IllustrationWINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY OCCASIONALLY. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR. WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEEM NOT TO WORK AT THE MOST INOPERTUNE TIME, LIKE WHEN IT RAINS REALLY HARD. I'VE BEEN USING PRODUCTS LIKE RAINEX TO PROTECT MYSELF FROM WINDSHIELD WIPER RELATED ACCIDENTS.*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
Compare all Silverado years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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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.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
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
What owners actually said
263 reportsWITH NO WARNING, REAR BRAKE WENT OUT, MAKING IT HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED BUT CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK *TT
CHEVROLET WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL OF THE DEFECT. HAVE CALLED THEM AND EMAILED THEM AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR A KNOWN RECALL ISSUE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 98V150001. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION. DEALER PERFORMED RECALL 96V0229. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY 50 PERCENT FOR COST OF REPAIRS. *AK *TT
CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER SEAT IS BROKEN FROM THE TRACK ANCHORS AND CAUSES THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FOURTH WHILE DRIVING, DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM
DRIVER SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH AND ROCKS. MECHANIC STATED SEAT TRACKS ARE BROKEN. NLM
BRAKE ROTORS KEEP GOING OUT, VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO STOP.*AK CONSUMER STATES FRONT ROTORS OVER HEATED CAUSING THE SHOES TO BURN OFF. ROTORS, CALIPERS AND BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED TWICE IN A YEAR. *YH
CONSUMER STATES WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. NLM
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING SPARE TIRE UNLATCHED AND WAS RELEASED. *AK THE STEEL CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE HAD RUSTED CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK, THE SPARE TIRE BLOCKS VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CABLE. *TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.