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Chevrolet C1500 problems reported in California

125 of the 969 complaints filed about the Chevrolet C1500 came from California, most often about the brakes.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

125

Complaints from California

3

Crashes

5

Fires

1996

Worst model year

What failed

Brakes 19 15.2%
Seats 16 12.8%
Engine & Cooling 13 10.4%
Seat Belts 9 7.2%
Tires 5 4.0%
Suspension 5 4.0%
Lights 4 3.2%

By model year

1988 C1500 3 2.4%
1989 C1500 2 1.6%
1990 C1500 4 3.2%
1991 C1500 11 8.8%
1992 C1500 4 3.2%
1993 C1500 5 4.0%
1994 C1500 9 7.2%
1995 C1500 34 27.2%
1996 C1500 53 42.4%

Cities reporting most

Rancho Cucamonga 5 12.8%
Chatsworth 4 10.3%
Mira Loma 3 7.7%
Fortuna 3 7.7%
Novato 3 7.7%
Encinitas 3 7.7%
Cypress 3 7.7%
Hemet 3 7.7%
Placentia 3 7.7%
Aliso Viej 3 7.7%
Long Beach 3 7.7%
Sacramento 3 7.7%

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