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1988 Chevrolet C Series(light) Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Jul 29, 1996
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
0
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 5, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Chevrolet C Series(light). Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–12 of 12

Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 29, 1996

REAR TURN SIGNAL/STOP LIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *DH

NHTSA ID
506785
Brakes
Filed May 27, 1996

BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGNED TOO SMALL FOR VEHICLE, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP VEHICLE. *DH

NHTSA ID
504911
Incident
May 27, 1996
Filed May 13, 1996

WARNING LIGHTS BLINK CONSTANTLY. *DSH

NHTSA ID
504600
Incident
Aug 12, 1988
Brakes
Filed Feb 21, 1996

BRAKES BOOSTER SYSTEM INSUFFICIENT FOR VEHICLE, RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE WHEN VEHICLE LOADED. *DH

NHTSA ID
501810
Incident
Dec 1, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 11, 1995

DOOR LATCH BROKE WHEN HANDLE PULLED. *DSH

NHTSA ID
490493
Incident
Jul 14, 1995
Suspension
Filed Oct 27, 1995

UPPER BALL JOINTS WORN. *SD

NHTSA ID
487354
Incident
Oct 27, 1995
Transmission
Filed Aug 28, 1995

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY FORWARD GEAR PRIOR TO SERVICE RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY (90C-035). *AK

NHTSA ID
483411
Incident
Jul 10, 1995
BrakesPowertrain (other)
Filed Feb 20, 1995

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (93V-119), CAUSING LOUD NOISE/VEHICLE TO VEER SHARPLY. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481746
Incident
Nov 22, 1994
Engine
Filed Feb 17, 1995

ENGINE LOSING OIL PRESSURE DUE TO CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481701
Incident
Jan 31, 1995
Suspension
Filed Jan 14, 1995

BALL JOINTS SEPARATED DUE TO BEING VERY DRY, CAUSING LEFT/FRONT "A" FRAME TO DROP DOWN ONTO THE ROAD. *AK

NHTSA ID
480479
Incident
Jan 25, 1994
Powertrain (other)SteeringSuspension
Filed Jan 11, 1995

REPLACED LEFT FRONT OUTER TIE ROD.

NHTSA ID
478116
Incident
Jan 14, 1994
Engine
Filed Jan 5, 1995

ENGINE OIL PUMP FAILED, RESULTING IN A BLOWN ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ID
480551
Incident
Jan 5, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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