Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
49
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 50MPH WHEN A CAR DID A U-TURN IN FRONT OF ME, AFTER HITTING THE CAR I WAS SPUN AROUND … |
| 2005-04-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | FORTUNATELY WHILE STILL IN MY GARAGE, I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE BY LIF… |
| 2003-01-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WIRE PLUG INSIDE GAS TANK OVERHEATED AN MELTED THE WIRES AND THE PLUG. THE PUMP OF COURSE STOPPED WORKING SO TRUCK WOUL… |
| 2002-09-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VAN PULLS TO THE LEFT. VAN CHECKED BY DEALER WHO REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS. CON… |
| 2002-01-03 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | 1996 CHEVROLET 1 TON 4-DOOR PICKUP TRUCK 4X4 WITH A 350 VORTEC AND AUTOMATIC THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WIRE-PLUG SH… |
| 2001-10-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER TRUCK AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT WORK. |
| 2000-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS WHICH SENT AN IMPROPER GROUND TO THE PCM AND DESTROYED TH… |
| 2000-08-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT PULLED A TRAILER OR BEEN USED TO TOW.......THERE IS NO HITCH ON THE VAN |
| 2000-07-04 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | NO SUNMMARY |
| 2000-02-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE IN USE THEY WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WOULD SOMETIMES NOT COME ON WHEN SWITCH WA… |
| 1999-10-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THIS LETTER IS TO INFORM YOU OF A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC CONDITION. THE CONNECTOR AT THE TOP O… |
| 1999-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-06-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-01-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1998-10-15 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE RTHAND FRONT SEAT IS FLIPPED FOWARD BY A LEVER ON THE SEAT BACK ALLOWING THE SEAT TO MOVE FOWARD ABOUT 10 INCHES FO… |
| 1998-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | Z71 FULL SIZE PICKUP RE: FUEL PUMP FAILURE...TALKED WITH THREE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND ALL HAD IDENTICAL PROBL… |
| 1998-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TURNED ON AND SOMETIMES DO NOT COME ON OR STOP WHILE IN OPERATION. THIS MAK… |
| 1998-02-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | SEAT HINGE PIERCED THROUGH SEAT. |
| 1998-01-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1997-10-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | DRIVING ACROSS TRAIN TRACKS WHEN TRANMISSION FELL. ALL 4 TIRES LOCKED UP; PUT INTO 4X4 GEAR & HIT PEDAL & GOT VEHICLE … |
| 1997-09-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED, ATTEMPT REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES, MASTER CYLINDER, DUE TO FLUID LEAKAGE, ABS LIGHT STAYED ON, BRAKES SO HOT … |
| 1997-07-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND RUNS ROUGH AT IDLE. ALSO SHIFTS HARD. HAS BEEN LOOKED AT 3 TIMES. TWICE BY DEALER WHILE UNDER… |
| 1997-03-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR DUE TO MALFUNCTION WITHIN TRANSMISSION. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *TT |
| 1997-02-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MODEL Z71 WHEN TRANMISSION BURNS UP IT SPRAYS TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERYWHERE, AND IS EXTREMELY FLAMABLES. IT GOT ALL OV… |
| 1996-07-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS? IF SO PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW? NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK… |
| 1996-06-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED. |
| 1996-05-28 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SD |
| 1996-04-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | TRUCK REVS UP TO 1400 RPM WHEN FIRST PUT IN GEAR AFTER COLD START, REQUIRING DRIVER TO RIDE THE BRAKES UNTIL VEHICLE WA… |
| 1996-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT. |
| 1996-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | PAINT CHIPING AND FLYING OFF VEHICLE EXTENSIVELY, WIPERS QUIT WORKING AFTER RUNNING AWHILE |
| 1995-12-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | FRONT BUCKET SEAT WILL NOT STAY IN LOCKED POSITION. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | DURING SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS BECOME EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS WHEN EITH UP OR DOWN SHIFTING, ENGINE RPM EXCELERATED BEYOND TH… |
| — | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 4 GOODYEAR WRANGER 16" LOAD RANGE E TIRES DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, DEALER STATED THE TIRES WERE E… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | BROKEN TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE AT RADIATOR CONNECTION. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED. |
| — | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | OUTSIDE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE AT SPEES FROM APPROX 25 TO 70 MPH. REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED, AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AG… |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | WELD UNDERNEATH DRIVER'S SEAT IS BROKEN, CAUSING THE SEAT TO BECOME LOOSE , WILL NOT LOCK IN POSITION, RESULTING IN EXC… |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | RECALL # 97V-037000, WHEN CONTACTING DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, DEALER STATED THAT RECALL WAS CANCELLED BY MAN… |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW FREEZING, THE WINDOWS FOG UP AND DO NOT CLEAR. EVEN WITH DEFROST ON HIGH, THE WINDOWS … |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASH CRACKED. |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR FAILED CAUSING IT NOT TO LOCK. |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK USED IN VIRGINIA. I RAN A CARFAX CHECK, HAD IT INSPECTED AND ASKED IF IT HAD ANY KNOWN DEFECTS.… |
| — | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVE TRAIN MAKES CLUNKING NOISE REAL BADLY WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | REAR END AXLE SEEMS TO RUN HOT AND NOISE PRESENT, REAR END COVER PLATE PAINT HAS PEELED OFF DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. *YC |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKES GRAB AND RELEASE INTERMITTENTLY. |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DURING COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. |
| — | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 50-65 MPH DRIVER HAS DIFFICULTY SEEING A CLEAR IMAGE BECAUSE OF EXTREME VIBRATION IN THE RIGHT A… |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | GENERAL TIRES UNBALANCED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO WANDER. |