IllustrationWHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALER SAID IT WAS MASTER CYLINDER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
1995 Chevrolet Silverado
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Silverado years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Chevrolet Silverado are substantially higher than the model-year median of 76.
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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
Limited mileage data: 14 of 263 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 148 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 34 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
13 crash reports0 fire reports8 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
27 reportsABS BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN REAR END COLLISION. ALSO, REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR, NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. *AK
AT 25,000 MILES REPLACED PADS/ROTORS, THEN AGAIN 40,000MILES WITHIN TWO WEEKS. LATER, SAME DEFECT OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS TIME CHANGED ROTORS PADS/CALPIERS. STILL DEFECT IS OCCURRING. HEARS GRINIDING NOISE, USUALLY LEFT FRONT WHEEL GOES OUT. DEALERSHIP FINAL ANALYSIS, CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT IS A POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDE…
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AT 25,000 MILES REPLACED PADS/ROTORS, THEN AGAIN 40,000MILES WITHIN TWO WEEKS. LATER, SAME DEFECT OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS TIME CHANGED ROTORS PADS/CALPIERS. STILL DEFECT IS OCCURRING. HEARS GRINIDING NOISE, USUALLY LEFT FRONT WHEEL GOES OUT. DEALERSHIP FINAL ANALYSIS, CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT IS A POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE FAULTY HAS TO STOP IN ADVANCE OR COME DOWN ON BRAKES HARD. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON VEHICLE. *AK
COMING UPON STOP SIGN & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES; COULD FEEL BRAKES PULSING. VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE & THEN BRAKES LOCKED UP OR GRABBED. THIS HAPPENS TO FRONT BRAKES ONLY. TOOK TO DEALER & COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP , CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
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