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1995 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck 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 Aug 22, 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.
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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 Jan 4, 1995

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Our database holds 53 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck. 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

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Airbags
Filed Aug 22, 2005
Crash reported3 injuries reported

08-17-05: AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION @ 45 MPH, & TAKEN TO TO EMERGENCY IN AN AMBULANCE. SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY & SUFFERING FROM HEADACHES, NECK PAIN & EMOTIONAL STRESS. GM [XXX] UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID
10133834
Incident
Aug 17, 2005
Mileage
160,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngineTransmission
Filed Aug 12, 2005

DT: 1995 CHEVROLET CHEYENNE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE BODY MESSED UP THE VACUUM LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE STATED IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. ALSO, THE MECHANIC CLAIMED THIS PROBLEM WOULD PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM PASSING EMISSIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE PREVIOUS OWNER COMPLAINED THAT VEHICLE WAS GETTING SLUGGISH. THE VACUUM CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. ALSO, IT SURGED WHEN TAKING OFF, AND WHEN SPEED WAS LEVELED OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID
10132621
Incident
Nov 10, 2004
Mileage
170,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 31, 2002

BF GOODRICH TIRE--TREAD SEPARATION AT SIDEWALL---SEARS STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. SCC

NHTSA ID
566353
Incident
May 1, 2002
Mileage
102,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Aug 29, 2001

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING DRIVERS VIEW. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
895387
Incident
Jul 1, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Dec 14, 2000

THE GAS TANK FELL OFF THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING, THE TWO MOUNTING STRAPS CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SPOT WELDS, IT CONTINUE DRAGGING BEHIND THE TRUCK AND A HOLE WORE THROUGH THE TANK SPILLING 30 GALLONS OF GAS ON THE ROAD. NLM

NHTSA ID
558595
Incident
Aug 26, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Dec 14, 2000

BRIDGESTONE HT DUELER TIRE (P265 75 R16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

NHTSA ID
558122
Incident
Oct 9, 2000
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Nov 28, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE SEAT BELT DIDNOT RETRACT AND I WAS THROWN INTO THE DASH OVER THE STEERING WHEEL GIVING ME 21 STITCHES IN MY FOREHEAD AND A BRUISED CHEST. ALSO, DRIVER'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
737012
Incident
Nov 22, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Oct 4, 2000

THE VEHICLE SURGES WHEN FIRST STARTED OR LOSSES POWER GOING ABOUT 55-75 MPH. FUEL INJECTION PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE PREVIOUS TIMES. THIS THE FOURTH TIME FOR FAILURE AND DEALER WON'T PAY FOR IT THIS TIME DUE TO MILEAGE.

NHTSA ID
733401
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 19, 2000

DRIVER SEAT METAL FRAME IS BROKEN. PASSENGER SEAT HAS PARTS THAT HAVE FALLEN OFF AND DOES NOT OPERATE AS IT SHOULD. I BELIEVE THAT BOTH ARE SAFETY ISSUES.

NHTSA ID
731926
Incident
Sep 15, 2000
Visibility
Filed Jun 14, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID
552646
Visibility
Filed May 31, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T WORK HAVE TO SHAKE WIRES AND KNOCK ON THE WIPER MOTOR TO GET IT TO WORK FOR A SHORT TIME. APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CONTACTS ON THE CONTROL BOARD. *AK

NHTSA ID
723414
Body & structure
Filed Jan 2, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
716743
Incident
Dec 10, 1999
Visibility
Filed Oct 20, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THOUSANDS OF OTHER CHEVROLET TRUCKS ALREADY UNDER RECALL *AK

NHTSA ID
713598
Incident
Feb 2, 1999
Brakes
Filed Aug 10, 1999

ANTI LOCK BRAKS PEDAL PULSATES WHEN BRAKING, NOT MUCH BRAKING POWER IN AN EMERGENCY STOP. NLM

NHTSA ID
547854
Visibility
Filed Jul 29, 1999

THE WIPER MOTOR WILL OPERATE ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. I CONTACTED CAPITOL CHEVROLET AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL BY VIN# AND MY TRUCK WAS NOT ON THE LIST. I WANT CHEVROLET TO PUT MY TRUCK'S VIN# ON THE LIST. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX IT. THIS INTERMITTENT OPERATION HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES.

