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1989 Chevrolet C15 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.
12
Latest Jun 23, 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.
2
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 20, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 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 1–12 of 12

Body & structure
Filed Jun 23, 1997

PAINT HAS BEEN PEELINF OFF THE CAB OF THE ROOF. *AK

NHTSA ID
517825
Suspension
Filed Apr 21, 1997

TIRE BALL JOINTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
810446
Incident
Mar 1, 1997
Transmission
Filed Apr 8, 1996
Fire reported

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FULID LEAKING. *AK

NHTSA ID
982408
Incident
Mar 7, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 5, 1996

HAD DRIVEN PREVIOUS, TRUCK ACCELERATED WITH TIRES SPINNING AND BRAKES OVERHEATING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
978660
Seat belts
Filed Oct 31, 1995

THE PASSENGER SEATBELT WILL NOT LATCH. TT WHEN THE BUCKLE WAS PUSHED INTO LATCH, THE LATCH DID NOT LOCK IN TO PLACE TO HOLD BELTS TOGETHER. *YH

NHTSA ID
974195
Incident
Aug 12, 1995
Brakes
Filed Oct 20, 1995

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE TOWING A BOAT. TT THE ELECTRO HYDRAULIC VALVE WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED BRAKING PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BRAKE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC

NHTSA ID
973665
Incident
Oct 20, 1995
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Sep 21, 1995

DRIVER CHOKE W/CAUSE BEING A/C AND VENTS SEAL DRIED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
972286
Visibility
Filed Sep 7, 1995

DRIVER CHOKES W/CAUSE BEING A/C AND VENTS SEAL DRIED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
971699
Seat belts
Filed May 26, 1995

DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT BUCKLES INOPERATIVE, MALE WON'T GO INTO FEMALE PORTION. TT

NHTSA ID
965971
Incident
May 26, 1995
Brakes
Filed May 25, 1995

THE SPEED GUAGE DOES NOT WORK AT TIMES, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT BLINKS FOR NO REASON. TT

NHTSA ID
965863
Incident
Oct 25, 1994
Seat belts
Filed May 22, 1995

THE FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE RELEASE BUTTONS BROKE, THERE IS SOMETHING THAT'S INSIDE OF THE BUCKLE. TT

NHTSA ID
965762
Incident
Aug 1, 1994
Transmission
Filed Jan 20, 1995
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING NOTICE POWER LOSS, NOTICE WHITE AND BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN FIRE, POSSIBLE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE IN AUTO TRAN.

NHTSA ID
958962
Incident
Dec 28, 1994

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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