Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Sep 16, 2003WI
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW. DEALER STATED NO RECALL CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK
1996 Chevrolet C15
Routine
Owners filed 26 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags › frontal. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Frame and Members | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsAir Bags › Frontal
Filed Jul 21, 1999TX
CONSUMER REARENDED A TRAILER AT A 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT ,DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. *AK
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Apr 7, 1999IL
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY OPERATE ON HIGH SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER/DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Apr 5, 1999TX
BRAKE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN TWO YEARS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve)
Filed Mar 2, 1999OH
EGR VALVE FAILED CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Aug 11, 1998NC
BRAKE PADS ON THE LEFT SIDE FAILED BEFORE THE RIGHT SIDE BRAKE PADS MALFUNCTIONED. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER. ALSO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED SEVERAL TIMES.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 25, 1997GA
ABS BRAKE PROBLEM; ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, UNDER HEAVY BRAKING, THE BACK WHEELS SLIDE AND PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Suspension › Front
Filed Apr 29, 1997OH
FRONT SUSPENSION, THE SWAY BAR BROKE/BUSHING IS MISSING, NEVER INSTALLED BY MANUFACTURER, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 11, 1997OK
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Mar 4, 1997LA
WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE DURING PANIC STOP, REARENDED VEHICLE, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP, SWERVED TO AVOID COLLISION, THEN WENT INTO A DITCH. IN EACH INSTANCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Seats
Filed Jan 16, 1997FL
WHEN DRIVING OVER 45 MPH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT VIBRATES AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE AND SHIFTS HARD AT 20 MPH. *AK
Suspension › Front
Filed Jan 9, 1997CA
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY, FOR NO REASON, TAKEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED PUT IN 2 BAGS OF CONCRETE IN REAR, MFG SAID ITS NORMAL, DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. HAS DOCUMENTS/FILE NUMBER 960773864. *AK
Seats
Filed Nov 13, 1996AL
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT, WILL NOT STAY PROPERLY ON THE TRACK, SEAT ROLLS BACK A FORWARD. *AK
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Sep 25, 1996GA
AIR CONDITIONING VENTS DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY/ALL COLD AIR COMES OUT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE/ HARDLY ANY AIR ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Aug 27, 1996TX
TURNING ONTO A ROAD AND WAS HIT ON THE HEAD AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. P LEASE DESCRIBE MORE IN DETAIL.*AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 24, 1996NY
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONT END IMPACT, TRUCK HIT ANOTHER TRUCK AT STANDSTILL. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 17, 1996MN
ABS: WHEN APPLIED, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, INCREASED STOPPING, BRAKES WILL COME UP AFTER PUMPING, VEHICLE WILL STOP. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 3, 1996IN
GOING ABOUT (65) MPH AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE HIT THE BRAKES THREE TIMES AND THEN TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE THROTTLE STICKS SOMETIMES WHEN CRUISE IS NOT ENGAGED, THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN WARMED UP. *SLC
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 5, 1996CA
INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 35 MPH W/NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FOR DRIVER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 1, 1996MI
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE ON COLD START RPM WILL ACCELEATE AT HIGH SPEED, HAVE TO CONTINUE APPLYING BRAKES, NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE. *AK
20 of 26 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.