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1980 Chevrolet Silverado 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 Jan 3, 2001
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 27, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1980 Chevrolet Silverado. 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 1–2 of 2

Electrical
Filed Jan 3, 2001

4 DAYS AFTER REPAIR OF THE SHIFT LEVER THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. NLM

NHTSA ID
558735
Incident
Nov 21, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Dec 27, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

FIRESTONE 480 TIRE P235/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARDRAIL WITH DAMAGE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND FRONT BUMPER, ONE PERSONE WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, THERE WAS A 2ND TREAD SEPARATION WITH THE SAME TIRE, FIRESTONE REFUSES TO SEND 1ST TIRE BACK. *SLC

NHTSA ID
877104
Incident
Aug 10, 2000

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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