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1988 Chevrolet Sprint

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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4Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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19853
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19881
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
1Unknown Or Other
1Vehicle Speed Control
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 4 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Visibility. 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.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

4 reports
Mileage unknown · Jun 13, 2001
Visibility

THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESIGNED WITH A PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRROR, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY VISUAL ASSISTANCE WITH RIGHT LANE TRAFFIC, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ACCIDENT DUE TO POSSIBLE DESIGN DEFECT. NLM

NHTSA ODI #561587

Mileage unknown · Jan 14, 1998
Electrical System

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON, SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING AND HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. TRIED LOW BWAM HEADLIGHTS AND THEY WERE STILL WORKING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #528050

Mileage unknown · Apr 22, 1997
Unknown Or Other

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.

NHTSA ODI #516648

Mileage unknown · Jul 19, 1995
Vehicle Speed Control

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATER CABLE REROUTED RESULTING IN UNWANTED ACCELERATION. CABLE IS FRAYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ODI #969079

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.