27 of the
969 complaints filed about the Chevrolet C1500
are about the body and structure —
3% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1996.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CHEVROLET C1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRAME WAS PERFORATED DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10574578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
JUST BOUGHT THIS 1992 CHEVROLET P/U C1500, VERY GOOD LOOKING TRUCK AND BODY IN GREAT SHAPE BUT FOUND THAT THE FRAME DIRECTLY UNDER THE FRONT OF THE DOOR ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCK ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED INTO. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE FRAME AT A COST OF APPROX. 2000 DOLLARS.
NHTSA complaint #10251865 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CLEAR COAT ON THE PAINT CAME OFF OF THE FINISH SEVERAL YEARS BACK AND I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY RECALL ON THAT ISSUE. I TAKE SERIOUS PRIDE IN MY VEHICLE AND IF GENERAL MOTORS ASSUMES PRIDE IN THEIR PRODUCT AS THEY ADVERTISE THEM TO BE THEN THEY WON'T MIND AMENDING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER BEEN MADE AWARE OF ANY RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SO ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN SUPPLY TO ME WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
NHTSA complaint #10219070 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1990 CHEVY C1500 1/2 TON STEPSIDE PICKUP TRUCK. GENERAL GRABBER AP TIRES. SIZE 235/75/R15 M+S MADE IN MEXICO OTHER NUMBERS ON TIRE:OK-47410 P5501 25855 021943. 147,300 MILES ON VEHICLE WHEN LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH. TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TRUCK, RIPPING FENDER MOUNTS OFF IN 4 PLACES, TEARING THE FUEL FILLER NECK FROM FUEL DOOR OPENING AND TEARING OFF THE GAS CAP. FIBERGLASS ON BOTTOM OF STEPSIDE FENDER WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. TRUCK WAS IN OTHERWISE GOOD OPERATING CONDITION. TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 100 POUNDS OF CARGO; TIRE PRESSURES WERE VERIFIED TO BE 35PSI AT MOST 3 WEEKS EARLIER WITH NO LEAKS. PRESSURE GAUGE ACCURACY WAS VERIFIED BY COMPARING TO SEVERAL OTHER GAUGES. TIRES WERE INSTALLED AT 127,445 MILES WHEN DEFECTIVE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED. TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED AT 144,000 MILES. SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AT ROADSIDE. BLOWN OUT TIRE IS STILL IN TRUCK BED. TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED YET.
NHTSA complaint #10199007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STANDING ON THE VEHICLE TAILGATE, THE LEFT CABLE DETACHED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO FALL INTO THE BED OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AN ASC CERTIFIED MECHANIC, AND REPLACED THE CABLES. THIS WAS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THE CABLES DETACHING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED AFTER MARKET CABLES INSTEAD OF USING GM CABLES. UPDATED 12/28/06.
NHTSA complaint #10175498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE INNER DOOR HANDLE BROKE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE OUTER HANDLE WOULD NOT RELEASE THE OPENING/CLOSING MECHANISM. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE AND EXIT THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE WAS THE SECOND HANDLE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DOOR HANDLE IS MADE OF POT METAL WHICH BREAKS INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. *JB
NHTSA complaint #10107400 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FAILED TAILGATE CABLES ON 1996 CHEVROLET SILVERAGO 1/2T PICKUP. WHY ARE ONLY VEHICLES STARTING IN 2000 MODEL YEAR BEING RECALLED? I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THEM ON MY 1996. MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT 1994 THRU 1998 MODELS THAT I KNOW.
NHTSA complaint #10100948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHEVROLET FULLSIZE TRUCK RECALL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES.*MR GM ISSUED A RECALL OF 2000-2004 SILVERADOS FOR TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES WHICH ARE KNOWN TO RUST AND FAIL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO AT LEAST 1995 VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE CABLE TAILGATE HANGER SINCE THOSE ARE ALSO KNOWN TO RUST AND BREAK. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE TAILGATE CABLE HANGER ON HIS 1996 C1500 2 YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.
NHTSA complaint #10079302 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK. WHEN THE TRUCK GETS HOT, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT COMES ON ,AND THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AND WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE PANEL ON AND OFF NOTHING COMES OFF. CONSUMER CANNOT READ THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK OR HOW FAST VEHICLE IS TRAVELING.
