1993 Chevrolet C1500 Owner Complaints

SEAT SUDDENLY RECLINED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING NEAR HOME. ALMOST VEERED OFF THE ROAD. HAD TO PROP UP SEAT WITH 2X4 TO GET HOME.

NHTSA ID

11160812

Incident

Dec 3, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES WON'T WORK AND WILL STOP DURING USE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10266483

Incident

Oct 20, 2006

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. EVEN AFTER HAVING THE PROBLEM FIXED. THIS PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING OVER AND OVER. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO ISSUE A RECALL? I GUESS WHEN SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEY GET SUED OVER IT . THIS YEAR MODEL TRUCK ALSO HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING . I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE IN THIS TRUCK AND THE PROBLEM JUST KEEPS RECURRING.(WHY?) *TR

NHTSA ID

10209004

Incident

Jan 8, 1996

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STANDING ON THE VEHICLE TAILGATE, THE LEFT CABLE DETACHED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO FALL INTO THE BED OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AN ASC CERTIFIED MECHANIC, AND REPLACED THE CABLES. THIS WAS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THE CABLES DETACHING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED AFTER MARKET CABLES INSTEAD OF USING GM CABLES. UPDATED 12/28/06.*JB

NHTSA ID

10175498

Incident

Nov 16, 2006

Mileage

153,600 mi

DT: WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING EVERY TIME THERE WAS A HARD RAIN. OWNER DID RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. CONSUMER DID NOT FIND THIS OUT UNTIL HE HAD ALL READY TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP CALLED BACK, AND TOLD THE OWNER THAT THE OWNER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL, AND SINCE OWNER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE OWNER'S VEHICLE WAS RETURNED THERE WAS NO WIPER FUNCTION AT ALL. THE WIPERS WILL NOT EVEN COME ON. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER TO INFORM HIM ABOUT FAILURE, AND THE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO ABOUT IT. BUT IF CONSUMER WAS WILLING TO PAY $160.00, THE WIPERS COULD BE FIXED. CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WHY HE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE WIPERS WERE WORKING WHEN HE DROPPED OFF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CALLED THE GENERAL MANAGER, AND HE WAS SUPPOSE TO RETURN THE PHONE CALL TOMORROW. OWNER WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE HIS VEHICLE WITHOUT THE WIPERS SINCE THEY LIVED IN FLORIDA, AND THEY WERE HAVING HURRICANE WEATHER. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10127509

Incident

Jul 5, 2005

Mileage

126,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF OWN THEIR OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10089216

Incident

Aug 18, 2004

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK OCCASIONALLY. WHEN THEY DON'T WORK I HAVE TO RELEASE THE HOOD, OPEN THE HOOD, AND TAP ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. ONCE I HAVE DONE THIS THEY START WORKING, MOST OF THE TIME, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THEY HAVEN'T. I DO BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE OF A RECENT RECALL ON THE WINSHIELD WIPER MOTORS, ON 1996 CHEVROLET EXTENDED CAB PICK-UPS ( LIKE MINE). SINCE, CHEVROLET WAS ABLE TO DO A RECALL ON NEWER MODEL PICK-UP TRUCKS, THEN CHEVROLET SHOULD ALSO DO SO ON THEIR OLDER MODELS PICK-UP TRUCKS. SINCERLEY, SHIRLEY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10037551

Incident

Jan 19, 2003

Mileage

152,000 mi

WHEN THE WIPER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON IT SOUNDED LIKE THE WIPER MOTOR WAS RUNNING BUT THE WIPERS WERE NOT MOVING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PLAY WITH THE SWITCH TO GET THE WIPERS TO WORK. *NLM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED, THE WIPERS WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHENEVER THEY WANTED. AFTER REPAIR, THE WIPERS WERE TURNED ON AND A NOISE WAS PRESENT, THEN THEY STOPPED WORKING. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10019760

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY DURING RAIN. NOT GOOD. HAD IT TRACED TO CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. WAS OF THE UNDERSTANDING THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED BUT I NEVER GOT NOTICE. PLEASE RESPOND. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AWHILE NOW. *JB

NHTSA ID

10016414

Incident

Nov 1, 2002

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

765654

Incident

May 1, 1998

HEADLIGHTS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

894416

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IF TAPPING ON WIPER MOTOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL START AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILD DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP OPERATING AND CAN NOT GET TO THE WIPER MOTOR FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE.*JB

NHTSA ID

894412

Incident

May 15, 2001

THE CONSUMER HAD THE RECALL COMPLETED FOR THE FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER (95V-246), HOWEVER THE SEAT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE FAILURE RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSING WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE ON ONE OCCASION DUE TO DEFECT, CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED OF THE PRICE ON THE REPAIR, DUE TO PRIOR RECALL. *MJS

NHTSA ID

558005

Incident

Apr 5, 1996

WINDOW WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN RAINING. EXTERIOR BODY PAINT AND PRIMER PREMATURELY "SPIDER-WEBS" THEN FLAKES OFF AFTER 4 YEARS OF OPERATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

736458

Incident

Oct 19, 2000

WOULD HEAR SQUEAKING NOISES COMING FROM DRIVER'S SEAT. IT WAS BROKEN, BUT REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. ONCE REPAIRS WERE DONE, IT BROKE 3 OTHER TIMES. WOULD HAVE DIFFICULT IN DRIVING WHEN ACCELERATION OR BRAKING. SEAT WOULD MOVE BACK OR FORTH. SEAT HAD FALLEN BACKWARDS WHEN DRIVING & DRIVER'S VIEW WAS OBSTRUCTED. THERE WAS NO CORRECTIVE SOLUTION FOR DRIVER'S SEAT.*AK

NHTSA ID

874462

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE MOTOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

871601

DRIVER'S SEATBACK BOLT BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVECAUSED SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. OCCURRED TWICE. FIRST TIME DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM, SECOND TIME DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER. ALSO PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONING DUE TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD. BUT 1993 C1500 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

871160

Incident

Jul 24, 2000

THE ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED 2 DIFFERENT TIMES, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES BUT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM AT LEAST 6 TIMES, THE SPARE TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WAS DRY ROTTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

731172

Incident

Dec 5, 1994

I ACTUALLY HAD 2 BLOWOUTS WITH THE WILDERNESS HT TIRES. ONE ON 8/19/00 AND AGAIN ON 8/20/00. ONE TIRE DID HAVE COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE TREAD.( DOT NUMBER: VDM2AWR247 TIRE SIZE: 25570R15 )

NHTSA ID

728560

Incident

Aug 19, 2000

SIDEWALL PEELED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VD AW3 TIRE SIZE: 31/10.50 R )

NHTSA ID

727760

Incident

Jul 20, 2000

WHEN MOVING PASSENGER'S SEAT FORWARD SEAT WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE, MAKING PASSENGER FALL BACKWARD DUE TO A WIRE THAT HELD THE SEAT BREAKING. *AK

NHTSA ID

866877

Incident

Aug 2, 2000

PEELING PAINT OVER ENTIRE EXTERIOR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

724172

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, THE CONSUMER HAS RECONNECTED THE SWITCH, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR STILL OCCURS. *SLC

NHTSA ID

783647

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL STOP, AND I MUST GET OUT OF TRUCK AND HIT WIPER MOTOR OR PULL ON WIPER BLADE TO GET THEM RESTARTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

715750

Incident

Sep 8, 1999

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

852735

Incident

Nov 5, 1999