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1992 Chevrolet C2500 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 Jun 24, 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.
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 Jun 10, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 Chevrolet C2500. 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

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Other / unspecified
Filed Jun 24, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 CHEVROLET C2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE SPARE TIRE BECAME UNSECURED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SPARE TIRE WAS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD FALLEN IN THE ROAD IN FRONT OF AN ONCOMING MINIVAN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REWIND CABLE FAILED DUE TO RUST. THE REWIND SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE REWIND SYSTEM AND WILL HAVE THE COMPONENT INSTALLED. HE WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK ISSUE INVOLVED WITH THE SECURING OF THE SPARE TIRE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 126,000. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW THE CONSUMER STATED HAD THE CABLE BEEN MADE FROM STAINLESS STEEL, IT WOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. UPDATED 09/19/08.

NHTSA ID
10232171
Incident
Jun 19, 2008
Mileage
126,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 7, 2003

TIRE RUPTURED AND EXPLOSIVELY BLEWOUT DELAMINATING OVER 18 INCHES OF TREAD AND SPLIT CASING UNDER TREAD AND DOWN SIDEWALL NEARLY TO SEATING BEAD. VEHICLE WAS PARKED (NOT IN MOTION) AND NOBODY WAS CLOSE. GOODYEAR, WORKHORSE, EXTRA GRIG RADIAL LT245/75R16, CODE 272661GRF80. HAD THIS BLOWOUT OCCURRED WHILE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN INEVITABLE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10025531
Incident
Jul 8, 2003
Visibility
Filed Dec 26, 2001

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING DRIVERS VIEW. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
8001075
Incident
Dec 26, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 30, 2001

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. DAYTON P-245/75R16 DOT VD11TAU.

NHTSA ID
887177
Incident
Apr 30, 2001
BrakesVisibility
Filed May 22, 2000

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING RESULTING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS GOING TO THE FLOOR ON QUICK STOPS. YH

NHTSA ID
552345
Visibility
Filed Apr 25, 2000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN ALL OF A SUDDEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. PURCHASED A NEW MODULE FOR THE WIPERS. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
860907
Incident
May 1, 1994
Visibility
Filed Mar 5, 1999

RECALL 98V150000; WHENEVER IT'S RAINING OR SNOWING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL TO WORK. WOULD HAVE GET OUT & LIFT HOOD TO JIGGLE WIPER WIRES TO GET WIPERS TO START MOVING. HAD MOTOR REPLACED WITH A PULSE BOARD ASM 322101631. *AK

NHTSA ID
834060
Incident
Dec 15, 1997
ElectricalEngine
Filed Aug 18, 1998
Fire reported

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).

NHTSA ID
539062
Incident
Jul 15, 1998
Transmission
Filed Oct 29, 1997

WAS CHANGING GEARS TO START VEHICLE WHEN THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER FAILED TO WORK. THE CYLINDER SPRUNG A LEAK. HAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER AS OF YET. *AK

NHTSA ID
817899
Incident
Oct 28, 1997
Brakes
Filed Oct 28, 1997

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE LEFT REAR WHEEL IS LOCKING UP DUE TO A PROBLEM IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
817773
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 10, 1997
Crash reported

UNDERNEATH THE BED OF TRUCK HELD BY WIRE HAS RUSTED THROUGH, WIRE BROKE, AND TIRE DROPPED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
812957
Incident
May 2, 1997

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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