Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Apr 16, 1997OK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE, CANNOT ROTATE STEERING WHEEL AROUND, BOLTS CAME LOOSE INSIDE STEERING COLUMN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO REPAIRED PROBLEM. *AK
1991 Chevrolet C15
Routine
Owners filed 10 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering › steering wheel/handle bar. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts › Front › Retractor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsService Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Nov 14, 1996OR
HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY APPLYING THE ABS BRAKESAND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THIS CONSUMER TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed May 16, 1996OH
THE FRONT CALIPERS ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND IT DOUBLES THE BRAKING DISTANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › AnchorageCrash2 injured
Filed Feb 26, 1996PA
PURCHASE TRUCK USED CONSUMER WAS IN AND ACCIDENT PASSENGER AND SIDE DOOR CAME OPEN DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Fuel System, GasolineFire
Filed Dec 11, 1995WI
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Oct 31, 1995OR
STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE, THEN WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed Sep 22, 1995CA
WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR FAILURE, REPLACED 5 TIMES SINCE 1990. TT
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jun 21, 1995NY
IF YOU HIT A BUMP THE LATCH FLIESUP AND THE DOOR OPENS UP. TT
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed May 26, 1995CA
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, BUCKLE FAILURE. TT
Seat Belts › Front › RetractorCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 13, 1995CA
VEHICLE HIT AT FOURTY FIVE DEGREE ANGLE DRIVERS SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. TT
10 of 10 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.