1995 Chevrolet C2500
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 1995 Chevrolet C2500. Newest first.
Certain honeywell fram racing brand HP4 and HP8 oil filters that were manufactured from may 25, 2006, through september 14, 2007, and sold for use as replacement equipment for vehicles list above. the affected filters are marked with a date code a61451 through a72571 sequentially. the date code and part number appear on the filter housing. fram racing…
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition may cause inadequate sealing and loss of engine oil, possibly resulting in a fire.
Remedy
Honeywell will replace the affected oil filters free of charge. the recall began during november 2007. owners can contact fram customer service toll-free at 1-800-890-2075.
Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or origin marking on the fuel filter housing manufactured from october 18, 2005, through march 21, 2006, sold for use on the vehicles listed above and on certain school buses. (to see the school bus engine sizes…
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition may cause an inadequate seal at the connection, potentially leading to a fuel leak. In the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur.
Remedy
Honeywell will notify owners and replace the fuel filters free of charge. the recall began on october 18, 2006. owners may contact fram customer service at 1-800-890-2075 (option 1).
Owner complaints
60 complaints1 involved a crash
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Air bags · Electrical system · Engine
Vehicle stopped running at 65 mph. Dashboard lights did not come on. on the side of the road (where I was able to pull off the highway) it finally re-started. I brought the vehicle home. When I attempted to make another trip, the same thing happened. I was less than a mile from my home. I…
Vehicle stopped running at 65 mph. Dashboard lights did not come on. on the side of the road (where I was able to pull off the highway) it finally re-started. I brought the vehicle home. When I attempted to make another trip, the same thing happened. I was less than a mile from my home. I eventually was able to restart. the final outcome was that the ignition switch was the problem. I called the dealership and they advised me that my vehicle was not part of the recall. I believe that it should be included in the recall for gm vehicles. My truck IS a 6.5 liter diesel. which may be the reason it was not included in the recall. I believe this IS a factory defect and should be included in the recall. *tr
- Electrical system · Engine and engine cooling · Fuel system, gasoline
While driving down highway vehicle stalled several times. I feel this IS very unsafe and could have caused an accident. *tr
- Vehicle speed control
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 chevrolet c2500. While driving at approximately 55 mph, the driver took his foot off the accelerator pedal but the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The driver turned off the ignition but the vehicle continued accelerating until he applied the brakes. He kept experiencing the…
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 chevrolet c2500. While driving at approximately 55 mph, the driver took his foot off the accelerator pedal but the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The driver turned off the ignition but the vehicle continued accelerating until he applied the brakes. He kept experiencing the problem until he took the vehicle in for service. The current and failure mileages were approximately 120,000. The vin was unavailable.
- Tires
I have 4 recalled tires with the right date codes but foreign tire won't take back because they say they are counterfeit. That was told to us by marie at foreign tire. *tr
- Fuel system, diesel
I am the original owner of a 1995 chevrolet ck2500 4 x 4 truck with the 6.5 liter diesel engine. due to lift pump failure, the truck dies with no warning. The lift pump has been replaced 3 times (currently at repair shop for this again). The dealer has replaced it with a new lift pump supposedly…
I am the original owner of a 1995 chevrolet ck2500 4 x 4 truck with the 6.5 liter diesel engine. due to lift pump failure, the truck dies with no warning. The lift pump has been replaced 3 times (currently at repair shop for this again). The dealer has replaced it with a new lift pump supposedly each time, but I was not shown or given the old lift pump. there IS a major safety factor involved with this part failure/design. The truck has died 2 out of 3 times in heavy traffic. The '95 chevy truck IS used to pull a horse trailer. I am to the point I am afraid to pull the horse trailer loaded with our horses with this chevy truck. I can only imagine what could happen when you have a trailer behind this truck when the lift pump starts going out and you try to steer without power steering or power brakes, because the truck has quit. I found a gm technical service bulletin #77-63-06ab on the internet in regards to a "fix" for this. This article also states the potential danger of this failure such as pulling into heavy traffic or descending a steep hill and losing the use of power steering and power brakes. *jb
- Structure › Body › Tailgate › Hinge and attachments
1995 chevrolet 2500 pick-up tailgate cable broke. *Jb
- Electrical system
1995 chevrolet 2500 headlights and windshield wipers stopped working.*mr the consumer believes the failure was the result of a faulty dimmer switch and the tilting steering wheel. *nm
- Electrical system › Ignition › Module
With little or no warning, the truck backfired, sputtered and would not run. Could not be restarted. Parts replaced were the ignition module and pick-up coil, old parts unavailable.
