1996 Chevrolet K1500
Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Chevrolet K1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE FAILED MASSACHUSETTS SEAT BELT TEST. THEY DONT LOCK WHEN PULLED ON QUICKLY. I HAVE REMOVED AND INSPECTED … |
| 2014-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1996 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER NOTICED ANTI-FREE… |
| 2014-04-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | UNIROYAL LAREDO P245-R16 TIRES HAVE DRY-ROT CRACKS NEXT TO TREAD BLOCKS AFTER LESS THAN FIVE YEARS AND 24,000 MILES ON … |
| 2013-08-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE POWER BUCKET SEAT RELEASED AND DROPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT WILL NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF A DRIVER.… |
| 2011-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET K1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.… |
| 2011-01-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SO FAR, I HAVE REPLACED A CRUISE CONTROL FOUR TIMES IN FIVE YEARS FROM SALVAGE, IN EVERY CASE, THE ONLY PARTS TO FAIL A… |
| 2007-11-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET K1500. THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE WIRES WERE TOO SMALL A GAUGE FOR THE LOA… |
| 2007-03-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | FAILING DIESEL INJECTION PUMP ON 1996 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP WITH 6.5L DIESEL ENGINE CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL WHEN APPROA… |
| 2007-03-08 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN INTERSECTION THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE. WHEN THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE IT SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE… |
| 2007-01-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY SUN SHELL I'M WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHICH NEEDS… |
| 2005-01-03 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND MY TRANSFER CASE ON MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THREW ITSELF INTO 4 LOW. WHICH CAU… |
| 2004-04-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THIS LETTER IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING A HAZARDOUS AND POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC MATERIEL DEFECT ON THE 1996 CH… |
| 2003-11-19 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DRIVER OPENED THE DOOR BY REMOTE CONTROL AND NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR. … |
| 2003-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. HEATER BLOWER SWITCH MELTED, CAUSING THE BURNING… |
| 2003-09-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | Yes | 0 | UPON MAKING A LEFT TURN BRAKES LOCKED UP, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WENT INTO A DITCH. THIS WAS DUE TO THE… |
| 2003-03-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE THE VEHICLE FUEL SENDING UNI… |
| 2003-03-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AT 70,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1996 CHEVY Z71 WENT OUT, WHICH ALSO TOOK THE TRANSFER CASE OUT. THE TRUCK WAS A… |
| 2002-09-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 50MPH! I WAS VERY SCARED. PLEASE CHECK IN TO THIS AS I HAVE FO… |
| 2002-07-12 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AKCONSUMER RESEARCHED AND FOUND SEVERAL REC… |
| 2002-06-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE FAILURE |
| 2002-05-28 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING.*AK |
| 2002-03-11 | SEATS | No | 1 | THE CONSUMER'S 2 YEAR OLD ADOPTIVE CHILD'S TOP PORTION FINGER WAS FRATURED DUE TO THE SEATBACK FOLDING DOWN ON IT. WHEN… |
| 2002-03-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | THE HUB OF THE BRAKE ROTOR BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE ROTOR DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. THIS RESULTED IN A SEVERE VIBRATI… |
| 2001-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | MY ABS BRAKE SYSTEM COMES ON UNDER 10MPH DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THERE IS NO PANIC STOP INVOLVED DURING THE NORMAL BRAK… |
| 2001-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT WAS LEAKING OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. COOLANT COULD LEAK INTO OIL. CHEVROLET DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND DIDN'T WANT TO A… |
| 2001-06-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK CONSISTENTLY...WILL TURN ON BUT CONTINUE TILL THEY DECIDE TO STOP ON THEIR OWN...WASHER … |
| 2001-05-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVE… |
| 2001-03-23 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-01-28 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE 60/40 POWER SEAT IS UNABLE TO LOCK IN PLACE. IT WILL ALOW THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDLEY FALL BACKWARD WITH OU… |
| 2001-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK |
| 2001-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DON'T KNOW EXACT DATE OF OR MILEGE AT FAILURE. CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT RESUME SPEED AFTER BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED. S… |
| 2000-11-18 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | CONTACTED GM RE: RECALL # 98043. FIRST TOLD NO SUCH RECALL. NOW TOLD MY VIN NOT INCLUDED. OVER 71,000 RECALLS IN CANADA… |
| 2000-11-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK WARNING LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I PICKED UP VEHICLE AFTER ROUTINE SERVICE AT GMC DEALERSHIP. COMPUTER RESET FOU… |
| 2000-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DON'T KNOW THE DATE OF OR MILEAGE AT FAILURE! NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK |
| 2000-11-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | GM RECALL #98043 SHOULD COVER THIS, HOWEVER, VIN RANGE DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL POSSIBLE UNITS PRONE TO FAILURE. THIS IS A… |
| 2000-10-31 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IT IS GEARED AT LOW PACE. SAME MAKE AND YEAR OF VEHICLES WERE RECALLED F… |
| 2000-10-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO A TECHINICAL SERVICE WHICH INVOLVED THE FUEL SOLENOID DRIVER, THIS FAULY COMPONENT CAUSED TH… |
| 2000-10-17 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND HORN WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SAFTEY ISSUE WHEN THE WIPERS WON'T WORK IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, AND HORN… |
| 2000-10-10 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THIS IS A RECALL THAT INVOLVED ONLY CERTIAN VEHICLES, CHEVY DOES NOT WANT TO REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIRS COMPLETED AT THE… |
| 2000-07-09 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRES. (CLAIM# 43-R514-616) *MW |
| 2000-06-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. THIS COULD RESULT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER MENTIONED THAT T… |
| 2000-06-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP AT ANY TIME CAUSING THE DRIVERS VIEW TO BE OBSTRUCTED. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AFTER READING … |
| 2000-06-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | AT ABOUT 50 TO 55 MPH, THE LEAST BIT OF ROAD ROUGHNESS STARTS THE TIRES HOPPING AND SENDING THE REAR OF THE TRUCK SIDEW… |
| 2000-05-12 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 74 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE (FIRESTONE DUALER 256/16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING CONSUMER TO… |
| 2000-02-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WIND WIPERS AND WASHERS DON'T WORK. *AK |
| 1999-12-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THIS FAILURE MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEFECT BUT IT IS SUCH A MAJOR FAILURE I BELIEVE IT WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATIO… |
| 1999-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | OEM BATTERY LEAKS ACID FROM CRACK AROUND POSITIVE TERMINAL POST. ACID DRIPS ON INNER FENDER PAINT, A/C ELECTRICAL CONN… |
| 1999-11-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | STEPPED ON BRAKES AND LEFT FRONT ROTORS BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS' HUB, CAUSING A SEVERE REDUCTION IN BRAKING, AND A HARD PU… |
| 1999-10-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MODULE FAILED. YH |
| 1999-09-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER, THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUCNTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT I… |