FaultScore report
Owners have filed 17 complaints about the 1993 Chevrolet 1500 with NHTSA between 2000 and 2014. The largest single group is the windows, mirrors & wipers. Across this model's run it ranks 4 of 4 worst.
FaultScore 9/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Chevrolet 1500.
How this is worked out17
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Median failure at 110,000 miles
Median failure at 123,199 miles
Median failure at 1,000,000 miles
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
ENGINE
VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE FROM HIGHWAY SPEED, EXCESSIVE BRAKING WAS REQUIRED TO STOP. ENGINE IDLE SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES THE NORMAL IDLE SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED.
NHTSA complaint #10585371 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND FAN BROKEN.
NHTSA complaint #10555905 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TIRE SEPARATION, ONE TIRE, REMAINED INFLATED, TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF. UNIROYAL TIGER PAW XTM, P235/75R15 108S M&S - - - DOT APHLCBU113. NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO ANYTHING EXCEPT THE TIRE. OLD TIRE? APPEARED "BRAND-NEW." JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10532374 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE BROKEN BACK SEAT. ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH WITH OUT ANY WARNING THE BACK SEAT BROKE AGAIN FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.
NHTSA complaint #10091468 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION PERODICALLY CAUSING DIFFICULTY SEEING IN RAINY WEATHER.
NHTSA complaint #10066176 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. BECAUSE OF POOR VISIBILITY VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, BUT MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10039677 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
CONSUMER STATES THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SEATS, FIRST COMPLAINT WAS MADE WHEN THE SEAT WAS SQUEAKING ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, DEALER LUBED THE SEAT MECHANISM, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, DEALER LATER PERFORMED CAMPAIGN 94-C-62, REPLACING THE SEAT RECLINER BOLTS, WHILE PERFORMING RECALL, DEALER FOUND ONE OF THE SEAT BACK BOLTS BROKEN WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RECLINER AND FRAME, DEALER REPLACED THE RECLINER AND FRAME, THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS TOO FAR BACK AND THE DEALER COULD NOT ADJUST THE SEAT BACK, WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SEAT RECLINER BOLT BROKE, THE DRIVER LANDED IN THE BACK SEAT, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, LUCKILY THE PASSENGER GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL AND KEPT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE AGAIN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECLINER FRAME BROKE, CAUSING DEALER TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRAME. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #565691 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR SQUEAKS WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING, DEALER LUBRICATED RIGHT DOOR HINGES. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #565691 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FRONT END PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALER REMOVED KNOCKOUT PLUGS AND ALIGNED FRONT END, THE CONSUMER IS ALSO HEARING A HUMMING NOISE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH WITH VIBRATION FELT THROUGH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. NLM
NHTSA complaint #565691 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH SEAT COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #8003713 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING 30MPH ACCELERATOR LINKAGE WOULD LOCK. WOULD HAVE NO CONTROL OVER PEDAL AND SPEED WOULD INCREASE. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO A SPIN. AFTER HEARING SEVERAL CLICKS, ACCELERATOR WOULD THEN RELEASE, AND WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT APPLIED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR PROBLEM WHICH WAS NOT SOLVED.
NHTSA complaint #893315 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTETNLY FAIL, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER CAN OPEN HOOD, HIT WIPER MOTOR OR WIGGLE WIPER HARNESS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BEGIN TO WORK, BUT EVENTUALLY FAIL AGAIN. *AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #892703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
SEATBELT BROKE FROM ANCHOR ,AND DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ALSO, SEAT FELL BACKWARD, UNSECURED.
NHTSA complaint #875920 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEATBELT BROKE FROM ANCHOR ,AND DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ALSO, SEAT FELL BACKWARD, UNSECURED.
NHTSA complaint #875920 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #864849 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL FOR OTHER MAKE/ MODELS, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #857349 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHILE DRIVING ON DIRT ROAD, TRAVELLING 30MPH GOT STUCK IN THE MUD. TURNED 4-WHEEL DRIVE ON, BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. CONTACTED THE DEALER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED, AND THEY REPLACED THE ACTUATOR. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD WITH LOOSE GRAVEL TURNED 4-WHEEL ON, AND WOULDN'T ENGAGE, REPLACED THE ACTUATOR. GOT CAUGHT IN A SNOW STORM. STOPPED AT A STORE TO GET SUPPLIES. WENT BACK TO VEHICLE TO TURN 4-WHEEL ON, AND IT DIDN'T ENGAGE.
NHTSA complaint #856607 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.