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1988 Chevrolet Spectrum 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 Sep 10, 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.
1
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 Mar 28, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Chevrolet Spectrum. 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 1–5 of 5

Engine
Filed Sep 10, 2002

HOSES INSIDE OF VEHICLE WERE CROSSED WRONGLY FROM DEALERSHIP, AND VEHICLE HAD BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID
8018374
Incident
Oct 17, 2001
Suspension
Filed Dec 1, 1998

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT BECAUSE OF FRONT END MISALIGNMENT. ALSO, THE TIRES WORE OUT DUE TO THE TIRES RUBBING ON METAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
831542
Incident
Jun 12, 1988
Body & structure
Filed Apr 9, 1996

FIREWALL BROKE, CAUSING CLUTCH TO FAIL. *DSH

NHTSA ID
503319
Incident
Oct 1, 1995
Brakes
Filed Oct 11, 1995
Crash reported

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)*SD

NHTSA ID
488613
Incident
Aug 21, 1995
Transmission
Filed Mar 28, 1995

CLUTCH CABLE PULLED THROUGH FIREWALL WHICH INTERRUPTED DRIVING SEQUENCE. TT

NHTSA ID
962741
Incident
Jan 1, 1995

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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