1989 CHEVROLET C1500

3 recalls, 39 complaints - 1 TSBs

EQUIPMENT

Defect Description

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 AN... Read more

Consequence

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.

121,680 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Defect Description

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 CE... Read more

Consequence

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).

88,303 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

Defect Description

TRUCKS CAN CONTAIN INCORRECT INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PROPERLY ADJUST REAR SEAT LAP-SHOULDER BELTS AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 209.

Consequence

INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PROPERLYRESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN AN ACCIDENT OF SUDDEN STOP; TRUCKS WOULD NOT COMPLY WITHFMVSS 209.

Remedy

PROVIDE OWNER'S MANUAL INSERT CONTAINING THE CORRECT REAR LAP-SHOULDER BELT INSTRUCTIONS.

194,243 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Complaint Statistics

39 total complaints 2 crashes 3 fires 2 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER	3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS	3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	2
STEERING:COLUMN	2
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP	1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD	1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM	1

Incident date: Dec 15, 2008

BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

Incident date: Sep 11, 2006

1989 CHEVROLET C-1500 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. *NM

Fire

Incident date: Aug 24, 2004

THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPLACED TWICE, CONSUMER FOUND ON THE NHTSA WEB PAGE, MANY CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

WIPER MOTOR SOMETIMES WORKS WHEN THE SWITCH IS NOT ON, UNTIL THE FUSE IS REMOVED OR THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE VOLT GAUGE FLUCTUATES UP AND DOWN, AND THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. ALSO SOMETIMES WIPERS DON'T WORK WITH SWITCH TURNED ON. WHEN THE WIPERS DON'T MOVE WHEN THE SWI... Read more

Incident date: Aug 21, 1991

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. HAD BRAKES CHECKED, AND WORKED ON, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Incident date: Jul 15, 1996

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DEPLOYS WHEN TOWING A TRAILER AND BRAKING. THIS "MOVES A BLOCK" IN THE MASTER CYLINDER, ACCORDING TO A MECHANIC, WHICH THEN DISABLES THE FRONT BRAKES UNTIL A MECHANIC RESETS IT. I THE MEAN TIME, THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE OF THE EVENT, AND IS OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH THE 1/... Read more

Incident date: Jul 15, 1996

Incident date: Feb 14, 1990

STOPPING ON SLIPPERY SURFACE IS POOR! FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND REAR WHEELS FREE-WHEEL. DEALER SAYS SYSTEM OK.*AK

Incident date: Aug 17, 2000

WAS DRIVING 70MPH WHEN FELT SOMETHING HITTING THE UNDERBODY OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE. VEHICLE WAS CONTROLLABLE. PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD & STOPPED. NOTICED TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED & HAD NOT BLOWN. DURALON RADIAL BAJA WHITE TR... Read more

THE SCISSOR JACK BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS JACKED UP. IT WAS IMPROPERLY DESIGNED OR PUT TOGETHER. THE SWIVEL PART ON THE TOP, SWIVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK AND ALLOWED THE TRUCK TO FALL. THE GEARS DO NOT FIT TOGETHER CORRECTLY. *AK

1ST TIME STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND MECHANIC TIGHTEN IT UP (HE STATED THAT HE HAD DONE THIS TO SEVERAL VEHICAL OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL). THE SECOND TIME IT CAME LOOSE ( ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER) BEFORE I COULD GET IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC, THE COLUMN BROKE WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IN AN INTERSECTIO... Read more

BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON WHEN PEDAL WAS RELEASED. CAUSED MULTIPLE BULB REPLACEMENTS ALONG WITH 4 BATTERIES. THE PAINT ON THE BODY HAS STARTED TO PEEL TWO YEARS AGO. IT WAS SMALL IN NATURE BUT LAST YEAR REALLY STARTED TO EXPAND. IN TALKING WITH A DEALER ABOUT REPAINTING THE PICK-UP, HE INDICATE... Read more

WHITE PAINT IS PEELING FROM THE GRAY PRIMER THROUGH OUT THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE AND OTHER PARTS MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, THE SHIFTER MALFUNCTIONED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Incident date: Jan 15, 1998

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LIGHTS SHORTING OUT DUE TO DEFECTIVE SOCKETS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

Incident date: Oct 23, 1998

TILT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, COULD NOT MOVE, CAUSING ACCIDENT AND SEVERE INJURIES. *AK

Crash

Incident date: Jul 8, 1998

DURING REAR IMPACT AT 40 TO 45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. *AK SEAT BELTS DID NOT PREVENT DRIVER AND PASENGER FROM BEING THROWN FORWARD RESULTING IN FACE AND LEG INJURY. *YD

Crash 2 injured

THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Incident date: Sep 1, 1990

SEAT BELTS FAILED.

