IllustrationWINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD HAS BEEN REPLACED AT MY COST. THERE ARE TWO RECALLS (#98V150000 & 98V150001) FOR SIMILAR TRUCKS FOR THIS SAME PART. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. *AK
1994 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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- Visibility. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 6 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 reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
35 reportsWHILE DRIVING, WITH THE SPEED CONTROL ON VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
FOR THE PAST 2YRS. MY ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON & SPARTAN CHEV. CAN NOT FIND THE REASON FOR THIS, NOW IT STARTS AND THERE IS NO HORSE POWER. WHAT CAN I DO? HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL? *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES
BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION.CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ALONG THE TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF. THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE TRUCK TWICE AND CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I GOING 55 AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF THEN YOU PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND START IT AND IT IS FINE FOR SOMETIME. *AK
DURING RAIN OR SNOW WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP AND I WOULD HAVE TO GO UNDER HOOD AND HIT WIPER MOTOR TO GET THEM TO RUN. I WAS CONCERNED AND WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT TRUCKS WERE BAD FOR WIPER MOTORS. THEN 7-12-99 MY SON HAD TOLD ME THAT HIS FELLOW WORKERS HAD THAT PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD RECALL ON THEIR TR…
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DURING RAIN OR SNOW WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP AND I WOULD HAVE TO GO UNDER HOOD AND HIT WIPER MOTOR TO GET THEM TO RUN. I WAS CONCERNED AND WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT TRUCKS WERE BAD FOR WIPER MOTORS. THEN 7-12-99 MY SON HAD TOLD ME THAT HIS FELLOW WORKERS HAD THAT PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD RECALL ON THEIR TRUCKS. *AK
THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER ATTACHING THE SEAT SIDES TOGETHER BROKE, IN THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT THE SEAT FRAME BROKE IN YET ANOTHER SPOT LEAVING THE SEAT UNSECURE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTANTLY, ESPECIALLY IF DRIVER GOES OVER A BUMP OR STOPS SUDDENLY.
FUEL INJECTION PUMP HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1SQ97020 · Unintended Release Of The Rear Hatch
Opened Oct 6, 1997 · Closed Nov 19, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure
GM REPORTED THAT THIS TSB WAS ORIGINATED AFTER A PLANT ENGINEER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM.THIS WAS A PLANT GENERATED COMPLAINT. ODI HAS NO CONSUMER COMPLAINTS.GM REPORTED 6 FROM OWNERS BEING PUZZLED BY THE HATCH AJAR LAMP BEING ILLUMINATED.A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT, NOR A TREND, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME AND FURTHER USE OF THE AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.