1996 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION EXPLODED, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURED THERE WAS A BAD SMELL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. AFTER PULLING OVER THE VEHICLE, HEAVY SMOKE POURED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND THE VEHICLE BURNT COMPLETELY. *YH

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE ON OCCASIONS. I HAVE REVIEWED A NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE RECEIVED CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. MY BROTHER ALSO HAS A 1996 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT WHEN RAINING IF THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK. I SUGGEST THAT YOU HAVE THIS MODEL RECALLED BEFORE THE MANUFACTURER IS SUED FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED , AND INFORMED CONSUMET THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR AND NEEDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO, RECALL 98V150001 DEALT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

CHEVROLET WAS CONTACTED APPROX. FEB. 20TH REGARDING THE AIRBAG FAILURE. THEY FILED A REPORT AND SAID SOMEONE WOULD CHECK THE TRUCK OUT. I CALLED AGAIN IN APRIL BECAUSE I HAD HEARD NOTHING AND THE VEHICLE WAS CLOSE TO BEING REPAIRED, AND WAS TOLD SOMEONE HAD DROPPED THE BALL AND THE COMPLAINT NEVER GOT TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPT. THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE ONLY WAY I CAN HAVE IT CHECKED IS TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. I THINK THIS IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS!!! WHAT HAPPENS IF GOD FORBID THERE BE ANOTHER ACCIDENT AND NEXT TIME SOMEONE IS KILLED???!!!*AK

THIS MODULE CONTROLS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND IT "FREEZES UP" CAUSING THE WIPERS TO STOP. I WAS IN A HEAVY RAIN, AND HAD TO STOP. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT IS A RECALL ITEM ON S-10'S, BUT NOT FULL SIZE CHEVROLETS. THIS IS THE MOST UNSAFE DEFECT I HAVE EVER HEARD OF IN MY 54 YEARS OF LIFE, 38 DRIVING. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!! IT FAILED ONCE TOO MANY TIMES, SO I BOUGHT THE PART AND FIXED IT MYSELF. I THINK THAT MAYBE CHEVRELOT SHOULD REVERT TO "VACUUM" WIPERS FROM THE 40'S AS THEY, ALTHOUGH SLOW AT TIMES, AT LEAST NEVER QUIT ON A DRIVER. *AK

METAL WITHIN BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO SINK/COLLAPSE DUE TO LACK OF SUPPORT IN THAT CORNER OF THE SEAT. THIS CAUSED PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED EVERY 20,000 MILES ON THREE OCCASIONS. CURRENTLY, AT 90,000 ROTORS NEED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WOULD BE DONE AT THE EXPENSE OF CONSUMER. ALSO, LOWER END OF STEERING COLUMN GEAR REPLACED WITH A REBUILT PART UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *ML

TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF 3RD. AND 4TH. GEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

FUEL PUMP HAD MALFUNCTIONED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. *AK

THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THEY ARE NOT WORKING YOU HEAR A BUZZ COMMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CERTAIN VIN'S NOT MINE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 25-30MPH IN FREEZING RAIN AND SKIDDED INTO A TREE. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES. OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT GOING 9-16MPH IMPACT AT ANY ANGLE, AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT AT A MINIMUM IMPCT OF 30MPH AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY. CONSUMER WILL CALL MANUFACTURER TO INVESTIGATE REASON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH VEHICLE JUST DIED. PROBLEM WAS DUE THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT WHICH SHORTED OUT. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRUCK COULD HAVE EXPLODED DUE TO THE BURNT CONNECTOR TOUCHING THE FUEL. DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. T RUCK WAS REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED A FEW TIMES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THE PROBLEM WAS THE FORNT BRAKES. TOOK EFFECT BEFORE THE BACK BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO DROP IN THE FRONT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. RUST WAS INSIDE THE HUB WHERE THE BRAKE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE. *AK

