Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Chevrolet Silverado.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-18 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INTERMITTE… |
| 2016-02-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DURING A JUMP START IGNITION WOULD NOT DISENGAGE EVEN AFTER I TURNED OFF, AND REMOVED KEY. HAD TO REMOVER BATTERY CABLE… |
| 2007-04-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | 1996 CHEVY SILVERADO CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THE MOTOR MIGHT FAIL RE… |
| 2006-06-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED HOWEVER NO INSPECTION… |
| 2006-04-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TAILGATE STRAPS FAILURE. MAN WAS STANDING ON TAILGATE PREPARING TO JUMP DOWN, AND BOTH STRAPS SNAPPED AT THE SAME TIME… |
| 2006-03-05 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THE DRIVER SEAT RECLINER FAILED CAUSING THE… |
| 2005-12-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | METAL HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID LINE RUSTS, DEGRADING TO THE LEAKING OF FLUID AND TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. METAL LIN… |
| 2005-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | 1996 CHEVY 4X4 TRUCK (SILVERADO) ABS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT. VERY DIFFICULT STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHEN… |
| 2005-09-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DT: WHILE THE CALLER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE BRAKE FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED … |
| 2005-09-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | SIDEWALLS OF TWO TIRES SEPARATED, ONE AT THREE PLACES AND ONE AT ONE PLACE. ONE TIRE CRACKED ALONG THE BEAD. ONE TIRE W… |
| 2005-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE BRAKES ON OUR 1996 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 PICK UP FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. THERE IS A DELAY BETWEEN APPLYING PRESSURE ON… |
| 2005-04-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | DT: WHILE DRIVING SHE WAS EXPERIENCING HESITATION, HIT POTHOLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHIC… |
| 2005-04-20 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | SINCE PURCHASED FROM MAHER CHEVROLET IN 2001, THE "C CLIP" IN THE "TRANSFER CASE" HAS BROKEN THREE TIMES AND WE HAVE NE… |
| 2004-11-03 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE OR FUNCTION PROPERLY DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 03V159000… |
| 2004-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | ON MY 1996 SILVERADO, THE TAILGATE STRAPS ARE STARTING TO RUST AND BREAK. I THINK THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED BE… |
| 2004-08-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE AND LURCHED FORWARD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SLAM ON THE B… |
| 2004-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND REPLACED TWO FRONT BRAK… |
| 2004-04-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHENEVER A PANIC STOP IS REQUIRED THE BRAKES TAKE ALMOST A SECOND AFTER APPLICATION BEFORE THEY RESPOND. IT IS LIKE PU… |
| 2004-02-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 3 | SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE CONTINUAL COSTS TO KEEP VEHICLE RUNNING HAS ALMOST EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. REPAIR CO… |
| 2004-02-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND STOPPED SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR AT 50,000 MILES. WAS REBUILT AT TRANS SERVICE SHOP. CA… |
| 2003-11-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING ANT ANY SPEED. THIS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE TWELVE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WE… |
| 2003-08-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WA… |
| 2003-08-18 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LOOSES ASSIST AND BECOMES STIFF. POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKS |
| 2003-07-29 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT … |
| 2003-06-23 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK |
| 2003-03-27 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. TURNED TO HIGH THEY STARTED WORKING, IF PUT IN LIMIT TIME IT DID NOT WORK. SHUT OFF … |
| 2003-01-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING WATER IN THE FRONT AND REAR INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *JB |
| 2003-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 1 | I WAS INVOLVED IN AN INJURY ACCIDENT. I HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE TO THE BRAKE… |
| 2003-01-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING |
| 2002-11-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FUEL IS LEAKING FROM FUEL LINE ONTO EXHAUST PIPE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE OF A POSSIBILITY VEHICLE FIRE. THE… |
| 2002-09-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | I HIT 2 HORSES ON HIWAY 51 SOUTH-KILLED BOTH HORSES-AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED -SPEED AT IMPACT APPROX. 50 MPH. *AK |
| 2002-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, ENGINE MISFIRE AT START, VERY ROUGH IDLE, SUSPECT POPPET VALVE STICK, OBD CODE READS MISFIRE ON 6… |
| 2002-06-21 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. LAST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 60 MILES AN HOUR DURING HEAVY THUNDERSTORM. … |
| 2002-05-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | MULTIPLE FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITHOUT WARNING. *AK |
| 2002-04-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY ,AND WHEN CHECKING THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY OF THE BRAKE LIGHT IS THE PR… |
| 2002-04-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO TURN ON WHEN DRIVING AND STARTS TO RAIN. CANNOT SEE ROAD WHEN DRIVING . DI… |
| 2002-03-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THE TILT STEERING WHEEL TO G… |
| 2002-01-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WIDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING AND COME ON THEMSELVES AFTER THE UNIT SEEMS TO COOL DOWN. T… |
| 2001-12-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | INJECTION PUMP HAS FAILED TWICE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PUSH VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. FIRST TIME GMC PUT A NEW PART ON AN… |
| 2001-10-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | Z71 TRUCK TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 55,000 MILES. GM STATES THAT MY VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION & THAT THERE WAS NO… |
| 2001-10-20 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 45 TO 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER… |
| 2001-08-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUALLY FAIL,HAVE TO OPEN HOOD AND WIGGLE WIRES OR HIT ON MODULE TO RESTART THEM. *AK |
| 2001-08-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOT NO… |
| 2001-08-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP. SOMETIMES VEHICLE HAS TO BE PULLED TO SIDE OF TH… |
| 2001-06-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-05-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS AT APARKING LOT WITH GRAVEL PAVEMENT, AND VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. HE TURNED VEHICLE ON, PUT FOOT ON BRA… |
| 2001-05-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AS THE GEAR LEVER WAS PULLED FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ALTHOUGH THE DRIVERS FOOT WAS STILL ON… |
| 2001-05-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY,. THIS CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS , REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCR… |
| 2001-05-04 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY THREE TIMES DURING HEAVY THUNDERSTOMES WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED TO COME ON. I … |
| 2001-04-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR PROPERLY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. … |