Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 15 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Chevrolet Z71, most frequently naming the visibility, interior & seats and brakes 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1998 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 1998 | 1 | 2 |
| Feb 1999 | 1 | 3 |
| May 1999 | 2 | 5 |
| Jul 1999 | 2 | 7 |
| Aug 1999 | 2 | 9 |
| Sep 1999 | 1 | 10 |
| Dec 1999 | 1 | 11 |
| Aug 2000 | 1 | 12 |
| Jan 2001 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 2001 | 1 | 14 |
| Jun 2003 | 1 | 15 |
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
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR DOESN'T WORK MOST OF THE TIME. IT MAKES A WINING SOUND WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN THEM ON. TO MAKE THEM START WORKING I HAVE TO TAP ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *JB
SINCE PURCHASE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS. *AK *JB
BOLTS THAT HOLD SEAT MOUNT ASSEMBLY TO BACK OF SEAT SEPARATED FROM MOUNT ASSEMBLY TWICE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *SLC
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOLT BROKE DUE TO STRESS WHICH DEVELOPED ON THE BOLT, CAUSING SEATBACK BOLT TO RECLINE IN THE REST POSITION. ALSO, STRESS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BOLT. *AK
WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE TOP BOLT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE INTO THE BACK SEAT. TRUCK WAS NOT MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE BOLT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE OWNER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AT RANDOM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER SPERFORM ERRATICALLY WHILE IN USE. THEY WILL JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *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.