1995 CHEVROLET PICKUP Problems & Recalls

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET PICKUP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR BRAKE FAILURE SERVICE REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED FAILURE IN THE BRAKES LINES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUST CORROSION WHICH WAS REPLACED IN 2007. RECENTLY, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRE...

Mileage: 16,000

DT: BRAKES CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, UNDER THE FENDER, THE BRAKE HUB CAUGHT FIRE, DUE TO OVERHEATING CAUSING THE BRAKES TO CATCH FIRE.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, TIRE IMMEDIATELY BLEW OUT. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

VEHICLE ONLY HAD 70,000 MILES WHEN THE STRAP WHICH HELD THE TAIL GATE FAILED. *LA *JB

Mileage: 70,000

THE REAR WINDOW HAD POPPED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. GM WAS NOTIFIED AND SUGGESTED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO MILEAGE AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. *AK *SCC *JB

Mileage: 143,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *JB

Mileage: 74,000

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MOLD BUILD UP IN THE DUCT SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITHIN THE AC SYSTEM. *NLM SCC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW THEY HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY. VEHICLE IS A 1995 ,CHEVROLET, FLEETSIDE PICK-UP 4-WHEEL DRIVE.*AK

Mileage: 135,000

CONSUMER STATES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPER MOTOR CAUSING DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCES ON CROWDED FREEWAY. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL FOR WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. *TT *DT

THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK WILL VARY WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT AND GOOD ROAD THE TRUCK WILL JERK HARD TO THE LEFT ,THEN SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. SOMETIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL FADE CLEAR TO THE FLOOR WHEN I GO TO STOP AT A SLOW SPEED. I HAD A NEW MASTER CYLINDER PUT ...

THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK WILL VARY WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT AND GOOD ROAD THE TRUCK WILL JERK HARD TO THE LEFT ,THEN SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. SOMETIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL FADE CLEAR TO THE FLOOR WHEN I GO TO STOP AT A SLOW SPEED. I HAD A NEW MASTER CYLINDER PUT ...

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE WIPER MOTOR ELECTRONIC BOARD FOR SOME CHEVROLET WIPER MOTORS. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERS AND PARTS DISTRIBUTORS TO FIND THAT THE PART NUMBER OF THE RECALL IS THE SAME AS THE NUMBER THAT MY VEHICLE HAS, YET MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE FOUND MANY REPORTS FROM OW...

PASSENGER FRONT TIRE HAS 2 INCH BUBBLE STICKING OUT THE TREAD. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE AND UNDER WARRANTY. TIRE SIZE P245/75R16 51,000 MILES.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT OTHER TWO TIRES DEVELOPED TREAD SEPARATION. DOT. # 7BA3 P7B 038 AND 7BA3 P7B 497.*YH

THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED 2/11/99 STATING SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY STATED THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVERS VISIBILITY, ETC. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO METRO CHE...

TIRES ARE 3 YEARS OLD AND ARE NOW MISSING CHUNKS OF RUBBER.THEY HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND INFLATED PROPERLY.*AK

WE BOUGHT THIS PICHUP NEW, HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT STALLS ON US AT ANY TIME,THEY HAVE REPLACED PARTS AND REPLACED PARTS. EACH TIME THEY SAY IT IS EITHER THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM OR A OIL LEAK. THEY FIX IT AND AGAIN IT HAPPENS. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTORY, AT ...

WE BOUGHT THIS PICHUP NEW, HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT STALLS ON US AT ANY TIME,THEY HAVE REPLACED PARTS AND REPLACED PARTS. EACH TIME THEY SAY IT IS EITHER THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM OR A OIL LEAK. THEY FIX IT AND AGAIN IT HAPPENS. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTORY, AT ...

DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED OF DEFECT, SAYS THIS MODEL IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL POLICY. WILL NOT FIX UNLESS PAID FOR.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS COMPLETELY GONE. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DAMAGE WAS TO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. IT WAS PUSHED IN SO BAD THAT THE FRAME IN FRONT WAS DAMAGED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOTALED . DRIVER'S AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER SEAT FRAME BROKEN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL OFTEN, STOP RUNNING AND MUST STOP TRUCK BECAUSE OF NO VISION. *AK

TIRE BLOWOUT, WITH COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION- I HAVE THE TIRE(S) AND THE SEPARTED TREAD IN MY POSESSION, IT IS AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDW8 TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE THEN STARTED MAKING VERY LOUD NOISES AND SQUEALS. 2 MECHANICS SAY I NEED NEW ENGINE.*AK

THE VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT FOR REPAIR TO THOMAS BROS. AUTOMOTIVE LOCATED IN COLLINSVILLE, IL. I DID NOT TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I'M VERY LUCKY I DIDN'T WRECK THIS TRUCK!*AK

STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WITH MY PICK UP. MY WIFE FOLLOWING BEHIND ME IN HER GMC JIMMY. AFTER CHECKING FOR TRAFFIC, I PROCEEDED AND MY WIFE APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION. AT THIS TIME, I HEARD SOMETHING IN THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. THE SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND LANDED IN THE ROAD....

THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE RECALLED WIPER MOTOR MODULE HIMSELF, HE REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT, BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED IT YET. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY FAIL AT ANY SPEED/ NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WILL STOP WORKING/ VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC/ CAN'T SEE TO DRIVE/ FORCED TO PULL OFF ROAD

WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS EVERY SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS PICKUP.. IT HAS KEPT DYING ON US, WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE STOP MANY, MANY TIMES, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE COMPUTER, FUEL INJECTION, ABOUT 4 OR 6 TIMES, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US THAT THE MFG HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH ALL THESE TRUCKS, IT FIRST CAME...

PROBLEM IS WITH INJECTION PUMP AND FUEL DRIVER ON SIDE OF PUMP. CHEVY HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY, BUT THIS IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM FOR MANY OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS. WHEN THESE PARTS FAIL, THE TRUCK CAN STALL, AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. MY PERSONAL TRUCK WOULD STALL AT LOW SPEED, AND LOSE POWER AT...

PROBLEM IS WITH INJECTION PUMP AND FUEL DRIVER ON SIDE OF PUMP. CHEVY HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY, BUT THIS IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM FOR MANY OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS. WHEN THESE PARTS FAIL, THE TRUCK CAN STALL, AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. MY PERSONAL TRUCK WOULD STALL AT LOW SPEED, AND LOSE POWER AT...

CONSUMER CLAIMED VEHICLE WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR . CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND DEALER KEPT INFORMING CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACE ON SEVERAL OCATIONS THE TOP DETERIORATES AFTER 2 TO 3 DAYS AFTER THAT THE CLUCH SYSTEM GOES OUT OF SERVICE.*AK

AS I WAS STARTING OFF AT A STOP SIGN, I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE AND MY SEAT TILTED BACKWARDS. IT IS JUST LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR NOW. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN EASLEY AT CRANE CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT. I CALLED THE CHEV. COMPANY AT1-800-222-1...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AND ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *SLC

TREAD SEPERATION; LOSS OF TREAD, STEEL BELTS SEPERATING FROM CARCASS. I HAVE TIRE. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THERE HAS BEEN 1,557,585 VEHICLES RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM UNDER CAMPAIGN 98V150001, BUT MY VEHICLE HAS NO RECALLS ON IT. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THOSE, BUT GM WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. I THINK GM SHOULD REPLACE PARTS WITH NO CHARGE TO ME. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO FIX THE PR...

WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. *SLC

BRAKES LOCKED, CAUSING FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK AND SLIDE. *SLC

TRANSMISSION JERKED BETWEEN SHIFTING TO 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, AND OVERDRIVE. *SLC

ENGINE FAILURE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING POORLY. THEY COULD QUIT WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK

WAS TOLD MY TRUCK WASN'T UNDER RECALL, YET MY TRUCK HAS THE RECALLED FAILURE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

RECALLS ON THIS TRUCK, FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER TOTALLY FAILS. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION LASTING FROM A FEW MINUTES TO A FEW HOURS. IT IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN PREVIOUS RECALLS. THE LOCAL DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT IT BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT IDENTIFIED IN PREVIOUS RECALL NOTICES. THIS IS...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY & UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT STARTED SMOKING. A/C WAS ON & NO LONGER WAS BLOWING AIR. CONSUMER PULLED OVER & BURNED HIS ARM TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE . MANUFACTURER SAYS THEY WILL HAVE SOMEONE COME OUT TO LOOK AT IT. INVESTIGATOR SAID THAT THE BLOW...

INTERMITTANT WIPER MOTOR FAILURE.*AK

DISCOVERED A NHTSA ON 1995 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCKS RELATIVE TO WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURES. MINE HAS BEEN DOING THE SAME THING AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA 98V150 FOR PAST 2 + YEARS. WHEN THEY STOP WORKING I HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, RAISE THE HOOD AND REACH THE CIRCUT BOARD BOX ON THE FIREWALL. I SHAKE/R...

