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1995 Chevrolet K2500 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 Nov 18, 2005
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.
23%
of 47 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 windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Chevrolet K2500 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 Nov 18, 2005
Crash reported

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE DURING USE. LOSS OF VISIBLITY CAUSED ACCIDENT. *NM

NHTSA ID
10143083
Incident
Nov 11, 2005
Mileage
66,780 mi
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+3 more
Filed Aug 12, 2004

WHEN CONSUMER WAS BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE , THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. AT 67,000 MILES THE WHEEL SENSOR WENT OUT ON THE RIGHT FRONT. AT 65,000MI THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE WENT OUT. THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER WAS REPLACED. *JB THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STARTER. THE TAILGATE WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO BROKEN HANDLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MODULE BECAUSE THE WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE SHIFT INDICATOR READING WAS OFF AND THE SHIFTER WAS NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. THE DEALER LUBED THE SHIFT PIVOT AND CABLES. WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO 4WD THE FRONT HUBS WOULD NOT LOCK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ACTUATOR AND HARNESS. *NM

NHTSA ID
10087758
Incident
Jul 14, 2004
Mileage
65,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Sep 16, 2002

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT WORK AT ALL.*AK

NHTSA ID
8018658
Incident
Sep 16, 1996
Visibility
Filed Sep 2, 2001

HAD TO RESTART WINDSHIELD WIPERS BY PULLING ON THEM WHEN THEY FAIL.*AK

NHTSA ID
751532
Incident
Sep 1, 2001
Visibility
Filed Jun 28, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, MOTOR QUIT WORKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, FOUND DEFECTIVE CONTROL MODULE AND REPLACED IT. OWNER LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
864432
Incident
Jun 27, 2000
Visibility
Filed Jan 31, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. COMMON PROBLEM. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
855806
BrakesVisibility
Filed Sep 27, 1999

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN AT 70 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, AND THE ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
848779
Incident
Aug 1, 1999
Visibility
Filed Jul 2, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ERRATICALLY. WOULD HAVE TO TAP/JIGGLE OR SHAKE WIPERS TO GET THEM TO START AGAIN. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION TO CORRECTING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MODULE ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO IT SHORTING OUT. *YH

NHTSA ID
841617
Incident
May 18, 1999
BrakesVisibility
Filed Nov 13, 1998

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO START ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME WHEN TURNED ON. SHAKING THE WIPERS WILL CAUSE THEN TO START AND WORK CORRECTLY FOR A WHILE. VEHICLE HAS PULL WHEN BRAKEING AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR 5-10 MILES. PULL IS UNPREDICTABLE. SOMETIMES RIGHT, SOMETIMES LEFT, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL, AND SOMETIMES IT STARTS TO PULL RIGHT, THEN ENDS UP PULLING LEFT.

NHTSA ID
700583
Incident
Apr 4, 1995
Visibility
Filed Aug 19, 1998

WHILE USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY JUST STOP WORKING AND SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID
826970
Incident
Jun 6, 1998
Visibility
Filed Feb 4, 1998

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK IN THE RAIN AND TURNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, THEY COME ON AND THEN THEY WILL JUST QUIT WORKING. OTHER TIMES WHEN PUTTING THEM ON, THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
820347
Incident
Jul 14, 1997

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes15Fuel system9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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