1993 Chevrolet SilveradoProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 69 owner complaints about the 1993 Chevrolet Silverado, most often about the seats. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through May 24, 2008. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1993 Chevrolet Silverado has problems

69 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Seats252
Visibility230
Service brakes, hydraulic60
Seat belts41
Engine and engine cooling20
Equipment20
Structure21
Tires21
Suspension10
4 other systems41

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1993 Chevrolet Silverado recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1993 vs. every other Silverado year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Silverado median. How we score

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In owners' words

What Silverado owners report

Recent seats complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BROKE AFTER SITTING BACK. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BOLTS SPLIT IN TWO. BOTH BOLTS ARE BROKE OFF INTO THE TWO HOLES WITHIN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *TR
Complaint 10228839 · May 24, 2008 · 170,000 miles
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK (3/10/08) AND WAS JUST GETTING TO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE SENDING THE SEAT-BACK ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK SEAT. THIS PULLED MY HANDS OFF OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WENT ACROSS THE ROAD BEFORE I GAINED…
Complaint 10220676 · Mar 10, 2008 · 245,000 miles
TRUCK WAS BOUGHT USED AND DRIVER SEAT RECLINER BOLT WAS BROKEN AT THAT TIME, IN WHICH THE ORIGINAL OWNER REPLACED BEFORE OUR PURCHASE IN APRIL 1998. SINCE THEN, BOLT HAS BEEN BOUGHT FROM DEALERSHIP AND REPLACED TWICE. ONE THE THIRD BREAKAGE, DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED THE SEAT TRACK UNDER THE…
Complaint 10116890 · Apr 13, 2005

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