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1993 Chevrolet C20 Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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 Jun 8, 2001
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 Feb 7, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 16 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Chevrolet C20. 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 1–16 of 16

Seat belts
Filed Jun 8, 2001

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS LOCATED TOO FAR BEHIND DRIVER. THIS CAUSES IT TO RUB AGAINST DRIVER'S NECK. THEN, NECK BECOMES CHAFFED. *AK

NHTSA ID
890053
Incident
Feb 28, 2001
Transmission
Filed Jan 26, 2001

GEAR SHIFT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STICK/LOCK UP IN PARK. DEALER/MFR'S NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED ON RECALL BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER TO DO IT AGIAN. *YH

NHTSA ID
879119
Incident
Nov 24, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 23, 2000

WAS TRAVELING 65MPH & HEARD A RUMBLING IN REAR. PULLED OVER & TIRES WERE STILL INFLATED. HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY & PULLED OVER AGAIN BECAUSE OF NOISE. CHECKED THE TIRES AGAIN & THIS TIME NOTICED TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE WAS BALD. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE SHOP & BOUGHT ANOTHER TIRE. DO NOT HAVE TIRE. GENERAL, AMERITECH ST, P225/75R15 WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT.*AK

NHTSA ID
873645
Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 12, 2000

IN 21 MONTHS AND 35,000 MILES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BEARINGS 4 TIMES, SEALS 6 TIMES & AXLES 2 TIMES

NHTSA ID
718636
Incident
Apr 29, 1999
Brakes
Filed Jul 22, 1999

WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 15 MPH AND HIGHER THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
843027
Brakes
Filed Jul 7, 1999

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL, AND BRAKES BUILD UP AND WON'T RELEASE UNTIL OWNER BLEEDS THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS DURING ANY BRAKING SITUATION. DEALER/MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, OWNER FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKE FLUID GOES THROUGH THE RUBBER FLEX LINE SLOWLY. THE CLAMP AROUND THE RUBBER FLEX LINE IS VERY TIGHT WHICH CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. OWNER REPAIRED BRAKE PROBLEM HIMSELF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
841805
Transmission
Filed Dec 29, 1998

HAD RECEIVED RECALL (#93V016000). HAD THE WORK DONE ON TRANSMISSION. OWNER NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS. DOES NOT FEEL REPAIRS DONE CORRECTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
832749
Incident
Sep 26, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 21, 1997

RECALL 95V246000; AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFOMED ON THE SEAT RECLINER , THE SEAT RECLINER BROKE AND THE DEALER WILL NOT REDO THE RECALL. NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SEAT RECLINER BEFORE THE RECALL WORK. *AK

NHTSA ID
817311
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Jan 15, 1997

REPLACED BRAKE SHOES FIVE TIMES; ALSO THE ROTORS WERE WARPED ON TWO TO THREE DIFFERENT TIMES, THE RUNNING BOARD LIGHT SHORTED OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
807688
Seat belts
Filed Mar 19, 1996

DRIVERS SHOULDER/LAP BELT FAILS TO ENGAGE, ALLOWING FREE MOVEMENT EVEN W/BRAKE APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
980935
Brakes
Filed Feb 21, 1996

(ABS) POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE ON THE BRAKES, BRAKES NEED TO BE REPAIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID
979495
Incident
Feb 12, 1996
Brakes
Filed Oct 13, 1995
Crash reported

APPLIED BRAKES, DID NOT WORK, HAD AN ACCIDENT. TT NO INJURIES. *SLC

NHTSA ID
973365
Incident
Oct 4, 1995
Electrical
Filed May 4, 1995

TRUCK W/DIESEL ENGINE WILL STALL WITH NO WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
964826
Suspension
Filed Feb 24, 1995

SUSPENSION FRONT AND REAR TOO LIGHT FOR VEHICLE CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES, VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH PASSENGER TIRE. TT

NHTSA ID
960561
Incident
Feb 1, 1995
BrakesTransmission
Filed Feb 13, 1995

WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, DEALER FIX ONCE. TT

NHTSA ID
959979
Incident
Feb 11, 1995
Visibility
Filed Feb 7, 1995

INTERIOR FRONT DRIVERS WINDOW GLUED IN PLACE KEEPS RELEASING. RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. TT

NHTSA ID
959701
Incident
Mar 7, 1993

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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