IllustrationTHE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BE WORKING, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MOTOR BEGINS TO HUM AND THEREAFTER THE WIPERS WILL STOP FOR APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES WITHOUT TURNING THEM OFF. THEY WOULD INADVERTENTLY START WORKING AGAIN. *AK
1995 GMC C1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
6 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
32 reportsPE97027; THE DRIVER'S SEAT TRACKS AND FRAME BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE FRAME TO MOVE BACKWARDS AND THE TRACK MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER ALSO ON NOTICED THE PEDAL GETS VERY SOFT AT TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WERE REPLACED DUE TO HARD TO PUSH PEDAL OR SOFT/SPONGY PEDAL. SINCE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THESE (2) COMPONENTS, BRAKES STOP WITH ERRATIC PERFORMANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO ALMOST HIT THE FLOOR THEN PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. PROBLEM IS BEING FIXED BY DEALER.
BRAKES LOCKED AND VEHICLE SKIDDED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/PERMANENT INJURY.
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKS UP. *AK
WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THE TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. REPLACED THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION ONCE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, DEALER PUT IN A NEW CLUTCH THAT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM HE WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH AND THAT GM HAD MADE A CHANGE ON THE DRIVETRAIN IN …
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WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THE TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. REPLACED THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION ONCE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, DEALER PUT IN A NEW CLUTCH THAT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM HE WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH AND THAT GM HAD MADE A CHANGE ON THE DRIVETRAIN IN 1996 THAT SOLVED THIS KIND OF PROBLEM, HOWEVER DEALER WILL NOT HELP CONSUMER. *SLC
CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER CAR AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY .*AK CONSUMER STATES HE HIT ANOTHER TRUCK GOING ABOUT 30-35 MPH.*JB
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1PE97027 · Drivers Seat Failure
Opened Jun 17, 1997 · Closed Oct 31, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats
THE COMPLAINANTS ALLEGE THE DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING FAILS, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO MOVE OR TIP REARWARD INTO A RECLINED POSITION.