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1993 Chevrolet Silverado

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1993 Chevrolet Silverado do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 76.

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69Owner complaints

Model-year median: 76

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
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199017
199140
199269
1993210
1994263
1995186
1996
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Seats
25Visibility
23Service Brakes, Hydraulic
6Seat Belts
4Unknown Or Other
3
All reported categories
Engine And Engine Cooling
2Equipment
2Structure
2Tires
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Power Train
1Steering
1Suspension
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 5 of 69 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.

  • Seats. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Visibility. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 6 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 reports0 fire reports6 injury reports

Tires complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Dec 14, 2001
TiresInjury

BF GOODRICH,ALL TERRAIN TA, DOT BE608L1458, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH UNKNOWN MILEAGE ON A 1993, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 70-75 MPH, REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEERED OFF ROAD, ROLLED A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND THEN HIT A TREE. CONSUMER SUFFERED A SEPARATED LEFT…

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BF GOODRICH,ALL TERRAIN TA, DOT BE608L1458, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH UNKNOWN MILEAGE ON A 1993, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 70-75 MPH, REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEERED OFF ROAD, ROLLED A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND THEN HIT A TREE. CONSUMER SUFFERED A SEPARATED LEFT SHOULDER/4 BROKEN RIBS/PUNCTURED LUNG, AND CUTS ON FACE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK TIRE MILEAGE APPOX. 40,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE 311050R15. *TT

NHTSA ODI #8000719

Mileage unknown · Aug 12, 2001
Tires

SAID TIRES ARE RATED AT 50,000 MILES. THE TIRE INDICATED WAS SEPARATING AND CAUSING THE STEERING TO SHAKE AND AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WAS WOBBLING. THAT TIRE WAS REPLACED AT A ADJUSTED COST. NOW I HAVE ANOTHER TIRE OF THE SAME SET DOING THE SAME THING AND I'LL HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THEY ARE REPLACING IT WITH THE SS 20 T…

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SAID TIRES ARE RATED AT 50,000 MILES. THE TIRE INDICATED WAS SEPARATING AND CAUSING THE STEERING TO SHAKE AND AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WAS WOBBLING. THAT TIRE WAS REPLACED AT A ADJUSTED COST. NOW I HAVE ANOTHER TIRE OF THE SAME SET DOING THE SAME THING AND I'LL HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THEY ARE REPLACING IT WITH THE SS 20 TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDR7JBA296 TIRESIZE: P275-60R15) (DOT NUMBER: VDR7JBA296 TIRESIZE: P275-60R15)

NHTSA ODI #750264

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

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