1996 Chevrolet K25

Routine

Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip2
000
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor1
000
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer1
000
Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit1
000
Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Aug 10, 2000IN

RECALL 98V150000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL, AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VIN FELL WITHIN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER HAS BEEN EXCLUDED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALLL. INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RESULTED IN POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Dec 6, 1999MS

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DRIVER HAS TO TAP ON THE WIPER MOTOR BOX BEFORE OPERATION CONTINUES. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP. TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC

Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)
Filed Sep 30, 1997OH

CLUTCH CHATTERS/VIBRATES WHEN ENGAGED/STARTING OUT FROM STANDSTILL, POTENTIAL FOR STALLING IN TRAFFIC, INTERMITTENT/MOSTLY WHEN COLD/HEAVILY LOADED. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 6, 1997AR

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE FRONT BRAKES GRABBED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID. ALSO REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 11, 1997MI

IN WET AND DRY WEATHER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY FAILED, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM. *AK

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Jan 2, 1997NY

DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *AK

6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
1996 — this page6000Routine
199512010Routine
199412000Routine
19934000Routine
19922000Routine
19911000Routine
19902100Routine

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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.