IllustrationCONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM PASSENGER FRONT OF VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING. CONSUMER TOOK THE WHEEL OFF TO INSPECT BRAKES, AND FOUND THE ROTOR HAD RUSTED AND SEPARATED FROM THE HUB. MR JG *JB
1992 Chevrolet Silverado
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Chevrolet Silverado do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 76.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →40Owner complaints
Model-year median: 76
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0InvestigationsView investigation details →
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Inspection summary
1992 Chevrolet Silverado
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 40 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Visibility: 13 reports
- Engine And Engine Cooling: 7 reports
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 5 reports
- Power Train: 4 reports
- Seats: 4 reports
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Recall links
No recall campaigns in this snapshot.
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 5 of 40 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports3 fire reports0 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
5 reportsWHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSES POWER STEERING TO GO OUT, AND WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION MODULE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE STALL THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF IT. *YH
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. ALSO, ABS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL BRAKES ARE APPLIED SUDDENLY. *AK *ML
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MOISTURE GETTING INTO THE WHEELS, AND CAUSING WHEELS TO LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AFTER TRAVELING A 1/4 OF A MILE OR MORE, WHEELS WOULD STOP LOCKING UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE DEFECTIVE CALIPERS TO HEATUP AND THE ROTORS TO WARP AND CAUSED MORE WEAR AND TEAR OF THE BRAKE PADS. HAD TO REPLACE PADS 6 TIMES. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Recall campaigns
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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Defect investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.