Total Complaints
69 filings
CHEVROLET C15 · model year
69 NHTSA complaints, 21 crash reports for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1995CHEVROLETC15 carries 69 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 21 crashes, 2 fires, 19 injuries, and 1 fatality. 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 C15 is air bags:frontal with 20 filings, followed by service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (6) and seats (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 1995 C15, 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
69 filings
Crashes Reported
21 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 20 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 6 |
| SEATS | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 3 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH WIPER MOTOR PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS MADE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *NM
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE AND WIGGLE CONNECTOR TO RESTART WIPERS, BUT EVENTUALLY THEY WILL FAIL AGAIN. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD SAME DEFECT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH FRONT LEFT BRAKE DISC ROTOR BROKE, LEAVING VEHICLE WITH NO FRONT BRAKING POWER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
FRONT DRIVERS SEAT DISPLAYED AN INCREASING WOBBLE FROM ABOUT MID OCT 1999. WHEN THE WOBBLE WORSENED, I ATEMPTED TO TIGHTEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT ANCHOR BOLTS (WHERE SEAT ASSEMBLY ATTACHES TO SEAT FRAME STRUCTURE). AT THAT TIME I FOUND THAT THE FRONT STRUCTURAL CROSS MEMBER OF THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD SHATTERED AT THE MOUNTING BOLT DISPLAYING SEVERE FATIGUE FAILURE. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR THERE IS HIGH PROBABILITY OF THE SEAT DISLODGING OR COLLAPSING DUE TO COMPROMISED STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.
WIPER BOARD WAS FIXED FOR OVER 100 DOLLARS, BUT LATER FOUND THAT MANY OTHER TRUCKS OF SAME TYPE HAVE HAD A RECALL, SO WHY CAN'T THIS TRUCK HAVE IT ALSO, IF HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS?
THIS TRUCK HAS ABS. AT SPEEDS ABOVE 25 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE EVEN LIGHTLY TOUCHED, ON ANY SURFACE, THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE TREMENDOUSLY (ENOUGH TO SHAKE YOU OUT OF THE SEAT). 2 MECHANICS SO FAR HAVE FOUND NO PROBLEMS. TAKING THIS TO THE LOCAL DEALER IN 2 DAYS.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS / WASHER FAILED, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #. YC
WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. GM IS AWARE AND HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN, BUT THAT MY TRUCK VIN NO DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. ALSO ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM THERE SEEMS TO BE A DELAY FROM THE TIME OF BRAKE APPLICATION TO THE ACTUAL MECHANICAL STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. GM IS AWARE AND HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN, BUT THAT MY TRUCK VIN NO DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. ALSO ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM THERE SEEMS TO BE A DELAY FROM THE TIME OF BRAKE APPLICATION TO THE ACTUAL MECHANICAL STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
POWER BOOSTER FAILED TWICE. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WILL ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY. *AK
POWER BOOSTER FAILED TWICE. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WILL ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS BRAKE FLUID. *AK
MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, HAD TO PUMP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK CORRECTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN STOP SIGN, SLAMMED INTO THE FRONT LEFT, SECOND IMPACT WAS LEFT REAR NEAR GAS TANK, THIRD IMPACT WAS INTO TELEPHONE POLE IN THE FRONT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES.
RIGHT FRONT SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE, CONTINUES TO MOVE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.*AK
DRIVING VEHICLE AT 35 MPH, JUST STARTED TO RAIN, ANOTHER VEHICLE DARTED IN FRONT OF TRUCK, DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES (ABS), SIDE SWIPED OTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER PULLED OVER, GRASS AREA WET FROM RAIN, VEHICLE SLID INTO TREE, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
THE TRUCK HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT AT 55 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND JERK AND LOCKUP. *AK
CLIP THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BELT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE DOOR AND FLOOR SEPERATED. *AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT BINDS UP ABOVE THE BRACKET UPON USAGE. *AK BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS FOLD OVER BIND, IN THE JAM YOU CAN NOT PUT THEM ON, ALOS IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PUT THEM ON THEY WILL NOT RETRACT AND GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR LATCH, BOTH HAVE BROKEN AND DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH, BUT SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE SEAT BELT,*JB
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.