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1989 Chevrolet C Series(light) Owner Complaints

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

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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.
7
Latest Apr 14, 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.
2
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 11, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 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 1–7 of 7

Suspension
Filed Apr 14, 1996

FRONT RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED. *DSH

NHTSA ID
503421
Incident
Aug 21, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Apr 2, 1996

INSUFFICIENT ROOM IN CAB OF TRUCK FOR CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS/BOOSTER SEATS. *DSH

NHTSA ID
503015
Incident
Apr 2, 1996
Transmission
Filed Dec 29, 1995

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED TWICE. *AK

NHTSA ID
490605
Incident
Dec 29, 1995
BrakesElectricalSteering+1 more
Filed Oct 25, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK

NHTSA ID
487356
Incident
Oct 25, 1995
Airbags
Filed Aug 2, 1995

THE SRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. DUP OF 969100. *AK

NHTSA ID
969838
Incident
Aug 2, 1995
Engine
Filed Apr 3, 1995

ENGINE OIL SENSOR FAILED, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
482644
Incident
Apr 3, 1995
Suspension
Filed Jan 11, 1995
Crash reported

BALL JOINT SEPARATED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, ALSO PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES (OTHER VEHICLE FROM 478116). *AK

NHTSA ID
479201
Incident
Jan 14, 1994

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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