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1990 Chevrolet Chevy Van Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Dec 16, 2008
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1990 Chevrolet Chevy Van, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Interior & seats150.0%
  • Seat belts150.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Interior & seats

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

I SENT MY LINCOLN NAVIGATOR TO GET FIXED N THEY DIDN'T FIX IT RIGHT I PAID 300 N LEFT IN WARRANTY A VAN TO TAKE THE LINCOLN NAVIGATOR TO CHECK IF THEY HAD FIXED IT RIGHT BUT IT WASN'T FIXED RIGHT THE LIGHTS FROM THE INSIDE KEEP TURNING ON AND OFF AND WHEN I TOOK THE REST OF THE MONEY SO THEY CAN RETURN TO ME THE VAN THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE WAS GOING TO STAY WITH THE VAN AND THAT HE DIDN'T WANT THE MONEY AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE WANTS TO KEEP MY VAN WHEN THEY DIDN'T FIX MY NAVIGATOR RIGHT. I HAVE NEVER BY ANY CHANCE TOLD HIM I WOULDN'T PAY HIM THE MONEY IM TRYING TO PAY HIM THE MONEY SO I CAN KEEP MY VAN BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO GIVE ME MY VAN BACK AND HE SENT ME A LIEN FROM THE DMV SO HE CAN SELL THE VAN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE WANTS TO KEEP IT. WE NEVER MADE THAT AGREEMENT AND I NEED THAT VAN BACK. AND THE REGISTRATION FOR MY CAR ARE IN THE VAN AND HE DON'T WANT TO GIVE THEM BACK. I DESERVE THE RIGHT TO GET MY VAN BACK. *TR

NHTSA ID 10252044 · filed Dec 16, 2008

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Seat belts

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

SEAT BELTS ARE DIFFICULT TO FASTEN. *SLC

NHTSA ID 783633 · filed Apr 5, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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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Data sources

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