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1993 Chevrolet VanProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 19 owner complaints about the 1993 Chevrolet Van, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

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Safety recalls0None on recordOwner complaints194 with a crash, fire or injuryTypical failure mileage50kService brakes, hydraulic, median miles

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through February 16, 2005. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1993 Chevrolet Van has problems

19 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
Service brakes, hydraulic51
Wheels20
Power train20
Tires20
Visibility10
Seats10
Electrical system11
Steering10
Structure10
3 other systems31

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

0 recalls

1993 Chevrolet Van recalls and how many were fixed

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

Best & worst years

1993 vs. every other Van 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 Van median. How we score

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In owners' words

What Van owners report

Recent service brakes, hydraulic complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES HAD NO PRESSURE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD SHE NEEDED A MASTER CYLINDER. AS SOON AS THE CONSUMER GOT THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE REPAIR SHOP THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS CHANGED TWICE. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE…
Complaint 10095232 · Oct 6, 2004 · 50,000 miles
CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE C99046/ABS: HYDRAULIC ANTI-SKID BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER. BUT PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES CONTINUED TO REOCCUR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK
Complaint 862832 · May 31, 2000
WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, GOING DOWN SLIGHT HILL WHEN ABS BRAKES DID NOT STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT. THEY ALSO DID NOT STOP ON STREETS WITH ICE SPOTS. VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING FOR ABOUT 60 FEET, DEALER SAID CANNOT NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM IF ABS LIGHT IS NOT COMING ON. *AK
Complaint 819840 · Jan 13, 1998

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