1994 Chevrolet Silverado Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE VISIBILITY WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS JUST HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY (THEY WORK TODAY). IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUITE SOMETIME. FORTUNATELY IT DOES NOT RAIN TOO OFTEN IN THE LA AREA. THIS WINDSHIELD WIPER ISSUE HAS LED TO SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. I SUSPECT THAT MY VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE UNIT AS DESCRIBED IN YOUR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000. I CONTACTED A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I DISAGREE COMPLETELY. MY VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WOULD LIKE OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE BE NOTIFIED THAT THEY SHOULD GET THEIR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. RESPECTFULLY YOURS, [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED DRIVER'S SEAT LATCH BROKE. REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUES WITH SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.ANY DETAILS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, FEEL FREE TO ADD ON.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRAME OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO COLLAPSE AND FALL ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE SFAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY , THE BRAKE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION UNDER MY TRUCK I NOTICE BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM BETWEEN THE FRAME AND FUEL TANK . I THEN NOTICE THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND I HAD NO WARNING . THE BRAKE LINES ARE LOCATED WHERE YOU CANNOT SEE THEM MAKING INSPECTION OF THEM NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE . I WAS LUCKY WHERE I WAS WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED .

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. *JB

I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BECAUSE WHEN WE TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS THE RADIO WOULD TURN OFF. NOW THE RADIO JUST WONT TURN ON AT ALL. THE RADIO IS ORIGINAL TO THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE BUILT IN EQUALIZER TURNED OFF WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON AND IT ALSO HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING.

A ROCK FELL FROM THE MOUNTAINS WHILE DRIVING AND HIT THE FUEL TANK. GASOLINE STARTED LEAKING FROM THE TANK. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

SINCE 1994 FOUR FUEL INJECTOR PUMPS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THIS CHEVROLET 1 TON DIESEL PICKUP, IN JULY 2002 WE WERE TOLD BY CHEVROLET THAT IT NEEDS ANOTHER ONE. SINCE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT PAY THE $2000.00 TO REPAIR IT. IT'S THE SAME CONTINUOUS PROBLEM SINCE PPURCHASE IN 1994.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS HE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ENGINE FAILED AND RECOMMENDED SOME OF THE PARTS BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,652. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ UPDATED 09/18/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 11/12/13*CN

1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS IN VEHICLE CRASH. CRASH WAS OFFSET FRONTAL CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. OHIO STATE PATROL SAYS THE 1994 CHEVROLET WENT LEFT OF CENTER, COLLISION WAS WITH AN ADVANCE CEMENT TRUCK. MY FATHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND WAS WEARING SEAT BELT. PARAMEDICS UNBELTED HIM TO TREAT HIM, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICER. THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY CORONERS REPORT LISTS BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE CHEST AS CAUSE OF DEATH. MOST OF HIS RIBS, HIS STERNUM, THE LEFT PELVIS, AND MOST OF THE BONES IN HIS LEFT LEG WERE BROKEN. HE DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS CRASH, AND I BELIEVE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY TO ALLOW HIS CHEST TO CONTACT THE STEERING COLUMN. *JB

DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT BELTS FAIL TO LOCK INTO PLACE AND RELEASE WHEN ANY FORCE IS USED OR WHEN PULLING ON BELTS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL AND PLANS TO TAKE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. *SLC

I WANT TO REPORT TIRE SEPARATION ON THREE OF MY DUNLOP P25570SR15ROVER-ATSL TIRES PURCHASED FROM TIRES UNLIMITED OF DAYTON OH . ALL THREE WENT BAD AT THE SAME TIME WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON THEM. I REPLACED THEM WITH THEIR RECOMMENDED FIRESTONE TIRES AT A COST TO ME OF ABOUT $340.00.*AK

FIRESTONE FIREHAWK R4S EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.

WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP VEHICLE WOULD SLIP THEN CATCH.*AK

