IllustrationWAS GOING APPROX. 15MPH & HEARD A HIGH PITCH SQUEAL, LIKE METAL TO METAL, COMING FROM LEFT REAR BRAKES WHILE IN MOUNTAINS. TOOK BRAKES APART & NOTICED PIECES OF METAL ON EMERGENCY BRAKES. HAD THEM REPLACED AFTER TAKING PIECES OUT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE IN PREVIOUSLY WHEN LIGHT CAME ON & NOTHING FOUND. *AK
1994 Chevrolet K2500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
19 reportsWHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR AT STAND STILL VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT OR DIE. SOMETIMES CAN START RIGHT UP, BUT OTHER TIMES WOULD NOT. TOWED TO SHOP & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTURER NOT REPAIRING IT. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS NOT WORKING, CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE RESULTING IN A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH COMPUTER MODULE SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
DUE TO THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILURE THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 2 OCCASIONS, BOTH OF WHICH OCCURRED WHILE ON HIGHWAYS. *AK *ML
HAD FOOT ON BRAKE WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED/SURGED UNEXPECTEDLY, ALMOST HITTING TWO PEDESTRIANS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ENTIRE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
SHOCK MOUNT FELL OFF FRAME OF TRUCK.
EMERGENCY BRAKE: DASHBOARD HANDLE BECOMES UNATTACHED FROM EMERGENCY BRAKE RACHET ASSEMBLY, CAUSING NO RELEASE OF EMERGENCY BRAKE . EMERGENCY BRAKE RACHET MECHANISM BOLSTER ATTACHING MECHANISM TO LEFT FIREWALL WORKS LOOSE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. *AK
BUCKET SEAT: THE BOLTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE SEAT IS BROKEN, CAUSING THE SEAT TO RECLINE AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. *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)