Chevrolet C/K Pickups
Owners filed 382 complaints across 13 model years of the Chevrolet C/K Pickups. The 1998 drew the most (78); the 1990 the fewest (1).
Model years13
Complaints382
Recalls7
Fires5
Deaths1
Every Chevrolet C/K Pickups model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 2001 | 24 | 0 | — | 3 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 2000 | 34 | 1 | — | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | Routine | |
| 1997 | 72 | 1 | — | 1 | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | Routine | |
| 1996 | 22 | 1 | — | 1 | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | Routine | |
| 1995 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | Routine | |
| 1994 | 52 | 1 | 1 | — | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | Routine | |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 | — | — | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | Routine | |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 | — | — | Seats | Routine | |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 | — | — | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | Routine | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine |
Which Chevrolet C/K Pickups years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1998 is the weakest year on record, with 78 complaints concentrated in the visibility › windshield wiper/washer › motor. It carries 1 recall.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.