IllustrationFRONT BENCH SEAT DID NOT LOCK UP DURING SUDDEN STOP, AS DESIGNED PER OWNER'S MANUAL. SEATBACK WILL MOVE BACK/FORTH FREELY UNLESS COMING TO SUDDEN STOP, THEN LOCKS INTO PLACE, NO CRASH, OCCUPANT FELL FORWARD, HIT STEERING WHEEL, DEALER WILL INSPECT FOR A FEE. *AK
1995 Chevrolet 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 65 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
18 crash reports1 fire reports9 injury reports
What owners actually said
134 reportsWHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 14 TIMES. NO REMEDY HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY HIT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. OWNER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CUTS OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
TRUCK WAS TRAVLING ABOUT 35MPH, WHEN IT STRUCK THE PASSANGER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK'S DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 30-35MPH THE VEHICLE HAD DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER AIRBAG SYSTEM DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN A STORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE NEXT DAY. *AK
BRACKET UNDER THE DRIVER'S POWER OPERATED SEAT BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO COLLASPE TO THE REAR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
INTERIOR SYSTEM SEAT BELT: PASSENGER SEAT BELT SEIZES UP AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK *SLC
ROUGH/FAST IDLE UNTIL VEHICLE STOPS.
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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