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Chevrolet Z71Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 105 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet Z71.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints105Top: VisibilitySafety recalls01993–2002 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet Z71 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Z71 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'93'94'95'96'98'02
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2002Not rated–/10024 complaints · 0 recalls1998Not rated–/10045 complaints · 0 recalls1996Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls1995Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1994Not rated–/10015 complaints · 0 recalls1993Not rated–/10015 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Z71 problems

All model years combined: 105 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
Visibility282
Steering120
Service brakes, hydraulic120
Air bags98
Seats81
Tires80
Parking brake70
Engine and engine cooling61
Power train61
11 other systems195
0 recalls

Chevrolet Z71 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Z71

  1. PARKING BRAKE FAILUREDP05009 · 2002 · closed May 31, 2006
    No recall
  2. PARKING BRAKE FAILUREPE03057 · 2002 · closed Apr 9, 2004
    No recall