1988 Chevrolet K15
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
10 complaints1 involved a crash3 involved a fire1 injuries
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Latest complaints
- Suspension › Rear
Gears underneath the spider in the rear end broke. Causing structure to weaken. *ak
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Smoke started coming around tail lights and vehicle caught on fire while driving. This was caused by the dip stick in the automatic transmission.*ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Applied pressure to brakes it takes an additional ten to twenty feet to stop the vehicle no response from anti-lock braking system. *ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Brakes shut off pressure from hydraulic fluid during brake application. No response from anti lock braking system. tt
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Transmission fluid overheats and IS forced out of vent tube and caught fire. tt
- Suspension › Front › Control arm
Received letter stating mfg., replace ball joints w/greasable design. The dealer refuse to service due to mileage. He IS having excessive wear. consumer was told by dealer that vehicle IS past 5 years of age, but have not reached 100,00 ball joints are bad causing tires too fail and unable to align front end.*jb
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
There IS a crack in the engine block. *ak
- Suspension › Front › Control arm
Ball joints on front suspension causes premature tire wear. tt
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Power assist › Vacuum
Brake vacuum booster IS no good, have to put pedal to floor to stop. tt
- Electrical system › Ignition
Truck experiences high idling that takes over while driven. Truck stalled repeatedly then fire started on top of engine. Please describe details. tt
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Rear brk lights stay on
Summary of information from manufacturer:on some 1988 c/k model trucksthe brake lights have been found to stay on after the brake pedal has beenreleased.in a majority of cases, the stoplamp switch being misadjustedhas been the cause.other possibilities include (a) binding at the eyelet of the brake booster rod and its…
Summary of information from manufacturer:on some 1988 c/k model trucksthe brake lights have been found to stay on after the brake pedal has beenreleased.in a majority of cases, the stoplamp switch being misadjustedhas been the cause.other possibilities include (a) binding at the eyelet of the brake booster rod and its attachment pin and (b) pedal mountingbushings not being properly lubricated.gm believes that if the vehicleis either accelerating or traveling at a constant speed, and the stop lampsremain on, a following driver would likely follow at a greater distancebecause of uncertainty of the actions of the vehicle in front of him.gmconcludes that this IS true because there are no reported accidents whereit IS alleged the brake lights stayed on.to the contrary, brake lightswhich are always on appear are indistinguishable from normal tailightoperation and therefore fail to signal braking/deceleration which IS theonly function of the brake lights.apparent infant mortality supports theposition that no defect trend IS developing.although the alleged defectmay occur at any given time (it does however appear to occur at any giventime early in the life of the vehicle), once the brake lights are stuck inthe on position, the lights remain on until the battery goes dead or thecondition IS otherwise detected and corrected.the alleged defect affectsonly the early production 1988 model vehicles and gm has issued a servicebulletin advising service personnel of the possibility of the allegeddefect and how to remedy the problem. #======
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