IllustrationVEHICLE IS DECELERATING WHEN PUT IN DRIVE. WHEN GOING AROUND A SHARP CURB AT 20 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL DIE OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, POWER BRAKES WENT OUT, AND THE CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. *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
What owners actually said
263 reportsWINDSHIELD WIPER WIRE HARNESS DOES NOT WORK. WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THE WIRE HARNESS AROUND BEFORE MOTOR STARTS & WIPERS START TO MOVE. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WOULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD WHEN RAINING OR SNOWING. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN SWITCHED ON. AFTER TURNING THEM OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES THEY BEGAN WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASSIONS, ATHOUGH, AS OF YET, THEY HAVE NOT FAILED COMPLETELY. SEAT RECLINED BY ITSELF ALSO IT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO POSITION. EVENTUALLY IT BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AGAI…
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN SWITCHED ON. AFTER TURNING THEM OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES THEY BEGAN WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASSIONS, ATHOUGH, AS OF YET, THEY HAVE NOT FAILED COMPLETELY. SEAT RECLINED BY ITSELF ALSO IT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO POSITION. EVENTUALLY IT BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS.
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE TRACKS. COULD HEAR A POPPING SOUND BEFORE THE BREAK HAPPENED. WHENEVER ACCELERATING, THE SEAT WOULD RISE UP. HAD CALLED DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SEAT TRACKS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED.
AERATOR FOR THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE (DOES NOT WORK)
WHEN DRIVING A FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED, SEAT AND BELT DID NOT HOLD. ALSO, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS CRACKED, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER CONTACTED AND THEY WILL NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DO NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ON THE PRODUCT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DRIVER WAS INJURED, AND OUT OF WORK. PROVIDE FURTHER I…
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WHEN DRIVING A FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED, SEAT AND BELT DID NOT HOLD. ALSO, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS CRACKED, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER CONTACTED AND THEY WILL NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DO NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ON THE PRODUCT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DRIVER WAS INJURED, AND OUT OF WORK. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT AND SEAT BACK SUPPORT HAS BROKEN ELEVEN TIMES, PASSENGER FRONT SEAT 4 TIMES, AND DEALER KEEPS REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE SEAT HAS BROKEN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL INTO THE BACK SEAT. *AK.ET.
WHEN APPLYING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER NOT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING WHILE IN THE RAIN. CONSUMER HAS TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR THE WIPERS TO START WORKING AGAIN. PROBLEM MIGHT BE WITHIN THE TSB SYSTEM. *AK
STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHIMMY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER ARE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND STOP WHENEVER THEY WANT,CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE PROBLEMS SEEING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.