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1993 Chevrolet C10 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 7, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 12, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Chevrolet C10. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–9 of 9

Visibility
Filed Jan 7, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT DEPENDABLE.SOMETIMES THEY WORK WHEN YOU NEED THEM, SOMETIMES THEY DONT. A SUDDEN DOWNPOUR OR ANOTHER VEHICLE SPLASHING WATER AND MUD OVER THE WINDSHIELD CAN LEAVE YOU BLINDED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS OR, THE WIPERS MAY NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS.

NHTSA ID
10000574
Incident
Jan 1, 1999
Mileage
50,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 30, 2001

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #95V246000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON SEATS WHICH HAD BOLTS SHEARED OFF. HAD BOLTS REPAIRED 1ST TIME UNDER RECALL. WHEN IT HAPPENED A 2ND TIME, IN 1999, WAS REPAIRED. BOLTS ON SEATS HAVE SHEARED OFF AGAIN, AND SEAT COLLAPSED FOR 3RD TIME. DEALERSHIP REFUSING TO REPAIR AGAIN.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
898481
Incident
Oct 18, 2001
Visibility
Filed Apr 25, 2000

WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED THEY BECOME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL 98V150000 DEALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
860919
Incident
Jan 1, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 12, 1999
Crash reported3 injuries reported

VEHICLE IN "PARK" ENGINE RUNNING, ENGINE ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY, GAS PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR, NO CONTROL OF BRAKES OR SHIFTER.

NHTSA ID
705533
Incident
Apr 11, 1999
Brakes
Filed Aug 10, 1998

BRAKE LINE, WHICH RUN ALONG THE SIDE OF FRAME/BACK BRAKE RUPTURED AND RUSTED OUT, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK ON THE REAR BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS YET TO HAVE PARTS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
826487
Incident
Aug 9, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 7, 1996

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK, THE SEATBACK IS IN THE RECLINING POSITION, THE CONSUMER HAS HAD THE BOLT REPLACED ON 4 OCCASIONS, ONCE UNDER THE RECALL 94-C-62. *AK

NHTSA ID
803271
Incident
Oct 6, 1996
BrakesTransmission
Filed Mar 29, 1996

TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK REPAIRED.*SD

NHTSA ID
503122
Incident
Mar 29, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 27, 1995

BOLT ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN. TT THE BROKEN BOLTS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. *YH

NHTSA ID
974068
Incident
Jul 15, 1995
Visibility
Filed Jan 12, 1995
1 injury reported

AT 50 MPH GLASS FROM MIRROR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLEW OFF. TT

NHTSA ID
958624
Incident
Jan 12, 1995

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.

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