1995 CHEVROLET C1500 Recalls, Complaints & Safety

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 95 C1500 WORKS RANDOMLY AT BEST. THE PUMP FOR THE FLUID ALSO ONLY WORKS SOME OF THE TIME. SOME TIMES I'LL TURN OF THE WIPERS AND IT WILL TAKE UP TO A MINUTE FOR THEM TO START WORKING,OTHER TIMES THEY WORK FINE AND THEN STILL OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. FLUID HAVEN'T COME OUT OF THE PUMP FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET C1500 EQUIPPED WITH SIGMA TEMPEST (N/A) P235/75/R15 TIRES, DOT NUMBER UTHLTWB0907. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE BELT OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06T027000 (TIRES: TREAD/BELT), AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT MADE WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THEY DID NOT ACTUALLY MANUFACTURE THE TIRES, AND WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS 14,364. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/10/2011 *LN

I PURCHASED A SET OF HANKOOK TIRES H-101 275-60-15 AT SEPARATE DATES TWO OF THEM SEPARATED AT TREAD ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO DID NOT HOLD ON RECEIPT DEALER SAID COULD NOT HELP ME THREAD WEAR WAS OVER HALF LEFT NOW THE SEND PAIR DOING SAME DEALER WAS READY TO SELL ME ANOTHER SET YA RIGHT NO THANKS IN ALL HANKOOK SHOULD COMPLY WITH CUSTOMERS AND REIMBURSE. *TR

1995 CHEVROLET C1500 PICK-UP. CONSUMER EXPRESS DISCONTENT REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF SEVERAL DIESEL INJECTION PUMPS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DIESEL INJECTION PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. ALSO, THE STARTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET C1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WHILE IN MOTION AND OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN PROMPTED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 98V150001 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 101,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED BY REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PULSE BOARD. UPDATED *JB

DT: THE CALLER RECEIVED RECALL ON ONE OF HIS VEHICLES, BUT NOT THE OTHER. HE SAID THEY BOTH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT ALWAYS WORKING. THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE PART IN RECALL WAS THE WIPER MOTOR. MANUFACTURER SAID THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS NOT IN RECALL. DEALER SAID THEY WONT FIX VEHICLE FOR FREE WITHOUT RECALL LETTER. *AK

THE INNER DOOR HANDLE BROKE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE OUTER HANDLE WOULD NOT RELEASE THE OPENING/CLOSING MECHANISM. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE AND EXIT THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE WAS THE SECOND HANDLE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DOOR HANDLE IS MADE OF POT METAL WHICH BREAKS INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. *JB *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAIN ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED THREE YEARS LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

I HAVE A 1995 CHEVROLET 1/2 TON C-1500 PICK UP. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS TWICE BECAUSE THEY FROZE IN PLACE CAUSING BRAKE PROBLEMS. BOTH TIMES THEY WERE DELCO CALIPERS. THIS ALSO REQUIRED EXTENSIVE BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIRS.*AK

CONSUMER'S DOG WAS INJURED WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SHARP METAL BRACE ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. *PH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME .*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK

ACCORDING WITH NHTSA DATABASE, MY TRUCK HAD A RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY (98V150001). I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER, LAKESIDE CHEVY, SPOKE WITH GARY AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, FOUND OUT MY TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN THROUGH THE RECALL AND HE FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS RECALL, SAYING THAT I HAD TO PAY $95.00 APPROX., TO GET IT FIXED. I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP DETERMINING IF THIS NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND IF SUCH, WHERE I NEED TO TAKE IT. THANKS. DT

SEAT MOUNTING HARDWARE/RAILS/LOCKS FAILED SEAT SLID BACKWARD RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. MR

NHTSA RECALL 98V150001 WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD; THE PICKUP IS OUT OF THE PEREMETER FOR RECALL AND IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF WIPER FAILURE OR INTERMITTENT FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. NLM

THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE WINSHIELD WIPER AND WSHER SYSTEM. CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS DEFECT, BUT DOES NOT BELIEVE HE SHOULD HAVE TO IF GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS. *JG

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILSTO COME ON. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY WORKED WHEN TURNED ON FOR 3 YEARS. VEHICLE HAS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN# 98043 WAS ALSO ISSUED ON VEHICLE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHEN TURNED ON WORK FOR 2-3 MINUTES AND SHUT OFF. DEALER WAS NOT INFORMED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER WILL ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTING THE DEALER CONSUMER FOUND HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, NHTSA 98V150001, HE HAD TO PAY OVER 100 DOLLARS FOR REPIARS. *YD

