CHEVROLET SILVERADO · model year

1992 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

51 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1992CHEVROLETSILVERADO carries 51 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 4 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 1992 SILVERADO is visibility:windshield wiper/washer:motor with 9 filings, followed by engine and engine cooling:engine (7) and visibility:windshield wiper/washer (5). 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 1992 SILVERADO, 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.

51
Complaints
1
Crashes
4
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

51 filings

Crashes Reported

1 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:MOTOR9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE7
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE3
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER2
SEATS2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM1

Recent Complaints

20170403POWER TRAIN

I LOOKED UP MY VEHICLE PER THE VIN# AND A OUTSTANDING RECALL EXISTS (GM RECALL# N930018). THE RECALL #N930018 - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTAINMENT. THE RECALL REMAINS INCOMPLETE AND WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE CHEVROLET GARAGE TOLD ME IT SHOWS THEM THAT THE, QUOTE "BULLENTIN NOT AVAILABLE"). THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL CHEVROLET TELLS THEM WHAT TO DO TO REPAIR IT. THE FUILD LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION LINE CONNECTIONS COULD HIT THE EXHAUST PIPE AND CAUSE A FIRE. WHY HAS CHEVROLET NOT BEEN REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE AND WILL THEY. PLEASE ADVISE. MY EMAIL IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

Mileage: 306,000

20150310STEERING

1992 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE PULLS INTO OPPOSITE LANE WHILE DRIVING AND CONSUMER REQUESTS ANY RECALL NOTICES FOR VEHICLE. *SMD

20150310SUSPENSION

1992 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE PULLS INTO OPPOSITE LANE WHILE DRIVING AND CONSUMER REQUESTS ANY RECALL NOTICES FOR VEHICLE. *SMD

20120813TIRES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH PRO COMP MUD TERRAIN TIRES, SIZE: 33 12.5 /15 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE TIRE EXPLODED, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REMAINING TIRES WERE SEPARATING AS WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 200,000

20040616VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. NHTSA RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THIS VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

Mileage: 160,000

20040422UNKNOWN OR OTHER

FACTORY PAINT PEELING. GM SERVICE NUMBER 18002221020 SAYS THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THE PAINT AND NEVER WAS.

20040422UNKNOWN OR OTHER

PAINT POPPING OFF, DEALER SAID IT WAS PAST THE DEADLINE TO GET IT DONE FREE. I CALLED PRESIDENT OF GENERAL MOTERS AFTERWARDS HE SAID THE SAME THING. I JUST HEARD ABOUT THIS SERVICE TODAY ON CLARK HOWARD SHOW & DECIDED TO GIVE THIS A TRY. THANK YOU SIDNEY T BRIDGERS

20030922VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *AK MOST OF THE TIMES THE WIPERS WOULDN'T COME ON. THE CONSUMER HAD TO HIT THE WIPER BOX INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO START. *PH *NLM

20030917FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLES BRAKES TO BE INOPERATIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

20030917VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN TIME THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER OWNS ANOTHER GMC VEHICLE THAT HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM

Mileage: 76,000

20030527VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FOR ABOUT 3-4 MINUTES THEN STARTED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE CIRCUIT BOARD MALFUNCTIONED. *NLM. *AK *TS *JB

20021106SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM PASSENGER FRONT OF VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING. CONSUMER TOOK THE WHEEL OFF TO INSPECT BRAKES, AND FOUND THE ROTOR HAD RUSTED AND SEPARATED FROM THE HUB. MR JG *JB

Mileage: 95,000

20021022CrashSEATS

MY FAMILY WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN APRIL OF 97.WE FILED A SUIT WITH GM AND LOST BECAUSE OF THE COMPARATIVE LAW IN TN. HOWEVER, DURING THE LAW SUIT WE WERE INFORMED THAT NHTSA DOES NOT OR DID NOT REQUIRE A CRASH WORTHINESS TEST ON SEAT BACK STRENGTH ON DRIVERS SIDE IF LOADED DURING A CRASH.I AM REPORTING TO YOU THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND WE FEEL THAT SOME KIND OF TESTS NEED TO BE REQUIRED.DURING THE TRIAL WE MET SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT COMPLAINED TO NHTSA AND TO GM ABOUT BOTH DRIVERS SEATBACK AND PASSENGER SEATBACKS COMING FORWARD IN A FRONTAL COLLISION.THESE SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB TRUCKS NEED TO BE TESTED OR THE SEATS NEED TO BE REMOVED AND SUPPLEMENTED WITH THE BUCKET SEATS THAT GM SUBED IN DURING THE MIDDLE OF PRODUCTION.GM WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DID COMPLY WITH THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDERS.I BELIEVE THAT THE STANDERS MUST BE REVISED.THE AMERICAN CONSUMER SPENDS 20,000-$30,000.00 ON VEHICLES AND THE SHOULD FEEL SAFE.THE EXTENDED CAB SIVERADO PICK-UP IS

20020710SEATS

IF CONSUMER HITS BRAKES PASSENGER SEAT WILL MOVE BACK AND FORTH, AND CONSUMER CAN GET HURT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

20020514FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING AND PULLING A TRAILER THE VEHICLE STALLED, AS THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT HALF OF THE VEHICLE, NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

20020417FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR PUMP WENT OUT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM

20011030FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING AND PULLING A TRAILER THE VEHICLE STALLED, AS THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT HALF OF THE VEHICLE, NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

20011018VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR WITH NO RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC SAID THE WIPER MOTOR CONTROLLER BOARD (CIRCUIT BOARD) COULD BE BAD, AND THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL FOR THIS PART. *AK

20011018VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR WITH NO RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC SAID THE WIPER MOTOR CONTROLLER BOARD (CIRCUIT BOARD) COULD BE BAD, AND THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL FOR THIS PART. *AK

20010830VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THEY COME ON AND OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1992 CHEVROLET SILVERADO have?
The 1992 CHEVROLET SILVERADO has 51 NHTSA complaints, 1 crashes, 4 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1992 CHEVROLET SILVERADO?
The most-complained component for the 1992 CHEVROLET SILVERADO is VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR with 9 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE and VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER.
Is the 1992 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 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.