CHEVROLET 1500 · model year

1993 CHEVROLET 1500

17 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1993CHEVROLET1500 carries 17 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1993 1500 is visibility:windshield wiper/washer:motor with 4 filings, followed by seats (3) and engine (2). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 1993 1500, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

17
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0
Crashes
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Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

17 filings

Crashes Reported

0 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR4
SEATS3
ENGINE2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS1
SUSPENSION:FRONT1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER1
TIRES1

Recent Complaints

20140428ENGINE

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. *JS

Mileage: 123,199

20131212ENGINE

WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND FAN BROKEN. *TR

20130729TIRES

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. *TR

Mileage: 1,000,000

20040907SEATS: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.*JB

20040414VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION PERODICALLY CAUSING DIFFICULTY SEEING IN RAINY WEATHER.

20030910VISIBILITY: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.*AK

Mileage: 110,000

20020813SEATS

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

20020813STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

DOOR SQUEAKS WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING, DEALER LUBRICATED RIGHT DOOR HINGES. *SLC

20020813SUSPENSION: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

20020207SEATS

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH SEAT COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

20010802VEHICLE 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.*AK

20010713VISIBILITY: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

20001204SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEATBELT BROKE FROM ANCHOR ,AND DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ALSO, SEAT FELL BACKWARD, UNSECURED. *AK

20001204SEATS

SEATBELT BROKE FROM ANCHOR ,AND DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ALSO, SEAT FELL BACKWARD, UNSECURED. *AK

20000706VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING. *AK

20000222VISIBILITY: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. *AK

20000209POWER 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. *AK

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1993 CHEVROLET 1500 have?
The 1993 CHEVROLET 1500 has 17 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1993 CHEVROLET 1500?
The most-complained component for the 1993 CHEVROLET 1500 is VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR with 4 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include SEATS and ENGINE.
Is the 1993 CHEVROLET 1500 safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

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Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.