IllustrationDT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE WAS NOTICED WHEN FLUID WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ALERTED.
1994 Chevrolet K1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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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 39 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
15 reportsWHEN THE DIESEL INJECTION PUMP FAILS, THE ENGINE DIES WITH NO WARNING AND LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. *YH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS GOING 25MPH AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, AND FRONT OUTER PART THAT THE PADS GRAB BROKE AWAY FROM CENTER. CONSUMER REPAIRED VEHICLE , FINDING THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RUSTED. NO CONTACT WAS MADE TO THE DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE NUMEROUS RUST HOLES ON RIGHT SIDE. *SLC
BRAKES MADE BANGING AND SCRAPING NOISES, BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED, SHATTERED LEFT REAR SHOE SHATTERED CAUSING EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STICK AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, LEFT FRONT BACKING PLATE ON FRONT BRAKE WAS BENT AND WAS RUBBING ROTOR, ROTORS WARPED AND WERE REPLACED. *SLC
THE BRAKES ON THIS 1994 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP TRUCK HAVE BEEN BAD SINCE NEW . I DRIVE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL MAY" GO TO THE FLOOR" AND LEAVE ME WITH NO BRAKES . CHEVERLOT HAS IGNORED ME ,TOLD ME THIS IS HOW THEY WORK . BUT MY PEDAL STILL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND I RUN OUT OF BRAKES . IF THEY WOULD ONLY TELL ME THE…
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THE BRAKES ON THIS 1994 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP TRUCK HAVE BEEN BAD SINCE NEW . I DRIVE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL MAY" GO TO THE FLOOR" AND LEAVE ME WITH NO BRAKES . CHEVERLOT HAS IGNORED ME ,TOLD ME THIS IS HOW THEY WORK . BUT MY PEDAL STILL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND I RUN OUT OF BRAKES . IF THEY WOULD ONLY TELL ME THE TRUTH I WOULD FIX IT MY SELF.. I ALLOW EXTRA STOPPING ROOM ALL THE TIME AND HAVE BEEN LUCKY NOT TO HAVE TO HAD A SITUATION WHERE THIS HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME . ANY INFO ,HELP ON THIS SUBJECT ??*AK
WHILE STEPPING ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR, TRUCK DID NOT STOP, AND HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK *ML
BRAKES LOCK UP IN THE FRONT AND DO NOT PERFORM WELL IN THE REAR, SEVERAL NEW PADS INSTALLED, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. MJS
CONSUMER HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET FOR 60 MPH, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE KEPT PICKING UP SPEED . ALSO, BRAKE LIGHTS WENT COMPELETY OUT AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. *AK
IN AUGUST, I HAD A PROBLEM WITH BLOWING THE FUSES FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT. IT WAS TRACED TO A CHAFFED WIRING HARNESS. THIS CAUSE THE LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS AND IF YOU ARE TOWING A TRAILER WITH ELECTRIC BRAKES, THE LOSS OF BRAKES. IN AUGUST, I NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERLY RUSTED AND TOOK THEM TO MY DELAER FOR …
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IN AUGUST, I HAD A PROBLEM WITH BLOWING THE FUSES FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT. IT WAS TRACED TO A CHAFFED WIRING HARNESS. THIS CAUSE THE LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS AND IF YOU ARE TOWING A TRAILER WITH ELECTRIC BRAKES, THE LOSS OF BRAKES. IN AUGUST, I NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERLY RUSTED AND TOOK THEM TO MY DELAER FOR REPLACEMENT. IT TURNES OUT THAT THEY DIDN'T REPLACE ALL OF THEM. LAST NIGHT, ONE RUPTURED, CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY BRAKES AND BACK INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. 15 MINUTES EARLIER, I WAS TOWING A HORSE TRAILER! THANK GOD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THEN! *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)