Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It has been recalled 1 time.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires › Tread/Belt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defect. UNANTICIPATED HEAT IN THE TRANSMISSION CAN FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF THE VENT TUBE.
Risk. THE VENTED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN CATCH FIRE IF EXPOSEDTO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
Remedy. INSTALL A LONGER TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE ROUTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1961 CHEVROLET STEPSIDE C10 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER COBRA RADIAL G/T TIRES, SIZE: 265/50/15 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES SEPARATED FROM THE THREAD, AND WIRES WERE EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06T016000 (TIRES). THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300.
VEHICLE CONTINUES TO KNOCK AND RATTLE AFTER REPEATED REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *SKD
ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED 40-45MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Feb 1, 1993. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.