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1992 Chevrolet K2500

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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  • Visibility. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seats. 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 reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

5 reports
73,000 miles · Jun 12, 2004
Visibility

I OWN A 1992 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES WON'T. THERE IS A RECALL ON WIPER MOTORS, BUT IT DOES NOT GO BACK TO THAT MODEL YEAR. I DON'T DARE REPLACE THE MOTOR WITH ONE FROM A JUNK YARD BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING IF OTHERS ARE SEEING THIS PROBLEM WITH 1992 MODEL…

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I OWN A 1992 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES WON'T. THERE IS A RECALL ON WIPER MOTORS, BUT IT DOES NOT GO BACK TO THAT MODEL YEAR. I DON'T DARE REPLACE THE MOTOR WITH ONE FROM A JUNK YARD BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING IF OTHERS ARE SEEING THIS PROBLEM WITH 1992 MODELS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10075267

Mileage unknown · Aug 24, 1999
SeatsVisibility

HINGES ON BUCKET SEATS LOOSE. MJS

NHTSA ODI #548120

Mileage unknown · Apr 16, 1998
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

WHEN TRAVELING NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM BOTH ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT, CONSUMER THEREFORE PULLED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. CONTACTED THE DEALER,. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #822470

Mileage unknown · Oct 23, 1997
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrashInjury

ABS: WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY RAINY CONDITIONS, APPLIED BRAKES, FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STANDSTILL, NO WARNING, VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #817500

Mileage unknown · Oct 1, 1996
Structure

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, THE FRONT GRILL WAS CRACKING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #803061

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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