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Showing 248,260 complaints for CHEVROLET
CHEVROLET
LUMINA APV
(1992) — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Mar 2, 1995
REAR SLIDING DOOR CAN'T BE OPENED FROM INSIDE, CAN ONLY OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. TT
Incident date: Oct 1, 1994
ELECTRONIC DASH BOARD GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS FAILED, CAUSING DIFFICULTY SEEING WHICH GEAR VEHICLE IS IN. *SKD
Incident date: Feb 23, 1995
FRAME CRACKED ON RIGHT SIDE NEAR THE CAB AREA. TT
Incident date: Dec 24, 1994
CV BOOT MOVED, CAUSING STRAP THAT HOLDS BOOT TO HIT OIL FILTER, RESULTING IN HOLE IN FILTER/OIL TO LEAK OUT. *SKD
Incident date: Jan 9, 1995
WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FAILED.
Incident date: Mar 28, 1994
ALTERNATOR/STARTER FAILED.
Incident date: Mar 23, 1992
COMPUTER FAILED TWICE. *SKD
Incident date: Jun 1, 1994
STEERING COLUMN SMOKE, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. TT
Fire
Incident date: Apr 1, 1994
WAS DRIVING THE CAR WITH RADIO ON CAR START SMOKING TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT CAME FROM THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAIL. TT
CHEVROLET
BLAZER
(1991) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Mar 2, 1995
Incident date: Apr 1, 1994
WAS DRIVING THE CAR WITH RADIO ON CAR START SMOKING TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT CAME FROM THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAIL. TT
CHEVROLET
C SERIES(LIGHT)
(1992) — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Mar 2, 1995
Incident date: Jan 28, 1995
UNIROYAL TIRES EXHIBITED CRACKS IN TREAD GROOVES. *AK
Incident date: Jan 2, 1995
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SOME SMOKE CAME FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
STEERING WHEEL COLUMN UNDER DASH FIRES, INTERMITTENTLY OCCUR WHILE DRIVE OR PARKED WHEN STARTING VEHICLE PE94-062 ACTIVE. TT
Fire
Incident date: Jul 15, 1994
TURNED ON IGNITION; SMOKE CAME FROM STEERING COLUMN; FIRE HAZARD; SHORT IN SYSTEM. TT
Incident date: Sep 1, 1994
WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED SLIGHTLY TO RIGHT, DRIVER CANNOT SWITCH HIGH BEAMS BACK TO LOW BEAMS UNLESS STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHNED OUT. *AK
Incident date: Jan 18, 1995
GAS TANK MAKES POPPING NOISE WHEN TAKING OFF CAP/WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL DUE TO PRESSURE IN TANK. *SKD
Incident date: Jan 18, 1995
GASOLINE GAUGE FAILED. *SKD
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, LAP/SHOULDER HARNESS FAIL TO RETRACT, ALSO AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. TT
Crash
1 injured
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, LAP/SHOULDER HARNESS FAIL TO RETRACT, ALSO AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. "DUP: SEE 960852".
Crash
1 injured
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAB FAIL TO DEPLO. "DUP 950412: 960856". TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 3, 1994
VEHICLES REAR BRAKING SYSTEM DISC BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION.OWNER HAD BRAKE FAILURE MONTHS LATER FRONT REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION.(PE94-063).
