Total Complaints
42 filings
CHEVROLET C10 · model year
42 NHTSA complaints, 4 crash reports for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1995CHEVROLETC10 carries 42 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 4 crashes, 0 fires, 3 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 1995 C10 is visibility:windshield wiper/washer:motor with 11 filings, followed by visibility:windshield wiper/washer (10) and service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (5). 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 1995 C10, 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.
Total Complaints
42 filings
Crashes Reported
4 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 11 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 10 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 5 |
| SEATS | 5 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 2 |
| AIR BAGS | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET C10. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER MASTERCRAFT TIRES, SIZE P225/70R15. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE AS IF IT WERE OUT OF BALANCE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED A KNOT IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THE TIRE EVENTUALLY FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST. THE TIRE WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONTACT MUST HAVE STRUCK THE TIRE AGAINST SOMETHING. HE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE HAS THREE OF THE SAME TIRES REMAINING ON THE VEHICLE, AND BELIEVES THE SAME FAILURE COULD RECUR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98T004000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT) WAS REFERENCED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB
Mileage: 69,000
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME WINDSHEILD WHIPER DEFECT STATED IN RECALL NUMBER 98 V 150 000, BUT THEIR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED BY IT'S VIN NUMBER. PH
CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, ALSO THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED. TS *JB
Mileage: 78,621
CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, ALSO THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED. TS *JB
Mileage: 78,621
WHILE IN MOTION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR FAIL ALL TOGETHER. MOST OF THE TIME THEY ARE INOPERABLE. *JG
WHEN IT IS HUMID OR RAINING THE WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK. THEY START THEN WON'T STOP OR DON'T START AT ALL. THE DEALERS I'VE BEEN TO TWO SAY THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY YEAR TRUCK BUT NOT FROM THE PLANT MINE WAS BUILT AT. PLEASE NAIL THESE ?!@#$% BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BADLY. THANK YOU. DT *TR
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND IT BECOMES HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING RAINY WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM *YH
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT OPERATE. THERE IS RECALL 98V150001, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS STATED IN RECALL # 98 V 150 001, BUT IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM THE WIPERS SUDDENLY STOP, THERE IS A RECALL 98V-150 CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM BUT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. NLM
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME KEEPS BREAKING, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL INTO BACK SEAT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE FOR SOME TIME BEFORE THE SEAT STARTED ROCKING BACKWARD AND FORWARD, CONSUMER FOUND THE FRAME ON THE LEFT FRONT CORNER WAS GONE, IT IS A THIN SHEET METAL AND NOT BUILT STRONG ENOUGH, THE NEW FRAME IS POPPING ALREADY. *SLC
WHILE GOING 40-45 MPH HAD A FRONT END COLLISION , AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAKE A LOUD BUZZING NOISE, AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T CUT ON. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT80% OF THE TIME. *AK
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. RECALL 98V150 DEALS WITH SAME PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INLCUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML
WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN A RAIN STORM, THEY STOPPED WORKING, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING ON THE ROAD. THIS WAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS COVERED IN RECALL 98V150001. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CLAIMED VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND IT'S GETTING WORSE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY STOP WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM. PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS INDICATED IN RECALL 98V150001. BUT THIS CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL (98V150001) FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER BUT VEHICLE NOT COVERED DUE TO VIN. NLM
Loss of motive power due to engine failure
Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module
Electric Vehicle Battery Fires
Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure
Fuel Line Leak
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.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.