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1991 Chevrolet Van 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 2, 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.
2
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 Aug 7, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 Chevrolet Van. 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 1–4 of 4

Engine
Filed Sep 2, 2002
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO CHUG, CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
567264
Incident
Jul 18, 2002
Engine
Filed Dec 2, 1998
Fire reported

DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE AND HEARD GRINDING NOISE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER GOT OUT AND SAW FIRE COMING FROM BETWEEN THE TWO FRONT WHEELS. THE VEHICLE THEN WENT UP IN FLAMES AND WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED. *AK

NHTSA ID
831593
Incident
Nov 11, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 3, 1997

DOOR LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS CRACKED . THE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE TIGHTLY. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
818160
Incident
Oct 31, 1997
Steering
Filed Aug 7, 1997

GEAR BOX BOLTS BREAK OFF, CAUSING DRIVER TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES PRIOR TO TODAY. *AK

NHTSA ID
815169
Incident
Aug 6, 1997

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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