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INTERMITTENT. FIRST TIME IT FAILED WAS WITH A LIGHT RAIN. I TURNED THEM ON AND THEY WORKED BUT THE NEXT TIME, THEY DID NOT. ONE TIME, IN A HEAVY RAIN, I HAD TO WAIT BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT WORKING. A THIRD TIME, IT ONLY STARTED WORKING AFTER I WENT OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. I TALKED TO A FRIEND AT WORK WITH A 95' TAHOE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN TO HIM IN A RAINSTORM AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON A MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I CONTACTED A DEALER TO COME IN AND GET IT FIXED AND HE TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAD NO RECALL FOR THE MODULE. I ALSO TALKED TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAD TWO 95' TRUCKS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE HAD TO ALSO PAY FOR THE MODULE HIMSELF BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT RECALL FOR HIS TRUCK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOUR WIPERS DON'T WORK.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S BECAUSE OF A BROKEN CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE WIPER MOTOR. GM ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED DUE TO VIN. *JG

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001 DUE TO VIN.*AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED DURING THE TIME SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER IS CONCERNED AS TO WHY DEALER DID NOT HONOR THE RECALL. *TT

WINDSHIELD WIPER COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OWNING MY TRUCK I NOTICED THE FRAME WAS BENDING AND CAVING INTO MY CAB I NOTIFIED DEALER AND HAD BEEN INFORMED MY FRAME WAS BROKE, SO DEALER TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REPAIR BILL. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AFTER THAT IS WHEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THIS TIME THE PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE REAL FAST AND BEFORE I REALIZED IT WAS EFFECTING THE PROTECTIVE OUTER LINER OF THE GAS TANK, SO NOW NOT ONLY IM I CONCERED ABOUT MY FAMILYS SAFETY BUT OTHERS AS WELL. THIS TIME I MADE DEALER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HE TOOK THE TRUCK TO ONE OF HIS OWN SHOPS AND THEY TOLD HIM THE FRAME WAS NOT REPAIRABLE IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALL TOGETHER. MEANWHILE I WAS REVIEWING MY CONTRACT AND CAME ACROSS MY VIN NUMBER AND NUMBER OF CYCLINDERS IS IN CORRECT AND I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS NEVER VALID BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE HAD PRIOR ALTERATIONS DONE TO IT BY DEALERSHIP.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY, AND HAVE RECENTLY FAILED COMPLETELY. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ANY RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK

AFTER REGULAR MAINTENENCE CHANGING OF BRAKE FLUID VEHICLE HAD A HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN YOU FIRST STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. AFTER SEVERAL MORES ATTEMPS TO BLEED THE SYSTEM THE PULL WAS STILL THERE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR GUIDENCE AND WESELOH CHEVROLET SAID TO BRING IT IN TO THEM. THEY PERFORMED A FULL FUNCTION BLEED ON MY TRUCK. I DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALER AND WITHIN 1 BLOCK THE BRAKES PULLED RIGHT AND I RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THEIR FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS, BRAKE LININGS AND FRONT BRAKE HOSES. ALTHOUGH THAT SEEMED TO WORK, I STILL FELT AN OCCASIONAL PULL TO THE RIGHT BUT THOUGHT I WAS JUST IMAGINING THINGS AS IT WOULD NOT PULL TWICE IN A ROW. IN JULY OF 2001 THE PULL AGAIN RETURNED AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND AT THIS TIME THEY SAID THE ABS VALVE WAS BAD. I SHOWED THEM A TSB (99-05-24-001A) AND ASKED HOW THEY WOULD NOT CONDEM AND REPLACE THE ABS VALVE ON ALL TRUCKS HAVING EXACTLY THE SAME PART NUMBER INSTEAD OF JUST THE SUBURBAN MODEL. WHY DOES THIS TSB NOT DEAL WITH ALL THE VEHICLES HAVING THIS PART NUMBER IN ITS ABS SYSTEM? I HOPE THIS HELPS OTHER TRUCK OWNERS RESOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION!!!!!!*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.CONSUMER HAS TO DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK. CONSUMER HAS TO PAY A $65 DIAGNOSTIC FEE BEFORE DEALER CAN DO REPAIRS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY.*AK CHEVROLET STATED THAT THE RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM DOES NO PERTAIN TO HIS VIN. *SLC

FRAME HAS BROKE TWICE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLYING VEHICLE SHAKES AND PULLS TO THE SIDE,GAS TANK IS CAVED IN CAUSING MY GAS TANK LID TO PUSH OUT, WRONG VIN NUMBER ON CONTRACT,WRONG NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR $1,500 TO WHICH FINDING OUT THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN ALTERED BY DEALERSHIP.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT OPERATE. IN RAIN AND IN DRY WEATHER THEY WORK PERFECTLY. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. *AK CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER WITH NO SUCCESS, ASSEMBLY IN STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE WIPERS STILL DO NOT WORK AT ALL TIMES. *SLC

