1995 Chevrolet C1500

1) THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. DEALER WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT RESURFACE IF FIXED. 2) WITHIN THE FIRST 6000 MILES MY TRUCK EXPERIENCED A DROP IN POWER, PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMY. IN ADDITION IT COULD NOT OPPERATE ON 87 OCTANE FUEL WITHOUT SEVERE PINGING AND CONSUMED 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. THE DEALER SERVICED THE TRUCK AND SAID IT WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE MADE AT ALMOST EVERY DEALER SERVICE. WHEN THE TRUCK WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE ON 93+ OCTANE FUEL WITHOUT PINGING, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED ALL OF THE ONGOING PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS TO BE CAUSED BY THE "VALVE SEALS LEAKING OIL AND FOULING THE PLUGS". I CONTACTED GM AT CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE (800 222 1020) AND WAS TOLD THAT A SUPERVISOR WOULD CONTACT ME TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NO ONE CONTACTED ME AND LATELY THE TRUCK USES A QUART OF OIL EVERY 750 MILES. IN ADDITION, THE PAINT NEAR THE EXAUST TURNS DARK BETWEEN WASHES. *AK

I TOOK MY TRUCK IN TWO TIMES TO BISHOP (WHERE I BOUGHT IT) FIRST TIME WAS ON 10/30/97 ONE MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED IT, AND ON 5/29/98, I TOLD THEM THAT THE WIPERS WORKED ONLY WHEN THEY WANTED TO WORK. THE SERVICE MAN SAID HE FLICKED THE SWITCH AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT IT DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK, I TOOK IT THE SECOND TIME AND THE SAME THING HAPPEND, I RECENTLY TOOK IT TO TIPTON MOTOR COMPANY BECAUSE THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK UNLESS YOU MANUALY PULL THEM UP TO GET THEM STARTED. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL BUT MY TRUCK DID NOT FALL UNDER THAT RECALL. I CONTACTED CHEVROLETS 800 NUMBER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD TRY A GOOD WILL TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS THEN THEY SAID NO BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK. THE MILEAGE IS ONLY 39 THOUSAND NOT MUCH FOR A TRUCK OVER FOUR YEARS OLD. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICAL IN THREE TIMES I AM GOING TO GET IT FIXED MYSELF. I TRULY BELIEVE CHEVY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS DEFECTS ON ALL VEHICLES NOT JUST A SELECTED FEW. I HAVE THREE CHEVEY'S AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROPLEM WITH THEM BEFORE THIS CHANGES MY VIEW OF CHEVY NOW. JUST THE NON COOPERATION I RECEIVED FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE. *MJS