IllustrationFRONT WHEEL ISN'T ENGAGING, AND DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL HAS SOME TYPE OF KNOCKING NOISE, AND WHEELS LOCK UP. *AK
1995 Chevrolet C2500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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- Visibility. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
8 reportsANTI LOCK BRAKES EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES WHEN IN HYRAIL MODE.
ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM HAS AN UNDETERMINED MALFUNCTION WHICH CAUSES ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES TO LOCK UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM , WHICH DID NOT REMDEY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
SOME TIMES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY WOULD LOCK UP. THIS HAPPENED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC SAID MOISTURE GOT ON BRAKES. INFORMED MOISTURE WOULD BURN OFF AFTER STEPPING ON BRAKES. PADS GOT RUSTY & MADE BRAKING HARD. *AK THIS PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *YD
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENTS.
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, RESULTING IN BRAKE FADE AWAY. *AK
WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES AN UNUSUALGRINDING NOISE OCCURS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE DRUMS AND SHOES, IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
IN WET WEATHER WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND THERE IS A NOISE, TOOK TO DEALER, COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM . *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1EA97023 · Driver's Seat Frame Failure
Opened Oct 31, 1997 · Closed Jun 1, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION HAS RECEIVED 375 REPORTS ALLEGING FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME WHICH IS PRONE TO BREAKAGE AT THE LEFT FRONT ATTACHING POINT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE SEAT MAY TILT AWAY FROM THE RISER DURING ACCELERATING OR BRAKING.(SEE CLOSING REPORT)