Total Complaints
14 filings
CHEVROLET CHEVROLET TRUCK · model year
14 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1991CHEVROLETCHEVROLET TRUCK carries 14 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 1 fire, 0 injuries, and 1 fatality. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1991 CHEVROLET TRUCK is tires with 2 filings, followed by wheels (1) and latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 1991 CHEVROLET TRUCK, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
Total Complaints
14 filings
Crashes Reported
1 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| TIRES | 2 |
| WHEELS | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | 1 |
FIRESTONE STEELEX, LT245/75R16. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55 TO 60 MPH THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. IT DAMAGED THE FENDER. DEALER AND FIRESTONE WERE NOTIFIED. NOTE CONSUMER INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS CHEYENNE, 1991. *AK
FIRE STARTED W/ SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO ENGINE. DIP STICK DID NOT HAVE A LOCKING MECHANISM. DIP STICK WAS MISSING WHEN THE FIRE WAS OUT.*AK
ENGINE NOISE : REPLACE WITH NEW DESIGN CAST IRON EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND STAINLESS STEEL GASKET PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #37-66-02B DATED NOV. 1996 AND COVERING P MODELS WITH 7.4L ENGINES (VIN N - RPOL19) AND CAST IRON EXHAUST MANIFOLDS FOR MODEL YRS. 1982-1995. AN EXHAUST LEAK HAS REOCCURED BETWEEN THE MANIFOLD AND ENGINE BLOCK. AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE ORIGINAL CAST IRON EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND STAINLESS STEEL GASKET/W ATTACHING HARDWARE WAS INSTALLED. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE?*AK
ATTORNEY WRITING ON THE BEHALF OF 4 ACCIDENTS IN WHICH HE STATES WERE CAUSED BY TREAD SEPARATION ON GOODYEAR 16 INCH LOAD RANGE E STEEL BELTED RADIAL TIRES, THIS PARTICULAR POLICE REPORT STATES THAT CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A ROLLOVER IN WHICH THE DRIVER WAS FATALY INJURED DUE TO BEING EJECTED OUT OF THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW, OWNER OF VEHICLE IS LYNN BOYER, BOX 1611, ARDIMORE, OK 73401, 746-7187. *SLC
GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT 16 INCH TIRES EXPERIENCED FAILURE, ONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE OTHER THREE TIRES EXPERIENCED CRACKING, CHIPPING, AND PEELING. *SLC
THE ANTI-LOCK BREAKS DO NOT WORK. THE FRONT WHEELS WILL LOCK-UP BEFORE THE BACK WILL DO ANYTHING. IT IS HARD TO STOP. WENT TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED THE BLACK BOX BRAIN AT MY COST ITS NO BETTER. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR OVER 3 YRS. NOW. I HERD ON THE NEWS THERE WAS A RECALL BUT I CALLED 3 DEALERS AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED GM THEY SAID IT WAS UNDER INVESTAGATION AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING SOMEONE SEVERAL TIMES. PLEASE INFORM ME OF ANY SOLUTION TO THIS PROB. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. LARRY JONES
RECALL REPAIR NOT ABLE TO BE COMPLETED PROPERLY IN ADDITION TO OTHER REPAIRS THAT WERE DAMAGES THAT WERE DONE DURING RECALL.
DEFECECTIVE REAR SEAT BELT, DEALER FIRST SAID PART NOT ORDERED, THAN PART FINALLY IN, THAN WRONG PART ORDER.
HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISMS FROZE UP. NACELLES WHERE ADJUSTERS ARE SITUATED MUST BE PURCHASED AS A UNIT, AND THEY COST $158. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. *SD
SPARE TIRE FELL APART WHEN USING. WAS THEN TOLD TIRE WAS MADE IN 1987. MANUFACTURER STATES REASON IS LARGE VOLUMN IN STOCK AT THE TIME. KT
DRIVER'S AND DOOR DID NOT SHUT RIGHTLY DUE TO LATCH FAILURE. *AK *AK
DOOR HINGES SEPARATED , CAUSING PASSENGER'S NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY. *AK
WHEELS CRACKED AT VALVE STEM, CAUSING LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES/ONE BLOWOUT. *SKD
Loss of motive power due to engine failure
Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module
Electric Vehicle Battery Fires
Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure
Fuel Line Leak
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1991 CHEVROLET CHEVROLET TRUCK; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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