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1988 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck 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.
15
Latest Oct 29, 1999
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.
3
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 5, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 15 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck. 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 1–15 of 15

Seat belts
Filed Oct 29, 1999

1500 BOTH ANCHORS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE ARE BROKEN. THEY WILL NOT HOLD THE SEAT BELTS IN PLACE.

NHTSA ID
714052
Seat belts
Filed Mar 10, 1999

1500 - THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT WORK.

NHTSA ID
704242
Incident
Mar 5, 1999
Brakes
Filed Sep 21, 1998

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, FOUND FLUID ON THE LEFT WHEEL, AND BRAKE PEDAL HAD ROTTED OUT. DEALER CONTACTED AND REFERRED TO MANUFACTURER, NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND WAS NO LONGER COVERED. *AK

NHTSA ID
828063
Incident
Sep 18, 1998
Interior & seatsTransmission
Filed Feb 11, 1998

TRANSMISSION JUMPS INTO LOW GEAR ON OCCASIONS.

NHTSA ID
530243
Incident
Nov 1, 1987
Engine
Filed Jul 8, 1997

SERPENTINE BELT FAILED.

NHTSA ID
519240
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Apr 4, 1997

SEAT BELTS DO NOT FIT PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID
516163
Suspension
Filed Mar 21, 1997

SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT REPAIRS ON WORN BALL JOINTS REFUSED.

NHTSA ID
515821
Engine
Filed May 23, 1996

ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED. *SD

NHTSA ID
504753
Incident
Feb 28, 1996
Transmission
Filed Mar 21, 1996
Fire reported

TRANSMISSION CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO LEAK. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) *DSH

NHTSA ID
503368
Incident
Mar 21, 1996
Transmission
Filed Feb 21, 1996
Fire reported

TRANSMISSION FIRE. *SD

NHTSA ID
502080
Incident
Dec 30, 1995
BrakesVisibility
Filed Dec 8, 1995

BRAKES OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. *DSH

NHTSA ID
490495
Incident
Dec 8, 1995
BrakesHeating & air conditioningEngine+4 more
Filed Feb 6, 1995

EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ALSO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON.

NHTSA ID
481073
Incident
Jul 17, 1991
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 16, 1995

FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT INTERMITTENTLY RELEASES UPON BRAKING, CAUSING PASSENGER TO FALL FORWARD INTO DASH. *AW

NHTSA ID
480604
Incident
Jan 1, 1988
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 14, 1995

BALL JOINTS FAILED. *SKD

NHTSA ID
480497
Incident
Nov 7, 1994
Transmission
Filed Jan 5, 1995
Fire reported

OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED THROUGH BREATHER VENT AND SPILLED ONTO CROSS MEMBER EXHAUST PIPE, CAUSING FIRE. *SKD

NHTSA ID
478398
Incident
Aug 2, 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.

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