1991 Chevrolet K2500

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › cooling system › hoses/lines/piping/fittings. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor1
000
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly1
000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Equipment07E088000
Filed Oct 24, 2007121,680 vehiclesHoneywell International, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FILTERS ARE MARKED WITH A DATE CODE A61451 THROUGH A72571 SEQUENTIALLY. THE DATE CODE AND PART NUMBER APPEAR ON THE FILTER HOUSING. FRAM RACING HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS NOT BEARING A DATE CODE IN THIS RANGE ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. THE GASKET OF THE OIL FILTER BECOMES MORE PLIABLE UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.

Risk. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INADEQUATE SEALING AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

Remedy. HONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-890-2075.

Fuel System, Gasoline06E043000
Filed May 19, 200688,303 vehiclesHoneywell International, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.

Risk. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Remedy. HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure
Filed Jun 6, 20105,000 milesCA

PAINT ON THE ROOF AND HOOD OF OUR 1991 CHEVY 2500 EXTRA CAB PICKUP STARTED PEELING OFF. I CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AS TO WHY MY PICKUP DID NOT MEET THE RECALL ON THE PAINT JOB THAT SO MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES HAD RECEIVED. MY HUSBAND AND SON FINISHED PEELING OFF THE HOOD AND REPAINTED IT BUT HADN'T GOTTEN TO THE ROOF. IN DRIVING AROUND I SEE LOTS OF PICKUPS THAT JUST THE HOOD AND ROOF HAVE NO OR LITTLE PAINT LEFT ON THEM. *TR

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Sep 29, 1999WY

SEAT BELT LATCH MECHANISM FAILED, WILL NOT LATCH. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 6, 1998IL

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED, CAUSING THE ROTORS TO CRACK IN HALF, RESULTING IN POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 4, 1997NM

TRANSMISSION FAILED FOUR TIMES.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings
Filed Jul 30, 1996CA

ENGINE COOLING LINE WAS WORN, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK.

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19961200Routine
199547210Routine
199419200Routine
19938200Routine
19925210Routine
1991 — this page5200Routine
19903310Routine

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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: Oct 24, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.