FaultScore report
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 1987 Chevrolet G20 with NHTSA between 1995 and 2002. The largest single group is the steering.
10
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
1
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
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.
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.
HIGH TEMP & FUEL EXP
EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:ANALYSIS OF THE 65 COMPLAINTSFORWARDED BY GM ON THIS ISSUE REVEALS THAT 15 OF THE COMPLAINTS MAY BESAFETY RELATED.COMPLAINTS IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM AS A RED HOT EXHAUSTSYSTEM OR MUFFLER FAILURE WERE NOT COUNTED.GM ALSO INCLUDED NUMEROUSCOMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO FUEL EXPULSION IN THE MOTOR HOME CHASSIS.THEYWERE NOT COUNTED SINCE THAT PROBLEM IS ALREADY UNDER INVESTIGATION.CONCERNING BRUSH FIRES RESULTING FROM THE HIGH EXHAUST TEMPERATURES, GMSTATESOUR FIELD EXPERIENCE, AS EVIDENCED BY THE LOW NUMBER OF REPORTSPERTAINING TO THE EXHAUST TEMPERATURE, INDICA...
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRES IN LIKE NEW CONDITION TWO REAR TIRES LOST TREAD, NOT BLOWING BUT TREAD PEELING SIMLER TO FIRE STONE PROBLEM. ARE TIRES SAFE TO USE? *AK (DOT NUMBER: DORAMHV316 TIRESIZE: LT325/85R1)
NHTSA complaint #736788 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I HAVE SMALL CHIDREN WHO COULD NOT GET OUT OF THIS DOOR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
NHTSA complaint #724644 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING COLUMN HAS GRADUALLY LOOSENED AT THE TILT MECHINISIM UNTIL THE WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE.
NHTSA complaint #760039 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH & STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. ODOR/SMOKE WENT AWAY. AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE, CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND NOTICED PLASTIC HOUSING HAD BURNED IN HALF. HOSES HAD HOLES IN THEM & WERE FALLING APART. HAD CONTACTED MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #878251 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRES IN LIKE NEW CONDITION TWO REAR TIRES LOST TREAD, NOT BLOWING BUT TREAD PEELING SIMLER TO FIRE STONE PROBLEM. ARE TIRES SAFE TO USE? *AK (DOT NUMBER: DORAMHV316 TIRESIZE: LT325/85R1)
NHTSA complaint #736788 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I HAVE SMALL CHIDREN WHO COULD NOT GET OUT OF THIS DOOR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
NHTSA complaint #724644 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH FRONT DOORS HAVE BROKEN LOCK SPRINGS, THE DOORS WILL OPEN BUT THE SAFETY LATCH FALLS DOWN AND YOU CANNOT CLOSE THE DOORS, THE DOOR MUST BE MANUALY LIFT UP ON THE LATCH SO IT LOCKS IN PLACE TO CLOSE DOOR, REPLACE WHOLE LOCK/LATCH MECHANISM.
NHTSA complaint #9000811 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS
LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF OF VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGES (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS
NHTSA complaint #548810 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT RECLINED AUTOMATICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, (CONVERSION BY TRAILWAGON)
NHTSA complaint #980838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL COLUMN IS ABOUT TO FALL APART IT MOVES BACK AND FORTH DUE TO SOME DEFECTIVE BOLTS. TT CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT ALL STEERING COLUMS HAVE THIS PROBLEM, CONSUMER STATES IT BECOMES NOTICEABLE WHEN CHANIGN GEARS.
NHTSA complaint #975431 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK-DRIVER SIDE BELT IS TOO LOOSE OR TOO TIGHT. TT
NHTSA complaint #970216 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER DOORS REFUSE TO SHUT DUE TO LATCH FAILING REPEATEDLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA complaint #966361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.