Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1988 Chevrolet K30

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

4
Open recalls
0
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Recalls

4 campaigns
93V016000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1993-02-01

UNANTICIPATED HEAT IN THE TRANSMISSION CAN FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF THE VENT TUBE.

RiskTHE VENTED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN CATCH FIRE IF EXPOSEDTO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

FixINSTALL A LONGER TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE ROUTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE.

87V125000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1987-08-10

CRUISE CONTROL CABLE LOCK MECHANISM MAY SELF DISENGAGE CAUSING ERRATIC OPERATION OR THROTTLE NOT RETURNING TO IDLE.

RiskENGINE SPEED WOULD NOT DECREASE; LOSS OF ACCELERATORCONTROL COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

FixINSTALL A CLAMP AROUND THE LOCK TAB OF CRUISE CONTROL.

87V127000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1987-08-10

TRUCKS MAY HAVE CRACKED OR BROKEN DOOR STRIKER NUTS, WHICH DO NOT CONFORM TO FMVSS 206.

RiskIN A COLLISION, CRACKED OR BROKEN STRIKER NUT COULDALLOW DOOR TO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY AND POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY TO OCCUPANTS.

FixREPLACE EXISTING DOOR STRIKER NUTS.

87V128000·SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER1987-08-10

INCORRECT FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER UPPER AND LOWER NUTS COULD LOOSEN.

RiskSHOCK ABSORBER COULD DETACH AND COME IN CONTACT WITHFRONT BRAKE HOSE; THIS CONTACT COULD RESULT IN A LEAK IN THE HOSE AND LOSS OFFRONT BRAKES.

FixREPLACE FREE SPINNING NUTS WITH TORQUE NUTS.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
EA92041·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1992-12-08 → 1995-03-09

FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY

PE88019·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1988-01-19 → 1988-03-31

REAR BRK LIGHTS STAY ON

EA88016·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1988-01-19 → 1988-06-30

HIGH TEMP & FUEL EXP

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