THE POSTIVE SIDE CONNECTION LEAKED ACID FROM THE BATTERY CAUSING LOSS OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL TIMES THIS OCCURRED WHILE TRYING TO TURN AND GAIN ACCESS TO THE HIGHWAY LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER AND SITTING IN THE TRAVEL LANES. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO TRACK DOWN THE PROBLEM AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED CURING THE DEFECT.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WHEN TURNING HEADLIGHTS DOWN FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAM, HEADLIGHTS CUT COMPLETELY OFF. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

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ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION OR JUST STOP WORKING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BECOME UNANCHORED AT THE FRONT END OF THE SEAT, AND WHEN THE DRIVER PULLS IT WILL ROCK BACKWARDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ONCE THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR OFF, CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND DRIVING WITH THE ENGINE RPM BETWEEN 1500-2000 RPM(REGARDLESS OF WHICH GEAR IS SELECTED)AND YOU LET YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE ENGINE REMAINS AT THE RPM IT WAS AT WHEN YOU LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RETURNING COMPLETELY UP AND I INSPECTED THE TRUCK PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 96V057000 AND THE PEDAL IS NOT STICKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER ONCE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A FAULT CODES ON THE COMPUTER BUT THEY RESET THE COMPUTER ANYWAY AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AGAIN. A FELLOEW COWORKER HAS A 1997 VERSION OF THE SAME TRUCK AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN YOU LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR EXPECTING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN, BUT IT DOES NOT! *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DUE VACUM BOOSTER LEAKAGE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH TRANSMISSION/ EGR VALVE AND HEADLIGHT'S WENT OUT. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE. *AK

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE WHEN IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A LONG TIME & THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED LIGHTLY, THEY WOULD LOCK UP. VEHICLE WOULD COME TO SCREECHING HALT. IT'S MORE SEVERE WHEN WEATER IS COOL & DAMP. HAVS NOT BEEN TO DEALER, BUT WILL BE GOING TO MECHANIC. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. HAD NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED, CONSUMER WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & FUEL PUMP REPLACED 5 TIMES BY MECHANIC. MECHANIC DO NOT KNOW CAUSE OF STALLING. *AK

PASSENGER'S ADJUSTING SEAT LATCH BROKE,CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE FREELY BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS CONSUMER PAYS THE COST. *AK

NOTICED SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER PUT FIRE OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

METAL SEAT TRACK ON THE SEAT FAILED. MJS

WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO FUEL PUMP WITHIN THE FUEL TANK BURNED UP DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. INCIDENT COULD HAVE LED TO A VEHICLE EXPLOSION. ASKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT.*AK

WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT STEERING WILL LOSE POWER ASSIST,IT WILLBECOME STIFF, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAPPENS ONLY WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF LEAK. *AK

WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY WOULD MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISES. BEEN TO DEALER. MECHANIC HAD CUT ROTORS & REPLACED BRAKE PADS. *AK

CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE TWO WEEKS AGO. WITHOUT A WARRANTY, AND HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT HIMSELF. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPING TO WORK DURING OPERATION. CONSUMER REPLACED CIRCUIT BOARD OWNER EXPENSE. DEALER /MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO INFORM HER WHY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT OPERTATE PROPERLY. WHEN TRYING TO PULL THE STRAPS TO LOCK THE SEAT BELT, THEY DO NOT EXTEND FAR ENOUGH TO LOCK THE BELT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

MY SON AND HIS FRIEND HIT A BANK HEAD ON AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY DIFFERENT BODY SHOPS AND THEY TOLD ME THIS IS REALLY A PROBLEM WITH THE 1996 AND 1997 CHEVY TRUCKS. I REALLY THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLEY STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE NOT UNDER RECALL AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ON ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PART AND PROBLEM. BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS DRY AND LEVELED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPING WHILE ON. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. OWNER INFORMED THAT IF PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED, CORRECTIVE MEASURES COULD NOT BE TAKEN . *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON SNOW OR ON GRAVEL BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AT THE TAP OF THE PEDAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK