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1988 Chevrolet C15 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 Feb 27, 1997
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.
0
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 4, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Chevrolet C15. 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 1–9 of 9

Brakes
Filed Feb 27, 1997

DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH AND ALMOST HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES ARE STILL INOPERATIVE. TOOK TO A DEALER AND HE SAID THAT'S THE NATURE OF THE BRAKES FOR THAT YEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID
809456
Incident
Feb 27, 1995
Brakes
Filed Feb 6, 1996

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL HELD AT A STOP SIGN, PEDAL STARTED TO FADE, RESULTING IN ROLLAWAY, REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER TO NO AVAIL. TT

NHTSA ID
978761
Incident
May 4, 1995
Suspension
Filed Dec 13, 1995

THE UPPER BALL JOINT FELL OFF WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING . TT

NHTSA ID
976523
Incident
Nov 1, 1995
Brakes
Filed Dec 1, 1995

WET AND ICY ROAD WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE TRUCK SLIDS HAVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

NHTSA ID
975884
Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 11, 1995

TAIL LIGHT NEED TO BE REDESIGNED BECAUSE SHORT OUT MANUFACTURER OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. TT

NHTSA ID
963595
Incident
Jan 9, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Mar 28, 1995

THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCK UP TRYING TO RETRACT BACK. TT

NHTSA ID
962792
Steering
Filed Mar 21, 1995

VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL NUT HAS BEEN TIGHTENED 3 TIMES. TT

NHTSA ID
962306
Visibility
Filed Jan 6, 1995

HEATING CORE RUPTURED AND SENT BOILING COOLANT INTO CAB. TT

NHTSA ID
958389
Incident
Dec 4, 1994
Brakes
Filed Jan 4, 1995

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED AT LEAST TWICE SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. TT

NHTSA ID
958237
Incident
Jun 6, 1987

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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