IllustrationWHILE DRIVING AND PULLING A TRAILER THE VEHICLE STALLED, AS THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT HALF OF THE VEHICLE, NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM
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.
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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.
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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
Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
7 reportsVEHICLE STALLED ON TWO OCCASIONS. IT TAKEN TO DEALER, AND HAD IGNITION MODULE REPLACED. LATER ON, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION . *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP WHEN A LOUD NOISE OCCURED, SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE HOOD, OIL WAS LEAKING, & THE PISTON ROD WAS LYING UP UNDER THE MOTOR. DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *ML
THERE IS A LEAK IN THE VEHICLE ENGINE OIL COOLING LINES WHICH DRIPPED ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. MECHANIC REPLACED THE OIL LINES.
STARTED BURNING ALOT (2 QTS PER TANK OF GAS) OF OIL. CONTACTED A CHEVY MECHANIC, WHO SAID THIER WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE PISTON RINGS USED IN THAT YEAR ENGINE, AS I WRITE THIS LETTER MY ENGINE IS BEING COMPLETELY REBUILT, IT'S COSTING ME APPROX. 2,800 TO HAVE IT DONE. AS A LIFE LONG GENERAL MOTORS MAN, I'VE NEVER OWNED ANYT…
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STARTED BURNING ALOT (2 QTS PER TANK OF GAS) OF OIL. CONTACTED A CHEVY MECHANIC, WHO SAID THIER WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE PISTON RINGS USED IN THAT YEAR ENGINE, AS I WRITE THIS LETTER MY ENGINE IS BEING COMPLETELY REBUILT, IT'S COSTING ME APPROX. 2,800 TO HAVE IT DONE. AS A LIFE LONG GENERAL MOTORS MAN, I'VE NEVER OWNED ANYTHING BUT A GM PROUDUCT , I'M CURIOUS TO HERE YOUR RESPONCE TO THIS PROBLEM, I WAS ALSO TOLD THOSE PISTON RINGS WERE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST MORE THAN 40,000M. *AK
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW UP, CAUSING THE ANTIFREEZE TO EXPLODE AND RUN ONTO THE ENGINE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER CONSTANTLY HAS TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART THIER VEHICLE IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANU…
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CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW UP, CAUSING THE ANTIFREEZE TO EXPLODE AND RUN ONTO THE ENGINE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER CONSTANTLY HAS TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART THIER VEHICLE IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
THE METAL MOUNTING BRACKET OF THE IDLE PULLEY BENT AND LATER SEPARATED, AFTER BEING WEAKENED BY HEAT DETERIORATION FROM A "FROZEN" SHAFT.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.