Chevrolet PICKUP problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
357 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
46,368 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1972 to 2003 model years. Data snapshot: . 67 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip is the most frequently named component, appearing in 46 of 357 complaints (12.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 91 | 25.5% |
| Steering behavior | 31 | 8.7% |
| Fuel system concerns | 12 | 3.4% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 10 | 2.8% |
| Engine operation | 9 | 2.5% |
| Transmission and shifting | 4 | 1.1% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 46 |
| Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor | 41 |
| Tires | 27 |
| Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer | 26 |
| Tires:Tread/Belt | 23 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc | 11 |
| Seats | 10 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System | 9 |
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 46; Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor: 41; Tires: 27; Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer: 26; Tires:Tread/Belt: 23; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc: 11; Seats: 10; Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System: 9
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 13 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 21 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 10 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 10 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 11 |
| 150,000 and above | 2 |
Under 25,000: 13; 25,000 to 49,999: 21; 50,000 to 74,999: 10; 75,000 to 99,999: 10; 100,000 to 149,999: 11; 150,000 and above: 2
25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (21). 290 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 78 |
| 2001 | 97 |
| 2002 | 73 |
| 2003 | 43 |
| 2004 | 35 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
2000: 78; 2001: 97; 2002: 73; 2003: 43; 2004: 35; 2005: 9; 2006: 6; 2007: 1; 2008: 4; 2010: 2; 2012: 2; 2013: 1; 2014: 2; 2015: 2; 2016: 1; 2023: 1
Pattern summary
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 91 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 31 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 12 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 718996 · 2000-02-20 (February 20, 2000)
BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SOFT. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 718996 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 738079 · 2000-12-20 (December 20, 2000)
FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FAILED. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 738079 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 761312 · 2002-04-29 (April 29, 2002)
ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS IF IT IS ABOUT TO SEPERATE AT THE JOINT AREA. IS THIS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 1995 TRUCKS HAD WITH THE SHAFT NUT NOT BEING TORQUED TO PROPER SPECS?*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 761312 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 892258 · 2001-07-09 (July 9, 2001)
WHILE STOPPING TO BACK VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. LEFT FRONT WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN, AND THE RIGHT FRONT WAS AT AN ANGLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS THE LEFT FRONT STEERING WHEEL SPINDLE. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 892258 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10575666 · 2014-03-30 (March 30, 2014)
MY GM PICK UP TRUCK WAS IMPACTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND UPON IMPACT THE FUEL TANK EXPLODED, BURNING MY BODY WITH 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS REQUIRING SKIN GRAFTS AND RELATED OPERATIONS TO SAVE MY LIFE. GM'S COVER UP OF THIS DESIGN FLAW HAS CAUSED ME PAIN AND AGONY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THAT WILL LAST MY LIFETIME. HOW IS IT THAT GM WILL RECALL TRUCKS THAT HAVE NO FATALITIES AND YET REFUSE TO RECALL THE C/K PICK UP TRUCKS THAT CONTINUE TO EXPLODE AND INCINERATE ITS OCCUPANTS? THERE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 4, 000, 000 OF THESE TERRORIST DESIGNED PIC…
Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10575666 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 551996 · 2000-04-26 (April 26, 2000)
INJECTOR PUMPS FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT START ONCE IT IS HOT. NLM
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 551996 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 763532 · 2002-06-26 (June 26, 2002)
THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED 2/11/99 STATING SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY STATED THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVERS VISIBILITY, ETC. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO METRO CHEVORLET AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE WIPERS AND THEY DID NOT FIX OR REPLACE ANYTHING. HOWEVER WHEN I DROVE AWAY I TURNED ON THE WIPERS AND HEARD THE MOTOR MOTOR RUNNING BUT THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK. THE RECALL STATED THE DEALED WILL …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 763532 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 750523 · 2001-08-15 (August 15, 2001)
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT OPERATING UNEXPECTEDLY DURING THERE OPERATION, DURING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN, LOSS OF DRIVER VISIBILITY GREATLY INCREASES THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS HAS OCURRED TO ME ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS. A RECALL WAS INITIATED BY THE CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION ON ALL LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS & SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 & 4 WHEEL DRIVE. A SOLDER JOINT NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE PROBLEM. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 15, 1998. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION OF THE PROBLEM & HAVE …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 750523 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 741428 · 2001-02-24 (February 24, 2001)
PROBLEM IS WITH INJECTION PUMP AND FUEL DRIVER ON SIDE OF PUMP. CHEVY HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY, BUT THIS IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM FOR MANY OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS. WHEN THESE PARTS FAIL, THE TRUCK CAN STALL, AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. MY PERSONAL TRUCK WOULD STALL AT LOW SPEED, AND LOSE POWER AT HIGH SPEED. BOTH VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. WHEN MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT IN 14000 MILES, I WILL BE STUCK WITH THE COST OF FIXING A POOR DESIGNED PART, KNOWN TO FAIL. I AM CURRRENTLY LOOKING FOR ANOTHER TRUCK BECAUSE OF THIS HAZARD. I NEVER KNOW WHE…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 741428 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 760852 · 2002-04-18 (April 18, 2002)
WE BOUGHT THIS PICHUP NEW, HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT STALLS ON US AT ANY TIME,THEY HAVE REPLACED PARTS AND REPLACED PARTS. EACH TIME THEY SAY IT IS EITHER THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM OR A OIL LEAK. THEY FIX IT AND AGAIN IT HAPPENS. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTORY, AT ONE TIME THEY EXTENDED THE WARRENTY ANOTHER 1200 MILES, BUT OF COURSE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT BEFORE THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN AGAIN. I ASK THEM TO AT LEAST RECALL THE PARTS THAT KEEP GOING OUT OR FIX THE PROBLEM AND PAY AT LEAST HALF OF REPAIRS ON TRUCK, SI…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 760852 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 724426 · 2000-06-23 (June 23, 2000)
WHEN ENGINE WARM, TRANSMISSION WILL HESITATE, THEN SLAM FROM FIRST TO SECOND. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED ON 4 OCCASIONS. 3 TIMES AFTER DRIVING APPROX 60 MILES AND ONCE 4 HOURS INTO A 5 HOUR TRIP. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 724426 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 739109 · 2001-01-10 (January 10, 2001)
THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STARTED EARLY (@3500MILES), BUT DID NOT SUFFER A COMPLETE FAILURE UNTIL 1/99 AT 53478 MILES AND AGAIN AT 110000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP LIST IT AS A BROKEN SUN GEAR SHELL. THE BATTERY BEGAN LEAKING ACID AT THE POSITIVE CABLE CONNECTION CREATING SOME KIND OF MELT DOWN THAT LOOSEN THE CONNECTOR BEYOND REPAIR AND CAUSED POWER FAILURE. THE DRIVE SHAFT HAS BEEN CLUNKING SINCE @3500 MILES, BUT EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN THE DEALER JUST LUBES THE DRIVE SHAFT SLIP YOKE, BUT THIS DOES NOT FIX IT. THE FUEL PUMP HAD A COMPLETE FAILU…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 739109 at NHTSA ↗
Recalls by model year
All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.
Recall campaigns
Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 |
1990: 0; 1991: 0; 1992: 0; 1994: 0; 1995: 0; 1996: 0; 1997: 0; 1998: 0; 1999: 0; 2000: 0; 2001: 0; 2002: 0; 2003: 0