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1991 Chevrolet C20 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 14, 2008
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.
1
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 12, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 Chevrolet C20. 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 1–6 of 6

Engine
Filed Feb 14, 2008
Fire reported

1991 CHEVROLET C-20 HAD ENGINE TROUBLE AND THEN BEGAN TO SMOKE. CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. *KB THERE WAS A TRAIL OF OIL ON THE PAVEMENT PRIOR TO THE FIRE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0019-90. *JB

NHTSA ID
10218365
Incident
Jan 12, 2008
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 10, 2001

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A WHEELCHAIR LIFT IN REAR. REAR DOORS ARE WELDED CLOSE, DOORS CAN NOT BE OPENED . ALSO, NOTICED RUST ON BOTTOM OF DOOR WHICH MAY BE LINKED TO ABOVE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
877863
Other / unspecified
Filed Oct 1, 1999

REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BOLTS FAILED CAUSING WHEEL/TIRE OF FALL OFF AND STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS

NHTSA ID
548813
Incident
Aug 6, 1999
Seat belts
Filed May 22, 1997

THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED.

NHTSA ID
517412
Incident
May 1, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 15, 1995

THE DRIVERS DOOR STRICKER BOLT IS BREAKING AND THE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT PROPERLY OR LATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
970487
Incident
Aug 1, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Jan 12, 1995

MADE U-TURN; HEARD RUBBING SOUND; CHECKED UNDERNEATH; BOLT/STRAP CLOSEST TO ENGINE CAME LOOSE FROM FRAME; GAS TANK DROPPED TO GROUND; COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE.

NHTSA ID
958610
Incident
Jan 12, 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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