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1988 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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15Owner complaints

Model-year median: 3

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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

What owners reported most

Power Train
6Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4Engine And Engine Cooling
3Seat Belts
3Electrical System
1
All reported categories
Equipment
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Seats
1Steering
1Suspension
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 15 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.

  • Power Train. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 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 reports3 fire reports0 injury reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

4 reports
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Mileage unknown · Sep 21, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, FOUND FLUID ON THE LEFT WHEEL, AND BRAKE PEDAL HAD ROTTED OUT. DEALER CONTACTED AND REFERRED TO MANUFACTURER, NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND WAS NO LONGER COVERED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #828063

Mileage unknown · Apr 4, 1997
Seat BeltsService Brakes, Hydraulic

SEAT BELTS DO NOT FIT PROPERLY.

NHTSA ODI #516163

Mileage unknown · Dec 8, 1995
Service Brakes, HydraulicVisibility

BRAKES OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. *DSH

NHTSA ODI #490495

Mileage unknown · Feb 6, 1995
Engine And Engine CoolingEquipmentFuel System, Gasoline

EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ALSO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON.

NHTSA ODI #481073

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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