Total Complaints
5 filings
CHEVROLET G20 · model year
5 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1991CHEVROLETG20 carries 5 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 1 fire, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1991 G20 is vehicle speed control with 1 filings, followed by suspension:front:control arm (1) and structure:body:door:hinge and attachments (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 1991 G20, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
5 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT THE ROADSIDE THE CONSUMER NOTICED ANTIFREEZE LEAKING OUT FROM THE ENGINE, THEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS
LEFT DOOR STRIKER FAILED, METAL CAVED IN.
THE DOOR HINGES ARE BREAKING OFF THE DOOR AND THERE WILL BE NOTHING TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED. *AK
BALL JOINTS ARE WEARING OUT SO FAST THAT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE'S A TIRE PROBLEM; CAUSES POOR HANDLING OF VEHICLE; PULLS TO LEFT/RIGHT. TT
VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH NO WARNING. TT
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 as of 2025. 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.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.