1996 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

WINDSHIEILD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER IS STATING THAT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WAS COVERED BY A RECALL FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED THROUGH MAY 1996; HIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE OF 1996. *YD

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRADSHAW CHEVROLET ON 03/06/2002. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THERE WAS NO CAMPAIGN CURRENTLY UNDER WAY TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE WIRING, AS I CAN WIGGLE THE CONNECTION AND THE WIPERS WILL BEGIN WORKING. THE BRAKES SEEM TO TAKE AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF PEDAL PRESSURE TO STOP, ESPECIALLY UNDER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE WRITER @ KEVIN WHITTAKER THAT THERE WAS NO CAMPAING FOR RECALL DUE TO DEFECTS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL REGARDING THIS CONDITION. *TT

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WIDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING AND COME ON THEMSELVES AFTER THE UNIT SEEMS TO COOL DOWN. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING AND IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK MY VEHICLE.I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF GM IS DOING A RECALL ON A VEHICLE WITH THE VIN # THAT MINE HAS. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR PROPERLY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY CHANGING CORRECTLY, HOWEVER NOW THERE IS A FLUID LEAK, DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE CONSUMER FOR THESE REPAIRS. *SLC

INJECTION PUMP HAS FAILED TWICE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PUSH VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. FIRST TIME GMC PUT A NEW PART ON AND VEHICLE LOST BRAKES WHEN PULLING OUT INTO A INTERSECTION. GMC IS NOT CONSIDERING ASSISTING CONSUMER BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY MILES, AND MONEY WILL NOT BE SPENT TO INVESTIGATE. NEW PART IS FAILING FASTER THAN THE OLD. *AK

THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, AND APPEARS TO FAI WHEN EITHER CD PLAYER OR DEFROSTER IS USED. WHEN BOTH ARE DISCONTINUED AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME PASSES,WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK PROPERLY.*AK

Z71 TRUCK TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 55,000 MILES. GM STATES THAT MY VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION & THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I DID TO CAUSE THE FAILURE. GM SERVICE BULLETIN (DOC. #225207) STATES THAT THE VCM CAN CAUSE ERRATIC LINE PRESSURE WITH THE 4L60-E TRANSMISSION. ALTHOUGH THE BULLETINS ARE FOR TECH. INFO ONLY, THIS SERVICE BULLETIN DOCUMENTS A KNOWN PRE-EXISTING DEFECT THAT CAN "LEAD" TO PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO THE VCM COMMUNICATING INTERMITTENT, ERRATIC, UNSTABLE LINE PRESSURE. THE BULLETIN ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM & POTENTIAL "FAILURE OR DAMAGE" VERSUS BEING INFORMATIVE & TOOLS NEEDED FOR THE JOB. BECAUSE CONSUMERS ARE NOT NOTIFIED OF BULLETINS, THEY END-UP PAYING FOR THESE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET, NEVER KNOWING THEY STEM FROM FACTORY DEFECTS & COULD BE REPAIRED FOR LITTLE OR NOTHING. NOTIFICATION PRECLUDES ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS & EXPENSE THAT COULD BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY OR HIDDEN WARRANTY (SO CALLED GOOD WILL PROGRAM).*AK

LADY RAN STOPLIGHT - I T-BONED HER IN THE DRIVER DOOR AT 45 MPH. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 45 TO 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BRAKE SYSTEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN "MUSHY" ON APPLICATION - DOWNHILL AT ANY SPEED VERY SLOW TO STOP VEHICLE. CARR CHEVROLET DID A COMPLETE BRAKE OVERHAUL, BUT THERE IS STILL EXCESSIVE PEDAL PLAY - GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR ON DOWNHILL BRAKING. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION DOWNHILL STOPPING IS ALMOST NIL AT EVEN SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH - THERE HAS TO BE A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THIS BRAKE SYSTEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP. SOMETIMES VEHICLE HAS TO BE PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL WIPERS WANT TO START AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK

LAST YEAR AUGUST,2000 FUEL PUMP REPLACED BY JAMES CHEVROLET AT 103,000 MILES. PROBLEM CAME BACK WHEN CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE STALLING AND NOT STARTING. IN MAY,2001 PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT IF IT WAS NOT BROKE, AND TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT FAILED. THREE MONTHS LATER FAILED AND THE SENDER KIT WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH FUEL PUMP AND MELTED WIRES WERE FOUND INSIDE THE TANK. DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER HAD SEEN PROBLEM, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO BE CONBUSTIBLE.*AK *YH

I HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY THREE TIMES DURING HEAVY THUNDERSTOMES WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED TO COME ON. I HAD HEARD A RECALL EXISTED FOR 1996 CHEVROLET PICKUPS. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 100% OF THE COST TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER BOARD FOR THE WIPERS. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE MINE WAS AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT AND UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE. I LONG SINCE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND SEEN COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET THAT MY PROBLEM IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND FRUSTRATION AS I AM. ONE OF THE TIMES THE WIPERS FAILED TO WORK WAS WHILE MY WIFE, 2 YR OLD CHILD AND I WERE ON A FAMILY TRIP WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN HEAVILY; THE WIPERS WORKED FOR A FEW TIMES AND THEN STOPPED, WE PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP BEFORE CONTINUING ON.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED AT 10,000 MILES ON REPLACEMENT. EXACT THING HAPPEND LOUD NOISE LOST FORWARD GEARS AND REVERSE AND FORWARD CAME BACK WITHOUT REVERSE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO TOW.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY AND FAIL TO OPERATE DURING WET CONDITIONS. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

