Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Chevrolet C10, most frequently naming the brakes, engine and steering categories. 5 safety recalls have been issued covering this model year; and 6 NHTSA investigations name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 1997 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 1997 | 1 | 3 |
| Jun 1998 | 1 | 4 |
| Jul 1999 | 1 | 5 |
| Mar 2000 | 1 | 6 |
| Apr 2000 | 1 | 7 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
5 campaigns cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY
There is no summary currently available
BRAKE BACKING PLATES
SUMMARY:CONTRARY TO THE MANUFACTURERS OPINION, ANALYSIS OF THE OWNER,FIELD, AND WARRANTY DATA DID NOT CLEARLY INDICATE THAT THE ALLEGED DEFECTWAS AN INFANT MORTALITY PHENOMENON.===
LOOSE REAR BRK BACKING BLT
BRIEFING______________________________OTHE ALLEGED DEFECT.OSUBJECT VEHICLES.OOWNER, FIELD, AND WARRANTY CLAIM DATA ANALYSIS.OSOURCE/CAUSE OF A DEFECT OCCURRENCE.OGM DESIGN, ASSEMBLY, AND SERVICE MODIFICATIONS.ORECOMMENDED ACTION.===
POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE
SUMMARY: COMPLAINTS ALLEGE POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE INCLUDING EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE, INABILITY TO LOCK FRONT WHEELS, OR PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF A NEW DESIGN FOR THESE MODELS. POSSIBLE INSUFICIENT POWER ASSIST ON SOME VEHICLES. ALL TRUCKS ARE EQUIPPED WITH REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
HEATER LINE FITTING CORRODED, SNAPPED OF AT BASE. LEAKED COOLANT. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE PART. OLD FITTING WAS ALUMINUM AND APPEARED TO BE A BAD CASTING
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS
PROBLEM IN 1988 WITH THE ABS BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT COMING ON AND THE TRUCK WAS HARD TO STOP. SEVERAL REPAIR CALLS AT THE DEALER. AT PRESENT THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP WHEN DRIVING AT 40MPH WITHIN A NORMAL DISTANCE. THE BRAKES IS AND HAS BEEN A SAFETY HAZARD ON THIS TRUCK. I NEED HELP.*AK
VACUUM BOOSTER ORIGINALLY SUPPLIED ON VEHICLE PERFORMS VERY POORLY, EXCESSIVE FORCE NEEDS TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. NEEDS TO REPLACED WITH THE NEWLY DESIGNED VACUUM BOOSTER.
EXCESSIVE FORCE NEEDED ON PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. OCCASIONALLY AFTER STOPPING, THERE IS A POPPING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD AS IF BUMPED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.
WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT BALL JOINT . *AK
DUE TO DEFECT STEERING BOLTS, STEERING WHEEL IS TOO LOOSE FOR PROPER CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1998 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 53.9 |
| 1995 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 57.1 |
| 1994 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 52.1 |
| 1993 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 1992 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 1990 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1989 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1988Viewing | 7 | 5 | 6 | — |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1986 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1984 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1983 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1977 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1976 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.