1994 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUP. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIPERS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE ...

Mileage: 53,000

1994 CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK SPARE TIRE HOLDER CABLE RUSTED AND THEN BROKE WITHOUT WARNING, CAN RELEASE SPARE TIRE ON HIGHWAY. MY BROTHER ALMOST HIT ON HEAD WHILE CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE OF SPARE TIRE. *TR 4/2/09 CONSUMER IS UPDATING INFORMATION. *NJ UPDATED 04/06/09*JB

Mileage: 134,000

1994 CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK SPARE TIRE HOLDER CABLE RUSTED AND THEN BROKE WITHOUT WARNING, CAN RELEASE SPARE TIRE ON HIGHWAY. MY BROTHER ALMOST HIT ON HEAD WHILE CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE OF SPARE TIRE. *TR 4/2/09 CONSUMER IS UPDATING INFORMATION. *NJ UPDATED 04/06/09*JB

Mileage: 134,000

FACSIMILE FROM SENATOR CORNYN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PROBLEMS WITH HIS 1994 CHEVROLET TRUCK. *NJ WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE TAILPIPE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE F...

FACSIMILE FROM SENATOR CORNYN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PROBLEMS WITH HIS 1994 CHEVROLET TRUCK. *NJ WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE TAILPIPE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE F...

MY WIPERS WORK AT TIMES, HOWEVER MOST OF THE TIME I CANNOT GET THEM TO WORK AT ALL. I HAVE THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL THAT IS INCLUDED IN RECALL# 03V159000. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO MY VIN, MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THE RECALL IS DUE TO A DEFECT WHICH IF PRESENT WILL CAUSE YOUR WIPERS...

Mileage: 100,000

MY WIPERS WORK AT TIMES, HOWEVER MOST OF THE TIME I CANNOT GET THEM TO WORK AT ALL. I HAVE THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL THAT IS INCLUDED IN RECALL# 03V159000. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO MY VIN, MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THE RECALL IS DUE TO A DEFECT WHICH IF PRESENT WILL CAUSE YOUR WIPERS...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUP. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BEEN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1996 AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF BY THEMSELVES. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE PURC...

Mileage: 50,000

DUNLOP TIRE FAILURE - BLOWOUT. *NM

Mileage: 138,000

TIRE BLEW OUT ON RT 95 NEAR BRUNSWICK, GA. TIRES HAD APPROXIMATELY 10/32 TREAD AND HAVE NEVER BEEN RUN LOW. BELT COMPLETELY SEPERATED AND DESTRYED FENDER FLARE. *NM

Mileage: 145,000

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON 1994 CHEVY Z71 PICK UP. *JB

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON 1994 CHEVY Z71 PICK UP. *JB

WIPER MOTOR HAS QUIT A FEW TIMES WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN . I'VE HAD TO GET OUT IN THE RAIN AND TAP ON THE MOTOR TO GET THE WIPERS GOING . SO I ENDED UP REPLACING THE COMPLETE UNIT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET . I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT A RECALL AT THE TIME SO I ENDED UP SPENDING MONEY TO REPLACE THE UNIT . THEN...

Mileage: 114,000

WIPER MOTOR HAS QUIT A FEW TIMES WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN . I'VE HAD TO GET OUT IN THE RAIN AND TAP ON THE MOTOR TO GET THE WIPERS GOING . SO I ENDED UP REPLACING THE COMPLETE UNIT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET . I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT A RECALL AT THE TIME SO I ENDED UP SPENDING MONEY TO REPLACE THE UNIT . THEN...

Mileage: 114,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 130,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TURN SIGNAL ARM WAS REPLACED. THIS DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBL...

Mileage: 105,000

MY 1994 CHEVROLET TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE OPERATION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (#03V159000). I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND CHEVROLET WHO STATE MY VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I BELEVE THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTEND...

Mileage: 170,000

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *NM

Mileage: 79,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V159000 CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WHEN THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER HE WAS INFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. IT WORKED WHEN FIRST PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER STARTED NOTICING THIS ON APRIL 13, 2005, BUT IT DID MAKE A BUZZING SOUND WHEN IT WAS NOT WORKING. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL...

