1988 Chevrolet Scottsdale recalls & complaints
Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-20. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.
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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Most complained-about parts: Wheels / tires (2), Fuel system (2), Gasoline (2), Visibility (wipers / glass) (1), Seat belts (1).
Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.
Read recent complaints (6)
07/28/2003 · Visibility (wipers / glass)
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY BUT WHEN THEY WERE IN OPERATION THEY JERKED. *AK *CB *NLM
07/27/2003 · Wheels / tires
THE 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…
04/24/2002 · Wheels / tires
TIRES 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…
12/06/2000 · Seat belts
DRIVERS 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
08/20/1996 · Fuel system
GAS SLOSHING BACK AND FORTH IN TANK BROKE GAUGE ARM TWICE/FUEL PUMP SEVEN TIMES.
08/20/1996 · Fuel system
FUEL PUMP BROKE.