1996 Chevrolet C1500 complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. *MJS

THE BELT TENSIONER CAME APART, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND NO AIR CONDITIONING. *MJS (ORIGINAL REPORT 557308)

THE BELT TENSIONER CAME APART, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND NO AIR CONDITIONING. *MJS (ORIGINAL REPORT 557308)

THE BELT TENSIONER CAME APART, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND NO AIR CONDITIONING. *MJS (ORIGINAL REPORT 557308)

WHILE TRAVELING ABS INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH. WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE WAS HIT BY A T-BONE FASHION. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS (GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE BULLETIN 667103). SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED 6/96, BUT CONSUMERS AREN'T NOTIFIED UNTIL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FIVE COWORKERS ARE CURRENTLY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS CAN BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. TWO OF THESE WERE LEFT STRANDED WITH DISABLED TRUCKS. G.M. IS TAKING NO ACTION ON THIS.

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN GOING FORWARD. CAN SHIFT INTO REVERSE FINE. WAS AT STOP SIGH & APPLIED GAS, TRANSMISSION STOPPED. MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING. SHIFTED INTO REVERSE TO AVOID BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES, BUT MECHANIC CAN NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

TIRES ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAVE CHUNKS COMING OUT BY THE TREAD. THE OTHER 2 TIRES ON THE LEFT SIDE ARE HAVING TREAD SEPARATION. THE STEEL BELTS ARE SHOWING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DRIVER SIDE MAKES SLAPPING NOISES. TOOK TO FIRESTONE RETAILER & INFORMED WOULD NOT EXCHANGE TIRES FOR OTHER TIRES EVENTHOUGH THEY WERE BAD UNTIL PAYMENT WAS MADE FIRST. FIRESTONE, LT245/75R16 ON 1996, CHEVROLET, C1500 WITH 119,000 MILES.*AK THE FIRESTONE DEALER WANTED FULL RETAIL PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE TIRES. *YH

I HAVE HAD THESE TIRES ON MY TRUCK FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH I HAD 2 OF THESE TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE THE TREAD WAS SEPARATINIG. AGAIN THIS MONTH I HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER TIRE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS BULGING AND SEPERATING. I WROTE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT FIRESTONE AND THEY NEVER REPLIED,ONCE BY MAIL AND TWICE BY E-MAIL. THESE TIRES DO HAVE THE "VD" DOT CODE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VD TIRESIZE: 33X12.50X1)

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO CRACKS IN THE SOLDER JOINTS. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DUE TO DEFECTIVE AIRBAG MODEM, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, WHICH MAY DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY OR WON'T DEPLOY IN EVENT OF A CRASH. *AK THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. DEFECTIVE PART IS ON ORDER BY DEALER. *YH

ANY INFO IN FIRESTONE TIRES TREAD SEPEARTING, TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON CHEVROLET P/U PURCHASED NEW IN 1996? (CLAIM# 18-0401-241) *MW

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO CRACKS IN THE SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR. VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V150001 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER WORK ,CREATING SITUATIONS THAT WARRANT PULLING OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS ARE VERY LOOSE ALONG THE TRACKS. WHEN DRIVING ALONE THE PASSENGER SEAT CAN BE OBSERVED VIBRATING. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A STORM. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE ONE NEVER KNOWS WHEN IT MAY HAPPEN. DEALER SAID THAT VIN WAS OUTSIDE THIER ON FILE RECALL, SO OWNER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK *ML

BATTERY GOES DEAD. IN THE LAST 6 MOS. I'VE PUT ON 2 NEW BATTERIES, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, AT LOW SPEED, A LOUDER THAN NORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND A ROUGH SHIFT WAS FELT. TRANSMISSION WAS BEING REBUILT WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC WASNOT SURE WHY THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AT 50,000 MILES TRANSMISSION IS BEING REBUILT. WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS, THERE IS ROUGH SHIFTING AND LOUD NOISES. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MMANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS FAIL TO LOCK INTO PLACE. THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM FOR DRIVER WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES TO MAKE VARIOUS REPAIRS TO THE SEATS. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

I RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT A PRODUCT RECALL REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON CHEVROLET TRUCKS. WHEN I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN OF MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WANT TO PURSUE HAVING MY VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THE NTHSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 150000 BECAUSE I HAVE ALREADY EXPIERENCED AND HAD REPAIRED THE CONDITION DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *AK

PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY IN TRACK, SEAT MOVES OFF THE BRACKET/BASE AND IS NOT STABLE. *MJS

HOIST CABLE FOUND ALMOST BROKEN. SHOULD IT HAVE BROKEN IT WOULD DROPPED SPARE TIRE TO THE GROUND.

