Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
5 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
248,639 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1988 to 1988 model years. Data updated: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 5 complaints (20.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel system concerns | 1 | 20.0% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump | 1 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly | 1 |
| Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly | 1 |
| Tires | 1 |
| Tires:Tread/Belt | 1 |
| Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer | 1 |
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump: 1; Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly: 1; Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly: 1; Tires: 1; Tires:Tread/Belt: 1; Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer: 1
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 1 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 1
150,000 and above miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 4 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 |
1996: 1; 2000: 1; 2002: 1; 2003: 2
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump leads the component reports. Fuel system concerns appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
FUEL PUMP BROKE.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 507688 at NHTSA ↗
All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.
Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 0 |
1988: 0
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls | Change in recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 5 | 0 | Not available |
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
5 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
| Component | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump | 120.0% |
| Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly | 120.0% |
| Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly | 120.0%ODI 737393DRIVERS SEAT BELT LATCH FELL APART. THE SALVAGE YARD DID NOT HAVE ANY BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THE CLIP THAT LOCKS THE SEAT BELT IN PLACE BREAKS ON EVERYONE OF THEM. *AK |
| Tires | 120.0%ODI 761151TIRES WERE RECALLED, PREVIOUSLY EXCHANGED, DOT SCRATCHED OFF, AND PUT BACK ON A PICK-UP TRUCK I RECENTLY PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE OWNER(NO HELP THERE BY THE WAY). I WENT TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER AND JOHN AT LOS AMIGOS TIRES IN MANTECA, CA SAID "THAT SINCE THE DOT WAS ALREADY SCRATCHED OFF THAT THE TIRES HAD TO HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT BACK TO FIRESTONE AND SNUCK OUT THE BACK DOOR, INSTEAD OFF BEING DESTROYED AS BY LAW, AND ONTO THIS TRUCK. HE ALSO STATED THAT "HE COULD NOT AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HELP ME. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE DIRECTLY AND SP… |
| Tires:Tread/Belt | 120.0%ODI 10029306 · 248,639 miTHE DRIVER SIDE REAR FIRESTONE TIRE ON MY 1988 CHEVROLET SCOTTSDALE PICK-UP HAD THE TREAD SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE WHILE TRAVELING EAST ON I-10 IN TALLAHASSEE. I WAS GOING APPROX. 65 MPH. THE TREAD SLAPPED THE REAR SIDE OF MY TRUCK BENDING AND DAMAGING IT, AND THEN WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE UNDER THE VEHICLE. I JUST BARELY MANAGED TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THE TIRE SLOWLY DEFLATED "AFTER" THE INCIDENT.*AK |
| Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer | 120.0%ODI 10025028THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY BUT WHEN THEY WERE IN OPERATION THEY JERKED. *AK *CB *NLM |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires:Tread/Belt | Too few reports for a range | 248,639 mi | 1 (sparse) | ODI 10029306 · 248,639 miTHE DRIVER SIDE REAR FIRESTONE TIRE ON MY 1988 CHEVROLET SCOTTSDALE PICK-UP HAD THE TREAD SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE WHILE TRAVELING EAST ON I-10 IN TALLAHASSEE. I WAS GOING APPROX. 65 MPH. THE TREAD SLAPPED THE REAR SIDE OF MY TRUCK BENDING AND DAMAGING IT, AND THEN WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE UNDER THE VEHICLE. I JUST BARELY MANAGED TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THE TIRE SLOWLY DEFLATED "AFTER" THE INCIDENT.*AK |
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-10 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
1988: 0 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component | Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump | Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly | Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly | Tires | Tires:Tread/Belt | Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tires:Tread/Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
1 patterns with matching reports.
1 mentions · 20.0% of complaints
Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY BUT WHEN THEY WERE IN OPERATION THEY JERKED. *AK *CB *NLM
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