Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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What breaks on a 1991 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Tires
428.6%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Seat Belts
214.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain
214.3%
0 crashes, 1 fires
Doors, Latches & Locks
17.1%
Wheels
17.1%
Lights
17.1%
Body & Structure
17.1%
Brakes
17.1%
Engine & Cooling
17.1%
When owners complained
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.
Apr 1995peak 2Aug 2004
NHTSA investigations into the 1991 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough
complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks
something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
DP93001Opened 5 Jan 1993Closed 11 May 1993SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ANTILOCK BRAKES
ANTILOCK BRAKES
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
Seattle, WAFire
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
FIRE STARTED W/ SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO ENGINE. DIP STICK DID NOT HAVE A LOCKING MECHANISM. DIP STICK WAS MISSING WHEN THE FIRE WAS OUT.
NHTSA complaint #10032780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Scottsdale, AZCrash1 killed
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ATTORNEY WRITING ON THE BEHALF OF 4 ACCIDENTS IN WHICH HE STATES WERE CAUSED BY TREAD SEPARATION ON GOODYEAR 16 INCH LOAD RANGE E STEEL BELTED RADIAL TIRES, THIS PARTICULAR POLICE REPORT STATES THAT CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A ROLLOVER IN WHICH THE DRIVER WAS FATALY INJURED DUE TO BEING EJECTED OUT OF THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW, OWNER OF VEHICLE IS LYNN BOYER, BOX 1611, ARDIMORE, OK 73401, 746-7187. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #566277 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
Lonoke, AR
TIRES
FIRESTONE STEELEX, LT245/75R16. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55 TO 60 MPH THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. IT DAMAGED THE FENDER. DEALER AND FIRESTONE WERE NOTIFIED. NOTE CONSUMER INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS CHEYENNE, 1991.
NHTSA complaint #10083967 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Seattle, WAFire
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
FIRE STARTED W/ SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO ENGINE. DIP STICK DID NOT HAVE A LOCKING MECHANISM. DIP STICK WAS MISSING WHEN THE FIRE WAS OUT.
NHTSA complaint #10032780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Clarkesville, GA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ENGINE NOISE : REPLACE WITH NEW DESIGN CAST IRON EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND STAINLESS STEEL GASKET PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #37-66-02B DATED NOV. 1996 AND COVERING P MODELS WITH 7.4L ENGINES (VIN N - RPOL19) AND CAST IRON EXHAUST MANIFOLDS FOR MODEL YRS. 1982-1995. AN EXHAUST LEAK HAS REOCCURED BETWEEN THE MANIFOLD AND ENGINE BLOCK. AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE ORIGINAL CAST IRON EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND STAINLESS STEEL GASKET/W ATTACHING HARDWARE WAS INSTALLED. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE?
NHTSA complaint #765176 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Scottsdale, AZCrash1 killed
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ATTORNEY WRITING ON THE BEHALF OF 4 ACCIDENTS IN WHICH HE STATES WERE CAUSED BY TREAD SEPARATION ON GOODYEAR 16 INCH LOAD RANGE E STEEL BELTED RADIAL TIRES, THIS PARTICULAR POLICE REPORT STATES THAT CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A ROLLOVER IN WHICH THE DRIVER WAS FATALY INJURED DUE TO BEING EJECTED OUT OF THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW, OWNER OF VEHICLE IS LYNN BOYER, BOX 1611, ARDIMORE, OK 73401, 746-7187. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #566277 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Arvada, CO
TIRES
GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT 16 INCH TIRES EXPERIENCED FAILURE, ONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE OTHER THREE TIRES EXPERIENCED CRACKING, CHIPPING, AND PEELING. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #559047 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MT. Orab, OH
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTI-LOCK BREAKS DO NOT WORK. THE FRONT WHEELS WILL LOCK-UP BEFORE THE BACK WILL DO ANYTHING. IT IS HARD TO STOP. WENT TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED THE BLACK BOX BRAIN AT MY COST ITS NO BETTER. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR OVER 3 YRS. NOW. I HERD ON THE NEWS THERE WAS A RECALL BUT I CALLED 3 DEALERS AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED GM THEY SAID IT WAS UNDER INVESTAGATION AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING SOMEONE SEVERAL TIMES. PLEASE INFORM ME OF ANY SOLUTION TO THIS PROB. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. LARRY JONES
NHTSA complaint #714541 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bellingham, WA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
RECALL REPAIR NOT ABLE TO BE COMPLETED PROPERLY IN ADDITION TO OTHER REPAIRS THAT WERE DAMAGES THAT WERE DONE DURING RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #547531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Unknown, 00
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DEFECECTIVE REAR SEAT BELT, DEALER FIRST SAID PART NOT ORDERED, THAN PART FINALLY IN, THAN WRONG PART ORDER.
NHTSA complaint #511935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Marienette, WI
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISMS FROZE UP. NACELLES WHERE ADJUSTERS ARE SITUATED MUST BE PURCHASED AS A UNIT, AND THEY COST $158.
NHTSA complaint #524199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sioux Fall, SD
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE.
NHTSA complaint #506487 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Catlin, IL
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRE FELL APART WHEN USING. WAS THEN TOLD TIRE WAS MADE IN 1987. MANUFACTURER STATES REASON IS LARGE VOLUMN IN STOCK AT THE TIME. KT
NHTSA complaint #971049 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pahrump, NV
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR HINGES SEPARATED , CAUSING PASSENGER'S NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #968289 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pahrump, NV
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S AND DOOR DID NOT SHUT RIGHTLY DUE TO LATCH FAILURE. *AK
NHTSA complaint #968289 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Plano, TX
WHEELS
WHEELS CRACKED AT VALVE STEM, CAUSING LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES/ONE BLOWOUT. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #481206 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.