IllustrationRESTRAINT RETRACTOR LOCKS IN POSITION AND WILL NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT WITHOUT CONSIDERABLE MANIPULATION.
1991 Chevrolet K15
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Parking Brake. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
9 reports7/9/93 REPRTED CLANKING NOISE IN REAR DIFFERTANAL @ 11462 MI. TOLD IT WAS A NORMAL NOISE.@ 54257 MI.REAR DIFFERTANAL HAD AXLE LEAKS REPAIRED.@AT 70876.0 MILES 11/5/97 COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF REAR DIFFERTAL @ A COST OF $1354.00 0N 1/7/99 @89000.0 MILES REAR DIRRERANTL COMPLETE SELF DESTRUCTED SHOOTING METAL OBJECT THOUGH REAR COVE…
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7/9/93 REPRTED CLANKING NOISE IN REAR DIFFERTANAL @ 11462 MI. TOLD IT WAS A NORMAL NOISE.@ 54257 MI.REAR DIFFERTANAL HAD AXLE LEAKS REPAIRED.@AT 70876.0 MILES 11/5/97 COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF REAR DIFFERTAL @ A COST OF $1354.00 0N 1/7/99 @89000.0 MILES REAR DIRRERANTL COMPLETE SELF DESTRUCTED SHOOTING METAL OBJECT THOUGH REAR COVER.HAS THERE BEEN OTHER REPORTS OR ? WITH THIS VEHICLE
PARKING BRAKE RELEASES AFTER DRIVER LEAVES TRUCK, NO WARNING.
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY ABOUT 65MPH SAW SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE VEHICLE, STOPPED AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE.THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR SAID MAIN SEAL ON TRANSMISSION BURST, CAUSING A FIRE. *AK
WAS DRIVING AND APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, WENT TO THE FLOOR ,TOOK TO DEALER ON ONE OCCASSION AND HE REPLACED THE H2500 MODULE ELECTRICAL BRAKE CONTROL, SINCE THEN HAS TAKEN BACK A COUPLE OF TIMES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, BOLTS BACKED OUT OF TILT STEERING COLUMN, STEERING WHEEL JAMMED/LOCKED UP, NO WARNING, NEAR CAUSING ACCIDENT. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. *SD
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WORKS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND IT IS NOT DESIGNED FOR THAT USE.CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON STEEP AND BUMPY ROADS. TT
THE FRONT GRILL HAS LITTLE BUBBLE AND PART IS CRACKED. TT
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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