Deane, KY
Crash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #738079 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FaultScore report
1990 Chevrolet Pickup problems
Owners have filed 13 complaints about the 1990 Chevrolet Pickup with NHTSA between 1997 and 2004. The largest single group is the brakes.
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The numbers
13
Complaints
1
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
How 1990 compares with every other Chevrolet Pickup
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What breaks on a 1990 Chevrolet Pickup
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Brakes
5
38.5%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Tires
2
15.4%
Steering
2
15.4%
Seats
1
7.7%
Seat Belts
1
7.7%
Median failure at 42,253 miles
Fuel & Propulsion
1
7.7%
Engine & Cooling
1
7.7%
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.
Oct 1997
peak 4
Jan 2004
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
at 42,253 miles
Canada, 00
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS INOPERABLE. DEALER CLAIMED THAT SEAT BELT. # 10-590-D MANUFACTURED BY BENDIX, WAS NO LONGER MADE. *AK CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL TO CHECK WITH HEMMINGS MOTOR NEWS FOR SEAT BELT PARTS INQUIRIES.
NHTSA complaint #10055690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Auburn, CA
TIRES
THREE OUT OF FOUR TIRES SEPARATED IN ONE YEARS TIME, TOTAL OF 16000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #765899 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bossier City, LA
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS IF IT IS ABOUT TO SEPERATE AT THE JOINT AREA. IS THIS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 1995 TRUCKS HAD WITH THE SHAFT NUT NOT BEING TORQUED TO PROPER SPECS?
NHTSA complaint #761312 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Clearlake Oaks, CA
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
WHILE STOPPING TO BACK VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. LEFT FRONT WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN, AND THE RIGHT FRONT WAS AT AN ANGLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS THE LEFT FRONT STEERING WHEEL SPINDLE.
NHTSA complaint #892258 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Deane, KY
Crash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #738079 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Pedro, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE POOR DESIGN OF THE OIL COOLING LINES HAVE CAUSED A DISCHARGE OF OIL ONTO THE HIGHWAY *AK.
NHTSA complaint #727905 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Valley Falls, NY
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
GAS LINES HAVE RUSTED OUT, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. ALSO, BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #870398 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Valley Falls, NY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
GAS LINES HAVE RUSTED OUT, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. ALSO, BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #870398 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dane, KY
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE SUDDENLY THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED . NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.
NHTSA complaint #869378 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lewisville, TX
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SOFT.
NHTSA complaint #718996 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mercer Island, WA
SEATS
DEFECTIVE HIGH BACK SEAT DESIGN--LEFT BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE DRIVER'S HIGH BACK SEAT TO THE BOTTOM SEAT SHEARED OFF 3 TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #516992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Albuquerque, NM
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK KEPT ON GOING. THE TRUCK DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES. DRIVER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES VERY HARD BEFORE THE TRUCK WOULD STOP. *AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM OCCURS INFREQUENTLY, NOTICES PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT, DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #817522 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Albuquerque, NM
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK KEPT ON GOING. THE TRUCK DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES. DRIVER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES VERY HARD BEFORE THE TRUCK WOULD STOP. *AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM OCCURS INFREQUENTLY, NOTICES PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT, DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #817522 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.