IllustrationWINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING POOR VISIBLITY. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN, ALTHOUGH IT HAS SAME DEFECT. *YC CONSUMER STATES THAT SOMETIMES SHE COULD TUG ON A WIPER ARM AND GET THEM WORKING, A NEW MOTOR IS ON ORDER. *SLC
1994 Chevrolet Silverado
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Silverado years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Chevrolet Silverado are substantially higher than the model-year median of 76.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 28 of 210 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 128 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports4 fire reports4 injury reports
Visibility complaints
128 reportsFRONT SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. SEAT BELTS HAVE TO BE TAKEN LOOSE AND PUT BACK ON IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THEM. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK IN REGULAR BASIS.YC
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. OCCASIONALLY THEY WILL COME ON. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *YC
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
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTETNLY WORK WHILE OPERATING.WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE ON, OR SOMETIMES WIPER WOULD NOT COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION UNLESS TURNED ON HIGH. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDE IN RECALL DUE TO VIN #. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, THEY WILL STOP WITHOUT A REASON FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES OR FOR A FEW SECONDS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT DURING A TIME WHEN NEEDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR WIPERS UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. ALSO, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *YH
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. TRUCK NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150000 GM/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.