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1992 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck 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 Nov 20, 2000
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 4, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 13 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 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 1–13 of 13

Interior & seats
Filed Nov 20, 2000

DEALER REFUSES TO PERFORM RECALL 99V-130 CONCERNING THE RECLINER ASSEMBLY BECAUSE THE CONSUMER HAS INSTALLED MARKET SEAT COVERS. NLM

NHTSA ID
557762
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 8, 2000

AT 20,000 MILES RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT AT 70 MPH; AT 40,000 MILES THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION DUE TO VIBRATION AT 70 MPH. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE TIRES. DUNLOP NOTIFIED AND REPLACED 1ST TIRE AT CONSUMER'S COST, AND THE 2ND WAS AT A PRORATE. TIRES WERE MOUNTED ON A 1992 CHEVROLET, CHEYENNE; AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 45,000 MILES, P275/60R15, AND DOT# UNAVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
872537
Incident
Aug 7, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 7, 2000

TWO YEARS AGO I BOUGHT 4 NEW FIRESTONE TIRES FROM THE SEARS STORE IN HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS, AND THEY MOUNTED THEM ON THE TRUCK. I KEPT THE SAME AIR PRESSURE THAT THEY PUT IN AT ALL TIMES. THEY ALL FAILED ONE AT A TIME AFTER ABOUT 25,000 MILES. IGOT EVERY EXCUSE UNDER THE SUN ABOUT IT BEING MY FAULT, I CALLED THE SEARS COMPLAINT NUMBER, AND THEY PUT IT DOWN IN THEIR COMPUTER, YOU MIGHT CAN GET MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE TIRES FROM THAT. I ALSO TALKED TO A MIKE SMITH AT THE FIRESTONE STORE IN HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS, AND HE SAID IT WAS TIRE FAILURE FROM THE STELL BELTING SEPERATING, BUT THAT SEARS WOULD HAVE TO WARRANT THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WAS MADE SPECIFIC FOR SEARS. THESE TIRES LOOKED LIKE YOU HAD CUT THEM WITH A KNIVE FOR ABOUT 2 INCHES IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD THEN THEY JUST HULED OFF THE INNER CORE. NO WARNING WHEN THEY WOULD SPLIT. I KNEW THERE HAD TO BE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT DID'NT KNOW HOW TO FIND THEM OR HOW TO REPORT SUCH A THING. I COUD'NT GET SATISFACTION WITH MY PROBLEM THEN ,BUT MAYBE THIS WILL HELP FORCE FIRESTONE AND OTHER COMPANYS TO NOT PUT OUT A PRODUCT THAT CAN ENDANGER LIFES, THIS IS A CRIME AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THE LOSS OF LIFE TO MAKE A DOLLAR!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75R16 )

NHTSA ID
730612
Incident
Jun 7, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 29, 2000

DEALER REPLACED BENCH TYPE SEATS WITH HI BACK BUCKET SEAT FROM ONE OF THE TRUCK ON THE LOT. SEAT BACK SUDDENLY COLLASPED TO THE FULL RECLINE POSITION

NHTSA ID
9000241
Incident
Oct 1, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 29, 2000

BOTH DOORS OF TRUCK WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY,AND TAKES 5-6 TIMES VERY HARD TO CLOSE,AND SOMETIMES-THEY STILL WON'T. *AK

NHTSA ID
718024
Incident
Jan 20, 2000
Filed Nov 2, 1999

PEELING AND FADDING PAINT

NHTSA ID
714205
Incident
Sep 30, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Sep 1, 1998

DOOR FELL OFF DUE TO PINS AND HINGE FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
539508
Incident
Jan 1, 1997
Steering
Filed Feb 24, 1998

POWER STEERING SYSTEM LOCKS/BINDS IN COLD, NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO DEFECT.

NHTSA ID
531324
Seat belts
Filed Dec 4, 1997

TOP PART OF SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ID
526413
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Feb 15, 1996
2 injuries reported

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK, CAUSING SEAT BACKS TO RECLINE/INJURY TO PASSENGERS WHEN HEAD STRUCK REAR WINDOW. *SD

NHTSA ID
501789
Incident
Feb 2, 1996
Visibility
Filed Jan 18, 1996

PASSENGER'S SIDE VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. *SD

NHTSA ID
490814
Incident
Dec 10, 1995
Steering
Filed Jul 24, 1995
Crash reported

VEHICLES LEFT OUTSIDE TIE ROD BROKE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. TT

NHTSA ID
969291
Incident
Jul 19, 1995
Visibility
Filed Jan 4, 1995

REARVIEW MIRROR POORLY DESIGNED, OTHER VEHICLES APPEAR TO BE FAR BEHIND YOU WHEN IN REALITY THEY ARE EXTREMELY CLOSE. *AKW

NHTSA ID
958219
Incident
Jan 4, 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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