NHTSA ID
709361
Incident
Oct 24, 1998
Engine
Filed Jun 10, 1999

FRONT OF WATER PUMP BLEW OFF, DAMAGING THE FAN, FAN SHROUD, AND RADIATOR.

NHTSA ID
707400
Incident
Jun 8, 1999
Fuel systemVisibility
Filed Jun 2, 1999

MY CONCERN IS THAT I WAS CHARGED 196.47 PLUS LABOR TO FIX A WIPER MOTOR THE GM KNEW WAS BEING RECALLED ON SOME VECHICLES MY THE DEALER ADMISSION. SECONDLY, I SCHEDULED MY TRUCK FOR A VECHICLE RECALL ON A GAS TANK MOUNTING PROBLEM, LOST A 1/2 DAYS WORK DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP. WHEN I PICKED UP TRUCK I HAD TO ASK WHAT THEY FOUND RELATIVE TO THE TANK AND WAS THEN TOLD, "WELL WE DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK TO FIX IT." I ASKED TO BE CALLED WHEN PARTS CAME IN AND I STILL AM WAITING. I CALLED GM TO COMPLAIN AND WAS TOLD TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALER..THAT WAS THERE SOLUTION. THIS PROBLEM REMINDS ME ON THE ONE I HAD ON MY 1990 CHEV. DUALLY. THE PAINT WAS PEELING OFF THE TRUCK AND GM ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PRIMER, I WAS DELAYED MONTH AFTER MONTH BY DON HEWLETT CHEV. IN GEORGETOWN TX IN SCHEDULING A RE-PAINT. WHEN I FINALLY INSISTED ON A DATE, I WAS TOLD GM NO LONGER COVERED THE DEFECT DUE TO TRUCKS AGE. GM WOULD NOT SUPPORT FIXING THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BE REPORTED WITHIN THE RECALL PERIOD. MY QUESTION IS HOW DO YOU GET THE MANUFACTURER'S AND THEIR DEALERS TO STANDBEHIND WHAT THEY CLAIM TO COVER????

NHTSA ID
707105
Incident
Feb 3, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed May 29, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
706968
Incident
Jan 27, 1999
Visibility
Filed May 28, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ID
706951
Incident
Mar 1, 1999
Visibility
Filed Apr 18, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPER STOP WORKING OR NEVER START WORKING. STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD IF RUNNING. *AK

NHTSA ID
705749
Incident
Mar 12, 1999
Visibility
Filed Apr 13, 1999

CRACKED SOLDER JOINT ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD NEAR WIRING HARNESS CAUSING INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE WIPERS.

NHTSA ID
544929
BrakesEngine
Filed Mar 5, 1999

2500 ABS BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. DIESEL ENGINE HAS USED OIL ON A CONTINOUS BASIS, AND DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED ALL BEARINGS, SEALS & GASKETS, 0NE PISTON, AND ONE ROD ON THE RIGHT SIDE. ENGINE CONTIUES TO USE EXCESSIVE OIL.

NHTSA ID
704065
Visibility
Filed Feb 24, 1999

RECALL ON WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE DENIED DUE TO VIN., FAILURE OCCURRED ALMOST RESULTING IN ACCIDENT DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY.

NHTSA ID
544043
Incident
Jun 16, 1998
Transmission
Filed Feb 21, 1999

FIVE SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, THIS HAS HAPPENED FROM 1ST TO 5TH GEAR, CRUISE CONTROL ON AND OFF, DEALER INSPECTED AND CLAIMED NOTHING WRONG, PROBLEM CONTINUES. *ET

NHTSA ID
781969
Body & structure
Filed Feb 18, 1999

NONE

NHTSA ID
703452
Incident
Oct 15, 1995

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