WHEN BRAKING THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT. *AK

NOT COVERED UNDER ORIGINAL RECALL, HOWEVER SAME PART FAILD IN SAME MANNER AS RECALL. CHEVROLET WILL NOT COVER PART. DEALER ADMITTED THAT MANY OTHERS FROM SAME YEAR AND LATER ARE ALSO FAILING. THEY KEEP A GOOD SUPPLY ON HAND DUE TO THE HIGH FAILURE RATE ONTHIS PART FROM THOSE YEARS (95,, 96, 97) *AK

ON WET PAVEMENT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER UNABLE TO DETECT PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY AT PURCHASE, STOPPED AT ANY TIME, STARTED AT ANY TIME, NEVER WORKED WHEN RAINING. THE SEATBELT FASTENER SEPARATED DAY AFTER PURCHASE, DEALER NEVER REPLACED - EXCUSE A CUSTOM PKG AND C OULD NOT MATCH SEAT BELT FASTENERS. - SAME WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY AT PURCHASE, STOPPED AT ANY TIME, STARTED AT ANY TIME, NEVER WORKED WHEN RAINING. THE SEATBELT FASTENER SEPARATED DAY AFTER PURCHASE, DEALER NEVER REPLACED - EXCUSE A CUSTOM PKG AND C OULD NOT MATCH SEAT BELT FASTENERS. - SAME WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WOULD STOP WHEN IN USE. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY. WOULD HAVE TO LIFT HOOD & BEAT ON MOTOR TO GET WIPERS STARTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF WITH NO WARNING, AND WILL NOT COME AGAIN. THIS IS DUE TO TILT WHEEL FATIGUE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE, REDUCING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL LISTED FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM, RECALL 98V150001. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *ML

FRAME ON DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THIS IS EITHER A DESIGN OR MATERIAL FLAW DUE TO FRAME BREAKING WHILD SLOWING TO A STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH NOR IN ANY WAY ABUSED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID LEAKS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. DEALER SAYS IT'S THE CIRCUIT BOARD.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE RAIN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. HE HAD TO PULL OVER OFF THE ROAD UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO PLAY WITH THE SWITCH TO MAKE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK AGAIN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLYJUST LIKE THE RECALL STATES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. VEHICLE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL BECAUSE OF VIN#. *AK *ML

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK WHEN IT RAINS, BUT WHEN IT'S NOT RAINING THEY WILL WORK. ALSO, IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN NEEDED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED IN A STORM, TRAVELING AT 65MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WILL WORK WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE WORKING, AND THEY WILL GO OFF AND ON, AND THAT A BLIND SPOT FOR THE CONSUMER WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR SERVICE DUE TO THE MARGIN IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

THE FRONT BUCKET SEAT BROKEN OFF TRACK, AND THE SEAT SLIDES FREELY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IT RAINS OR WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPER, THE WIPERS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE IS A RECALL CONCERNING THE WIPERS, THE VEHICLE IS IN THE VIN BLOCK BUT IS NOT BEING RECALLED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHUT DOWN WHEN NEEDED, AND TURNED BACK ON AFTER A WHILE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED. *AK *ML

INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILURE.

THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM PUMP IS DEFECTIVE, IT HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOUR TIMES. CURRENTLY HAS A INTERMITTENT DEAD SPOT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. THERE IS NO PATTERN OR NOTIFICATION AS TO WHEN THIS INCIDENT WILL OCCUR. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT RISER FAILED TWICE. *AK

GRINDING/REAR NOISE/HESITATION WHEN TRANSMISSION IS EMPLOYED DUE TO FAULTY REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *AK

REPLACED LEAKING AXLE ASSEMBLY SEALS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXMATELY 50 MPH WHEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE SIDE HEAD-ON. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN SEVERE WHIPLASH AND OTHER INJURIES. SEATBELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME. *AK

ENGINE MISSING AND STALLING WHILE IN MOTION. *AK

FUEL INJECTION PUMP MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

CONSUMER DROVE AROUND IN PARKING LOT BEFORE ENTERING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER HEARD BRAKES GRIND AS HE PRESSED BRAKES TO STOP. THE DEALERSHIP HOSELTON CHEVROLET TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE NEEDED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER'S TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *AK

DURING WET CONDITIONS THEY TRIED TO PUT ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY DIDN'T WORK. CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

WHILE THEY DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO PUT ON BRAKES THEY HEARD AN INCREASINGLY LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY PULLED THE WHEEL, BRAKE PAD HAD WORN OUT; IT WAS METAL TO METAL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

INTERIOR SYSTEMS FRONT SEAT: THE FLOORBOARD WHERE THE TRACKS ARE ON HAS CRACKED. *AK

PLASTIC FENDER CRACKED.

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY.

OIL LEAKS FROM TRANSMISSION ONTO ENGINE PIPE CAUSING IT TO SMOKE. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 95V02600.

OIL LEAKS FROM TRANSMISSION ONTO ENGINE PIPE CAUSING IT TO SMOKE. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 95V02600.