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
PISTONS IN BACK WHEELS INOPERATIVE, FRONT CALIPERS DISINTEGRATED RESULTING IN BRAKE LOCKUP. TT
WHILE DRIVING, UPON MAKING ATTEMPT TO STOP, BRAKES SEEM INEFFECTIVE AND CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, DEALER REPLACED PADS AND TURNED ROTORS AT 11,000 MILES
Incident date: Mar 1, 1995
REAR SEATBELTS FAILS TO RETAIN CARSEATS, TOO MUCH SLACK OR MOVES. TT
Incident date: Feb 24, 1995
DRIVERS SEAT FRAME COLLAPSED, CAUSING SEATBACK TO FALL BACKWARDS. REPAIRED TWICE. TT
CHEVROLET
SUBURBAN
(1993) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Mar 1, 1995
Incident date: Mar 1, 1995
ABS BRAKES FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING, LOUD POPPING NOISES AND INOPERATIVE. TT
Incident date: Feb 25, 1995
POWER WINDOW BUTTON ON THE CONSOLE BETWEEN THE TWO SEAT STARTED TO SMOKE AND THEN IT BEGIN TO FLAME. TT
Fire
CHEVROLET
BLAZER
(1992) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Mar 1, 1995
Incident date: Nov 4, 1994
COMING TO A STOP EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF BRAKES AND NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI- LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
CHEVROLET
BLAZER
(1993) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Mar 1, 1995
Incident date: Nov 4, 1994
VEHICLE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE WITH PEDAL TO FLOOR.NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON.(EA94-038). TT
Crash
Incident date: Feb 1, 1995
ABS, FAILURE ABS SYSTEM NO REAR BRAKES LOSS EFFECTIVENESS, IN FOR REPAIR FOUND DEFECT DRUMS. TT
Incident date: Feb 28, 1995
ENGINE STALLING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. TT
Incident date: Jan 28, 1995
CARBON MONOXIDE GAS FUMES ENTERING THE VEHICLE DUE TO BAD FUEL INJECTORS. TT
Incident date: Aug 15, 1994
WHILE DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER SMOKE COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN WHILE USING TURN SIGNAL AND ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS CONTROLLED BY TURN SIGNAL STALK. TT
Incident date: Feb 2, 1994
NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN AROUND THE FLASHER BUTTON. TT
Incident date: Feb 10, 1995
VEHICLE HAD SMOKE COMING FROM TOP OF STEERING COLUMN DUE TO TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SHORTING OUT. TT
Incident date: Feb 10, 1995
VEHICLE HAD SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN DUEV TO TURN SIGNAL SHORTING OUT. TT
Incident date: Feb 28, 1994
WIPER SWITCH CAUSES COMPUTER BOARD INSIDE WIPER MOTOR TO OVERHEAT. STOPS THE WIPERS IN MIDSTREAM. TT
Incident date: Jun 1, 1994
PEDAL FADES DURING WET WEATHER, BRAKE FEEL LIKE THEY GO COMPLETELY OUT, REPLACE ROTOR TO NO AVAIL. TT
CHEVROLET
BLAZER
(1995) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Feb 28, 1995
Incident date: Feb 23, 1995
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED BRAKES HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. TT
CHEVROLET
CAVALIER
(1994) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Feb 28, 1995
Incident date: Jan 8, 1995
ABS ANTI LOCK BRAKE SKID 50 FEET WHEN OFF ROAD IN WET LITE SNOW . TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 28, 1994
TURN IGNITION TO OFF POSITION A BELL STARTS TO RING SMOKE COMES OUT OF STEERING COLUMN. TT
VEHICLE HAS STEERING COLUMN SMOKING DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON.(PE94-062). TT
Incident date: Mar 1, 1994
NOTICE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE AERA WHERE FLASHER BUTTON LOCATED. TT
Incident date: May 2, 1994
SMOKE EMITTED FROM STEERING COLUMN AREA, TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS SHORTED CAUSING SMOKING. TT
Incident date: Feb 28, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, STEERING EMMITS SMOKE, PRIMARILY IN CONJUNCTION WITH TURN SIGNAL USE, DEALER REPLACED SIGNAL SWITCH, BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. TT
VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN SMOKES WHILE DRIVING AND CONJUNCTION WITH USE OF SIGNAL LIGHTS.SMOKE CAME FROM HAZARD KNOB AREA.SMELLS BURNING PLASTIC.(PE94-062).
Incident date: Feb 27, 1995
DRIVER'S SIDE, PLASTIC BRACKET WHICH ANCHORS SEAT TO POST BROKE, CAUSING ERRATIC MOVEMENT FORWARD AND REARWARD. TT
Incident date: Feb 27, 1995
BRAKE PADS ON FRONT REPLACED 6 TIMES. TT
Incident date: Feb 27, 1995
BRAKE ROTOR REPLACED ONCE. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1994
STEERING COLUMN UNDER THE DASH CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS SMOKE PE94-062 ACTIVE. TT
Fire