1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

235 complaints filed with NHTSA.

235
Complaints
11
Crashes
5
Fires
6
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR74
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER46
SEATS14
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP12
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER10
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP4
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH3
TIRES:TREAD/BELT3
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR3
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR3
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE2

Recent Complaints

20101027FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

1994 CHEVY SILVERADO K2500 V8 HEATING SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND AFTER USE IT CATCHES ON FIRE. CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN TO YOURSELF AND THOSE AROUND YOU. MY TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE ON THE FREEWAY CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS HERE IS A LINK OF OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/SILVERADO/2005/ELECTRICAL/BLOWER_MOTOR_WIRING_CAUGHT_FIRE.SHTML. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

20060208CrashFatalSEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS IN VEHICLE CRASH. CRASH WAS OFFSET FRONTAL CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. OHIO STATE PATROL SAYS THE 1994 CHEVROLET WENT LEFT OF CENTER, COLLISION WAS WITH AN ADVANCE CEMENT TRUCK. MY FATHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND WAS WEARING SEAT BELT. PARAMEDICS UNBELTED HIM TO TREAT HIM, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICER. THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY CORONERS REPORT LISTS BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE CHEST AS CAUSE OF DEATH. MOST OF HIS RIBS, HIS STERNUM, THE LEFT PELVIS, AND MOST OF THE BONES IN

Mileage: 68,000

20020514SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY A VEHICLE WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOSSED INTO THE EXTENDED CAB, THEN HER VEHICLE HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT WHICH THREW THE DRIVER FROM THE EXTENDED CAB INTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD.*JB

20011002SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY A VEHICLE WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOSSED INTO THE EXTENDED CAB, THEN HER VEHICLE HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT WHICH THREW THE DRIVER FROM THE EXTENDED CAB INTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD.*JB

20000829CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH IGNITION OFF EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. SOMEHOW TRUCK STARTED BY ITSELF AND DROVE RIGHT THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. DRIVEWAY WAS A FLAT SURFACE. ALSO, THERE WAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM TRUCK. AS A SAFETY MEASURE OWNER HAS DISCONNECTED BATTERY. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

20000829CrashPARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH IGNITION OFF EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. SOMEHOW TRUCK STARTED BY ITSELF AND DROVE RIGHT THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. DRIVEWAY WAS A FLAT SURFACE. ALSO, THERE WAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM TRUCK. AS A SAFETY MEASURE OWNER HAS DISCONNECTED BATTERY. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

20000829CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH IGNITION OFF EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. SOMEHOW TRUCK STARTED BY ITSELF AND DROVE RIGHT THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. DRIVEWAY WAS A FLAT SURFACE. ALSO, THERE WAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM TRUCK. AS A SAFETY MEASURE OWNER HAS DISCONNECTED BATTERY. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

19990920CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, TAKING THE CRIUSE CONTROL OFF, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE BRAKES GRABBED. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, WENT ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A SAFETY GUARDRAIL AND A BRIDGE. THEN VEHICLE SPUN AROUND INTO A 360 CIRCLE. *AK *MJS

19990908FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

WHILE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIFIED. SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AREA, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VECHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY PERFORMED TEST, SUCH AS SBDS CHECK LOAD TEST AND A BATTERY TEST. THE DEALERSHIP STATED TO THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A NO FIRE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

19990802CrashVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO COME ON OCCASIONALLY. HAD A DELAY OF 5 MINUTES OR MORE BEFORE THEY OPERATED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS THE COST GOES TO CONSUMER. VEHICLE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE TO STOP WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENT (JULY OF 1998). *YC

19990802CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO COME ON OCCASIONALLY. HAD A DELAY OF 5 MINUTES OR MORE BEFORE THEY OPERATED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS THE COST GOES TO CONSUMER. VEHICLE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE TO STOP WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENT (JULY OF 1998). *YC

19990525FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR THREE HOURS A FIRE STARTED IN VEHICLE, LOCATION AND CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

19990325CrashVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND STOP WHEN RAINING, CONTACTED DEALER, AND THERE IS A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE IS NOT NCLUDED. CONSUMER HAS TO CLEAR THE WINDOW HIMSELF WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *AK

19981016CrashFireSEATS

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SOMEONE SIDE SWIPED THE DRIVERS SIDE, CAUSING DRIVERS SEAT TO BREAK FOR THE SECOND TIME. FRAME IS BEING REPAIRED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT COME TO THE FIRE. DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE INVESTIGATED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

19981016CrashFireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SOMEONE SIDE SWIPED THE DRIVERS SIDE, CAUSING DRIVERS SEAT TO BREAK FOR THE SECOND TIME. FRAME IS BEING REPAIRED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT COME TO THE FIRE. DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE INVESTIGATED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

19980323SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELTS FAILED CAUSING PASSENGER TO FALL TO FLOOR DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING.

19971029CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

DRIVING ABOUT 15MPH IN TRAFFIC AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THE TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK