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1989 Chevrolet C10 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.
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Latest Mar 5, 1998
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.
0
Reports on file since Feb 8, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 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 1–5 of 5

Brakes
Filed Mar 5, 1998

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
531925
Fuel system
Filed Oct 10, 1995
Fire reported

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE CAUSED BY FUEL LINE LEAKING ON THE ENGINE. TT

NHTSA ID
973181
Incident
Feb 3, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 23, 1995

RED BUTTON STUCK IN DOWN POSITION, INOPERATIVE. TT

NHTSA ID
965755
Steering
Filed Apr 20, 1995

WHILE DRIVING, BOLT WHICH ANCHORS STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN BACKED OUT, RESULTING IN STEERING COLUMN HANGING DOWN TOWARDS SEAT, ALMOST DROPPING. TT

NHTSA ID
964067
Incident
Apr 14, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Feb 8, 1995
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH, VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE. UPON STOPPING VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT UP IN FLAMES, FUEL LINE IGNITED, RESULTING IN A FIRE. TT

NHTSA ID
959747
Incident
Feb 3, 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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