1ST TRANSMISSION WENT AT 37,000 ON 3/10/2000 2ND TRANSMISSION WENT ON 06/24/2001 WITH ONLY 10,000 MI ON IT. 7 1996 VEHICLES AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE THAT WE KNOW HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THANK YOU. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AS THE GEAR LEVER WAS PULLED FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ALTHOUGH THE DRIVERS FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 20 FEET BEFORE RASHING INTO A PARKED FORKLIFT TRUCK CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT BUMPER AND WHEEL WELL. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY,. THIS CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS , REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER WAS AT APARKING LOT WITH GRAVEL PAVEMENT, AND VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. HE TURNED VEHICLE ON, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE, AND SHIFTED GEAR INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE TOOK OFF WITH SPEED, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO OFFICE MACHINERY. THEN IT CAME WITH A COMPLETE STOP. *AK A MECHANIC LOOKED OVER VEHICLE AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, HOWEVER DID NOTICE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SET WAS IN THE ON POSITION AND FELT THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN IN USE. SOMETIMES WOULD TURN ON/OFF ON THEIR OWN. WOULD GET OUT IN RAIN AND EITHER JIGGLE WIRES OR MOTOR TO GET WIPERS WORKING AGAIN. AT HIGH SPEED WOULD START OKAY, BUT AT LOW SPEED THEY WORKED ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE STOPPING.*AK *JB

THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED. NLM

PASSENGER'S SEAT HAS BEEN MOVING BACK AND FORTH. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

I WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE A MODIFACATION WAS NOT MADE .WHY WAS I NOT NOTIFIED ?*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR DUE TO REAR BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING. REAR BRAKES ARE STILL LIKE NEW, AND FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL FOR THAT YEAR AND MODEL.*AK BRAKES NEVER WOEKED PROPERLY AND ACT AS IF NO VACUUM. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT HELP. *YH

ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY, AND ON FOUR OCCASIONS VEHICLE HAS SURGED FORWARD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND HAD FUEL INJECTOR REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM WOULD REOCCUR. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL DURING HEAVY DOWN POUR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING BUCKET SEAT FRAME BROKE, AND CONSUMER WOULD FIND HIMSELF LOOKING AT DOME LIGHT OF CAB. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE IN DEC OF1998, AND JUST RECENTLY. *AK MANUFACTURER REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE ON FIRST OCCASION, THE SECOND TIME PART FAILED, THE PART WAS PAID FOR BY CONSUMER. *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE ENTRY TO THE REAR SEAT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WAS STICKING, DEALER ADDED LUBRICANT BUT IT STILL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMERS CHILD WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE, ONCE OUT THE TRUCK HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE SEAT AND AT THAT MOMENT A PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT TRIPPED THE LEVER AND THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEAT CAME FORWARD, THE HINGE OF THE SEAT CUT THE END OF THE CHILDS FINGER OFF, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES A GUARD SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE PASSENGER SEAT HINGE LIKE THE ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. NLM

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING TRAILER HITCH METAL TORE OFF VEHICLE, CAUSING TRAILER TO COME OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

2 FRONT AXLES FAILED WITHIN 90 DAYS WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, AND IN TRAFFIC WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED CRASH. *AK

DRIVESHAFT YOKE SEAL FAILED RESULTING IN ALL REAR AXLE BEARINGS HAVING TO BE REPLACED. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR TO ZERO VISIBILITY. DEFECT IS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF SOLDIER JOINTS IN THE COMPUTER OF WINDSHIELD WIPER.*AK *SLC

NHTSA RECALL 98V150000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043;VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED, AND THEY STOP WORKING, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. *AK

AT 30,000 MILES WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. AT 50,000 MILES MODULE COMPLETELY FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING RAIN STORM.*AK *SLC

DRIVER COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE RUNNING GEAR FROM THE MOTOR, CAUSING SPRING TO BREAK IN CLUTCH PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AND GIVING VEHICLE GAS RPMS WOULD GO UP, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. DEALRR HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS REPLACED PULSE WIPER MODULE WHICH CORRECTED DEFECT. DEALER CLAIMED THIS WAS THE SAME PART AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL WHICH ONLY APPLIED ON PRIOR VEHICLES OF THAT SAME MODEL.*AK THE RECALL ON WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS ISSUED BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVENTHOUGH PART ARE THE SAME. *YH

TWO CABLES THAT SUPPORT TAILGATE BROKE WHILE LOADING LAWN MOWER ONTO TRUCK, CAUSED BY CORROSION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I WAS IN A WRECK GOING 65 MILES PER HR.I CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKES ROTORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THESE MATTERS.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. *AK VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING. *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. AT ONE TIME, THEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK. CURRENTLY, THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE PROBLEM OF WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER FAILURE IS CAUSED BY BAD COMPUTOR MODULE. *YH