Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. Highlighted: 1997. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 C/k Pickups | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 C/k Pickups | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 C/k Pickups | 34 | 1 |
| 1999 C/k Pickups | 37 | 1 |
| 1998 C/k PickupsMost complaints | 78 | 1 |
| 1997 C/k PickupsMost complaints | 72 | 1 |
| 1996 C/k Pickups | 22 | 1 |
| 1995 C/k Pickups | 23 | 1 |
| 1994 C/k Pickups | 52 | 1 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Visibility124
- Service brakes, hydraulic76
- Steering35
- Structure26
- Engine and engine cooling22
- Fuel system, gasoline15
- Power train13
- Tires10
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Recalls
4 campaigns cover the C/k Pickups.
SOME PICKUP TRUCKS, VANS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVESHAFT THAT CAN FRACTURE, RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRO-BOOST POWER BRAKES, THE SAME CONDITION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST FOR BRAKING AFTER THE RESERVE PRESSURE IS DEPLETED.
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, MINI VANS, AND PICKUP TRUCKS MAY DEVELOP A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. THE SEAT BELTS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
NHTSA recalls