, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD HAS BEEN REPLACED AT MY COST. THERE ARE TWO RECALLS (#98V150000 & 98V150001) FOR SIMILAR TRUCKS FOR THIS SAME PART. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
715740
Incident
Nov 10, 1999
Visibility
Filed Aug 30, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES

NHTSA ID
710682
Visibility
Filed Jul 13, 1999

DURING RAIN OR SNOW WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP AND I WOULD HAVE TO GO UNDER HOOD AND HIT WIPER MOTOR TO GET THEM TO RUN. I WAS CONCERNED AND WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT TRUCKS WERE BAD FOR WIPER MOTORS. THEN 7-12-99 MY SON HAD TOLD ME THAT HIS FELLOW WORKERS HAD THAT PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD RECALL ON THEIR TRUCKS. *AK

NHTSA ID
708556
Incident
Apr 18, 1996
Visibility
Filed Feb 9, 1999

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTANTLY, ESPECIALLY IF DRIVER GOES OVER A BUMP OR STOPS SUDDENLY.

NHTSA ID
543831
Incident
Aug 15, 1997
BrakesElectricalSteering+1 more
Filed Jul 7, 1997

WIPER BLADES STREAK AND ARE NOISY.

NHTSA ID
519088

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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