IllustrationWINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL OCCASIONALLY. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WENT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIER WAS NO RECALL ON THAT PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT ,BUT THEY WOULD CHARGE ME. I DECLINED. *AK
1995 Chevrolet Silverado
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Silverado years
Owner complaints for the 1995 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: 14 of 263 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 148 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 34 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
13 crash reports0 fire reports8 injury reports
Visibility complaints
148 reportsWINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND CUT OFF DURING PERFORMANCE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY NOT COME ON AT ALL. DRIVER WIGGLES THE SWITCH TO GET THEM TO FUNCTION. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. EVEN THOUGH THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR A DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD, THE ABOV EVEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
BRAKES MAKING NOISE IN REAR, AN AXLE ALSO REPLACED. NLM
WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. NO WARNING, JUST QUIT. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. TRUCK NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V105000 DUE TO VIN. *AK
WINDSHELD WIPERS STOP FUNCTIONING DURING PERFORMANCE. DEALER SAYS CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO VIN. . THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *YC
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.