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1995 Chevrolet K3500 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 Apr 21, 2004
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 Dec 6, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 Chevrolet K3500. 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

Showing 1–12 of 12

Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 21, 2004

ON MARCH 21, 2004 IWAS TRAVELING FROM MIAMI TO ORLANDO WHEN ONE OF MY TRUCK TIRE BLEW THE TREAD OFF THE TIRE. AT THIS TIME I SAW A FHP AND STOP TO REPORT THE THE INCIDENT(REPORT # 02273824) THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAPPENS WITH THIS TIRES, I STILL HAVE FOUR MORE INSTALL ON MY TRUCK AND I'M AFRAID THAT SOMETHING WORSE OCCOURS WITH THIS TIRES. *AK

NHTSA ID
10067585
Incident
Mar 21, 2004
Mileage
75,843 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 24, 2003

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE MECHANIC INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A METAL BRAKE LINE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10044682
Incident
Oct 20, 2003
Mileage
150,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 13, 2002

BRAKE HOOKUPS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
764183
Fuel system
Filed Oct 12, 2001

FUEL INJECTORS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND THEY KEPT DISINTEGRADING. ALSO, HAD TO KEEP REPLACING THEM TWICE. ENGINE MISSED AND RAN ROUGHLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. ALSO, DEALER STATED IT WAS BECAUSE OF FUEL CONSUMER WAS BURNING. *AK

NHTSA ID
897686
Brakes
Filed Feb 20, 2001

ABS BRAKES ARE HESITANT WHEN DRIVING. ONCE BRAKES GRABBED, THEN LOCKED UP. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. *AK

NHTSA ID
880883
Incident
Feb 5, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 20, 2000

THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPERATION, THE FIRST OCCURED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND I DIDNT THINK THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE TIRE AT THAT TIME, NOW THOUGH I FELT 2 FAILURES WERE TOO TO MANY, I CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND THEY MADE ME SEND THE ORIGINAL TIRE TO THEIR NASHVILLE TIRE CENTER FOR TESTING. I HAVE RECIEVED COMPENSATION FOR THE DAMMAGE AND PRO-RATED TIRE REPLACEMENT, BUT NOW FEEL THERE MAY BE OTHER UNSAFE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE MADE ONE ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED AT A L;OCAL DEALERSHIP BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN WILLING TO ACCEPT THEM UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL. I CURRENTLY HAVE A TIRE VIBRATION THAT MAY BE RELATED TO OUT-OF ROUND TIRES OR TIRE SEPERATION PROBLEMS, AS I HAVE HAD THEM RE-BALANCED AND ROTATED WITHIN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I BELIEVE THESE IS RELAVANCE TO THE SAME PLANT THAT MANUFACTURES THE CURRENT RECALLED TIRES AND MINE, BOTH IN DECATUR ILL.( DOT NUMBER: VDOR1WW484 TIRE SIZE: LT23585R16 )

NHTSA ID
728496
Incident
Jun 9, 2000
Visibility
Filed Jun 3, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK AT ALL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. TRUCK NOT UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
838814
Incident
May 27, 1999
Suspension
Filed Jul 8, 1998

SHOCKS NOT WORKING PROPERLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL.

NHTSA ID
537417
BrakesFuel systemSuspension+2 more
Filed Mar 20, 1998

TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 22 TIMES

NHTSA ID
532921
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 8, 1997

DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKET ELECTRICAL SEAT WILL SNAP BACK, PULLING CONSUMER TO BACK SEAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. ,FRONT SEAT SNAPS OFF. CONSUMER MADE A BRACKET FOR IT. *AK

NHTSA ID
819788
Incident
Oct 10, 1997
Body & structure
Filed Jun 18, 1997

ALL FOUR DUAL WHEEL WELLS CRACKE DDUE TO SNOW ACCUMULATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
517775
Incident
Feb 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Dec 6, 1996

ON WET PAVEMENT THE FRONT ABS BRAKES WILL FAIL, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN A CRASH. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ABS IS DESIGNED TO BRAKE 70 PERCENT IN THE FRONT AND 30 PERCENT IN THE BACK, 2 WHEELS ARE STOPPING 8400 POUNDS AND THE BACK 4 TIRES ARE STOPPING 3600 POUNDS. *SLC

NHTSA ID
805963

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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