Incident date: Aug 8, 1997

LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE LOOSE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. MASTER CYLINDER REPAIRED, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

Incident date: Jan 5, 1998

CLUTCH FAILURE. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT CUT LOOSE WHILE AT A STAND STILL.OWNER NOTES FATIGUE FAILURE AFFECTED STRESS RISERS ON SEAT TRACKS.OWNER VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

STEERING COLUMN STARTS GETTING LOOSE IN THE AREA WHERE IT NORMALLY TILTS. *AK

BS BRAKES FAILED. DEALER ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER/CALIPERS AND ROTORS/BRAKELINES AND DRUMS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED ONTO CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, CAUSING FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Jan 1, 1992

FRONT BRAKES WORK, BUT REAR BRAKES HAVE PROBLEMS. OWNER HAD MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. OWNER HAS HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM AND IS CONCERNED FOR HIS SFETY. *AK

Incident date: Jul 28, 1989

KELSEY/HAYES ABS FAILURE, ON ANY ROAD CONDITIONS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN TIME.. TAKEN TO GM DEALER TWICE, DEALER STATED THAT IT IS A NORMAL FUNCTION. *AK

Incident date: Dec 29, 1996

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNDER THE HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, WILL PROVIDE THE FIRE REPORT. *AK

Fire

THERE IS A NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION, THE BEARINGS ARE WEARING OUT, NEED TO BE REPLACED, CAN'T ORDER THE BEARINGS. DEALER SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO ORDER A NEW TRANSMISSION . *AK

Incident date: Nov 14, 1996

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED DUE TO BROKEN PLASTIC COVER.

ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS A LOUD BANG AT THE SAME TIME. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. *AK

WHEN STOPPING THERE IS A NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION . *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN TAKING TAKING FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE, A CLUNKING NOISE COMES FROM THE REAR END WITH JERKING MOTION, CHEVROLET STATES THE PROBLEM IS A BUSHING AND ANOTHER DEALER STATES THERE ARE SPLINE GEARS THAT NEED TO BE LUBED WITH A ... Read more

THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE POWER STEERING BELT, THE TWO BOLTS BROKE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Technical Service Bulletins, 1989 CHEVROLET C1500

1 manufacturer communications from 1 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
162310 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS	1

162310 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON FRONT DOOR HINGE PIN BUSHING WEAR, FRONT DOOR SAG, OR DOOR CHUCKING MOVEMENT IN EXTREME OPERATING CONDITIONS. *TT

NHTSA Safety Investigations, CHEVROLET C1500

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

EA, Closed , Model Year: 1994

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME FAILURE

THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION HAS RECEIVED 375 REPORTS ALLEGING FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME WHICH IS PRONE TO BREAKAGE AT THE LEFT FRONT ATTACHING POINT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE SEAT MAY TILT AWAY FROM THE RISER DURING ACCELERATING OR BRAKING.(SEE CLOSING REPORT)

CHEVROLET C1500 - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the CHEVROLET C1500 across all model years (1988, 1996).

20 Total Recalls

969 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

41 Reported Crashes

25 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

CHEVROLET C1500 - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
1996	2	278	View
1995	2	238	View
1994	2	177	View
1993	2	84	View
1992	2	48	View
1991	2	43	View
1990	3	25	View
1989 (current)	3	39
1988	2	37	View

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1989 CHEVROLET C1500

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Top Reported Components

Technical Service Bulletins, 1989 CHEVROLET C1500

Most Affected Components

NHTSA Safety Investigations, CHEVROLET C1500

CHEVROLET C1500 - All Years Overview

CHEVROLET C1500 - Year by Year

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