FaultScore report
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 1992 Chevrolet C3500 with NHTSA between 1997 and 2022. The largest single group is the transmission & drivetrain.
10
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Median failure at 71,145 miles
0 crashes, 1 fires
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
VEHICLE WAS SITTING IDLE AND THE FUSE BOX CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN C0NTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #816922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
TIRES
The contact owns a 1992 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 equipped with General Tires, Tire Line: Grabbers ATX, Tire Size: 245/75/R16, DOT Number: P511. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being driven, the tires were vibrating. The contact took the vehicle to the tire shop who diagnosed that the tires were out of round. The tires were rotated; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 71,145. The approximate tire failure mileage was 10,000.
NHTSA complaint #11455687 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE PUMPING FUEL NOTICED THAT FRAME BROKE IN HALF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
NHTSA complaint #859346 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAS A COMPLAINT CONCERNING DEALER'S UNWILLINGNESS TO HONOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . CONSUMER WILL SEND A COPY OF EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICE. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #825976 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHEN THEY ARE ON, THEY WILL MALFUNCTION, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #824375 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
VEHICLE WAS SITTING IDLE AND THE FUSE BOX CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN C0NTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #816922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE.
NHTSA complaint #515579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REAR AXLE SEALS LEAK, CAUSING SATURATION OF REAR BRAKE SHOES AND LOSS OF BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS, ALSO LOCKED UP THREE TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #516600 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
REAR AXLE SEALS LEAK, CAUSING SATURATION OF REAR BRAKE SHOES AND LOSS OF BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS, ALSO LOCKED UP THREE TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #516600 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKE SHOES AND PADS, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE PADS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, IN ADDITION WHEN MAKING A STOP THE REAR BRAKES GRAB, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE .
NHTSA complaint #809543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKE SHOES AND PADS, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE PADS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, IN ADDITION WHEN MAKING A STOP THE REAR BRAKES GRAB, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE .
NHTSA complaint #809543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.