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF WIPERS. I HAVE TO HIT THE WIPER MOTOR TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN. A RECALL WAS ISSUED 03V15900 GM # 03023 BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED, EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS. DEALER STATED VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, BUT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM....

Mileage: 90,000

GM 6.5 DIESEL JUST SHUTS ITSELF OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES GOOD WAY TO GET PEOPLE KILLED. GM REPLACED ONE PUMP AT 110,000 HAD THE PUMP REMOVED AND REBUILT AT 130,000 NOW IT STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN . COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS STYLE FUEL SYSTEM AFTER LOOKING ON THE...

Mileage: 167,359

DRIVERSIDE SEAT BELT RECIEVER HAS BROKEN.

Mileage: 109,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR QUIT ALTOGETHER. THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WIPER CONTROL HAS TO BE REPLACED. MANY OF THESE PU TRUCKS AND SUV'S HAVE A RECALL, BUT NOT THE OLDER UNITS. LOSING YOUR WIPERS IN SNOW OR RAIN IS NOT GOOD. I THINK THEY SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE ALL THESE UNITS THEY ...

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND HAVE FOR SOME TIME. I COULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN A RAIN STORM AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY DECIDE TO SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I JUST R...

Mileage: 50,000

ON AUGUST 17,1999 MY WIPER MOTOR AND CIRCUIT BOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY 1994 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP. I JUST RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL (03V159000) ON THIS ITEM DUE TO DEFECTIVE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER BOARD. AFTER NOTIFYING GM BY PHONE I WAS TOLD THAT "MY VIN NUMBER WA...

Mileage: 85,300

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 03V159000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. OWNER WAS DRIVING THROUGH A RAIN STORM AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK...

Mileage: 64,000

LIBERATOR AT LT245/75/16. TIRE TREAD IS SEPARATING. HAS BULGE IN SIDEWALL NEAR TREAD. TIRES OF SAME MANUFACTURER WITH SIMILAR SIZE HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS FAILURE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER, HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND ...

HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHORTED OUT CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. SWITCH WAS HOT AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH FACTORY SWITCH FROM CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND IT REPEATED THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V159000-WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR - OUR PICK-UP, ACCORDING TO OUR CHEVY DEALER DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS RECALL, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PART TRUCK MANUF. 1/94, K10753 MISSED RECALL BY 2 MONTHS. SHOULD MAYBE EXPAND RECALL DATES. *JB

Mileage: 200

WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAINSTORM, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND OPENING THE HOOD, I TAPPED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, AND THE WIPERS STARTED WORKING. I CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE WIPERS STOPPED ONCE MORE. I HAD TO TAP THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR ...

Mileage: 103,000

THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS RECALL#03V159000 REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE, BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 117,000

MY 1994 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK WITH VIN# [XXX] IS EXHIBITING BEHAVIOR DESCRIBED IN CAMPAIGN# 03V159000; HOWEVER IT IS NOT PART OF THE CAMPAIGN. SPECIFICALLY, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS PERIODICALLY STOP WORKING AND WILL ONLY START AGAIN WITH MANUALLY PRODDING. THIS OCCURS MOSTLY IN BAD WEATHER. WHEN US...

Mileage: 200,000

MY 1994 CHEVROLET PICKUP VIN#[XXX] HAS BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILING TO WORK.I AM AWARE OF A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT GM WILL NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE VIN# IS NOT IN THE RANGE. *AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION A...

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE DRIVER TURNED IT TO THE FIRST NOTCH AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOVED AT FULL SPEED. LATER THEY SLOWED DOWN TO NORMAL. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 144,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES WORK, SOMETIMES DON'T. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JON LANCASTER CHEVROLET IN MADISON, WI TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE (CIRCUIT BOARD) REPLACED AND THEY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE FREE REPLACEMENT. SAID THAT THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 70,000 MILES ON IT AND THUS WAS EXEMPT FROM TH...

