Owners have filed 10 complaints
about the 1993 Chevrolet C10 with NHTSA between 1995 and 2003.
The largest single group is the windows, mirrors & wipers.
Across this model's run it ranks 3 of 4 worst.
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.
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 21
Against the median year of the Chevrolet C10. 50 means typical for this
model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 100
30% of these complaints
involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of
9.7%.
Early failure — not reported
Too few complaints recorded a mileage to measure this.
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
A
B
C
D
F
ungraded
What breaks on a 1993 Chevrolet C10
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Seats
330.0%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
330.0%
Median failure at 50,000 miles
Brakes
220.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
110.0%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Transmission & Drivetrain
110.0%
When owners complained
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.
Jan 1995peak 2Jan 2003
NHTSA investigations into the 1993 Chevrolet C10
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough
complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks
something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
PE95050Opened 22 Sep 1995Closed 22 Dec 1995SEATS
FRONT SEAT BACK COLLAPSE
FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER ATTACHMENT BOLTS LOOSEN, FATIGUE, AND FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING.
EA94029Opened 29 Jul 1994Closed 31 Jul 1996ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION IN THE ATLERNATOR RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMET FIRES.
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
Irving, TXCrash3 injured
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE IN "PARK" ENGINE RUNNING, ENGINE ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY, GAS PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR, NO CONTROL OF BRAKES OR SHIFTER.
NHTSA complaint #705533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Houston, TX1 injured
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
AT 50 MPH GLASS FROM MIRROR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLEW OFF. TT
NHTSA complaint #958624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
at 50,000 milesPasadena, TX
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT DEPENDABLE.SOMETIMES THEY WORK WHEN YOU NEED THEM, SOMETIMES THEY DONT. A SUDDEN DOWNPOUR OR ANOTHER VEHICLE SPLASHING WATER AND MUD OVER THE WINDSHIELD CAN LEAVE YOU BLINDED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS OR, THE WIPERS MAY NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS.
NHTSA complaint #10000574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Auburn, NY
SEATS
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #95V246000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON SEATS WHICH HAD BOLTS SHEARED OFF. HAD BOLTS REPAIRED 1ST TIME UNDER RECALL. WHEN IT HAPPENED A 2ND TIME, IN 1999, WAS REPAIRED. BOLTS ON SEATS HAVE SHEARED OFF AGAIN, AND SEAT COLLAPSED FOR 3RD TIME. DEALERSHIP REFUSING TO REPAIR AGAIN.*AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #898481 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Temple, TX
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED THEY BECOME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL 98V150000 DEALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
NHTSA complaint #860919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Irving, TXCrash3 injured
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE IN "PARK" ENGINE RUNNING, ENGINE ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY, GAS PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR, NO CONTROL OF BRAKES OR SHIFTER.
NHTSA complaint #705533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Guilford, IN
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINE, WHICH RUN ALONG THE SIDE OF FRAME/BACK BRAKE RUPTURED AND RUSTED OUT, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK ON THE REAR BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS YET TO HAVE PARTS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #826487 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TEN, MD
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK, THE SEATBACK IS IN THE RECLINING POSITION, THE CONSUMER HAS HAD THE BOLT REPLACED ON 4 OCCASIONS, ONCE UNDER THE RECALL 94-C-62.
NHTSA complaint #803271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Utica, IL
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #503122 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Utica, IL
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK REPAIRED.
NHTSA complaint #503122 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Calera, OK
SEATS
BOLT ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN. TT THE BROKEN BOLTS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #974068 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Houston, TX1 injured
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
AT 50 MPH GLASS FROM MIRROR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLEW OFF. TT
NHTSA complaint #958624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.