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1988 Chevrolet K15 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.
10
Latest Oct 21, 1996
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.
4
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 Feb 22, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Chevrolet K15. 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 1–10 of 10

Suspension
Filed Oct 21, 1996

GEARS UNDERNEATH THE SPIDER IN THE REAR END BROKE. CAUSING STRUCTURE TO WEAKEN. *AK

NHTSA ID
803788
Incident
Oct 21, 1993
Transmission
Filed Sep 11, 1996
Fire reported

SMOKE STARTED COMING AROUND TAIL LIGHTS AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE DIP STICK IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.*AK

NHTSA ID
802253
Incident
Apr 21, 1996
Brakes
Filed Feb 28, 1996

APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKES IT TAKES AN ADDITIONAL TEN TO TWENTY FEET TO STOP THE VEHICLE NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
979843
Incident
Jul 28, 1987
Brakes
Filed Feb 13, 1996
Crash reported

BRAKES SHUT OFF PRESSURE FROM HYDRAULIC FLUID DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT

NHTSA ID
979166
Incident
Jun 13, 1995
Transmission
Filed Dec 18, 1995
Fire reported1 injury reported

TRANSMISSION FLUID OVERHEATS AND IS FORCED OUT OF VENT TUBE AND CAUGHT FIRE. TT

NHTSA ID
976769
Incident
Sep 17, 1995
Suspension
Filed Oct 5, 1995

RECEIVED LETTER STATING MFG., REPLACE BALL JOINTS W/GREASABLE DESIGN. THE DEALER REFUSE TO SERVICE DUE TO MILEAGE. HE IS HAVING EXCESSIVE WEAR. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE IS PAST 5 YEARS OF AGE, BUT HAVE NOT REACHED 100,00 BALL JOINTS ARE BAD CAUSING TIRES TOO FAIL AND UNABLE TO ALIGN FRONT END.*JB

NHTSA ID
972974
Engine
Filed Jun 30, 1995

THERE IS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. *AK

NHTSA ID
968051
Suspension
Filed Mar 27, 1995

BALL JOINTS ON FRONT SUSPENSION CAUSES PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. TT

NHTSA ID
962583
Incident
Mar 27, 1995
Brakes
Filed Feb 24, 1995

BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER IS NO GOOD, HAVE TO PUT PEDAL TO FLOOR TO STOP. TT

NHTSA ID
960562
Incident
May 1, 1990
Electrical
Filed Feb 22, 1995
Fire reported

TRUCK EXPERIENCES HIGH IDLING THAT TAKES OVER WHILE DRIVEN. TRUCK STALLED REPEATEDLY THEN FIRE STARTED ON TOP OF ENGINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
960340

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.

Data sources

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