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1993 Chevrolet C/K Pickups problems

Owners have filed 12 complaints about the 1993 Chevrolet C/K Pickups with NHTSA between 1999 and 2004. The largest single group is the windows, mirrors & wipers. Across this model's run it ranks 10 of 10 worst.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Chevrolet C/K Pickups All 1993 cars
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FaultScore 7/100

Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Chevrolet C/K Pickups.

How this is worked out

The numbers

12

Complaints

0

Crashes reported

0

Fires reported

0

Injuries reported

60,000 mi

Median mileage at failure

Half of reported failures happened before this

0%

Failed under 36,000 miles

Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty

What kind of bad

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.

Complaint volume 14 vs 50 Severity 0 vs 50 Early failure 0 vs 50
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 14
Against the median year of the Chevrolet C/K Pickups. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 0
0% of these complaints involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of 9.7%.
Early failure — 0
0% of failures with a mileage on record happened under 36,000 miles, against a national rate of 29%.

How 1993 compares with every other Chevrolet C/K Pickups

Click any bar to open that year's report.

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 C/K Pickups

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 9 75.0%

Median failure at 67,500 miles

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 16.7%

Median failure at 53,485 miles

Body & Structure 1 8.3%

When it fails

Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.

25,000 – 49,999 miles 1 14.3%
50,000 – 74,999 miles 3 42.9%
75,000 – 99,999 miles 1 14.3%
100,000 – 149,999 miles 1 14.3%
150,000+ miles 1 14.3%

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.

Mar 1999 peak 2 Dec 2004

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

Quakertown, PA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPPING.

NHTSA complaint #10102936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 60,000 miles South Boston, VA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

NHTSA complaint #10064455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 75,000 miles Columbus, MS

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE AS STATED IN RECALL 03V159000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.

NHTSA complaint #10053811 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Columbus, MS

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

I HAVVE A '94 CHEVY Z71 4X4 SILVERALDO PICK UP, THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO! SOMETIMES I CAN GET THEM TO COME ON. THEN SOMETIMES THEY COME ON WHEN THEY WANT TO. ALOT OF TIMES THEY JUST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHEILD. IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 08/93. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. SO I WENT AHEAD AND PAID $58.00+ FOR A NEW CIRCUT BOARD FOR THE WIPER MOTOR. IT SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. WE WILL SEE WHEN I REALLY NEED THEM THE MOST. I FEEL MY ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE GM RECALL NO. 03023. I AM SURE THERE ARE MORE CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE!!!!! TO SAY LEAST.

NHTSA complaint #10049669 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 53,485 miles Carlisle, PA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 15,312 MILES, DEFAULTED TO 2ND GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SEEMING TO STAY IN GEAR AT 47,028 MILES, ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY REV-UP THEN SLOWLY TAKE OFF (DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS FUEL PICK UP PROBLEM); HOWEVER, I HAD THEIR TRANSMISSION SERVICE DONE AT THAT TIME, 10 MONTHS AGO. NOW AT 53485 MILES THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING INTO GEARS AUTOMATICALLY (DEALER SAY IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN).

NHTSA complaint #10049377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 45,000 miles Lake Villa, IL

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTION. SAME SYMPTOMS THAT LED TO NHTSA (CAMPAIGN ID #03V159000) AND GENERAL MOTORS (#03023) RECALLS. VEHICLE WAS BUILT VERY LATE IN MODEL YEAR 1993, UNDOUBTEDLY WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART THAT PROMPTED THE RECALL BEGINNING WITH 1994 MODEL VEHICLES.

NHTSA complaint #10039517 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 140,000 miles Tallahassee, FL

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO OPERATE IN ALL MODES SLOW,FAST,INTERM.). PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE.

NHTSA complaint #10028643 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 58,000 miles Rochester, NY

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

I OWN A 1993 CHEVROLET K SERIES PICK UP AND AM EXPERIENCING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. THE WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING USUALLY IN BAD WEATHER(HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW). I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A GM RECALL 03023 FOR VEHICLES OF 1994 -1998. AFTER READING THIS IT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS TO MY VEHICLE. WHY ARE 1993'S NOT INCLUDED IN THIS? *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10021037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 844,867 miles Fullerton, CA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE NOT WORKED WELL FOR OVER A YEAR. THE MOTOR AND SWITCH IS SOUND BUT THE CIRCUIT BOARD DOES NOT SEND THE SIGNAL TO ACTIVATE THE WIPERS EITHER AT NORMAL SPEED, HIGH SPEED, OR INTERMITTENT. IT ALSO WILL NOT ACTIVATE THE FLUID WASHER THOUGH ITS MOTOR IS SOUND. PLEASE ADD MY YEAR TO THE RECALL INVESTIGATION.

NHTSA complaint #10016222 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Sulphur, LA

STRUCTURE:BODY

THE PAINT IS FLAKING OFF ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BARE METAL.

NHTSA complaint #714087 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Macon, GA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL AFTER BEING IN USE. HAVE HAD TO STOP & GET OUT TO TAP WIPER MOTOR TO GET WIPERS TO WORK AGAIN. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *YC DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD, JUST LIKE THE ONES ON RECALL THAT ARE 1994-1996 MODELS. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #844705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Derry, PA

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY

SHIFT LEVER SPRING BROKEN CAUSING GEARSHIFT ON STEERING COLUMN TO BE LOOSE.

NHTSA complaint #532548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.