FaultScore report
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the 1988 Chevrolet G20 with NHTSA between 1995 and 2003. The largest single group is the engine & cooling.
11
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
4
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.
0 crashes, 3 fires
Median failure at 150,000 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.
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
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS
NHTSA complaint #557982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).
NHTSA complaint #541962 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SMOKED NOTICED COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE THEN FLAME CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE TOTALLY DESTROYED THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #523043 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF THE VAN, DUE TO TRANMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE, RESULTING IN FIRE. TT
NHTSA complaint #969915 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE CONSUMER SHIFTED THE GEAR TO REVERSE AND ACCELERATED AT A LOW SPEED THE FRONT BRAKE PIN SNAPPED. THE CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL BUT MANAGED TO PULL OVER. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10042286 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS
NHTSA complaint #557982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).
NHTSA complaint #541962 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE PULLS TO EITHER SIDE FROM SIDE TO SIDE, DRIVER HAS TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO DRIV. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FIVE TIMES. *AK.
NHTSA complaint #830852 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.(OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT)
NHTSA complaint #522189 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SMOKED NOTICED COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE THEN FLAME CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE TOTALLY DESTROYED THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #523043 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
DESIGN OF FUSE BOX ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER, SHORTING OUT WIRES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
NHTSA complaint #520160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FAILURE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AT A HIGH SPEED. *AK CONSUMER STATES AS HE WAS DRIVIING IT STARTED TO RAIN AND HE MUST HAVE HIT THE CRUISE CONTROL BY MISTAKE WHEN GOING TO TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR THE VAN STARTED TO SPEED UP AND CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY THE RAKES, BUT THE VANSKIDDED BACK AND FOURTH, CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, CONSUMER TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT DID THE SAME THING, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND EXPLAINED SITUATION BUT WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS.
NHTSA complaint #805120 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOLT THAT HOLD THE SEAT BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE .
NHTSA complaint #982821 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF THE VAN, DUE TO TRANMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE, RESULTING IN FIRE. TT
NHTSA complaint #969915 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DON'T LOCK. TT
NHTSA complaint #966689 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.