Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 GMC Sierra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN AND I REACHED SPEEDS OF ALMOST 100 IN HE… |
| 2006-02-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS AND THERE WERE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. THERE IS… |
| 2005-06-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY THEY HAVE A STRANGE PATTERN TO THEM. THEY QUIT, AND HAD A HUMMING NOISE… |
| 2005-04-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | 1996 GMC SIERRA LOST ITS CABLES AS WELL AS THE REMAINING PARTS HOLDING THE TAILGATE IS RUSTING AND THE CATCH ON THE DRI… |
| 2005-04-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE TOWING TRAILER WITH 2 QUADS (4 WHEELERS) ON EXPRESSWAY WITH A GROUP OF CO-WORKERS, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTH… |
| 2004-10-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LINE ABOVE THE GAS TANK RUSTED AND FAILED WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING OF THIS AND AS… |
| 2004-06-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 15,2004, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 1996 GMC SIERRA 2500 DEISEL PICKUP TRUCK HOME. WHILE DRIVING… |
| 2004-05-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OWNER SAYS THE REMOTE CONTROL MIRRORS ON THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE … |
| 2004-04-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | TRAVELING ON DRY PAVEMENT AT ~ 30 MPH, SUDDEN STOP DUE TO TRAFFIC. BRAKE PEDAL INITIALLY HAD GOOD BRAKE THEN WENT TO T… |
| 2004-04-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DRIVING ALONG HWY 71 EAST, FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS CONS… |
| 2004-04-03 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | INOPERATIVE WIPERS, OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. *JB |
| 2004-03-16 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM. *JB |
| 2004-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | COMPLAINT RUSTED BRAKE LINES TO REAR BRAKES IN BEHIND FUEL TANK. *LA |
| 2004-01-14 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT LOST STEERING CONTROL. DEALER INDICATED CALL NHTSA.*AK |
| 2003-12-24 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK BOLT BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. *NM THE BOLTS ATTACHED THE SEAT BACK TO THE SEAT FR… |
| 2003-12-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | PROBLEM IN FUEL SYSTEM (LIKELY THE FUEL PUMP OR RELATED COMPONENT) IN 1996 GMC SIERRA WITH 6.5 L DIESEL . CAUS… |
| 2003-09-23 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. *AK |
| 2003-09-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE DIED. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD THE FUEL PUMP HAD BURNT UP AND T… |
| 2003-09-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLAMP LIGHT SWITCH WORKS ON AND OFF, MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. *AK THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE THE VE… |
| 2003-09-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT SINCE HE PURCHASED VEHICLE HE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. ONCE HE COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE AND RAN INTO T… |
| 2003-08-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | SEVERE SURFACE CORROSION ON REAR BRAKE LINE LED TO LINE BURSTING DURING AN EMERGENCY STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION. BURST O… |
| 2003-07-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | AS FUEL PUMP BEGAN TO FAIL (INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS), IT CAUSED WIRES GOING TO FUEL PUMP (WIRES ARE INSIDE THE G… |
| 2003-06-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS IN FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *S… |
| 2003-05-04 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE THE SEAT CUSHION FRAME FRACTURED AT THE LEFT FORWARD ATTACH POINT. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO RO… |
| 2003-03-28 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO INSTALL A CHILD SEAT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, DUE TO THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE REA… |
| 2003-02-04 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | RECALL # 98-V-150-001, CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IN NOT INCLUDE IN RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. PLEASE P… |
| 2002-12-05 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL… |
| 2002-12-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES HIS VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITH OUT ANY REASON, CAUSING TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. PROBLEMS IS DUE … |
| 2002-11-20 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITEDLY AND I FOUND THE RECAL FOR IT ON THIS SITE. 996 GMC SIERRA PICKUP..THE DEALO… |
| 2002-11-09 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND IT WILL HARD FOR TH… |
| 2002-11-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY DURING RAIN STORMS. TS |
| 2002-10-10 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR… |
| 2002-09-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK |
| 2002-08-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENLY DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVER. TS |
| 2002-08-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS START WORKING ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, AND THEN FAIL COMPLETELY.*AK |
| 2002-07-12 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIED WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR STOP DURING OPERATION. DEALER AND THE MAN… |
| 2002-07-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHILED WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING IN A STORM. CONSUMER … |
| 2002-05-31 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND CIRCUIT BROKEN. DEALER WILL NOT COVER EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL. MANUFACTURER IN… |
| 2002-05-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENLY WORK, CUTTING OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. CONTACTED DEALER AN… |
| 2002-05-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY QUIT, WITHOUT WARNING, CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AND ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THERE WAS… |
| 2002-05-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER INSISTS THAT THIS VEHICLE (VIN) IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT W… |
| 2002-04-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE BACK UP LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. NLM |
| 2002-04-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT AT THE POINT WHERE THE WIRES CONNECT TO FUEL PUMP ARE SHORTED TO GROUND POSSIBLY IGNITING FUEL V… |
| 2002-04-01 | TRAILER HITCHES | No | 0 | FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER HITCH BROKE WHILE PULLING TRAILER IN THE DRIVE WAY. NO INJURIES.*AK *YD |
| 2002-03-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | RECALL 98V150001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED … |
| 2002-02-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING, RESULTING IN POOR VISABILITY FOR CONSUMER WHEN DRIVING. CONTACTED… |
| 2002-02-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 98 V 150 001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING; WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERM… |
| 2002-01-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE LEAKS ANTI-FREEZE FROM VICINITY OF UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. CHRONIC PROBLEM. OCCURS AFTER VEHICLE HAS SET FOR 3-5… |
| 2002-01-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HARD SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS, LOST OVERDRIVE & REVERSE -- SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM!*AK |
| 2002-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | MY 1996 GMC SIERRA WINDSHEILD WIPERS BEGAN WORKING ERRATICALLY, PAUSING, AND NOT WORKING AT ALL, CREATING INCREDIBLY DA… |