1992 Chevrolet Pickup

Routine

Owners filed 13 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires › tread/belt. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires › Tread/Belt3
000
Unknown or Other2
000
Seats2
000
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump1
000
Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift1
001
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash1
010

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Apr 21, 2003NJ

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHICH CAUSED THE ENTIRE TREAD TO COME OFF. *JB

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 10, 2002ID

EXTERIOR PAINT FLAKING OFF AT AN ALARMING RATE. DT

Seats
Filed Jun 1, 2001TN

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

Seats
Filed Feb 22, 2001PA

SEAT TRACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO CONTIUOUSLY MOVE BACK AND FORTH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT ALL THAT HAD TO BE DONE WAS TO TIGHTEN TRACK, IN ACTUALITY THE RAILS WERE CRACKED, MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPLACE DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE AND THEY ALSO STATED THAT IT WASN'T A DEFECT. *SLC

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Oct 5, 2000MO

WHILE DRIVING, BF GOODRICH RADIAL T/A REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE P275/60R15 DOT BHR7A01286 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Sep 30, 2000WA

THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKES PULL SERVERLY TO THE RIGHT AND ALWAYS HAS SINCE NEW BUT YOU RECALLED 1/2 TON TRUCKS BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE 3/4 TON TRUCKS AND DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WHETHER THE TRUCK IS LOADED OR NOT.

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Aug 24, 2000CA

WHILE DRIVING COULD FEEL LIKE SOMETHING WAS ON THE ROAD. HAD A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH, AND TREAD SEPARATED, RAPPING ON THE AXLE. PRIOR TO PROBLEM, TIRES SHOWED NO SIGN OF TREAD SEPARATION. BRIDGESTON LT 265/75R16. *AK VEHICLE COMPLETLY CHECKED PRIOR TO TRIP WHEN FAILURE OCCURED. *YH

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Mar 6, 2000TX

VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AROUND THE DASH AROUND THE CENTER OF THE RADIO AND SMELLED OF BURNING RUBBER. NLM

Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift1 injured
Filed Feb 29, 2000MO

WHEEL NUTS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REMOVED PER INSTRUCTION SHEET. THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE RATCHET INCLUDED IN THE VEHICLE. THE RATCHET FAILED WHILE PRESSURE WAS BEING APPLIED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 2, 2000OR

CHEYENNE MODEL. ASHTRAY DOES NOT HAVE HEAT SHIELD . THEREFORE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THE WIRING CAN MELT, CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Mar 19, 1999TX

HERE'S THE TEXT I E-MAILED TO THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER A FEW MINUTES AGO: I HAVE RECEIVED YOUR LETTER ALERTING ME ABOUT A POTENTIAL WIPER PROBLEM WITH MY 96 SUBURBAN. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THE PROBLEM YOU DESCRIBED RECENTLY BEGAN TO OCCUR IN MY 92 PICKUP. THE WIPERS WILL SIMPLY STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. LATER, THEY'LL START WORKING AGAIN ON THEIR OWN. THEY HAVE STOPPED IN VARIOUS POSITIONS AT VARIOUS TIMES. I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT THIS DEFECT, SIMILAR TO THE ONE OBSERVED IN NEWER MODELS, COULD BE CORRECTED BY MY DEALER AT NO COST TO ME.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Jun 30, 1998CA

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AT 35 MPH LOST ALL POWER AND ALL ACCELERATION. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATED CAUSE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT WHICH NEED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 10, 1998MD

HUB CENTER SEPARATED FROM ROTOR, VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL 93V-119).

13 of 13 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
200310000Routine
200217000Routine
200117000Routine
200032000Routine
199939000Routine
199874120Routine
199775100Routine
199660110Routine
199579110Routine
199458110Routine
1992 — this page13010Routine
199116010Routine
199011000Routine

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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.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.