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1979 Chevrolet C10 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.
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Latest Mar 26, 2002
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.
1
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 Sep 25, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1979 Chevrolet C10. 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 1–4 of 4

Body & structure
Filed Mar 26, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THE FRAME BEHIND THE STEERING GEAR BOX HAVE CRACKS SEVERELY, IT CAUSES THE GEAR BOX TO DISCONNECT FROM THE WALL AND THE VEHICLE LOSS STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. NLM

NHTSA ID
8006443
Incident
Mar 19, 2002
Fuel system
Filed Mar 11, 1997

PASSENGER SIDE FUEL TANK FAILED.

NHTSA ID
515473
Incident
Mar 11, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Nov 19, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

GAS TANK MOUNTED TO FRAME WHICH BUCKLED, ALLOWING TANK TO CONTACT ROAD SURFACE. *AK

NHTSA ID
511450
Incident
Jun 28, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Sep 25, 1996

WHEN TANK IS HALF WAY FILLED WITH GAS, THE FUEL TANK LEAKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

NHTSA ID
802895

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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