Owners filed 20 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › frame and members. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure › Frame and Members | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires › Tread/Belt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Clutch Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A BANGING NOISE, TREAD FROM TIRE WAS BANGING AGAINST VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. DRIVER LOST CONTROL, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO AN ENBANKMENT. RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREND SEPARATED, AND VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. TIRE IS TBC INC 235-85R16. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WILL CONTACT CHEVROLET. HE WASN'T HURT. *AK
WE OWN A 1993 CHEVROLET 1 TON DUALLY PICKUP TRUCK, AND TO THIS DATE WE ARE STILL PAYING ON A LOAN FOR THIS TRUCK. WHILE WASHING THE TRUCK 2 WEEKS AGO, I DISCOVERED THAT THE PICKUP BOX HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. NOT KNOWING AT THIS POINT EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED, I GOT THE TRUCK TO A HOIST AND DID FURTHER INVESTIGATION, ONLY TO FIND THAT THE FRAMEWORD UNDER THE PICKUP BOX, WHICH IS PIA TO THE PICKUP BOX, HAVE BROKEN LOOSE. THESE ARE THE CROSSMEMBERS THAT ATTACH THE BOX TO THE FRAME, USING A J CLIP IN THE CROSSMEMBER, AND A BOLT FROM THE FRAME TO THE CROSSMEMBER. MY COMPLAINT IS WHAT HOLDS THIS BOX ON? IT DOES NOT RELIE ON ANY NUTS AND BOLTS TO HOLD THE BOX ON, BUT RELIES ON SPOT WELDS.BECAUSE THE BED IS NOT BOLTED ON, THE CROSSMEMBER IS. I USE THIS TRUCK AS A HAULER FOR MY CAMPER, AND INTERESTING ENOUGH, THE RV INDUSTRY SELLS THE HOLD-DOWNS THAT ATTACH A PICKUP CAMPER TO THE BOX. AT THIS POINT, THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE CAMPER ON THE TRUCK IS THOSE SAME SPOT WELDS, BECAUSE THE NUTS AND BOLTS ONLY HOLD THE CROSSMEMBER, NOT THE ACTUAL BOX. WE THINK THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE OUT OF THE ORDINARY, AND TRULY THOUGHT THAT GENERAL MOTORS WOULD THINK SO TO AND FIX OUR PICKUP TRUCK. WHILE TALKING CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE SERVICE REP. AGREED HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, AS DID THE BODY SHOP MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP WE TOOK IT TO. THE CLAIM WAS DENIED FROM GM REP. DUE TO MILEAGE. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY CLAIM, FOR IT SHOULD HAVE NO BEARIN
THE HYDRAULIC SLAVE CYLINDER HAS BLOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE INOPERABLE. THE OWNER HAS REPLACED THE CLYINDER THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE SOMETIMES. *AK
DIFFERENTIAL FLUID LEAK. *AK
SUB-MEMBERS AND FRAME BROKE IN HALF, BROKE WHILE DRIVING, *AK
FRAME BROKE ON THE FLAT BED, RAILWAY DRILLED HOLES IN THE FRAMES, RESULTING IN BREAKAGE. *AK
PURCHASED TRUCK NEW AND THE MIRRORS MOVE OUT OF PLACE, DEALER TIGHTENED THEM, STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
TOTAL LOSS OF THE REAR BRAKES, EQUIPPED WITH REAR ABS BRAKES. *AK
AT 10,000 MILES BRAKE HEATS UP THE FRONT ROTOR AND WARP DISC DEALER REPAIR THIS PROBLEM FOUR TIMES CAN'T FIND PROBLEM . TT
CAST IDLER PULLEY FAILS W/SERPENTINE BELT DESIGN. COMPONENT REPLACED (3) TIMES LOSING POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY. TT CONSUMER STATES THAT TENSIONER FAILS IN THE MIDDLE OF CASTING, THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AS DEALERS IN TWO DIFFERENT STATES WERE USED TO BUT REPLACEMENT PART, MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO .*JB
THE FRAME IS CRACKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
TRUCK WAS PARKED ON THE STREET AND TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT THE FIRE DEPATMENT INVESTIGATED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE REAR DOME LIGHT. *YH
THE FRAME COMPLETELY BROKE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE RUST WAS FOUND ON FRAME. TT
WHILE DRIVING CAR FRAME BROKE IN HALF STARTING BEHIND THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. TT
HAS PROBLEM SINCE 1994 WITH ELECTRICAL SHORTS SUCH AS THE RADIO AND ELECTRICAL WIRING. TT
VEHICLES REAR STUDS ON WHEELS BROKE INSIDE THE HUB ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. TT
FRAME CRACKED ON RIGHT SIDE NEAR THE CAB AREA. TT
CRACKS DEVELOPED BEHIND THE CAB ON PASSENGER SIDE, HYDRAULICS WENT OUT ON TRUCK BECAUSE IT PULLED AWAY FROM THE FRAME. TT
THE BOLTS THAT HOLD SECURE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE OFF. TT
20 of 20 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.