FaultScore

Chevrolet K1500 window and wiper problems

127 of the 452 complaints filed about the Chevrolet K1500 are about the glass, mirrors and wipers — 28% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1995.

127

Complaints

28%

Share of all complaints

2

Crashes

0

Fires

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers complaints by model year

1988 K1500 1 0.8%
1992 K1500 1 0.8%
1993 K1500 5 3.9%

Median failure at 155,000 miles

1994 K1500 41 32.3%

Median failure at 112,500 miles

1995 K1500 53 41.7%

Median failure at 90,000 miles

1996 K1500 26 20.5%

What owners said

1994 Chevrolet K1500 at 168,000 miles Louisville, KY Crash

VISIBILITY/WIPER

REAR BRAKE LINE CORRODED THRU AND FAILED CAUSING LOW SPEED ACCIDENT. NO INJURIES THANK GOD. BUT IT WAS A BAD EXPERIENCE NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP A 5000LB TRUCK AT ANY SPEED, I WILL ATTEST TO THAT!

NHTSA complaint #10955703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chevrolet K1500 at 125,000 miles West Fargo, ND

VISIBILITY/WIPER

SEAT RAIL BROKE APART, SEAT IS LOOSE AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

NHTSA complaint #10502177 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet K1500 at 140,000 miles Granada Hills, CA

VISIBILITY

WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THEN WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY COME ON AND GO OFF HALF WAY IN PROCESSION AND GET STUCK.

NHTSA complaint #10325469 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet K1500 at 134,800 miles Broomfield, CO

VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS NOTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,800.

NHTSA complaint #10274992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet K1500 at 125,000 miles French, OR

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

I HAVE A 1994 CHEVY 1500 TRUCK THAT I HAVE FOUND TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS ARE INVOLVED IN A CHEVY RECALL BUT MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED. IT HAS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE ONES INVOLVED IN YOUR RECALL. HOW EVER I AM REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THIS FIX. I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU VEHICLES HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT CLOSELY ENOUGH FOR ALL WITH THIS PROBLEM TO HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. OUR WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD IS NOT WORKING JUST AS ALL THE ONES THAT ARE COVERED. WE ARE VERY DISSATISFIED WITH SERVICE AT CHEVROLET.

NHTSA complaint #10171343 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet K1500 at 160,000 miles Highland, UT

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A YEAR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 03V159000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THERE HAD BEEN NO CORRECTIONS PRIOR TO THIS, BUT THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED NOW.

NHTSA complaint #10141397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet K1500 Semmes, AL

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

DT: CONSUMER OWNED A 1994 CHEVROLET K1500 AND FOUND A RECALL 03V159000. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY STATED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED THE RECALL. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE;. THEY REQUIRED THE CONSUMER TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THIS HAPPENED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS.

NHTSA complaint #10130572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet K1500 Brooklyn Park, MN

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING

WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. WIPERS FAIL TO WORK SOMETIMES. WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY DON'T WORK PROPERLY. TOOK VEHICAL TO DEALER TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND MODEL YEAR VEHICAL THAT I FOUND ON THIS WEB SITE.

NHTSA complaint #10122173 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet K1500 at 100,000 miles NEW Egypt, NJ

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

03 V 159 000/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR: VEHICLE WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #10087964 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet K1500 at 50,000 miles Osborn, MO

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE IN USE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO JIGGLE THE PLUG THAT WENT INTO THE WIPERS TO RESTART THE WIPERS. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN THE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THERE WAS A RECALL 03V15900 FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE TRUCK VIN # IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *NM THE PROBLEM EXISTED SINCE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS HAD POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE WHICH OCCURRED IN 1998. *SC

NHTSA complaint #10064870 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet K1500 at 92,000 miles Canaan, IN

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER, SAID SORRY THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10057211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet K1500 at 47,000 miles Springfield, MO

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD BEEN RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN THE RECALL. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10049938 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet K1500 Natrona Heights, PA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR QUIT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO OPERATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN FURTHER DETAIL.

NHTSA complaint #10048604 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet K1500 at 136,000 miles East Helena, MT

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTANTLY. NEVER KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO COME ON. HAVE MADE DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE BEFROE PROCEEDING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OVER 10 MONTHS. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. WHEN I DISCUSSED IT WITH MY DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SAME BOARD IS BEING REPLACED IN OTHER TYPES OF VEHICLES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED TO CHANGE THEM OUT IN MY VEHICLE. IF IT IS TO BE FIXED, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT WHEN OTHER DO NOT FOR THE SAME PART.

NHTSA complaint #10040859 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet K1500 at 57,140 miles Fairbanks, AK

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

1994 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP. WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING 10 MINUTES AFTER EXPOSURE TO WET TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THE WIPER MOTOR THEN HUMS BUT WIPERS DO NOT WORK WHILE THE ENVIRONMENT REMAINS WET. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A FEW HOURS, THE WIPERS THEN WORK.

NHTSA complaint #10030383 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet K1500 at 100,000 miles O'kean, AR

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING AND THEN THEY WOULD START AGAIN AND STOP AGAIN. SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER UNTIL THEY WOULD START AGAIN OR UNTIL IT STOPPED RAINING. THIS HAS BEEN DOING THIS EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK.

NHTSA complaint #10020599 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Chevrolet K1500 at 155,000 miles Sagamore Hills, OH

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

10321000 VISUAL SYSTEMS,WINDSHIELD WIPER: MOTOR WIPERS START AND STOP AT ANY TIME FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME UNEXPECTEDLY RESULTING IN DECREASED HAZARD VISIBILITY.

NHTSA complaint #10014094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chevrolet K1500 at 55,000 miles Millerton, NY

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY. TS

NHTSA complaint #8022029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Chevrolet K1500 Annville, PA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 50MPH! I WAS VERY SCARED. PLEASE CHECK IN TO THIS AS I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT OTHERS HAVE BEEN REPORTING THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED SO LONG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

NHTSA complaint #767436 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chevrolet K1500 Naylor, GA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98 043 000. BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN.

NHTSA complaint #8017858 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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