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1993 GMC C1500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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21Owner complaints

Model-year median: 0

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Inspection summary

1993 GMC C1500

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 21 owner complaints · 1 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)

  • Seats: 9 reports
  • Visibility: 6 reports
  • Electrical System: 3 reports
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 2 reports
  • Structure: 2 reports

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Recall links

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Seats
9Visibility
6Electrical System
3Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Structure
2
All reported categories
Engine And Engine Cooling
1Suspension
1Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 4 of 21 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 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Visibility. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports2 fire reports1 injury reports

Visibility complaints

6 reports
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63,000 miles · Oct 18, 2004
Visibility

I HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR THE A COUPLE OF YEARS. I FINALLY DECIDED TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM WITH GMC PICKUPS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS WHEN IT IS A LITTLE DAMP OUTSIDE BUT THERE IS NO SET PATT…

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I HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR THE A COUPLE OF YEARS. I FINALLY DECIDED TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM WITH GMC PICKUPS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS WHEN IT IS A LITTLE DAMP OUTSIDE BUT THERE IS NO SET PATTERN. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH THEM WORKING FINE AND THEY JUST STOP. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10095930

70,000 miles · Aug 3, 2004
Visibility

WINDSHIELD WIPERS START AND STOP FOR NO APPAENT REASON.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10086083

Mileage unknown · Jul 3, 2001
Visibility

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND THERE WAS NOTHING HE WOULD DO.*AK

NHTSA ODI #891923

Mileage unknown · Feb 21, 2001
SeatsVisibility

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE RAINING RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

NHTSA ODI #559784

Mileage unknown · Oct 31, 2000
Visibility

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENLY DURING USE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #874224

Mileage unknown · Jun 18, 1998
Visibility

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE IMPROPERLY DURING ALL TYPES OF WEATHER. THE WHOLE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN (THE WIPER DO NOT MOVE). *AK *NLM

NHTSA ODI #824459

Recall campaigns

1

93V016000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

Feb 1, 1993

UNANTICIPATED HEAT IN THE TRANSMISSION CAN FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF THE VENT TUBE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE VENTED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN CATCH FIRE IF EXPOSEDTO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

Remedy: INSTALL A LONGER TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE ROUTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE.

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Defect investigations

0

No 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.