IllustrationINTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WHICH RESULTS IN VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND CAN CAUSE A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL. BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. COMMON PROBLEM. *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
All reported categories
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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
What owners actually said
263 reportsWINDSHIELD 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
WINDSHIELD 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
ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INSPECTION DID NOT SHOW ANY PROBLEMS, HOWEVER VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN ABS LOCKED UP. MJS
MASTER CYLINDER IS DEFECTIVE. MASTER CYLINDER CONTROLS BRAKES AT THIS TIME, AND IT LEAKING BRAKES FLUID, ALSO, THE SEAT FRAME IS BREAKING ON DRIVER'S SIDE,AND VOLTAGE GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. *AK
WENT TO BACK UP FROM DRIVEWAY HEARD A KLUNK; MOVED FORWARD; THEN BACKED AND SAW OIL ON THE ROAD - MOVED FORWARD AND PARKED VEHICLE.
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
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.