Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Chevrolet Pickup, most frequently naming the brakes, steering and tires & wheels categories.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1997 | 2 | 2 |
| Feb 2000 | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 2000 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 2000 | 2 | 6 |
| Dec 2000 | 1 | 7 |
| Jul 2001 | 1 | 8 |
| Apr 2002 | 1 | 9 |
| Aug 2002 | 1 | 10 |
| Mar 2004 | 1 | 11 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS INOPERABLE. DEALER CLAIMED THAT SEAT BELT. # 10-590-D MANUFACTURED BY BENDIX, WAS NO LONGER MADE. *AK CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL TO CHECK WITH HEMMINGS MOTOR NEWS FOR SEAT BELT PARTS INQUIRIES. *LA
THREE OUT OF FOUR TIRES SEPARATED IN ONE YEARS TIME, TOTAL OF 16000 MILES. *AK
ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS IF IT IS ABOUT TO SEPERATE AT THE JOINT AREA. IS THIS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 1995 TRUCKS HAD WITH THE SHAFT NUT NOT BEING TORQUED TO PROPER SPECS?*AK
WHILE STOPPING TO BACK VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. LEFT FRONT WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN, AND THE RIGHT FRONT WAS AT AN ANGLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS THE LEFT FRONT STEERING WHEEL SPINDLE. *AK
FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FAILED. *AK
GAS LINES HAVE RUSTED OUT, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. ALSO, BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE SUDDENLY THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED . NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK
THE POOR DESIGN OF THE OIL COOLING LINES HAVE CAUSED A DISCHARGE OF OIL ONTO THE HIGHWAY *AK.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 32.2 |
| 2002 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 36.5 |
| 2001 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 45.5 |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 41.5 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 |
| 1998 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 42.1 |
| 1997 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 43.6 |
| 1996 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 49.6 |
| 1995 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 40.6 |
| 1994 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 51.3 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 45.5 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 45.6 |
| 1990Viewing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 34.7 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.