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Chevrolet C Series(medium)Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 13 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet C Series(medium).

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints13Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls31989–2001 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet C Series(medium) years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the C Series(medium) median. Tap a year for its full report.

'89'90'92'93'94'95'99'00'01
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1995Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls1994Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1993Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1992Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1990Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1989Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet C Series(medium) problems

All model years combined: 13 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic40
Power train30
Visibility20
Fuel system, gasoline10
Seat belts10
Engine and engine cooling10
Steering10
Structure10
Tires10
1 other systems10
3 recalls

Chevrolet C Series(medium) recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Linkages: tie rod assembly01V-044 · 1999–2000 · Apr 17, 2001 · 6,386 vehicles–Linkages: tie rod assembly01V-140 · 1999–2000 · Apr 10, 2001 · 6,386 vehicles–Fuel system, other01V-080 · 2001 · Mar 9, 2001 · 187 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the C Series(medium)

  1. HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILRESEA04012 · 2000–2001 · closed Feb 28, 2005
    Led to recall 05V-005