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1989 Chevrolet K1500 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 Jul 30, 2007
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 Dec 10, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Chevrolet K1500. 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

Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 30, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 CHEVROLET K1500. THE VEHICLE HAS A SET OF FTS YKS LT, SIZE 265/75/R16 TIRES (NA). THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED ON JUNE 4, 2007. ON JULY 30, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TIRES. WHEN THE TIRES HAD APPROXIMATELY 1,500 MILES, HE NOTICED THAT THEY SEEMED UNBALANCED. HE STATED THAT HE WILL HAVE THE TIRES INSPECTED BY A LOCAL DEALER. THE TIRES ARE STILL ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 190,245. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ

NHTSA ID
10197840
Incident
Jul 30, 2007
Mileage
190,245 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jan 23, 2004

THE CHROME IS FLAKING OFF OF MY GRILLE AND IS THE ORIGINAL GRILLE I HAVE NOTICED THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MOST TRUCKS MANUFACTURED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. *LA

NHTSA ID
10054727
Incident
Nov 27, 2000
Mileage
112,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jan 23, 2004

THE PAINT IS FLAKING OFF OF MY TRUCK AT A VERY FAST RATE MOSTLY ON THE HOOD AND ROOF. I HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT FOR NUMEROUS YEARS AND IS A PROBLEM FOR MOST OF THESE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. BUT THE FACTORY HAS STILL NOT MADE THIS A RECALL ITEM, AND REFUSE TO ADMIT THEIR MISTAKE. WHY? *LA

NHTSA ID
10054725
Incident
Nov 26, 2000
Mileage
112,000 mi
Filed May 31, 1999

THE PAINT IS JUST PEELING AWAY THOUGHT THERE WAS A CALL BACK BUT THAT WAS FORD CALL GM SAID THEY HAD A GOOD WILL PROGRAM.BUT I CALL TOO LATE I'VE TALK TO A LOT OF FORD AND CHEVROLET TRUCK OWNERS NO LUCK, BUT SOME OR THE FORD PEOPLE GOT THERE TRUCK PAINTED VERY DISAPOINTIED DAVID I BELL. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ID
707050
Incident
Jun 3, 1993
Brakes
Filed Sep 3, 1998

THE PEDAL THAT CONNECTS TO BRAKE ROD WAS BENT, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES, AND ALMOST RESULTING IN A REAREND COLLISION. *AK

NHTSA ID
827597
Body & structure
Filed Aug 13, 1998

PAINT PEELING FROM VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
539812
Incident
Nov 10, 1994
Transmission
Filed Jun 6, 1998

TRANSMISSION FAILED, REPLACEMENT FAILED ALSO.

NHTSA ID
505126
Incident
Jan 31, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 4, 1997

MIDDLE SEAT BELT LATCH FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
514798
Seat belts
Filed Feb 11, 1997

MIDDLE SEATBELT LATCH MALFUNCTION.

NHTSA ID
546684
Other / unspecifiedSeat belts
Filed Dec 10, 1996

SEAT BELT CONNECTOR FAILED; ALSO, LEVER USED TO OPERATE JACK IS OF POOR QUALITY. *AK

NHTSA ID
512164
Incident
Aug 24, 1996

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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