Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1990 Chevrolet K10

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats. It has been recalled 3 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Seats1
101
Power Train › Automatic Transmission1
010

3 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor93V119000
Filed Aug 2, 1993341,364 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. SEVERE CORROSION DUE TO ROAD SALT AT THE JOINT OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER SECTION AND THE CAST OUTER SECTION CAN CAUSE THE SECTIONS TO SEPARATE.

Risk. SEPARATION OF THE ROTOR SECTIONS CAN CAUSE LOSS OFBRAKING ABILITY IN THE AFFECTED WHEEL. THIS COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPINGDISTANCE AND/OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy. REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WITH NEW ROTORS WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COATING. HOWEVER, IF REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE LININGS ARE NECESSARY, IT WILL BE DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE SINCE BRAKE LININGS ARE NORMAL MAINTENANCE ITEMS.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission93V016000
Filed Feb 1, 19931,702,880 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

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.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings90V015000
Filed Jan 29, 199068 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. ON C AND K MODELS, FEED AND OR RETURN FUEL LINES CAN CONTACT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE CORDON SHAFT. IN ADDITION, ON K MODELS LINES MAY ALSO CONTACT FRONT PROPSHAFT. IN EITHER CASE THE FUEL LINES COULD BE DAMAGED RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK.

Risk. A HOLE COULD BE RUBBED THROUGH THESE FUEL LINES, ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE NEAR EXHAUST CROSSOVER PIPE; THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE THAT COULD SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.

Remedy. INSTALL NEWLY DESIGNED FUEL LINE ROUTING BRACKET TO PREVENT CONTACT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE FUEL LINES.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Power Train › Automatic TransmissionFire
Filed Nov 30, 1995IN

THE VEHICLE HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID. HIS TRUCK IS PART OF THE RECALL BUT CHEVROLET IS NOT TRYING TO HONOR IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

SeatsCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 15, 1995WI

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP IMPACT 6:00 POSITION DRIVER SEAT TRACK BROKE CAUSING SEAT BACK FAILURE AND DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD ON REAR WINDOW. TT

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20000100Routine
19994000Routine
19984000Routine
19974000Routine
19968310Routine
199518200Routine
19948600Routine
19934200Routine
19924310Routine
19912200Routine
1990 — this page2310Routine

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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.

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: Aug 2, 1993. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.