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1994 Chevrolet K1500 Interior & seats Problems

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

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Interior & seats 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.
19
Latest Nov 9, 2001
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.
19%
of 100 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.
1
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 seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Chevrolet K1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 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 interior

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

BrakesFuel systemInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Nov 9, 2001

REAR ABS FAILED. *YH

NHTSA ID
785778
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 29, 2001

SEAT TRACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE 4 TIMES. LAST TIME DEALER HAD TO REPLACE BOTTOM OF SEAT.*AK

NHTSA ID
884568
Incident
Aug 1, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 7, 2001
Crash reported

THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER'S SEAT DISCONNECTED FROM BOLT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO FLOOR, SEAT DID NOT HOLD, AND CONSUMER HIT STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES. *AK THE SEAT FRAME WAS WELDED AFTER IT BROKE DURING LOW IMPACT COLLISION. *YH

NHTSA ID
880012
Incident
Sep 12, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 14, 2000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BOLT BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSED SEAT TO RECLINE. RECALL 96E010000 WAS DONE 1996, AND SEAT BROKE AGAIN IN THE SAME EXACT WAY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
865426
Incident
Jul 10, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 15, 1999

WHILE DRIVING UP HILL DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD GO BACKWARDS ON THE TRACK. DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN STOPPING OR GOING DOWNHILL. THE LEFT FRONT TRACK IS BROKEN. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK. *AK

NHTSA ID
854064
Incident
Nov 23, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 27, 1999

I FOUND THE PROBLEM TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. WENT ON A TRIP AND AS WE NEVER MOVED THE SEATS I FORGOT ABOUT. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL ON SEAT RECLINER, TOLD THEM ABOUT IT, NO CONCERN. TOOK IT BACK FOR ANOTHER RECALL ON BRAKE SWITCH. THEY TOLD ME THE SEAT RISERS ON BOTH SIDES FRONT WERE WORN OUT, A BAD DESIGN SENCE 1994 TO 96 AFTER THAT A NEW SEAT RISER DESIGN WAS INSTALLED IN NEW TRUCKS. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IN ANY VECHILE. MUST BE A BAD DESIGN. IS NOW DANGEROUS AS SLIDES FORWARD WHEN BREAKING, PASS SIDE, DRIVERS SIDE HOLDS BUT IS LOOSE AND SAME CONDITION, THANK YOU. DONALD . B JEAKINS

NHTSA ID
709294
Incident
Sep 7, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 16, 1999

DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE OFF THE TRACK AND ANCHOR SYSTEM. SEAT IS ABLE TO ROCK BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
839953
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 4, 1999

FRAME OF THE FRONT SEATS ON THIS PICKUP IS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT BACKWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
834467
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 4, 1999

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER'S SIDE TRACKS AND ANCHORS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
834460
Incident
Jun 6, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 2, 1999

THE HINGE BOLTS IN THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS BROKE, CAUSING THE SEATBACKS TO HAVE NO SUPPORT AND FALL BACKWARDS. DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK

NHTSA ID
834352
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 16, 1998

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKETS THAT ARE WELDED, BROKE. THIS CAUSED SEAT TO GO BACKWARDS, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. THIS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NO WARRANTY & OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY.

NHTSA ID
824349
Incident
May 21, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 3, 1998

THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT WHEN LOCKED MOVES 1/4 INCH BACK AND FORTH. WHEN FOLDING UP TO USE THE BACK OF CLUB CAB, HAVE TO MOVE IT BACK AND FORTH. SOMETIMES IT WILL CAUSE KNEES TO BE UP TO DRIVER'S CHIN. ALTHOUGH DID NOT LOCK IT IN THAT POSITION, IT WILL CHANGE LOCKING POSITIONS, THEN IT WILL LOCK UP. *AK

NHTSA ID
822907
Incident
Apr 27, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 17, 1998

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET THAT ATTACHES TO THE FRAME BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
822535
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 2, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE SEATBACK COLLASPED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
821790
Incident
Feb 2, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 13, 1998

DRIVER'S SEAT RISER FAILED, ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
528143
Incident
Dec 1, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 22, 1997

WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER FELT SEAT ROCKING DURING TURNS. UPON REMOVAL OF SEAT, FOUND MULTIPLE CRACKS IN SEAT FRAME WHERE THE FORWARD, LEFT ATTACHING BOLD SECURES SEAT TO RAILS.

NHTSA ID
527507
Incident
Dec 22, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 17, 1997

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH, THE SEAT FRAME ON THE POWER SEAT BROKE, AND ALLOWED THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE 15TH OF SEPTEMBER. THE SEAT IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID
816447
Incident
Jun 6, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 10, 1997

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BRACKET WHICH IS ATTACHED TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL SEAT ADJUSTMENT HAS FRACTURED, RESULTING IN SEAT ROCKING BACK AND FOURTH. *AK

NHTSA ID
810898
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 1, 1996

THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEATBACK BROKE AND SEAT RECLINED BACKWARD, THIS HAPPENED FOR THE SECOND TIME . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
804447

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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