WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION UNLESS TURNED ON HIGH. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDE IN 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.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
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.
What owners actually said
210 reportsWHILE 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 WITH FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRAKES LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL ,IN WHICH VEHICLE TRAVELED ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *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
K2500 WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO COME ON WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON. SOMETIMES THEY STOP IN MID-CYCLE. I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND GET OUT AND PULL ON THE WIPER ARM TO GET TO INITIATE MOVEMENT. I GOT CAUGHT IN A THUNDER SHOWER AND HAD NO WIPERS AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET OUT TO PULL ON THE WIPER ARM. T…
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K2500 WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO COME ON WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON. SOMETIMES THEY STOP IN MID-CYCLE. I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND GET OUT AND PULL ON THE WIPER ARM TO GET TO INITIATE MOVEMENT. I GOT CAUGHT IN A THUNDER SHOWER AND HAD NO WIPERS AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET OUT TO PULL ON THE WIPER ARM. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP AND THE GM SERVICE LINE BOTH SAY THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, ALTHOUGHT THERE EXISTS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.
ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE ON. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF VINS AND IS WONDERING WHY HIS CAN NOT BE INCLUDED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *SLC
ABOUT A WEEK AFTER WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK, WE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WOULD ONLY LOCK IN FULL FORWARD POSITION ARE IN FULL REARWARD POSITION. NO IN BETWEEN. AS WE WERE ON A TRIP AND NOT USING THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT WE FORGOT ABOUT IT. THE TRUCK WAS RECALLED FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLTS, GOT IT REPAIR…
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ABOUT A WEEK AFTER WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK, WE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WOULD ONLY LOCK IN FULL FORWARD POSITION ARE IN FULL REARWARD POSITION. NO IN BETWEEN. AS WE WERE ON A TRIP AND NOT USING THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT WE FORGOT ABOUT IT. THE TRUCK WAS RECALLED FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLTS, GOT IT REPAIRED, NOW SOME TIME THE PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES FORWARD BY ITS SELF, NOW THATS DANGEROUS. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TODAY 6/24/99 FOR THE SECOND RECALL 98065 BRAKE SWITCH. TOLD THE SERVICE MAN THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT, THEY CHECKED BOTH SIDES DRIVERS AND PASSENGER. DRIVERS IS POWER BUT IS LOOSE. HE INFORMEN ME THAT BOTH SEAT RISERS WERE WORN OUT AND THAT IS WHY THE SEATS ARE LOOSE. KNEW OF NO WARRENTY ON THEM, HE SAID THAT THE YEARS 94 TO 96 WERE ALL BAD, THEY HAVE THIS TROUBLE ALL THE TIME. THE TRUCK IS CHERRY, WHY DO THEY WARE OUT SO SOON? THE SEAT ADJUSTMENTS ARE HARDLY EVER MADE. I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS GOING TO CONTACT NITSA. HE SAID TO CALL THE ZONE REP AND MABY THEY WOULD -MABY PAY HALF. IF THIS IS TRUE WHAT HE TOLD ME ABOUT ALL THE 94 TO 96 TRUCKS HAVEING BAD SEAT RISERS, THEN THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL I BELEVE. HE SAID THAT THE 97 UP HAVE A NEW DESIGN ON THE SEAT RISERS. THE DRIVERS SIDE AFTER THEY DID THE RECALL ON THE SEAT RECLINER ALWAYS SEEMED LOOSE TO ME. NOW I KNOW WHY FOR THE PARTS ARE WORN OUT, THIS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I HAVE NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN IN ANY OF THE VECHILES I HAVE EVER OWNED. NOW THE TRUCK WAS JUST TWO YEARS OLD AND HAD ONLY 28,00 MILES ON THE SPEED-O WHEN I PURCHASED IT. AND THE SEAT RISERS WERE WORN OUT THEN. DOES GENERAL MOTORS EXPECT NO MORE THAN TWO YEARS OR LESS FOR THE SEAT RISERS TO FAIL? IF WE HAD A HEAD ON ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT WILL SLIDE FORWARD, THEN IT COULD RESULT IN A FATALITY. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS SHODDY PARTS. THE ONLY REASON THE DRIVERS SEAT DOESNT SLIDE FORWARD IS BECAUSE IT IS ELECTRICALLY POWERED. I BELEVE THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, FAULTY PARTS, BAD DESIGN. HOW COMES THEY CHANGED THE SEA
ONGOING/INTERMITENT PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN OFF UNLESS CONSUMER MOVES SIGNAL LEVER. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *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.
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