IllustrationFAILURE OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN RAIN. NHTSA # 98V15000 RECALL ON THIS FAILURE, BUT DEALER AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
1995 Chevrolet K1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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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 52 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
11 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
118 reportsFRONT LEFT BRAKE ROTOR BROKE LOOSE FROM HUB, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE POWER ON LEFT, AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO RIGHT. GMC HAS ISSUED A TSB ON PROBLEM. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK THE FRICTION SURFACE RING BROKE LOOSE FROM THE HUB, AN ANNULAR FRACTURE OF THE ROTOR, CHEVROLET DECLINED ANY CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. *SLC
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK DUE TO A MALFUNCTION SOLDER JOINT. CAMPAIGN #98043 WIPERS. WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED OR WHEN CLEANING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER STATED SOMETIMES THEY WON'T GO OFF. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK CONSUMER IS QUES…
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK DUE TO A MALFUNCTION SOLDER JOINT. CAMPAIGN #98043 WIPERS. WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED OR WHEN CLEANING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER STATED SOMETIMES THEY WON'T GO OFF. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK CONSUMER IS QUESTIONING WHY THE DEALER INISISTS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL REGARDING WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS. *SLC
AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO PULL INTO INTERSECTION WHEN SPARE TIRE FELL OFF VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE BEHIND CONSUMER TO GO AIRBORN. CONSUMER STATED THAT SPARE TIRE SOMEHOW FELL OFF, AND CAUSED OTHER DRIVER TO BE INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER IN…
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AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO PULL INTO INTERSECTION WHEN SPARE TIRE FELL OFF VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE BEHIND CONSUMER TO GO AIRBORN. CONSUMER STATED THAT SPARE TIRE SOMEHOW FELL OFF, AND CAUSED OTHER DRIVER TO BE INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
1. MOUNTING FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HIGH BACK BUCKET SEAT FRACTURED. 2. DRIVER'S POT METAL DOOR HANDLE FATIGUED UNTIL IT BROKE. SEVERAL 1996 SUBURBANS OWNED BY THE MIAMI-DADE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.
BOLTS ATTACHED TO SEAT FRAME HAVE LOOSENED AND FRACTURED, CAUSING SEATBACK TO RECLINE. CONSUMER CLAIMED THIS VEHICLE HAD SAME DEFECT AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 96E010000, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK AFTER BEING TURNED ON. WOULD STOP VEHICLE & GET OUT TO JIGGLE MOTOR OR WIRES AFTER LIFTING HOOD IN RAIN. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED VEHICLE NOT UNDER RECALL FOR WIPERS. *AK
DRIVER'S SEATBACK MOVES BACK UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN APPLYING LITTLE PRESSURE.ALSO UPON APPLYING BRAKES THERE MAY BE LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN MIDDLE OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES IF TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAIT OPERATION CONTINUES. SOMETIMES CONSUMER HAS TO TAP ON BLACK BOX ON THE FIREWALL FOR OPERATION TO CONTINUE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER. TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PR…
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INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN MIDDLE OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES IF TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAIT OPERATION CONTINUES. SOMETIMES CONSUMER HAS TO TAP ON BLACK BOX ON THE FIREWALL FOR OPERATION TO CONTINUE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER. TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT IN STORM, WENT OFF THE ROAD ALMOST CRASHED. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY.*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)