Chevrolet Pickup vs Chrysler LHS

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Chevrolet Pickup	Chrysler LHS
Complaints on file	585	1,430
Model years covered	1972–2003	1993–2004
Worst model year	1997	1994
Best model year	2003	2001
Crashes reported	42	108
Fires reported	7	35
Injuries reported	24	85
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	12.5%	15.9%

Chevrolet Pickup by year

4 2 2 1 13 17 8 60 90 75 113 60 51 37 19 21 12

72 73 75 78 90 91 92 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 126 21.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 106 18.1%

Tires 62 10.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 40 6.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 34 5.8%

Steering 34 5.8%

Engine & Cooling 26 4.4%

Electrical System 25 4.3%

Chrysler LHS by year

2 509 252 185 105 5 218 115 31 3 2 3

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Steering 200 14.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 172 12.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 152 10.6%

Engine & Cooling 141 9.9%

Brakes 99 6.9%

Electrical System 98 6.9%

Body & Structure 87 6.1%

Suspension 76 5.3%