THE SERPENTINE BELT BROKE WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE STEERED, AND CAUSED A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. DEALER FIXED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT A PIECE OF TENSION PULLEY THAT TIGHTENS THE BELT BROKE AND CUT THE SERPENTINE BELT IN HALF. *SLC
1998 Chevrolet K20
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine › gasoline › belts and associated pulleys. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filings1 of 1 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.