What's New for 1994 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Series
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What's New for 1994
Safety is enhanced with the side door guard beams designed to minimize intrusion into the passenger compartment during a side impact. A center high-mounted brake light is also added to enhance safety. Chevy boasts it is the first automaker to offer a turbodiesel engine option in a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating less than 8,500 pounds. Rust corrosion protection is improved while interior noise vibration and harshness is reduced. Rounding out the list of significant improvements are the addition of an "easy entry" feature to the front passenger seat on extended cab body styles to ease entry into the rear seating positions and the revision of the exterior front-end styling. Read More
Long-Term Reliability Ratings by Identifix
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1994 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Series Reliability Rating
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Occasional problems on this vehicle are failures of the Distributor Shaft and the Fuel Pump Wiring. The cost to repair the Distributor Shaft is estimated at $57.50 for parts and $84.50 for labor.The cost to repair the Fuel Pump Wiring is estimated at $65.00 for labor.All prices are estimates based on $65 per flat rate hour and do not include diagnostic time or any applicable sales tax. |
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An occasional problem on this vehicle is failure of the Front Axle Acutator (4WD models only). The cost to repair the Front Axle Acutator is estimated at $95.00 for parts and $65.00 for labor.All prices are estimates based on $65 per flat rate hour and do not include diagnostic time or any applicable sales tax. |
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An occasional problem on this vehicle is failure of the Isolation/Dump Valve. The cost to repair the Isolation/Dump Valve is estimated at $172.00 for parts and $65.00 for labor.All prices are estimates based on $65 per flat rate hour and do not include diagnostic time or any applicable sales tax. |
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Reliability ratings displayed above reflect style specific standard features and may vary from aggregated values displayed for the same year in the historical model overview below.
Reliability History for Chevrolet C/K 1500 Series
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