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1990 Chevrolet Celebrity 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 Aug 20, 2009
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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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.
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Reports on file since Nov 13, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Chevrolet Celebrity. 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 1–7 of 7

ElectricalTransmission
Filed Aug 20, 2009
Crash reported

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET CELEBRITY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHICH GEAR HE WAS DRIVING IN AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFT INDICATOR WAS UNCLEAR AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME TO REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE SHIFT INDICATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE WAS 201,000 UPDATED 9/23/09 *CN THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THE PAINT WAS DULL AND THERE WAS A GLARE FROM THE HIGH GLOSS WINDOW ANGLE. UPDATED 09/28/09. *JB UPDATE 12/14/09 *CN UPDATED 12/16/09*JB

NHTSA ID
10281220
Incident
Jul 29, 2009
Mileage
201,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 14, 2004

THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS MASTER CYLINDER. *JB

NHTSA ID
10096891
Incident
Aug 1, 2004
Tires & wheels
Filed May 11, 2004

NO FAILURE, YET. HAVE TWO B F GOODRICH TIRES DOT BFJ7TT61 P185/75R14 89 S M+S NOTE INDENTATIONS, ON SIDE WALL ABOUT 1/16 INCH DEEP BY .75 TO 1 INCH WIDE RUNNING FROM RIM TO TREAD. IS THIS A PROBLEM? COULD FIND NO INFORMATION ON B F GOODREICH WEB SITE OR IT IS BURIED WELL.

NHTSA ID
10072388
Incident
May 10, 2004
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 12, 2000

TURN SIGNAL BAR FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID
552597
Brakes
Filed Apr 13, 1999

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON, VEHICLE WOULD ROLL. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES SLIDE BAR WOULD RELEASE & MISSING. HAD THE REGULAR BRAKES REINSPECTED & REPAIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID
835882
Incident
Jan 16, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 16, 1996

HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED, UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE HOOD. TT

NHTSA ID
979301
Incident
Oct 1, 1995
Steering
Filed Nov 13, 1995

POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION SEAL FAILED, CAUSING ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK OUT TWICE/BINDING. *SD

NHTSA ID
487802
Incident
Oct 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.

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