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1985 Chevrolet C20 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Aug 9, 2016
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1985 Chevrolet C20, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Tires & wheels2100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1985 CHEVROLET C20 EQUIPPED WITH BIG "O" MESA C/T TIRES, SIZE: LT285/75R16. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE TIRE WIRES DETACHED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO REPLACED THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06T006000 (TIRES). THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID 10894390 · filed Aug 9, 2016

PEOO O20; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAYAND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, AND SAW CHUNKS OF TIRE FLYING IN THE WIND. ALSO, FLAPPING NOISE WAS COMING FROM TIRE TREAD HITTING UP AGAINST CAR. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRES WERE GENERAL AMERI-WAY#XT, P235/75R15. THIS TIRE WAS PURCHASED FROM WOLMARK STORE.*AK

NHTSA ID 870910 · filed Sep 19, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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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