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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 18 of 100 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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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
What owners actually said
100 reports
136,000 miles · Sep 28, 2003
Visibility
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTANTLY. NEVER KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO COME ON. HAVE MADE DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE BEFROE PROCEEDING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OVER 10 MONTHS. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT L…
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTANTLY. NEVER KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO COME ON. HAVE MADE DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE BEFROE PROCEEDING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OVER 10 MONTHS. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. WHEN I DISCUSSED IT WITH MY DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SAME BOARD IS BEING REPLACED IN OTHER TYPES OF VEHICLES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED TO CHANGE THEM OUT IN MY VEHICLE. IF IT IS TO BE FIXED, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT WHEN OTHER DO NOT FOR THE SAME PART.
NHTSA ODI #10040859
57,140 miles · Jul 29, 2003
Visibility
1994 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP. WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING 10 MINUTES AFTER EXPOSURE TO WET TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THE WIPER MOTOR THEN HUMS BUT WIPERS DO NOT WORK WHILE THE ENVIRONMENT REMAINS WET. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A FEW HOURS, THE WIPERS THEN WORK.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10030383
100,000 miles · May 27, 2003
Visibility
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING AND THEN THEY WOULD START AGAIN AND STOP AGAIN. SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER UNTIL THEY WOULD START AGAIN OR UNTIL IT STOPPED RAINING. THIS HAS BEEN DOING THIS EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK. *TT
NHTSA ODI #10020599
Mileage unknown · Aug 27, 2002
Tires
HAVE REPORTED ANOTHER INCIDENT (ODI #766215). WHILE DRIVING TO HAVE THAT TIRE REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED SEVERE VIBRATION AND THUMPING SOUND. WHEN CHECKED THERE WAS A LARGE BUBBLE, APPROXIMATELY 4"X2" AT THE JUNCTION OF THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL. THE BUBBLE WAS IN THE TREAD SECTION. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 120 MILES AFT…
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HAVE REPORTED ANOTHER INCIDENT (ODI #766215). WHILE DRIVING TO HAVE THAT TIRE REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED SEVERE VIBRATION AND THUMPING SOUND. WHEN CHECKED THERE WAS A LARGE BUBBLE, APPROXIMATELY 4"X2" AT THE JUNCTION OF THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL. THE BUBBLE WAS IN THE TREAD SECTION. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 120 MILES AFTER THE OTHER TIRE HAD SEPARATED.*AK
NHTSA ODI #766311
Mileage unknown · Aug 26, 2002
Tires
NOTICEABLE VIBRATION FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ASSUMED TIRE OUT OF BALANCE. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, TEMPERATURE ABOUT 80 DEGREES, EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS THEN BANGING SOUND FOLLOWED BY RAPID DEFLATION OF LEFT REAR TIRE. TIRE HAD LOST ABOUT 1/2 IT'S TOTAL TREAD. *AK
NHTSA ODI #766215
Mileage unknown · Jun 26, 2002
Visibility
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 150 000; BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN . *AKCONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND IS INQUIRING ABOUT CHEVROLET RECALLING ALL DEFECTIVE PARTS. *JG
NHTSA ODI #8012727
Mileage unknown · Apr 18, 2002
Exterior Lighting
CONSUMER STATES THAT 15000 MILES AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER TO GET A RECALL DONE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, THE BRAKE SWITCH FAILED. NLM *TT
NHTSA ODI #8007950
Mileage unknown · Feb 1, 2002
Visibility
I AM AWARE THAT SIMILAR MODELS HAVE HAD RECALLS. WENT TO THE LISTED DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX FOR FREE "NO GM RECALLS" THANKS GARY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WHEN THE DIESEL INJECTION PUMP FAILS, THE ENGINE DIES WITH NO WARNING AND LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. *YH
NHTSA ODI #785778
Mileage unknown · Oct 24, 2001
Visibility
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP UNEXPECTEDLY AND DO NOT ALWAYS COME ON WHEN NEEDED. THE PROBLEM WAS CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE PULSE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE WIPER MOTOR. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. *YH
NHTSA ODI #898184
Official recalls
0
No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1
EA97023 · 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)
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