IllustrationWINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT EVEN START UP. SOMETIMES I CAN GET OUT UNDER THE HOOD AND HIT ON THE WIPER MOTOR AND THEY WILL START UP. THEY MAY NOT STAY RUNNING THOUGH. THIS OCCURS IN DELAY AND REGULAR MODES. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIME SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED IN JUNE 2002. *JB
1994 Chevrolet C1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most C1500 years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Chevrolet C1500 are substantially higher than the model-year median of 41.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 13 of 152 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 74 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
Visibility complaints
74 reportsWHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WAS INFORMED, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH HIS WINDSHIELD WIPER AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000 BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *PH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT. WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WIPERS STOPPED AND HAD TO BE MANUALLY RE-STARTED. THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A YEAR AND A HAL…
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CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH HIS WINDSHIELD WIPER AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000 BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *PH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT. WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WIPERS STOPPED AND HAD TO BE MANUALLY RE-STARTED. THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. *SCC *JB
PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR.*MR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ONLY WORKED ON SUNNY DAYS. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE. *JB *NLM
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.*AK *JB *NLM
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE SAME PROBLEM WAS RECALLED ON OTHER CHEVROLET TRUCKS. GM ALSO STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED THE RECALL. *AK *CB *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *NLM
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.8JB
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1EA97023 · Driver's Seat Frame Failure
Opened Oct 31, 1997 · Closed Jun 1, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION HAS RECEIVED 375 REPORTS ALLEGING FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME WHICH IS PRONE TO BREAKAGE AT THE LEFT FRONT ATTACHING POINT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE SEAT MAY TILT AWAY FROM THE RISER DURING ACCELERATING OR BRAKING.(SEE CLOSING REPORT)