Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1993 Chevrolet Kodiak

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering › rack and pinion. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Steering › Rack and Pinion1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Wheels95E017003
Filed Oct 2, 199538 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. THESE WHEELS ARE COMPOSED OF 2 PIECES - A DISC AND A RIM WHICH ARE NORMALLY WELDED TOGETHER. THESE WHEELS LACK THE SPECIFIED FILLET WELDS.

Risk. IF WHEEL SEPARATION OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS INMOTION, BOTH STEERING AND BRAKING COULD BE AFFECTED RESULTING IN A VEHICLECRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MANUFACTURING CODES STAMPED ON EACH WHEEL AND IF A WHEEL FALLS WITHIN THE SPECIFIED DATE CODE RANGE, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THAT WHEEL.

Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)94V028000
Filed Jan 8, 19949,673 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS ASSEMBLED WITH LOOSE OR MISSING UPPER AND LOWER PINCH BOLTS WHICH MAY CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE SHAFT.

Risk. SEPARATION OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT RESULTS IN TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL PROPERLY TORQUE LOOSE PINCH BOLTS AND INSTALL PINCH BOLTS WHERE NECESSARY.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Dec 5, 200536,000 milesSC

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 94V028000 CONCERNING THE STEERING. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2007
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20080100Routine
200710510Routine
20062500Routine
20053300Routine
20045500Routine
20031400Routine
20011000Routine
19961100Routine
19951100Routine
19942000Routine
1993 — this page1200Routine

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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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 2, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.