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1994 Chevrolet C/K Pickups wipers, windshield & visibility problems

36 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 1994 Chevrolet C/K Pickups, which is 60% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
36 60% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
100,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 1994 Chevrolet C/K Pickups Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 100,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 100,000 miles
Based on 24 complaints that include mileage. 21% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 24 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Windshield wipers malfunctioned while in use, causing visibility problems which may result in a crash. There is a recall for the windshield wipers, but this vehicle is not included in the recall although it has the same problem.

March 1999

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 chevrolet c/k pickup. The windshield wipers have been working intermittently since 1996 and will not shut off by themselves. The vehicle has to be turned off and restarted. The failure was noticed while driving 50 MPH. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 163,000 and failure mileage was 50,000. Updated 01/14/08

Reported at 50,000 miles, November 2007

Wipers, windshield & visibility problems in other years

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