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1994 Chevrolet 1500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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44Owner complaints

Model-year median: 14

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Visibility
33Seats
5Exterior Lighting
4Power Train
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
All reported categories
Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 17 of 44 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Visibility. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seats. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Exterior Lighting. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Exterior Lighting complaints

4 reports
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50,000 miles · Aug 8, 2006
Exterior Lighting

1994 CHEVROLET PICKUP...BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BUT IS NOT RESOLVED !! I HAVE REPLACED THIS PART TWICE,AND HAVE ALSO HAD THE FREE REPLACEMENT BY CHEVROLET....WITHIN 6 MONTHS THE PART WILL FAIL AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. FURTHERMORE,IF YOU HAVE THE CRUISE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILS TO LI…

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1994 CHEVROLET PICKUP...BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BUT IS NOT RESOLVED !! I HAVE REPLACED THIS PART TWICE,AND HAVE ALSO HAD THE FREE REPLACEMENT BY CHEVROLET....WITHIN 6 MONTHS THE PART WILL FAIL AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. FURTHERMORE,IF YOU HAVE THE CRUISE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILS TO LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED THE CRUISE WILL NOT RELEASE !!! THE RAMIFICATIONS ARE CLEAR....... THIS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE RE-ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY!! *NM

NHTSA ODI #10164963

Mileage unknown · Feb 3, 2005
Exterior Lighting

TOOK MY 1994 CHEVROLET P/U TO MILLINGTON CHEVROLET FOR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RECALL. (HAD TO TAKE OFF WORK TO DO THIS) AFTER RECEIVING MY VEHICLE BACK I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERUSE THEIR HANDIWORK AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THEY HAD NEGLECTED TO REVERSE THE POLARITY OF THE ORANGE AND WHITE WIRES PER THE RECALL. SHORTLY THEREAF…

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TOOK MY 1994 CHEVROLET P/U TO MILLINGTON CHEVROLET FOR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RECALL. (HAD TO TAKE OFF WORK TO DO THIS) AFTER RECEIVING MY VEHICLE BACK I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERUSE THEIR HANDIWORK AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THEY HAD NEGLECTED TO REVERSE THE POLARITY OF THE ORANGE AND WHITE WIRES PER THE RECALL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE FIRST TIME I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WAS WHEN I TAPPED MY BRAKES TO COME-OFF CRUISE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AGAIN, THIS TIME HARDER, AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND STARTED PULLING HARDER!! I QUICKLY DISENGAGED THE CRUISE WITH THE ON/OFF CONTROLLER ON THE STALK, NARROWLY PREVENTING A DISASTER. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10108494

Mileage unknown · Feb 12, 2004
Exterior LightingVisibility

THE DEALER WHERE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LIED ABOUT HAVING FIXED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IN 1998 IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL. (NAR) *PH *CB

NHTSA ODI #10058095

Mileage unknown · Feb 16, 2000
Exterior Lighting

NHTSA DOES NOT SHOW A RECALL ON BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH. CONSUMER STATED THAT MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED, AND DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR IT BECAUSE THE WIRE TO THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS BURNED OUT. *AK *ML

NHTSA ODI #857067

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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