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 35,000 MILES. THREE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS HAVE FAILED SUBSEQUENTLY, THE MOST RECENT AT 77,500 MILES. TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO FAIL DESPITE REGULAR MAINTENNANCE AND SERVICE BY QUALIFIED DEALERS. FAILURES HAVE OCURRED UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS, EACH TIME STRANDING FAMILY ON HIGHWAY. *AK

PURCHASED 1995 CHEVROLET FULL SIZE TRUCK FROM VALLEY AUTO CENTER IN 1998 SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE THE FRAME HAS BROKE 2 TIMES IN THE SAME PLACE. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS DONE 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, APPREARANTELY INSTEAD OF REPAIRING THEY DID MORE DAMAGE BY WELDING ON A PREHEATED THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE WELDED ON IN THE FIRST PLACE. DO TO THE WELDING AND POOR JUDGEMENT HERE I AM 6 MONTHS LATER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FRAME IS NOW COMPLETELY BROKE AND CAVING IN AND RUBBING AGAINST THE CAB, ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE ACCUMALATED SUCH AS GAS TANK DAMAGE, CROSS MEMBER,DRIVE SHAFT, SUSPENSION FRONT AND REAR, AND VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABILY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE DOWN TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL ONE WHO REPAIRED IT IN THE BEGINING AND APPREARANTLY THIS PROBLEM IS NOT REPAIRABLE THE WHOLE FRAME MUST BE REPLACED AND BECAUSE OF LIABILTY PURPOSES THEY DO NOT WANT TO TOUCH THE VEHICLE. I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE RUN AROUND FROM THE DEALER, AND I FELL THIS IS NOT A SAFE OR LEGAL VEHICLE TO HAVE ON THE ROAD NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF AND MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN SAFETY BUT FOR OTHERS ASWELL.

WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS BEING USED WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON. ALSO, WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEEDED WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

OVER PAST TWO MONTHS, WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM HAS LOCKED UP APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES, AND STAYED IN ONE POSITION, FAILING TO OPERATE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY WHEN APPLIED, AFTER APPLIED THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRAVEL BEFORE BEING SLOWED BY THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. WIPERS BECOME STUCK AT TTIMES AND WILL NOT MOVE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED, AND THE CONSUMER WAS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *YH

CONSUMER SAYS 98% OF TIME WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK. OCCASIONALLY CONSUMER HAS FORGOTTEN TO TURN SWITCH OFF, AND IF A BUMP IS HIT THEY WILL COME ON. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN POURING RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, AND CONSUMER ALMOST HIT ANOTHER DRIVER. ALSO, ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER DRIVER. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED.*AK *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS WILL ALSO OCCUR IF THE TRUCK IS STOPPED. AT FIRST IT APPEARS TO BE A LOOSE OR INCOMPLETE CIRCUIT. HOWEVER, TALKING TO A FRIEND WHO HAS A TRUCK SAME YEAR AND MODEL HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HE TOOK HIS TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED IT. HE DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY HAD DONE TO THE TRUCK BUT SAID THEY REPLACED SOME PARTS. THEY ALSO CHARGED HIM FOR THE SERVICE. INDISCUSSING THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS AS FOLLOWS: THERE IS A FAIL;URE IN THE CIRCUIT BOARD ON THE WIPER MOTOT ASSEMBLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AND REPAIR AT NO COST. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE, EVEN TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, IN A DRIVING RAIN. THANK YOU .*AK

BATTERY WOULD LEAK, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND WIRING SYSTEM. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIED FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING WITHOUT NOTICE. HAPPENED MOST RECENTLY AT NIGHT DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM. GM HAS HAD A 'SELECTIVE' RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WILL THIS CONTINUE UNTIL SOMEONE HAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT? HOW CAN THEY HAVE A SELECTIVE RECALL, WHEN THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS ALREADY IDENTIFIED. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE?*AK

WIPERS ARE INOPERABLE AT TIMES, OTHER TIMES WIPERS ONLY WORK WHEN TURNED ON HIGH. *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. SAME CAUSE AS PREVIOUS RECALL, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. FROM READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS RECALL WAS OBVIOUSLY TOO LIMITED BASED ON HOW WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM WAS.

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT, AND THEY WOULD COME BACK ON.CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF. THEN, WHEN CONSUMER WANTED TO START UP, WOULD NOT START BACK UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER FIXED PROBLEM. PROBLEM WOULD START BACK UP. *AK