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1994 Chevrolet 1500 wipers, windshield & visibility problems

34 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 1994 Chevrolet 1500, which is 74% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
34 74% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
87,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 1994 Chevrolet 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 87,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 87,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 33% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Windshield wipers will quit working during operation, causing poor visibility . Vehicle was not included in recall 98v150000 due to VIN.

January 1999

I have a 1994 chevy silverado that has a problem with the wipers stopping during running. There is a recall but the dealership said it did not qulify for the recall. Seeing as this problem is clearly on this truck it should be under the recall.

Reported at 125,000 miles, August 2003

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