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1994 Chevrolet C15 problems

NHTSA has received 52 complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet C15, and 23% of them involve brakes. Next are seats (21%) and electrical system (12%).

At a glance

Complaints
52 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Brakes 23% of complaints
Crashes and fires
3 and 2
Injuries and deaths
21 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Brakes 23%
  • Seats 21%
  • Electrical system 12%
  • Transmission 10%
  • Cruise control 6%
  • Engine 6%
  • Fuel system 6%
  • Seat belts 6%
  • Lighting 4%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 4%

What the data shows

Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 21 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 82% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Chevrolet C15 with enough data (39 complaints in that window).

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

Passenger front back seat bolt sheared, resulting in seat collapsing backward causing passenger to be thrown backwards straight down. Tt

January 1995 Injury

Driving 15MPH turning rt.saw oncoming traffic applied brakes could not stop for at least 30 feet,causing accident.no drivers side air bag. Tt

January 1995 Crash

While driving in a down pour, suddenly windshield wipers stopped working, without prior warning, dealer repaired twice before. Tt

January 1995

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