IllustrationCONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH SPLIT BENCH, BOLT THAT RETAINS SEAT BROKE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. HAS HAD THE BOLT REPLACED 4 TIMES. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK
1994 Chevrolet Pickup
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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- Visibility. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 7 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 →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports1 fire reports2 injury reports
Seats complaints
7 reportsI WAS REAR-ENDED (35 MPH) WHILE STOPPED. UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME CRACKED IN TWO.
DRIVER'S SEAT ATTACHMENT BOLT BROKE THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACK WHEN COMING TO A STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
FRONT BUCKET DRIVER SEAT HAS BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER FIXED IT, BUT IT BROKE ONE MORE TIME SINCE THEN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH.
THE DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORWARD AS ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
HEADREST FELL DOWN, ALLOWING HEAD TO STRIKE REAR WINDOW.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
3PE96039 · Cracking/fracture Of Chassis Frame Rails
Opened May 17, 1996 · Closed Sep 30, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure
CRACKS IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRAME RAILS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AFT OF THE PASSENGER CAB AND FORWARD OR THE REAR WHEELS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.
EA94038 · Abs Braking System
Opened Oct 31, 1994 · Closed Feb 28, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
PE94046 · Abs Braking System Fails
Opened Jun 17, 1994 · Closed Oct 31, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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