Total Complaints
60 filings
CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS · model year
1994 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS
60 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1994CHEVROLETC/K PICKUPS carries 60 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 2 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1994 C/K PICKUPS is visibility:windshield wiper/washer with 19 filings, followed by visibility:windshield wiper/washer:motor (14) and exterior lighting:brake lights:switch (4). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 1994 C/K PICKUPS, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
60
Complaints
0
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 19 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 14 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 4 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 3 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20100924VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUP. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIPERS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Mileage: 53,000
20090316EQUIPMENT
1994 CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK SPARE TIRE HOLDER CABLE RUSTED AND THEN BROKE WITHOUT WARNING, CAN RELEASE SPARE TIRE ON HIGHWAY. MY BROTHER ALMOST HIT ON HEAD WHILE CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE OF SPARE TIRE. *TR 4/2/09 CONSUMER IS UPDATING INFORMATION. *NJ UPDATED 04/06/09*JB
Mileage: 134,000
20090316LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1994 CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK SPARE TIRE HOLDER CABLE RUSTED AND THEN BROKE WITHOUT WARNING, CAN RELEASE SPARE TIRE ON HIGHWAY. MY BROTHER ALMOST HIT ON HEAD WHILE CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE OF SPARE TIRE. *TR 4/2/09 CONSUMER IS UPDATING INFORMATION. *NJ UPDATED 04/06/09*JB
Mileage: 134,000
20090306FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FACSIMILE FROM SENATOR CORNYN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PROBLEMS WITH HIS 1994 CHEVROLET TRUCK. *NJ WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE TAILPIPE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID HAVE A TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL PREVIOUSLY. *JB
20090306FirePOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FACSIMILE FROM SENATOR CORNYN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PROBLEMS WITH HIS 1994 CHEVROLET TRUCK. *NJ WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE TAILPIPE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID HAVE A TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL PREVIOUSLY. *JB
20071127VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
MY WIPERS WORK AT TIMES, HOWEVER MOST OF THE TIME I CANNOT GET THEM TO WORK AT ALL. I HAVE THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL THAT IS INCLUDED IN RECALL# 03V159000. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO MY VIN, MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THE RECALL IS DUE TO A DEFECT WHICH IF PRESENT WILL CAUSE YOUR WIPERS TO DO EXACTLY WHAT MY WIPERS ARE DOING. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE SAME ISSUE ON MORE VIN'S THAN ORIGINALLY CONSIDERED. GM/CHEVROLET SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPLACE ALL OF THESE DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR COMPONENTS. IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR WIPERS STOP WORKING FOR THEM NOT TO. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
20071127VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
MY WIPERS WORK AT TIMES, HOWEVER MOST OF THE TIME I CANNOT GET THEM TO WORK AT ALL. I HAVE THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL THAT IS INCLUDED IN RECALL# 03V159000. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO MY VIN, MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THE RECALL IS DUE TO A DEFECT WHICH IF PRESENT WILL CAUSE YOUR WIPERS TO DO EXACTLY WHAT MY WIPERS ARE DOING. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE SAME ISSUE ON MORE VIN'S THAN ORIGINALLY CONSIDERED. GM/CHEVROLET SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPLACE ALL OF THESE DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR COMPONENTS. IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR WIPERS STOP WORKING FOR THEM NOT TO. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
20071121VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUP. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BEEN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1996 AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF BY THEMSELVES. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 01/14/08 *BF
Mileage: 50,000
20060923TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DUNLOP TIRE FAILURE - BLOWOUT. *NM
Mileage: 138,000
20060923TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BLEW OUT ON RT 95 NEAR BRUNSWICK, GA. TIRES HAD APPROXIMATELY 10/32 TREAD AND HAVE NEVER BEEN RUN LOW. BELT COMPLETELY SEPERATED AND DESTRYED FENDER FLARE. *NM
Mileage: 145,000
20060805EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON 1994 CHEVY Z71 PICK UP. *JB
20060805EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON 1994 CHEVY Z71 PICK UP. *JB
20060406VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WIPER MOTOR HAS QUIT A FEW TIMES WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN . I'VE HAD TO GET OUT IN THE RAIN AND TAP ON THE MOTOR TO GET THE WIPERS GOING . SO I ENDED UP REPLACING THE COMPLETE UNIT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET . I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT A RECALL AT THE TIME SO I ENDED UP SPENDING MONEY TO REPLACE THE UNIT . THEN I FIND OUT THE DRIVER DOOR IS SAGGING AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT
Mileage: 114,000
20060406STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WIPER MOTOR HAS QUIT A FEW TIMES WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN . I'VE HAD TO GET OUT IN THE RAIN AND TAP ON THE MOTOR TO GET THE WIPERS GOING . SO I ENDED UP REPLACING THE COMPLETE UNIT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET . I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT A RECALL AT THE TIME SO I ENDED UP SPENDING MONEY TO REPLACE THE UNIT . THEN I FIND OUT THE DRIVER DOOR IS SAGGING AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT
Mileage: 114,000
20060324VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Mileage: 130,000
20060221VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TURN SIGNAL ARM WAS REPLACED. THIS DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Mileage: 105,000
20060126VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
MY 1994 CHEVROLET TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE OPERATION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (#03V159000). I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND CHEVROLET WHO STATE MY VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I BELEVE THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE MY TRUCK AND POSSIBLY OTHER MANUFACTURED WITH IT.*AK
Mileage: 170,000
20060105VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *NM
Mileage: 79,000
20060104VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V159000 CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WHEN THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER HE WAS INFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. *AK
20050912VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. IT WORKED WHEN FIRST PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER STARTED NOTICING THIS ON APRIL 13, 2005, BUT IT DID MAKE A BUZZING SOUND WHEN IT WAS NOT WORKING. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT WAS LISTED ON THE RECALL. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD THE MODULE REPLACED AND NOW WORKS FINE. *JB
Compare 1994CHEVROLETC/K PICKUPS to Similar Vehicles
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PE20016Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Electric Vehicle Battery Fires
EA20002Engineering AnalysisClosed
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PE20011Preliminary EvaluationClosed
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1994 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS have?▼
The 1994 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS has 60 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 2 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1994 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS?▼
The most-complained component for the 1994 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS is VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER with 19 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR and EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH.
Is the 1994 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Vehicle Safety Guides
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
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