Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 14 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Chevrolet 1500, most frequently naming the visibility, interior & seats and engine categories.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2000 | 2 | 2 |
| Jul 2000 | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 2000 | 1 | 4 |
| Jul 2001 | 1 | 5 |
| Aug 2001 | 1 | 6 |
| Feb 2002 | 1 | 7 |
| May 2002 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 2003 | 1 | 9 |
| Apr 2004 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 2004 | 1 | 11 |
| Jul 2013 | 1 | 12 |
| Dec 2013 | 1 | 13 |
| Apr 2014 | 1 | 14 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE FROM HIGHWAY SPEED, EXCESSIVE BRAKING WAS REQUIRED TO STOP. ENGINE IDLE SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES THE NORMAL IDLE SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. *JS
WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND FAN BROKEN. *TR
TIRE SEPARATION, ONE TIRE, REMAINED INFLATED, TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF. UNIROYAL TIGER PAW XTM, P235/75R15 108S M&S - - - DOT APHLCBU113. NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO ANYTHING EXCEPT THE TIRE. OLD TIRE? APPEARED "BRAND-NEW." JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *TR
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE BROKEN BACK SEAT. ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH WITH OUT ANY WARNING THE BACK SEAT BROKE AGAIN FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.*JB
WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION PERODICALLY CAUSING DIFFICULTY SEEING IN RAINY WEATHER.
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. BECAUSE OF POOR VISIBILITY VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, BUT MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SEATS, FIRST COMPLAINT WAS MADE WHEN THE SEAT WAS SQUEAKING ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, DEALER LUBED THE SEAT MECHANISM, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, DEALER LATER PERFORMED CAMPAIGN 94-C-62, REPLACING THE SEAT RECLINER BOLTS, WHILE PERFORMING RECALL, DEALER FOUND ONE OF THE SEAT BACK BOLTS BROKEN WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RECLINER AND FRAME, DEALER REPLACED THE RECLINER AND FRAME, THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS TOO FAR BACK AND THE DEALER COULD NOT ADJUST THE SEAT BACK, WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SEAT RECLINER BOLT BROKE, THE DRIVER LANDED IN THE BACK SEAT, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, LUCKILY THE PASSENGER GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL AND KEPT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE AGAIN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECLINER FRAME BROKE, CAUSING DEALER TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRAME. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH SEAT COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.