1994 Chevrolet S/T Pickup Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1994 Chevrolet S/T Pickup, 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
- Brakes266.7%
- Visibility133.3%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
ABS SYSTEM ON PICKUP IS WORSE THAN NOT HAVING IT AT ALL. ABS ACTIVATES MUCH TO EARLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT WITH GENTLE BRAKING. ON DRY PAVEMENT, A SIMPLE EXPANSION JOINT, MANHOLE, OR ANY PAVEMENT IRREGULARITY CAN CAUSE THE ABS TO ACTIVATE, AND KEEPING THE TRUCK DRIVING STRAIGHT IS DIFFICULT. ON WET PAVEMENT, ANY PAVEMENT STRIPE, MANHOLE, OR PAVEMENT IRREGULARITY WILL CAUSE ABS TO ACTIVATE, STOPPING DISTANCES DOUBLE. DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON SNOW, I CAN'T DRIVE THE TRUCK IN THE SNOW, IT WON'T STOP. TIRE QUALITY EFFECTS THE CONDITION, CHEAP TIRES ARE REALLY REALLY BAD, BETTER TIRES ARE LESS SENSITIVE TO THE PROBLEM. THE OEM TIRES WERE THE WORST. I HAVE TWO OTHER VEHICLES WITH ABS, WHICH PERFORM FLAWLESSLY IN MOST CONDITIONS, SO THIS IS NOT AN UNFAMILIARITY WITH ABS. THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE 99I0060000 WHICH ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM, BUT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY TRUCK ([XXX]). GM HAS BEEN CONTACTED A FEW TIMES ON THE ISSUE, AND NOT BEEN ABLE TO HELP. YOU ALREADY SHOW OVER 700 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEB SITE, SO I'M SURE IT'S NOTHING NEW, I GUESS 2.4 MILLION AFFECTED VEHICLES DIDN'T COVER THEM ALL. I HAVE TALKED TO A NUMBER OF DEALERS WHICH INDICATED THE BEHAVIOR SOUNDED "NORMAL" OR "TYPICAL" AND DID NOT THING THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. I WONDER HOW THE ADDRESS THE RECALL ? *AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
AS I WAS BACKING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON MY 1995 CHEVY S-10 PICK-UP, 5 SPEED, 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE METAL BRAKE LINE LEADING TO THE REAR BRAKES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS LEAKING FLUID UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. SHOULD THESE LINES, WHICH APPEAR TO BE STAINLESS STEEL, RUST OUT? THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 85,000 MILES. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH LINE RUSTED THROUGH AS WELL AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO SHIFT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE INSPECTED THE REMAINING BRAKE LINES AND ANYWHERE THERE IS A CONNECTOR FITTING, THERE'S A LOT OF RUST. I'M PLANNING TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES JUST TO BE SAFE. I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL BRAKE LINE. I DIDN'T KNOW IF I SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET, BUT I FIGURED I'D LET YOU KNOW IN CASE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *NLM
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
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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