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BOTH MY 1996 AND 1997 CHEVROLET C1500'S HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILED FUEL INJECTORS. THE 1997 CHEVROLET NEEDED 6 NEW FUEL INJECTORS AT APPROXIMATELY 13,000 MILES. THE 1996 CHEVROLET HAD ONE INJECTOR REPLACED AT 48,500 MILES. BOTH VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED USED.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

COMPLETE FAILURE OF REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY. CARRIER BEARINGS LOST PRELOAD. REPLACEMENT OF RING GEAR, PINION, AXLE SHAFTS, CARRIER BEARINGS, PINION BEARINGS, AXLE BEARINGS & SEALS REQUIRED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT THIS MILEAGE. REPAIR COST WAS $2105.00. CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES OF THE C1500 PICKUP AXLES IN 1995, 1996 & 1997. ALSO MAYBE 1998. A FRIEND HAD (2) AXLES REPLACED ON HIS 1995 C1500 SUBURBAN UNDER WARRANTY. HE ALSO HAS NOISE IN HIS CURRENT SUBURBAN & IS TAKING IT IN TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. MINE HAD MADE NOISE BUT WAS NEVER LISTED AS A PROBLEM BY JOE SELF CHEVROLET.

I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS FELT "SPONGY" BUT THE DEALER HAS ALWAYS SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD.

THE TAILATE CABLE BROKE DUE TO HAVING RUSTY BOLTS THAT HOLD TAILGATE CABLE TO BED OF TRUCK. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY WHILE IN USE. WIPERS WOULD STOP ON ITS OWN. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD THE CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE REPLACED. *AK *YC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON / OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING A LOSS OF VISIBILITY. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *YC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME OUT, AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. TRUCK NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V150001 WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING DUE TO VIN. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THEY WILL RESTART AFTER SOME PERIOD OF TIME!

FACTORY COMPUTER DEFECT CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT OR NOT SHIFT IN AN ERRATIC MANNER, IT ALSO CAUSED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS TO HEAT UP AND FAIL. *ET

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.

INTERMITTENTLY PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT WILL NOT RETRACT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

PINION SEALS AND AXLE SEAL FAILED. NLM

THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OVERFLOWS, SPRAYING FLUID ONTO EXHAUST PIPE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE IS GETTING WATER IN IT WHICH CAUSES A SHORT WITHIN WIPERS. THIS, IN TURN, CAUSES WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN, BUT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT. *AK

ELECTRICAL WIRING FROM THE FRAME UNDER THE VEHICLE GOES INTO THE GAS TANK, CAUSING INSTALLATION ON WIRING TO MELT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S REAR EXTENDED CAB UNIT WINDOWS OPERATE POORLY, THE LOCKING MECHANISM WILL NOT WORK. THEREFORE, THE WINDOWS WILL OPEN AND CLOSE WITH ANY TYPE OF MOVEMENT, CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY . *AK

WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM GAS VEHICLES SPEED DOES NOT DECREASE, SPEED REMAINS THE SAME FOR SEVERAL MILES IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY DURING USE. NTHSA CAMPAIGN 98V150000 ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE FOR VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF MANUFACTURING. HOWEVER, CHEVROLET HAS NOT INCLUDED MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL. I PAID FOR SERVICE IDENTICAL TO THAT REQUIRED BY THE RECALL CAMPAIGN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON 4/5/99 AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT CHEVROLET FOR REIMBURSEMENT. CHEVROLET MAINTAINS THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THEY HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO COVER THE EXPENSE (CHEV CASE #: 990184509). I BELIEVE CHEVROLET SHOULD EXPAND THEIR RECALL TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE AND ANY OTHERS OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR THAT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *AK