1993 Chevrolet C/K recalls & complaints
Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-19. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.
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Useful for owners
- OBD2 code reader — see what the car's computer is reporting
- Compact car fire extinguisher
- 1993 Chevrolet C/K owner's manual
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Most complained-about parts: Visibility (wipers / glass) (90), Seats (63), Brakes (44), Hydraulic (41), Engine (24).
Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.
Read recent complaints (8)
12/11/2018 · Seats
SEAT SUDDENLY RECLINED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING NEAR HOME. ALMOST VEERED OFF THE ROAD. HAD TO PROP UP SEAT WITH 2X4 TO GET HOME.
06/29/2015 · Visibility (wipers / glass)
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY. WILL NOT COME ON SOMETIMES AND WILL NOT TURN OFF SOMETIMES.
02/01/2013 · Steering
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHEVROLET C3500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER.…
05/25/2010 · Body / structure
1993 CHEVROLET K3500. RUST ISSUES. THE VEHICLE IS SUCH A RUST BUCKET THAT THE METAL THAT THE PLASTIC REAR BLINKER SCREWS INTO RUSTED AWAY AND THE BLINKER FELL OUT. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I DROVE BEFORE I NOTICED IT HANGING BEHIND ME. FURTHERMORE, THE FRAME HAS THROUGH RUST HOES AND THE BODY HAS TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF RUST AS WELL. *TR
04/23/2009 · Visibility (wipers / glass)
WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES WON'T WORK AND WILL STOP DURING USE. *TR
07/23/2008 · Electrical system
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING .I HAD TO PUT PRESSURE ON HARNESS CONNECTOR WITH BUNGE CORD OR PROP STICK BEHIND MOTOR TO PUT PRESSURE ON UNIT IN ORDER TO WORK. THEN THEY ONLY OPERATED WHEN THEY WANTED TO. MOST ANY TIME WHEN A DRIVER USES THE WIPERS IT IS WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED, (RAIN, BAD WEATHER & THE LIKE), AND IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. DOESN'T GM…
05/24/2008 · Seats
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BROKE AFTER SITTING BACK. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BOLTS SPLIT IN TWO. BOTH BOLTS ARE BROKE OFF INTO THE TWO HOLES WITHIN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *TR
03/10/2008 · Seats
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK (3/10/08) AND WAS JUST GETTING TO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE SENDING THE SEAT-BACK ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK SEAT. THIS PULLED MY HANDS OFF OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WENT ACROSS THE ROAD BEFORE I GAINED CONTROL. IF IT HAD HAPPENED 5 MINUTES LATER I WOULD HAVE BEE…