Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the latches/locks/linkages › doors › latch. It has been recalled 1 time.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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.
1991 CHEVROLET C-20 HAD ENGINE TROUBLE AND THEN BEGAN TO SMOKE. CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. *KB THERE WAS A TRAIL OF OIL ON THE PAVEMENT PRIOR TO THE FIRE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0019-90. *JB
VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A WHEELCHAIR LIFT IN REAR. REAR DOORS ARE WELDED CLOSE, DOORS CAN NOT BE OPENED . ALSO, NOTICED RUST ON BOTTOM OF DOOR WHICH MAY BE LINKED TO ABOVE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BOLTS FAILED CAUSING WHEEL/TIRE OF FALL OFF AND STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED.
THE DRIVERS DOOR STRICKER BOLT IS BREAKING AND THE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT PROPERLY OR LATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
MADE U-TURN; HEARD RUBBING SOUND; CHECKED UNDERNEATH; BOLT/STRAP CLOSEST TO ENGINE CAME LOOSE FROM FRAME; GAS TANK DROPPED TO GROUND; COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE.
6 of 6 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.