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1989 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 Oct 24, 2000
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 Apr 27, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 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

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Other / unspecified
Filed Oct 24, 2000

THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN COLLSION WITH THE GUARD RAIL. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).

NHTSA ID
557988
Incident
Oct 24, 2000
Transmission
Filed Jul 27, 1995

MANUAL TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FAILURE, DRIVER UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND STOP THE VEHICLE. TT

NHTSA ID
969494
Incident
Jul 27, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 27, 1995

REAR SEAT BELT IS STUCK, WILL NOT PULL OUT. THIRD ONE IN VEHICLE TO FAIL. TT

NHTSA ID
964474
Incident
Apr 27, 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.

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