Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,192,899 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 137,559 crashes, 55,854 fires, and 8,555 deaths.
Showing 248,260 complaints for CHEVROLET
Incident date: Apr 1, 1988
SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO DEALER FIX CAR THERE IS NO MORE PROBLEM. TT
Incident date: Mar 9, 1995
SMOKE COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING. TT
Incident date: Mar 1, 1995
STEERING COLUMN SMOKE, WHEN DRIVING EXPERIENCE SMOKING COMING STEERING COLUMN INTERMITTENTLY HAPPENS. TT
Fire
Incident date: Dec 31, 1994
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 SPEED 65 MPH, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Sep 8, 1994
NOISE DEVELOPES VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING. RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP. TT
Incident date: Sep 1, 1994
PASSENGER'S SEAT BOTTOM CUSHION FAILS TO LATCH. *AK
Incident date: Mar 8, 1995
SMOKE GOES FROM STEERING COLUMN PERIODICALLY WHEN DRIVING CAUSING RESPRITORY AND VISUAL PROBLEMS. TT
Incident date: Mar 4, 1994
STEERING COLUMN EMITTED SMOKE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. TT
Incident date: Nov 8, 1994
USING TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR AND MAKING A TURN STEERING STARTS TO SMOKE. TT
Incident date: Dec 1, 1994
DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED PRIOR TO/TWICE AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (93V-187). TT & *AK
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 1, 1993
2ND AND 3RD ROW BENCH SEATBELTS ARE DIFFICULT TO LATCH OR OPEN BECAUSE BUCKLES ARE TOO FAR DOWN IN SEAT. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1993
WHILE DRIVING, STEERING COLUMN EMITS SMOKE DUE TO SCREWS BEING SCREWED INTO WIRING, CAUSING REAR FLASHER'S TO SHORT OUT SINCE WIRES AND SCREW WERE TOUCHING. TT
Incident date: Mar 8, 1995
BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. TT
CHEVROLET
BLAZER
(1993) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
Mar 8, 1995
Incident date: Mar 8, 1995
CATALYTIC CONVERTER SHIELD LOOSE/RATTLES. *AK
Incident date: Mar 8, 1995
DURING COLD WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY. TT
WHILE DRIVING REAR DOOR WITH HANDLE OPENS WITHOUT TYPE OF WARNING OR REASON. TT
Incident date: Nov 15, 1994
VEHICLES REAR STUDS ON WHEELS BROKE INSIDE THE HUB ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. TT
Crash
VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM ACTS ERRATICALLY WITH INTERMITTENT FAILURES WITH COMBINATION OF PEDAL PRESSURES.WARNING LIGHT COMES ON DURING FAILURE. TT
Incident date: Mar 5, 1995
VEHICLE HAD BEEN ON ROAD 15 MINUTES GOING ABOUT 50MPH HEARD NOISE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT
Fire
Incident date: Jan 15, 1995
REAR DISC BRAKE CORROSION. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
Incident date: May 1, 1993
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. REPAIR SHOPS INDICATED THAT THE ROTOR LINKAGE TOLERANCE WAS TOO LIGHT, CAUSING A GRINDING NOISE IN RIGHT/REAR WHEEL. *AK
Incident date: Mar 8, 1995
VEHICLES TORSION BAR/STABILIZER BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. TT
Incident date: Mar 8, 1995
VEHICLES TORSION BAR/STABILIZER BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. TT
Incident date: Mar 6, 1995
ALTERNATOR BEARING WENT OUT CAUSING FINS TO BREAK OFF RESULTING IN ALTERNATOR FIRE. TT
Fire
Incident date: Mar 19, 1994
REAR DISC BRAKES CORRODED TWICE IN A ONE YEAR PERIOD. TT
Incident date: Dec 20, 1993
THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FROZE UP AND WERE REPLACED, ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS. *AK
CHEVROLET
LUMINA
(1990) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
Mar 7, 1995
Incident date: Oct 1, 1994
REAR BRAKE SHOES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TT
Incident date: Jun 1, 1994
FAILURE OF REAR BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO CORROSION OF CALIPERS PE94-063 ACTIVE. TT
Incident date: Aug 8, 1994
PROBLEM WITH CORRODED DISC BRAKES IN THE REAR AND DRAGGING PADS. TT
Incident date: Jan 6, 1995
THE REAR DISC BRAKE CORRODED. TT
CHEVROLET
LUMINA APV
(1990) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Mar 7, 1995
Incident date: Mar 7, 1995
INTERNAL ENGINE LEAKAGE, LOW COMPRESSION. TT
CHEVROLET
S10
(1994) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Mar 7, 1995
Incident date: Jan 27, 1995
ABS, EXPERIENCE BRAKE LOCKUP ON WET SURFACE CAUSING LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WENT ENBANKMENT 1:00 POSITION SPEED 35 MPH EA94-038 ACTIVE. TT
Crash
CHEVROLET
S10
(1994) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Mar 7, 1995
Incident date: Mar 6, 1995
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. TT
Incident date: Jan 23, 1995
DASH FIRE AND THE CAR WAS TOTALLY BURNT UP. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
Fire
Incident date: Mar 7, 1995
FRONT ROTORS ARE GETTING HOT. TT
Incident date: Jan 27, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 25MPH, SUDDENLY LEFT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM CONTROL ARM, DUE TO WELD DEFECT, RECALL NOTICE CAME A WEEK LATER 95V025000, 95-C-22.
Crash
Incident date: Mar 6, 1995
SMOKE COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TT
Incident date: Mar 6, 1995
TURN SIGNAL REPLACED 5 TIMES AS A RESULT OF SMOKE COMING FROM STEERIN COLUMN. *AK
Incident date: Jan 6, 1995
STEERING; SMOKE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. TT
Incident date: Nov 7, 1993
FALSE LATCHING OF TAILGATE ASSEMBLY. RELEASE MECHANISM SAFETY LATCH DOESN'T SECURE PROPERLY. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1994
STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO SMOKE ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER CAR IS STARTED, EXPERIENCED SMELL OF ELECTRICAL WIRING. TT
Incident date: Apr 1, 1994
WHILE DRIVING, HAD SMOKE COME OUT OF STEERING COLUMN. TT
Incident date: May 8, 1991
TILT STEERING COLUMN SMOKES AND HAS A SMELL LIKE ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING WHEN SPEED IS UP TO 55 MPH AND OVER. TT
Incident date: Mar 2, 1994
NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM SEAM OF THE STEERING COLUMN, PROBLEM REPAIRED, WILL SEND WORK ORDER. TT
Incident date: Nov 7, 1991
DRIVING AT 60 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING. TT
Incident date: Sep 7, 1994
SMOKE COMES OUT OF STEERING POSSIBLY A WIRING PROBLEM. TT
Incident date: Feb 7, 1995
TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR SHORTS OUT. CAUSING COLUMN TO SMOKE. TT
Incident date: Feb 2, 1995
WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, CRUISE CONTROL ALSO ACTIVATED AT 65 MPH, CAUSING ENGINE TO GO INTO HARD ACCCELERATION UNTIL DEACTIVATED BY BRAKE PEDAL. *AK
Incident date: Mar 1, 1995
SPEEDOMETER IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, MORE THAN 16% OFF AT 60 MPH. TT
Incident date: Feb 6, 1994
SMOKE COMES OUT OF STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING WHEEL HARD. DEALER CAN NOT DETECT WHATS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. TT