IllustrationVEHICLE EXPERIENCED RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD, HOWEVER DENIED DUE TO YEAR BUILT. MJS
1995 Chevrolet K1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 52 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
11 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
118 reportsWHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND AFTER TURNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, THEY WORKED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STOPPED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY. THEY WOULD BE IN ANY POSITION WHEN THEY STOPPED. VEICLE WAS HAD TAKEN TO DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL FOR REPAIRS. *AK
WHEN TRYING TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CURRENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE SLOWING DOWN WHEN WORKING AT A LOW SPEED. *AK
THREADED PIECE OF METAL WELDED TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK BROKE CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. MJS
WHILE BRAKING THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKET SEAT BROKE AT THE LEFT FRONT MOUNTING BOLT/FRAME BRACKET UNDER THE SEAT. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO HAVE FREE MOVEMENT IN A ROCKING TYPE MOTION WHILE TRAVELING/BRAKING, AND ACCELERATING. SEATS' FREE MOVEMENT FEELS UNSAFE, AS IF JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THE ENTIRE BASE MOUNT GIVES WAY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. TO GET STARTED CONSUMER HAD TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND HAD TO MOVE THEM TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN. *AK
MY DRIVERS SEAT HAD A LITTLE "PLAY'" OR ROCK IN THE BASE FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT IT UNTIL THE BASE BROKE OFF. ONE OF THE MOUNTING BOLTS SHEARED OFF ON THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE BASE, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO TIP BACKWARD IF YOU LEANED BACK IN IT. IT BROKE NEXT TO A WELD IN THE CORNER OF THE BASE PROBABLY FROM HEAT STRESS AND THE C…
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MY DRIVERS SEAT HAD A LITTLE "PLAY'" OR ROCK IN THE BASE FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT IT UNTIL THE BASE BROKE OFF. ONE OF THE MOUNTING BOLTS SHEARED OFF ON THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE BASE, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO TIP BACKWARD IF YOU LEANED BACK IN IT. IT BROKE NEXT TO A WELD IN THE CORNER OF THE BASE PROBABLY FROM HEAT STRESS AND THE CONSTANT PLAY IN THE SEAT GOING BACK AND FORTH. THE DEALER ORDERED ME A NEW BASE FRAME WHICH NOW COSTS OVER $220. PLUS 2 HOURS OF LABOR TO INSTALL IT. I PLEADED MY CASE THAT A SEAT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN LESS THAN 4 YEARS AND 33K MILES BUT IT WENT NOWHERE. I ALSO CALLED GM AND TOLD THEM THEY WERE LUCKY THAT I WASN'T GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 AND HAVE THE BASE FAIL AND ME LAYING IN THE BACKSEAT TRYING TO DRIVE! THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T COVER THE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A "HISTORY" OF THIS HAPPENING. STRANGELY ENOUGH THE GUY WHO PUT THE NEW BASE IN SAID IT WAS "STRONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL" WHICH MAKE ME THINK THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, BUT DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR IT. EVEN ON YOUR OWN WEBSITE I FOUND A 1995 TRUCK LIKE MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.... NHTSA ACTION # EA90723, OPENED ON OCT 31, 1997 AND THE SUMMARY WAS DRIVER SEAT FAILURE. I MYSELF WEIGH UNDER 200 # SO IT ISN'T LIKE IT FAILED UNDER ABUSE. I E-MAILED GM AND ALSO CALLED THE 800# BUT THEY ACT LIKE NO BIG DEAL, AS LONG AS I PAY FOR IT WHICH I ALREADY DID. MY PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WHICH HAS MAYBE 1K MILES LOGGED IN IT ALSO HAS SLOP OR PLAY IN IT AND I 'M AFRAID IT WILL ALSO FAIL AT A LATER DATE AT ANOTHER $320. COST TO ME. THANK-YOU FOR THIS SITE AND HEARING MY COMPLAINT. BRIAN GRAYBILL. *AK
THE WIPER CONTROL MODULE IS BAD. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE WIPERS HAVE FAILED MANY TIMES IN A SINGLE DAY FOR ME, IT CAUSES A REDUCED VISIBILITY PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING.
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE. WHEN GETTING IN AND OUT FELT AS IF IT WAS ROCKING. WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES, SEAT SWAYED FORWARD. DEALER CONTACTED AND SEAT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND REPAIRWORK TO BE DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK *ML
Official recalls
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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)