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Model year

1990 Chevrolet Pickup

Pickup, gasoline, 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Oct 6, 1997 to Mar 11, 2004.

Recalls (0)Complaints (11)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)
Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints112.8 times the median 1990 pickup
Severity index9.11990 pickups average 15.2
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1990 Chevrolet Pickup peaked in 2000, with 5 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

36% of complaints about the 1990 Chevrolet Pickup name brakes

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Brakes
4
Steering
2
Tires
2
Engine and cooling
1
Fuel system
1
Seat belts
1
Seats
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

No recall campaign lists the 1990 Chevrolet Pickup

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1990 Chevrolet Pickup

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

11 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Mar 11, 200442,253 milesCanada, 00Seat belts

    DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS INOPERABLE. DEALER CLAIMED THAT SEAT BELT. # 10-590-D MANUFACTURED BY BENDIX, WAS NO LONGER MADE. *AK CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL TO CHECK WITH HEMMINGS MOTOR NEWS FOR SEAT BELT PARTS INQUIRIES. *LA

    NHTSA complaint 10055690
  2. Filed Aug 19, 2002Failure Aug 15, 2002Auburn, CATires

    THREE OUT OF FOUR TIRES SEPARATED IN ONE YEARS TIME, TOTAL OF 16000 MILES. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 765899
  3. Filed Apr 29, 2002Bossier City, LASteering wheel/handle bar

    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

    NHTSA complaint 761312
  4. Filed Jul 9, 2001Failure Jul 2, 2001Clearlake Oaks, CAArm

    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

    NHTSA complaint 892258
  5. Filed Dec 20, 2000Failure Sep 20, 1999Deane, KYService brakes, Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slipCrash

    FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FAILED. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 738079
  6. Filed Sep 13, 2000Failure Aug 22, 2000Valley Falls, NYFuel system, Hoses, Lines/piping, And fittings

    GAS LINES HAVE RUSTED OUT, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. ALSO, BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 870398
  7. Filed Sep 1, 2000Failure Aug 4, 2000Dane, KYTires

    WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE SUDDENLY THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED . NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 869378
  8. Filed Aug 14, 2000Failure Aug 11, 2000SAN Pedro, CACooling system

    THE POOR DESIGN OF THE OIL COOLING LINES HAVE CAUSED A DISCHARGE OF OIL ONTO THE HIGHWAY *AK.

    NHTSA complaint 727905
  9. Filed Feb 20, 2000Failure Jan 1, 2000Lewisville, TXService brakes, Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

    BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SOFT. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 718996
  10. Filed Oct 24, 1997Failure Oct 9, 1990Albuquerque, NMService brakes, Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, Foundation components

    APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK KEPT ON GOING. THE TRUCK DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES. DRIVER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES VERY HARD BEFORE THE TRUCK WOULD STOP. *AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM OCCURS INFREQUENTLY, NOTICES PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT, DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *SLC

    NHTSA complaint 817522
  11. Filed Oct 6, 1997Mercer Island, WASeats

    DEFECTIVE HIGH BACK SEAT DESIGN--LEFT BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE DRIVER'S HIGH BACK SEAT TO THE BOTTOM SEAT SHEARED OFF 3 TIMES.

    NHTSA complaint 516992
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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