1990 Chevrolet C1500 problems
NHTSA has received 25 complaints about the 1990 Chevrolet C1500, and 32% of them involve brakes. Next are seat belts (12%) and fuel system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Chevrolet C1500 with enough data (3 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Consumer was at a complete stop when vehicle's engine died. He was able to start it again, as soon as it idled it shut off again. Consumer popped hood and saw that there were flames. Vehicle burned to a total loss.
The rear spring that keeps the adjusting screw set came out, needs to pump the brake so it wouldn't go to the floor .
Tailgate: when driving down the highway the tailgate just collapsed. When closing the gate it is secure, but when driving it just works itself loose and falls down. Took vehicle in and dealer took it apart, but couldn't find anything wrong with it.
The serpentine accessory belt started to fail. As it did, parts of it whipped the high pressure power steering hose rupturing the hose. My wife was driving. She needed my help to control the vehicle and pull to the side of the road. The serpentine belt was not totally broken. I had the old belt under the seat so I swapped it for the belt that was failing. With my help, we were able to pull off the interstate highway and make it to a auto parts store to replace the hose.
1990 chevy c1500 1/2 ton stepside pickup truck. General grabber ap tires. Size 235/75/r15 m+s made in mexico other numbers on tire:ok-47410 p5501 25855 021943. 147,300 miles on vehicle when left rear tire blew out at approximately 70MPH. Tread separation caused significant damage to truck, ripping fender mounts off in 4 places, tearing the fuel filler neck from fuel door opening and tearing off the gas cap. Fiberglass on bottom of stepside fender was heavily damaged.