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1994 Chevrolet K Series Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Jan 15, 2004
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1994 Chevrolet K Series, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Visibility266.7%
  • Seat belts133.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

THERE ARE SEVERAL ACTIVE RECALLS ON THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE WIPERS ON 1994+ CHEVROLET 2&4WD C/K SERIES (NHTSA 03V159000 AND NHTSA 98V150001 SPECIFICALLY), WHEN MINE FAILED AS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHERS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE SOLDER ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD, CHEVROLET STATED THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR FREE AS STATED ON THE NHTSA SITE, AND THEY AREN'T AFFILIATED WITH THEM, AND WOULD NOT REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT, REGARDLESS OF BEING A SAFETY ISSUE, AND BEING THE EXACT PART STATED IN THE RECALLS. I PAID THE $100.23 FOR THE BOARD REPLACEMENT.

NHTSA ID 10069071 · filed Jan 15, 2004

CONSUMER WINDSHIELD WIPER SODER JOINT AND WW MODULE IS BAD. THEY WORK INTERMITENLT.

NHTSA ID 839612 · filed Jun 14, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Seat belts

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WHEN LATCHING THE SEAT BELTS IN, THE LOCKING MECHANISM DOESN'T LOCK. WHEN PULLING ON THE BELTS THEY DON'T TIGHTEN. *AK

NHTSA ID 828123 · filed Sep 23, 1998

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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