1993 Chevrolet Z71 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1993 Chevrolet Z71, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Visibility960.0%
- Interior & seats426.7%
- Brakes16.7%
- Fuel system16.7%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Interior & seats
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
FRONT BRAKE PADS AND SHOES PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PADS HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY REPLACED. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. GM REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
FUEL INJECTION PUMP GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED FUEL INJECTION PUMP. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .