1994 Chevrolet K1500 problems
Owners have filed 136 complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet K1500 with NHTSA. Visibility accounts for 29.4% of them — the clear leader, ahead of seats at 14%.
Complaints136
Crashes7
Fires0
Injuries3
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Visibility 29.4% · 40
Seats 14.0% · 19
Service brakes, hydraulic 12.5% · 17
Engine and engine cooling 5.9% · 8
Exterior lighting 5.9% · 8
Power train 5.9% · 8
Tires 4.4% · 6
Structure 3.7% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 7 describe a crash and 3 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 3 model years of the Chevrolet K1500 in this data, 1994 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filing volume has held steady, 9 in the last three years against 8 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 125,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Due to defective circuit board windshield wipers malfunctioned while in use which may cause visual difficulty and a crash. There is a recall but this vehicle is not part of the recall due to vin I though it has the same problem. Common problem. *Ak the consumer believes the windshield wiper problem was due to manufacturing defect. The manufacturer covers costs only for vehicle's with waranty. Visibility
Chevrolet says failed windshield wipers were recalled on vehicals produced sevel months after mine fore the same failer. The defective part was installed on more vehicels than the manufacturer's paramerters in the current recall. Additional vehicals such as mine need to be included in the recall before more people get killed due to the the sudden failer of wiper in heavy rain at highway speeds. Visibility
Dt: the contact stated the windshield wipers worked intermittently. This has been happening for about a year. He took the vehicle to the dealership, and they informed him there was nhtsa recall 03v159000, but this vehicle was not included due to vin. There had been no corrections prior to this, but the vehicle is at the dealership being repaired now. Visibility · reported at 160,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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