1992 Chevrolet 1500 problems & reliability
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 1992 Chevrolet 1500. Last verified Aug 7, 2026. Complaints are unverified reports submitted by owners to the federal Office of Defects Investigation.
Each complaint is counted once (by NHTSA case number), even when it names several vehicles.
1 complaint report injuries (1 injured).
Most reported problems
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Seats | 7 | 35% |
| Visibility | 7 | 35% |
| Tires | 3 | 15% |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 1 | 5% |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 | 5% |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 5% |
Component groups as classified by NHTSA. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares may sum to more than 100%.
Complaints by incident year
What owners report
“While driving 25 mph the under body spare mounting disintegrated. As a result, the spare tire fell out into the middle of the street. *ak *sc *jb”
Tires · filed Jul 6, 2004
“I would like to report a tire tread separation and blow out on a uni royal tiger paw xtm, p235/75 r15 tire with 3/16" tread remaining. The dot is avhl aa 481. Other numbers on the tire are: item 4165, e24405, d117c, 89c, 89b, 89a, 3452. The tire failed on july 26 at about 10:00 pm at the intersection of i255 and i70…”
Tires · filed Aug 1, 2003
“Windshield wipers work intermittently, when tapping on wiper harness motor they will come back on. When your driving on a highway and windshield wipers stop operating its very dangerous because driver can get to that wiper motor from inside of car.*ak *jb”
Visibility · filed Aug 15, 2001
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Safety recalls
No NHTSA recall campaigns name the 1992 Chevrolet 1500 in our current data. Recalls may apply only to certain VIN ranges — always confirm with a VIN check.
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