Owners have filed 11 complaints
about the 1994 Chevrolet VAN with NHTSA between 1997 and 2002.
The largest single group is the brakes.
Across this model's run it ranks 10 of 10 worst.
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew
an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous
ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 22
Against the median year of the Chevrolet VAN. 50 means typical for this
model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 47
9.1% of these complaints
involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of
9.7%.
Early failure — not reported
Too few complaints recorded a mileage to measure this.
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
A
B
C
D
F
ungraded
What breaks on a 1994 Chevrolet VAN
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Brakes
545.5%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Doors, Latches & Locks
19.1%
Wheels
19.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
19.1%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
19.1%
Body & Structure
19.1%
Engine & Cooling
19.1%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Mar 1997peak 2Dec 2002
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
BAY City, MICrash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN TRAVELING ON WET PAVEMENT IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP EVEN WITH GREAT FORCE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A CRASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #855713 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
Upper ST. Clair, PA
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE GETTING ONTO AN EXIT RAMP ONE OF THE FRONT TIRE CAME OFF AND THE VEHICLE COLLAPSE TO THE GROUND, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LUG NUTS WERR MISSING. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #567816 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Morgantown, WV
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE ABS BRAKE PROBLEM IN SB. DEALER STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE ABS IS NOT IDENTIFIED AS A PROBLEM. HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXDENDED STOPPING DISTANCE PROBLEM ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS.
NHTSA complaint #731119 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tacoma, WA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS IN WARM WEATHER BUT RESTARTS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. YH
NHTSA complaint #550884 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BAY City, MICrash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN TRAVELING ON WET PAVEMENT IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP EVEN WITH GREAT FORCE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A CRASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #855713 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Metamora, MI
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO PROPERLY CLOSE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #841657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Davenport, FL
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHEILD WIPERS ARE TOTALLY INOPERATIVE, CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY.
NHTSA complaint #838739 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Beatrice, NE
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR HINGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. SIDE DOOR OPENS TOO FAR.
NHTSA complaint #702823 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Washington, DC
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS VEHICLE SURGES WHEN CONSUMER STOPS AT A LIGHT. VEHICLE HAS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF GEAR TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM PULLING OFF ON ITS OWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #833379 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sante FE, NM
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #817448 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Alpon, VA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
OWNER STATES THAT BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKES ARE USED.OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES.CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
NHTSA complaint #817267 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Edenville, MI
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED BRAKE MASTER CYLANDER MALFUNCTIONING WITHIN 22,OOO MILES OF FIRST FAILURE, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #810145 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.