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1983 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 Sep 27, 2004
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Sep 15, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1983 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 1–3 of 3

Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 27, 2004

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR TRUCK IN HEAVY ATLANTA, GA TRAFFIC, THE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. IT IS A FIRESTONE "FIREHAWK, 235-70R15" WITH VERY GOOD TREAD. THE TIRE IS 8 YEARS OLD BUT I SELDOM USE MY TRUCK AND IT IS GARAGE KEPT. THE TIRES HAVE NO CRACKS OR DRY ROT. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK THE TIRE TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER AND THE MANAGER ADVISED THAT MY TIRES WERE NOT PART OF A MAJOR RECALL ALTHOUGH THEY WERE MADE IN THE SAME PLANT AND ARE THE SAME SIZE. THE STEEL BELTS COMPLETELY TORE APART AND RUPTURED THE FACE OF THE TIRE. I AM CONVINCED THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND HAVE PHOTOS TO SEND.*AK

NHTSA ID
10093161
Incident
Sep 11, 2004
Body & structureSteering
Filed Mar 19, 2000

STEERING GEAR BOX ATTACHMENT BOLTS ARE PULLED THROUGH MOUNTING HOLES OF FRAME. THE FRAME IS ALSO TORN AND TWISTED FROM TORQUE FORCES OF THE STEERING GEAR BOX. METAL FATIGUE IS OBVIOUS. STEERING WHEEL PLAY INCREASES TO A DANGEROUS LEVEL. POSSIBLE DISATTACHMENT OF STEERING GEAR BOX, LEADING TO TOTAL FAILURE OF STEERING CAPABILITY. EXTREAMLY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID
720334
Incident
Mar 16, 2000
Steering
Filed Sep 15, 1995

FRAME WHERE STEERING GEAR BOX BOLTS TO TRUCK BROKE; CAUSED BY STRESS AND FATIGUE; LOSS OF STEERING POWER. TT

NHTSA ID
972059
Incident
Jul 15, 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.

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