Plainfield, WI
Crash
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #980083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FaultScore report
1993 Chevrolet K15 problems
Owners have filed 18 complaints about the 1993 Chevrolet K15 with NHTSA between 1995 and 1997. The largest single group is the seats. Across this model's run it ranks 2 of 3 worst.
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FaultScore 54/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Chevrolet K15.
How this is worked outThe numbers
18
Complaints
5
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
2
Injuries reported
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 — 27
- Against the median year of the Chevrolet K15. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
- Severity — 100
- 38.9% 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.
How 1993 compares with every other Chevrolet K15
Click any bar to open that year's report.
What breaks on a 1993 Chevrolet K15
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Brakes
2
11.1%
Steering
2
11.1%
Seat Belts
1
5.6%
Body & Structure
1
5.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain
1
5.6%
Engine & Cooling
1
5.6%
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.
Feb 1995
peak 3
Jan 1997
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
Plainfield, WI
Crash
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #980083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Plainfield, WI
Crash
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK BROKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #980246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ashburn, VA
Crash
1 injured
SEATS
UPON REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED AND LOWER LUMBAR WENT FORWARD. TT
NHTSA complaint #976696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ashburn, VA
Crash
1 injured
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
UPON REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED AND LOWER LUMBAR WENT FORWARD. TT
NHTSA complaint #976696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
Artesia, NM
SEATS
THE PASSENGER'S SEAT RECLINES ON ITS OWN AND WILL NOT STAY IN ONE POSITION.
NHTSA complaint #806998 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Plainfield, WI
Crash
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #980083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Plainfield, WI
Crash
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #980083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Plainfield, WI
Crash
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK BROKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #980246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Nisslintown, PA
SEATS
FRONT SEATBACK COLLAPSED IN EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCK. TT
NHTSA complaint #978419 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ashburn, VA
Crash
1 injured
SEATS
UPON REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED AND LOWER LUMBAR WENT FORWARD. TT
NHTSA complaint #976696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ashburn, VA
Crash
1 injured
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
UPON REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED AND LOWER LUMBAR WENT FORWARD. TT
NHTSA complaint #976696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lakeworth, FL
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #975993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Weslaco, TX
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SMOKE AND SLIP. TT
NHTSA complaint #975812 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DE Soto, MO
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. TT BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN ALLOWS PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR UNDER BRAKING.
NHTSA complaint #975261 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DE Soto, MO
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. TT BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN ALLOWS PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR UNDER BRAKING.
NHTSA complaint #975261 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hilton, NY
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE REAR TAILGATE STRAP BROKE . TT
NHTSA complaint #972233 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Carson City, NV
SEATS
THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE DRIVERS SEAT HAVE SHEARED AND THE DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #970859 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lees Summit, MO
SEATS
THIS TRUCK IS AN EXTENDED CAB. THE BOLT BROKE ON THE DRIVERS SEAT AND CAUSED SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS FREELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #970097 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mckinleyvill, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PAD RUBBED A HOLE IN OIL LINES, RESULTING IN OIL LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM. TT
NHTSA complaint #965334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Weippe, ID
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVERS SEATBACK BOLTS BROKE TWICE AND THE SEAT FELL BACKWARDS. TT
NHTSA complaint #963127 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Aberdeen, WA
STEERING
RED RALPH DEALERS HAD TRUCK IN DUE TO POOR HANDLING RIDING OVER GRADED BRIDGE. DRIVERS COMPLAINS ABOUT CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA complaint #962113 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Millboro, VA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT LATCHES FAILED. TT
NHTSA complaint #960413 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.