NHTSA complaint #10075580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE KEEPS BREAKING OFF, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE IN TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER FEELS IF IN A FIRE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER HAS REPLACED DRIVER INSIDE HANDLE DORR TWICE DUE TO DEFECTIN MATERIAL.*SLC
NHTSA complaint #8001322 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OWNING MY TRUCK I NOTICED THE FRAME WAS BENDING AND CAVING INTO MY CAB I NOTIFIED DEALER AND HAD BEEN INFORMED MY FRAME WAS BROKE, SO DEALER TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REPAIR BILL. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AFTER THAT IS WHEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THIS TIME THE PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE REAL FAST AND BEFORE I REALIZED IT WAS EFFECTING THE PROTECTIVE OUTER LINER OF THE GAS TANK, SO NOW NOT ONLY IM I CONCERED ABOUT MY FAMILYS SAFETY BUT OTHERS AS WELL. THIS TIME I MADE DEALER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HE TOOK THE TRUCK TO ONE OF HIS OWN SHOPS AND THEY TOLD HIM THE FRAME WAS NOT REPAIRABLE IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALL TOGETHER. MEANWHILE I WAS REVIEWING MY CONTRACT AND CAME ACROSS MY VIN NUMBER AND NUMBER OF CYCLINDERS IS IN CORRECT AND I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS NEVER VALID BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE HAD PRIOR ALTERATIONS DONE TO IT BY DEALERSHIP.
NHTSA complaint #754277 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FRAME HAS BROKE TWICE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLYING VEHICLE SHAKES AND PULLS TO THE SIDE,GAS TANK IS CAVED IN CAUSING MY GAS TANK LID TO PUSH OUT, WRONG VIN NUMBER ON CONTRACT,WRONG NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR $1,500 TO WHICH FINDING OUT THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN ALTERED BY DEALERSHIP.
NHTSA complaint #748011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PURCHASED 1995 CHEVROLET FULL SIZE TRUCK FROM VALLEY AUTO CENTER IN 1998 SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE THE FRAME HAS BROKE 2 TIMES IN THE SAME PLACE. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS DONE 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, APPREARANTELY INSTEAD OF REPAIRING THEY DID MORE DAMAGE BY WELDING ON A PREHEATED THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE WELDED ON IN THE FIRST PLACE. DO TO THE WELDING AND POOR JUDGEMENT HERE I AM 6 MONTHS LATER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FRAME IS NOW COMPLETELY BROKE AND CAVING IN AND RUBBING AGAINST THE CAB, ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE ACCUMALATED SUCH AS GAS TANK DAMAGE, CROSS MEMBER,DRIVE SHAFT, SUSPENSION FRONT AND REAR, AND VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABILY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE DOWN TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL ONE WHO REPAIRED IT IN THE BEGINING AND APPREARANTLY THIS PROBLEM IS NOT REPAIRABLE THE WHOLE FRAME MUST BE REPLACED AND BECAUSE OF LIABILTY PURPOSES THEY DO NOT WANT TO TOUCH THE VEHICLE. I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE RUN AROUND FROM THE DEALER, AND I FELL THIS IS NOT A SAFE OR LEGAL VEHICLE TO HAVE ON THE ROAD NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF AND MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN SAFETY BUT FOR OTHERS ASWELL.
NHTSA complaint #746623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE GETTING INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, THE TOP OF DOOR HINGE/ATTACHMENT WELD BROKE, CAUSING THE TOP OF VEHICLE DOOR TO BECOME UNATTACHED. DEALER/MFR NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.
NHTSA complaint #832676 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE HAVE BROKEN OFF. HAD CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL OR WARRANTY. WILL REPAIR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.
NHTSA complaint #841561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PAINT HAS BEEN CHIPPING FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT RECENTLY A LARGE CHUNK OF SNOW SLID OFF THE ROOF AS I WAS DRIVING, ALONG WITH THE SNOW WAS A RATHER LARGE SECTION OF PAINT, OBSCURING MY VIEW.I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND REMOVE THE SECTION OF PAINT. THIS WAS CERTAINLY A HAZARD AND THERE ARE MORE PAINT CHIPS READY TO FALL OFF AT ANYTIME.
NHTSA complaint #702739 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.