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1995 Chevrolet Silverado 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 Aug 26, 2015
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 Jan 2, 1997

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Our database holds 263 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 Chevrolet Silverado. 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.

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Body & structureSuspension
Filed Aug 26, 2015

FRAME RUST. ALL PARTS CONNECTED TO FRAME. PARTS HOLDING TANKS ETC. EXCESSIVE RUST. BANDS CABLES LINES. EXCESSIVE RUSTING

NHTSA ID
10759348
Incident
Aug 25, 2015
Mileage
293,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 26, 2015

WHILE DRIVING HAD TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP FOR A BUS WHEN BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. HAD TO AVOID CARS BY GOING TO SIDE OFF ROAD. AFTER LOOKING AT TRUCK IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED INTO. REPLACED BRAKE LINES.

NHTSA ID
10759345
Incident
Jun 12, 2013
Mileage
250,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 26, 2015

WHILE DRIVING HAD TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP FOR A BUS WHEN BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. HAD TO AVOID CARS BY GOING TO SIDE OFF ROAD. AFTER LOOKING AT TRUCK IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED INTO. REPLACED BRAKE LINES.

NHTSA ID
10759344
Incident
Jun 12, 2013
Mileage
250,000 mi
Body & structureOther / unspecifiedSuspension
Filed Aug 26, 2015

THE 16 INCH SPARE TIRE WHEEL FELL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING. AFTER TAKING TRUCK TO REPLACE SPARE THE SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE HAD BROKE. THE CROSS BRACKETS WERE RUSTED AND BEYOND REPAIR. THE END OF TRUCK FRAME ITSELF IS RUSTED AWAY. I SEE MANY ISSUES COMING BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE RUST.

NHTSA ID
10759342
Incident
Aug 13, 2015
Mileage
290,000 mi
BrakesOther / unspecified
Filed Mar 15, 2010
Crash reported2 injuries reported

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AL CARDONE BRAKE CALIBERS, MODEL# A118-4300, A118-4299. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WITH NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL COLLISION CENTER. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FRONT RIGHT CALIBERS STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 5/3/10 *CN

NHTSA ID
10319855
Incident
Mar 21, 2008
Other / unspecifiedSeat belts
Filed Apr 17, 2008

FRONT SEATBELT ON 1995 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK IS DEFECTIVE BUT DEALER CANNOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE THE PART IS DISCONTINUED. JUNKYARDS AND DISMANTLERS DO NOT HAVE IT BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS "TOO OLD." *TR

NHTSA ID
10224779
Incident
Apr 15, 2008
Fuel system
Filed Aug 8, 2007

IN UR Z71 OFFROADS CHEVROLET TRUCK WITH THE 6.7 ENGINE{400 DETROIT DIESEL WITH TURBO} THE INNER FUEL PUMP GOES OUT FREQUENTLY I HAVE REPLACED IT ALREADY ONCE AND THE DANG THING IS GOING OUT AGAIN AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE IT AGAIN IT COST ME $1,367.00 THE LAST TIME. I LOVE MY TRUCK AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A SMART MOVE TO CHECK OUT WHY THE INNER FUEL PUMPS KEEP GOING OUT. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT AND LET ME KNOW SOMETHING. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME AND I HOPE THIS PROBLEM CAN GET RESOLVED SOON CAUSE MY TRUCK IS SITTING AND I LOVE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK, I LOVE MY CHEVROLET TRUCK NOTHING ELSE WILL EVER BEAT A CHEVROLET TO ME. *TR

NHTSA ID
10198853
Incident
May 8, 2006
Visibility
Filed Mar 1, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MADE A GRINDING NOISE. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOT FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10151542
Incident
Feb 27, 2006
Mileage
226,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 16, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TREAD CAME OFF THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED ON 10-6-1999. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE HE PURCHASED THEM, AND THEY OFFERED HIM A 25% DISCOUNT ON THE NEW TIRES. *AK

NHTSA ID
10142856
Incident
Jul 6, 2005
Airbags
Filed Oct 4, 2005
Crash reported1 injury reported

DT: CONTACT S HAD AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT THREE MONTHS AGO. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH A DOG RAN ACROSS CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND IT HIT A TREE. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS DONE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR. THE UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DID NOT THINK THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS AN AIR BAG BECAUSE OF THE YEAR OF THE CAR. HE WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY. HE CUT HIS TONGUE. HE HAS NOT TALKED TO A DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID
10138559
Incident
Jul 5, 2005
Visibility
Filed Aug 16, 2005

DT:THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING ,BUT THEY DID NOT MOVE THE ARMS. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BECAUSE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 03V159000 DUE TO VIN. DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHY THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10133011
Incident
Aug 1, 2000
Mileage
65,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 24, 2005

THE DRIVER NOTICED WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE RIGHT LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. BF GOODWRICH 50R15LT 1090 LIBERATOR ALL TERRAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE, AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE #DOT TO THE TIRE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10108757
Incident
Jan 24, 2005
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 9, 2004

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WAS UNSTABLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BRACKET BROKE OFF THE MAIN SEAT FRAME. THE CAUSE OF THE BRACKET BREAKING WAS NOT DETERMINED.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SEAT WAS POORLY CONSTRUCTED. *TC

NHTSA ID
10095236
Incident
Oct 6, 2004
Mileage
35,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jun 4, 2004

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID
10071457
Incident
Apr 23, 2004
Mileage
98,501 mi
Airbags
Filed Apr 2, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported

I HAD A WRECK IN MY 1995 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. IT TOTALED MY TRUCK. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY CAME OUT TO INVESTIGATE AND NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *JB

NHTSA ID
10064393
Incident
Jun 15, 2003
EnginePowertrain (other)Visibility
Filed Jan 15, 2004

THE PAINT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE PAINT REDONE YET, BUT THE ESTIMATE TO GET THE PAINT FIXED IS $2600.

NHTSA ID
10069176
Incident
Aug 15, 2003
Engine
Filed Jan 8, 2004

WHILE TRAVELING , THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THE ENGINE HEADS WERE CRACKED. *AK THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND GOT A MECHANIC WHO STATED THIS YEAR TRUCK WAS ALWAYS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IT COST APPROXIMATELY $4300.00 FOR REPAIRS. *CB *JB

NHTSA ID
10050426
Mileage
143,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Nov 10, 2003

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL, BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD FAILED BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, HOWEVER THE REPLACEMENT MOTOR FAILED AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD ONLY REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE FACTORY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10046711
Visibility
Filed Sep 30, 2003

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WOULD SOMETIMES STOP ALTOGETHER. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER.*AK

NHTSA ID
10041946
Incident
Sep 23, 2003
Mileage
130,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jul 30, 2003

WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID
10031645
Incident
Jul 30, 2003
Body & structure
Filed Jul 15, 2003

BOTH DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF THIS YEAR WITHIN A THREE MONTH TIME PERIOD. WHILE INSIDE THE VEHICLE THE DOOR HAS TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW. *AK

NHTSA ID
10027313
Airbags
Filed Jun 30, 2003
Crash reported

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10026146
Incident
Jun 2, 2003
Body & structure
Filed Jun 27, 2003

BOTH INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE WHEN THE OCCUPANTS ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOORS. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10025084
Incident
Jun 15, 2002
Visibility
Filed Jun 23, 2003

THE ELECTRICAL WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP AT ALL WHEN PRESSING THE BUTTON. BUT THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10024773
Incident
Jun 23, 2003
Visibility
Filed Jun 6, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10022523
Incident
Apr 8, 2003

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