- Fuel system, diesel
I have had nothing but problems with my 1995 chevrolet c-2500 pickup with the 6.5 turbo diesel engine. There IS a major design flaw with the pump mounted driver and injection pump. The pump mounted driver IS mounted tom the injection pump and the heat from both the pump and engine IS destroying the…
I have had nothing but problems with my 1995 chevrolet c-2500 pickup with the 6.5 turbo diesel engine. There IS a major design flaw with the pump mounted driver and injection pump. The pump mounted driver IS mounted tom the injection pump and the heat from both the pump and engine IS destroying the driver. When the driver fails the engine will quit at any speed and you have complete loss of brakes,power steering, was pulling a trailer last time my pump driver failed and luckily was not going up or down a hill because I had to use the electronic trailer brakes to stop my truck injection pump IS also a known issue with these engines and the replacement IS over 1200 dollars. Gm extended the war for these two parts to 11 years or 120K. Unfortunately almost all of the trucks were past the war period due to millage.these are diesel trucks and rack up a lot of miles.my truck IS a 1995 but IS over the mileage limit.gm needs to extend the millage part of the warr to help owners keep their cars on the road, and not have to pay for gm's design flaw.i have spent close to 3000 just by replacing these two parts several times.there are several message board for the 6.5L turbo diesel discussing this issue.( thedieselpage.com,dieselplace.com) many vendors have started to make kits that move the pump driver off the pump and out the engine valley to a location that has more airflow and include a heat sink to help keep the temps down.this driver IS nothing more than 2 resistors but cost over $500.*ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Diesel
While driving vehicle stalled. had tried to restart vehicle, but it failed to restart. contacted dealership five times, but dealership was unable to resolve the problem. *ak *jb
- Tires › Tread/belt
While driving, the consumer heard a flapping noise. when the vehicle was being serviced, the technician noticed the left rear tire had separated. *ak approximately 1 week later the tread on the left front also separated. (occurred while driving at highway speeds) tread separation on both tires was discovered before the blowout. *scc *jb
- Unknown or other
This may not be a complaint, more of a question. several of our truck drivers load materials sticking out of the rear of the truck by 3-4-5 feet without attaching a red/orange warning flag. I've looked through your website without finding the proper legal limit for such overloading without warning flags. can you help. *tt
- Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer › Motor
Windshield wiper switch works intermittently, causing poor visibility, possibly due to defective contact lead to wiper motor.*ak
- Electrical system › Ignition
Engine shuts off at stop signs and traffic lights when slowing down. Took to dealer, and they can't duplicate problem. consumer stated that it could be critical if someone rear ended consumer. *ak
- Tires › Tread/belt
While driving, goodyear tire p245/75r16 SE experienced tread separaton on right rear, managed to pull to the over, failure caused damage to vehicle, dot pj11d5lv2897. *slc
- Seats
Driver's side seat rocks back and forth, like a rocking chair. Consumer stated it did not pass virginia inspection.*ak
- Tires › Tread/belt
This happened to both rear tires within two weeks of each other 9/27/00 and 10/12/00. tread flew off at hwy speeds. contacted manufacturer, who gave me a bogus number to call. I have email saved if you wish to view my email to them and their response passing the buck to sears/ntb (with a bogus…
This happened to both rear tires within two weeks of each other 9/27/00 and 10/12/00. tread flew off at hwy speeds. contacted manufacturer, who gave me a bogus number to call. I have email saved if you wish to view my email to them and their response passing the buck to sears/ntb (with a bogus number, no less). these occurrences damaged our company truck. we do not feel that it IS "just a coincidence". (Tiresize: 245/75 R16)( dot number: tire size: 245/75 R16 )
- Power train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Bolts which hold driveshaft bracket come loose and fell out, allowing driveshaft to misalign and slide sideways
- Tires › Tread/belt
PE00 020; consumer was traveling about 70mph on highway and said that tire sounded like a gun shot. right rear tire exploded. she was able to pull over without a problem. second incident happened when she was traveling about 65mph on the road and was going to pull into rest area. a…
PE00 020; consumer was traveling about 70mph on highway and said that tire sounded like a gun shot. right rear tire exploded. she was able to pull over without a problem. second incident happened when she was traveling about 65mph on the road and was going to pull into rest area. a second tire blewout on left rear. there were no injuries. firestone firehawk, r45lt26575r16. load range c.*ak firestone 265/75/r16 *mw
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline · Fuel system, gasoline › Delivery › Fuel pump
While driving engine locked up,emitting white smoke. mechanic stated that fuel pump dumped a lot of fuel into the block , causing the engine to lock up.*ak
- Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer › Motor
Intermittently the windshield wipers become inoperable, obstructing the view of the driver. a recall has been issued on the vehicle's make/model. however, this vehicle was not included due to vin. dealer has been notified. *ak the consumer feels the wipers should be on recall since it was a continuous problem. *yh
- Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer › Motor
Defective windshield wipers circuit board caused wipers to work intermittently which causes poor visibility, resulting in possible collision. There IS a recall for this circuit board, but this vehicle IS not included in the recall due to vin. please provide further information. *ak *yc
- Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer › Motor
When hauling cattle on the freeway, a sudden downpour hit, we could not see and the wipers did not work. There was quite a lot of traffic and we were very lucky to be able to pull over safely and not cause any accidents. the wipers had quit before and our mechanic said to tap the motor to loosen any dirt, that helped but was not a cure. we replaced the motor the end of april, 1999. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Upon numerous occasions, truck engine stops as if the switch has been cut off, of course it hasn`t. the last time, 11/02/99, the truck would not start back, as it had in the past. however after calling a wrecker,and waiting about 30 minutes, it crank with no problem and performed perfectly.…
Upon numerous occasions, truck engine stops as if the switch has been cut off, of course it hasn`t. the last time, 11/02/99, the truck would not start back, as it had in the past. however after calling a wrecker,and waiting about 30 minutes, it crank with no problem and performed perfectly. drove to repair shop, cumputer analizer showed no problem. truck always stops at a low speed, 5 to 20 mph. I would appreciate any information on how to find and correct this problem. thank you earl hayes
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Front wheel isn't engaging, and driver side front wheel has some type of knocking noise, and wheels lock up. *ak
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Driver's seat frame failure
The office of defects investigation has received 375 reports alleging failure of the driver's seat frame which IS prone to breakage at the left front attaching point.when this occurs, the seat may tilt away from the riser during accelerating or braking.(see closing report)
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10246631Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
- 10232287This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
- 634339Some customers may comment on front door hinge pin bushing wear, front door sag, or door chucking movement in extreme operating conditions.
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