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1988 Chevrolet Nova 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.
11
Latest Mar 5, 2002
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 May 24, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Chevrolet Nova. 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 1–11 of 11

Transmission
Filed Mar 5, 2002
1 injury reported

FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY. RESULTING IN A REAREND COLLISION. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE MOTOR WOULD CRANK AND RUN BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. REPLACE THE TRANSAXLE.

NHTSA ID
9005280
Incident
Oct 20, 2001
Interior & seatsTires & wheels
Filed May 20, 2001

VEHICLE HOOD LATCH FAILED DUE TO TIRE VIBRATION AT 65 MPH, CAUSING HOOD TO CRUMPLE INTO WINDSHIELD. *AK

NHTSA ID
745547
Incident
May 19, 2001
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+8 more
Filed Apr 6, 1998

LEFT LATCH ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD SNAPPED LOOSE.

NHTSA ID
999999999
Seat belts
Filed Oct 14, 1997

SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE.

NHTSA ID
604429
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 22, 1997
Crash reported3 injuries reported1 death reported

UPON FRONTAL IMPACT ITEMS IN TRUNK MOVED FORWARD, STRIKING REAR SEAT BACK, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE, ITEMS STUCK CHILD, RESULTING IN DEATH.

NHTSA ID
602474
Incident
Aug 18, 1994
Electrical
Filed Jan 6, 1997
Fire reported

TAIL LIGHTS' WIRING HARNESS BURNED OUT/MELTED, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
513371
Incident
Nov 8, 1996
Transmission
Filed Oct 29, 1996

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

NHTSA ID
601917
Incident
Feb 1, 1990
Transmission
Filed Jan 30, 1996
Crash reported1 death reported

VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE IN PARK, KILLING OWNER. *DSH

NHTSA ID
500929
Incident
Jan 30, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Aug 29, 1995

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT OPEN. TT

NHTSA ID
971264
Incident
Jul 25, 1995
Transmission
Filed Aug 8, 1995

ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE BACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
969991
Incident
Aug 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 24, 1995

PASSENGER SEATBELT STUCK ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, ON ONE OCCASION BABY WAS TRAPPED IN CARSEAT W/ BELT ON IT. TT

NHTSA ID
965828

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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