Mileage: 77,000

OCTOBER 15, 2003 WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENT. NOVEMBER 3, 2003 WIPERS NOT WORKING AT ALL. LOCATED RECALL INFORMATION ON THE DOT WEB SITE AND CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT THE LAST 8 DIGITS OF MY VIN INDICATED IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AT THE 800 NUMBER ...

Mileage: 143,352

THE ALARM ASSEMBLY (GM PART NUMBER 15042437) FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WITH THE SEATBELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM. THE ALARM ASSEMBLY IS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE A BRIEF AUDIBLE TONE, AND THE SEATBELT INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS SUPPOSED TO REMAIN LIT, WHEN THE DRIVERS SEATBELT WAS UNATTACHED. TH...

Mileage: 100,000

THE ALARM ASSEMBLY (GM PART NUMBER 15042437) FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WITH THE SEATBELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM. THE ALARM ASSEMBLY IS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE A BRIEF AUDIBLE TONE, AND THE SEATBELT INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS SUPPOSED TO REMAIN LIT, WHEN THE DRIVERS SEATBELT WAS UNATTACHED. TH...

Mileage: 100,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN IN USE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS CRACKED. RECALL 03V15900 WAS ISSUED FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 165,600

I HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE ON MY 1994 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUP. I WAS RESEARCHING FOR THE PROBLEM, AND I FOUND OUT THAT CHEVROLET HAD ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS A RECALL, BUT MY VIN DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. WHEN I PRESSURED TH...

Mileage: 106,000

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED. A RECALL CAMPAIGN #03V159000, SHOWS THE 1994 C/K PICKUPS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE TROUBLE EXISTS AND THE SAFETY RECALL DOESN'...

Mileage: 60,000

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT MY VEHICLEL WAS NOT INCLUDED. RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AT NHTSA AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS GM LETTERS, RECALL INFO, BUT NOTHING FOR MY VEHICLE. SO NOW I'M REGISTERING A COMPLAINT. THIS IS A...

Mileage: 29,500

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL IS AFFECTED.HIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME....YEARS BUT IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. VISABILITY IS IMPAIRED WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 99V025000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98065 CONCERNING BRAKE LIGHTS. CONSUMER CALLED FOR AN APPOINTMENT. NEED PART STILL WASN'T AVAILABLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. GMC MODEL TRUCKS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT CHEVY. *AK *ML

DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE & FELL BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 60MPH. PASSENGER GRABBED STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE DRIVER LOST SEMI-CONTROL OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED & SAID THEY WOULD REPORT PROBLEM. *AK

FAILURE OF FUEL INJECTION PUMP OCCURED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS . THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURED ON AUGUST OF 1997 WITH 28800 MILES WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. FUEL INJECTION PUMP WAS REPLACED AT JAY CHEVROLET IN HIGHLAND , MICHIGAN. THE SECOND FAILURE TOOK PLACE IN JULY OF 1999 WITH APPROX. 45000 ...

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. REPORTED TO DEALER , SERVICE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE STATED THAT HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOT BECAUSE THE FAILED PART ON MY PICKUP WAS THE SAME PART INCLUDED ON THE RECALL FOR OTHE...

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. REPORTED TO DEALER , SERVICE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE STATED THAT HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOT BECAUSE THE FAILED PART ON MY PICKUP WAS THE SAME PART INCLUDED ON THE RECALL FOR OTHE...

HAD RECEIVED A NOTICE C98065-S FROM MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THE BRAKE LIGHTS. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WIRES HAD MELTED & WAS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THEM. HAD OWNER SIGN RECEIPT TO THE EFFECT. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING NOW. *AK

RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS (99V-025). MJS

RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS (99V-025). MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN USE, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN DUE TO A COMPUTER CHIP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTANTLY.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER (#96E010000) 1 YR AGO. ONLY VEHICLE IN FAMILY & DEALER NOT OPEN ON SATURDAYS. VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED DUE TO DEALER SAYING BOOKED FOR THOSE DAYS. KEEP GETTING NOTICE VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED. *AK

1 YEAR AGO RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#95V24100). DEALER IS ALWAYS BOOKED. NOT OPEN ON SATURDAYS. ONLY VEHICLE IN FAMILY. *AK