IllustrationINTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION, OR NOT OPERATING AT ALL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL WAS NOT PASSED ONTO THEM. ALSO, MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
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 reportsWHEN TRAVELING WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED THEY ARE INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS AND WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WHEN THIS HAPPENS DRIVER CAN'T SEE WHERE HE IS GOING. TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN DRIVER HAS LIFT THE HOOD, JIGGLE ON THE MOTOR WIRES TO THE WIPERS, AND THEN THEY WILL GO AGAIN. DEALE…
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WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS AND WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WHEN THIS HAPPENS DRIVER CAN'T SEE WHERE HE IS GOING. TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN DRIVER HAS LIFT THE HOOD, JIGGLE ON THE MOTOR WIRES TO THE WIPERS, AND THEN THEY WILL GO AGAIN. DEALER SAID THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE , HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACKWARDS AFTER DRIVER GOT IN. THE SEAT RECLINER WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL #96E010000 3 YRS AGO. THE WASHER HAD CAME OFF THE BOLT. BEEN TO DEALER & NOTIFIED BY MECHANIC THE FRAME OF VEHICLE WAS BROKEN. OWNER CHECKED & DID NOT SEE ANY BROKEN FRAME.
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS ; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO VIN. . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *YC
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING ONE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVIFIED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY IN RAIN. WOULD JUST STOP ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER & PASSENGER. BEEN TO DEALER & INFORMED NO RECALL ON WIPERS. *AK
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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.