1992 Chevrolet K10

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › disc › rotor. It has been recalled 3 times.

What fails

Component	Reports	Fires
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper	1	0
Power Train › Automatic Transmission	1	0
Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood	1	1
Electrical System › Ignition	1	0

3 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Seats99V130000

Filed May 20, 199959,381 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED-CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH HIGH-BACK BUCKET SEATS. THE SEAT RECLINER TO FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS CAN LOOSEN, FATIGUE, AND FRACTURE ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE.

Risk. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THIS COULD RESULT IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REMOVE ALL FOAM AND/OR FABRIC SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE RECLINER ASSEMBLY AND THE SEAT FRAME, INSTALL WASHERS BETWEEN THE SEAT RECLINER AND THE SEAT FRAME AT EACH ATTACHMENT POINT, AND INSTALL NEW ATTACHING BOLTS TORQUED TO A HIGHER SPECIFICATION.

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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire

Filed Sep 6, 1996TN

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING FIRE BROKE OUT UNDER THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE .

Electrical System › Ignition

Filed Jan 22, 1996GA

VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT 60-70MPH ON HWY WITH NO WARNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STAYS ON.THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper

Filed Oct 18, 1995PA

FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPER CORRODED, OVERHEAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. TT CONSUMER STATES THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF ROTORS ON VEHICLE. EMERGENCY BRAKE HARD TO RELEASE. *SLC

Power Train › Automatic Transmission

Filed Jun 6, 1995FL

TRANSMISSION FLUID DISPERSING OVER EXHAUST SYSTEM. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2000	0	1	0	Routine
1999	4	0	0	Routine
1998	4	0	0	Routine
1997	4	0	0	Routine
1996	8	3	1	Routine
1995	18	2	0	Routine
1994	8	6	0	Routine
1993	4	2	0	Routine
1992 — this page	4	3	1	Routine
1991	2	2	0	Routine
1990	2	3	1	Routine

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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: May 20, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.