WHILE GOING DOWN A DIRT DRIVEWAY, REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW, PUT THE CLUTCH IN EXPECTING THE VEHICLE TO COAST/FREE WHEEL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVEWAY AT WHICH TIME I WOULD HAVE PUT INTO 2 WHEEL HIGH. AT WHICH POINT, WHILE IT WAS FREEWHEELING, THE PLASTIC LOOP THAT CONNECTED THE CLUTCH ACTUATOR ROD TO THE CLUTCH PEDAL SNAPPED. SUDDENLY ENGAGING THE CLUTCH THAT WAS SPINNING TO THE ENGINE(DIESEL) THAT WAS AT AN IDLE. THE ENGINE COMPRESSION PREVENTED THE MOTOR FROM INCREASING RPM QUICKLY. RESULT WAS A RELATIVELY NEW CLUTCH DISC WAS TORN APART. THIS WAS THE THIRD CLUTCH IN THIS VEHICLE. THE ORIGINAL DISINTIGRATED AT 96,000 MILES WHILE ENTERING A STATE HIGHWAY FROM A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. CLUTCH MATERIAL WAS NOT EXCESSIVELY WORN. REPLACED WITH A GM CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. PILOT BEARING HAD FAILED. NEEDED NEW IMPUT SHAFT TO TRANSMISSION. SECOND CLUTCH FAILED AFTER 24,000 MILES. CLUTCH DISC DISINTIGRATED AND JAMMED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. ROCKED THE ENGINE SEVERLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO EXHAUST. ROAD WET GOING DOWNHILL. NO WEIGHT IN BED OF TRUCK. TAIL BEGAN TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS. REPLACED WITH NAPA/BORG WARNER ASSEMBLY. UNIT HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT WHEN PEDAL ASSEMBLY BROKE. OUR CONCERN IS THAT OTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME MANUFACTURER WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSION HAVE THE SAME POTENTIAL PART FAILURE WHEN DRIVER NOT EXPECTING IT. IN OUR CASE THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 100+ YARDS ON A DIRT ROAD BEFORE ENTERING A PUBLIC WAY AND ANOTHER 100 YARDS UP A PUBLIC WAY BEFORE COMING UNDER CONTROL. HAD THERE BEEN VEHICLES TRAVELING EITHER DIRECTION THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN WORST. SHOULD THIS FAILURE OCCUR WHEN VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A CROSSWALK, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT HAVE TIME TO REACT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER POTENTIAL SITUATIONS THAT COME TO MIND THAT COULD RESULT IN FATALITIES. WE WERE LUCKY . OUR FAMILY OF 5 AND OUR NEIGHBORS, WHO FORTUNATELY CAME BY AFTER, SURVIVED WITHOUT INJURY OTHER THAN THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF OUR CLUTCH WHICH HAD MUCH USEFUL LIFE LEFT. PHOTOS AVAILABLE. *AK

FRAME OF VEHICLE ON THE LEFT SIDE BROKE IN HALF, AND ON RIGHT SIDE IS CRACKED. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACKWARDS AFTER DRIVER GOT IN. THE SEAT RECLINER WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL #96E010000 3 YRS AGO. THE WASHER HAD CAME OFF THE BOLT. BEEN TO DEALER & NOTIFIED BY MECHANIC THE FRAME OF VEHICLE WAS BROKEN. OWNER CHECKED & DID NOT SEE ANY BROKEN FRAME.

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND WILL LOSE CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED PUMP SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK WHEN THE CRUISE DISENGAGES THE VEHICLE SLOWS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT FROM THE VEHICLE IN THE BACK. THE FUEL PUMP SOLENOID HAS BEEN REPLACED. THERE WAS AN INJECTOR PUMP FAILURE. IT WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLE IS GIVING POOR FUEL MILEAGE. SERVICE MAN SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE REAR END IN WHICH THE RING AND PINION BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. *JG

SPEEDOMETER SIGNAL IS INTERRUPTED SPORATICALLY WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS USED. THIS IS A TEMPORARY INTERRUPTION THAT CAUSES THE SPEEDOMETER TO SHOW THE SPEED DROPS OFF IN A FRACTION OF A SECOND BY ABOUT 20 MPH, THEN RESUMES ACTUAL SPEED.

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND WILL LOSE CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED PUMP SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK WHEN THE CRUISE DISENGAGES THE VEHICLE SLOWS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT FROM THE VEHICLE IN THE BACK. THE FUEL PUMP SOLENOID HAS BEEN REPLACED. THERE WAS AN INJECTOR PUMP FAILURE. IT WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLE IS GIVING POOR FUEL MILEAGE. SERVICE MAN SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE REAR END IN WHICH THE RING AND PINION BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. *JG

TRACK OR PIECE OF STEEL HOLDING/SECURING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO THE FLOOR OF VEHICLE BROKE. THERE WAS NO KNOWN REASON FOR THE BREAKAGE, I.E. STRESS, IMPACT,ETC..OBSERVABLE TO ME. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE DEALER ADDRESS THE PROBLEM FAILED, AS DID ATTEMPTS AT CONTACTING A GMC REP. A FUNNY THING....WHEN I WAS LOOKING TO BUY THE VEHICLE I RECEIVED MORE ATTENTION THAN I CARED FOR, BUT ONCE I MADE A RATHER LOW KEYED COMPLAINT, I RECEIVED NO ATTENTION WHAT-SO-EVER. *AK

THE VEHICLE ONLY GETS 12 MILES TO THE GALLON CITY DRIVING AND 15 MILES PER GASLLON ON THE HIGHWAY. NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE LUGS: NUTS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING TIRE SEPARATION. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE LENSES ARE THE SINGLE PIECE NARROW PLASTIC VERSION. WE HAVE THEM ON THREE TRUCKS. THEY HAVE NEVER PROJECTED THE LIGHT PROPERLY AND ARE NOW "FOGGING" UP WHERE THE PLASTIC LENS SEEMS TO BE DETERIORATING MAKING THE AVAILABLE LIGHT MUCH POORER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND WILL LOSE CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED PUMP SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK WHEN THE CRUISE DISENGAGES THE VEHICLE SLOWS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT FROM THE VEHICLE IN THE BACK. THE FUEL PUMP SOLENOID HAS BEEN REPLACED. THERE WAS AN INJECTOR PUMP FAILURE. IT WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLE IS GIVING POOR FUEL MILEAGE. SERVICE MAN SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE REAR END IN WHICH THE RING AND PINION BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. *JG