1993 Chevrolet C Series(light)

Routine

Owners filed 12 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip3
000
Seats2
000
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior1
000
Suspension › Front1
000
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner1
001
Power Train › Axle Assembly › Banjo Housing1
000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly1
011
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 10, 1996CA

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS EXPERIENCED AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR/ IS VERY SPONGY, REAR HAS ABS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 24, 1996WA

REAR ABS FAILURE. *AW

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 24, 1996FL

ROD BEARINGS MISMATCHED, CAUSING NOISE . *AW

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner1 injured
Filed May 24, 1996CA

DESIGN OF HIGH BACK BUCKET SEAT CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT HIS HEAD ON DOOR POST IN REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY. *DH

Seats
Filed Apr 18, 1996TX

SEAT TRACK BROKEN, CAUSING DRIVERS SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD WHEN BRAKING/BACKWARD WHEN STARTING. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 9, 1996OK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES PERIODICALLY LOCK UP, CAUSING TRUCK TO SKID. *DSH

Power Train › Axle Assembly › Banjo Housing
Filed Jan 23, 1996IL

LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR DUE TO LEAKING REAR SEAL ON EXTENSION HOUSING. *AK

Seats
Filed Jan 17, 1996FL

THE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE SEAT BACK BEND AND EVENTUALLY SHEAR OFF. *DSH

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed May 10, 1995SD

4-WHEEL DRIVE TAKES TOO LONG TO ENGAGE AFTER PUTTING IN GEAR. *SKD

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank AssemblyFire1 injured
Filed Mar 13, 1995WA

FUEL TANK LOCATED OUTSIDE OF FRAME LEAKED 20 GALLONS OF FUEL DUE TO A GAPING HOLE IN FUEL TANK, RESULTING IN A FIRE/INJURY. *AK

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed Feb 16, 1995TX

DRIVER'S OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR GLASS CAME OFF. *AW

Suspension › Front
Filed Jan 18, 1995TX

MODIFICATIONS BY DEALER REQUIRED BEFORE ALIGNMENT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED. *TW

12 of 12 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19981000Routine
19972000Routine
19963000Routine
199543000Routine
199427010Routine
1993 — this page12010Routine
19925010Routine
19915000Routine
19905030Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.