1996 GMC S15

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	2		0	0	0
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Power Train › Manual Transmission96V035000

Filed Feb 22, 199624,906 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. SOME OF THESE TRUCKS WERE BUILT WITH TRANSMISSIONS CONTAINING PARTS WHICH WERE NOT MACHINED TO GM'S SPECIFICATIONS.

Risk. THESE TRANSMISSIONS COULD SEIZE AND LOCK THE REAR DRIVE WHEELS WHILE THE TRUCK IS BEING DRIVEN CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION MAIN SHAFT OUTPUT TORQUE USING A SPECIAL TOOL. IF THE OUTPUT TORQUE DOES NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer

Filed Dec 21, 1998OH

NO SUMMARY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Filed Apr 15, 1998VA

ABS BRAKES FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Filed Jan 30, 1996IL

ABS; WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKES VEHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1991

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2001	1	0	0	Routine
1999	1	0	0	Routine
1998	2	0	0	Routine
1997	2	0	1	Routine
1996 — this page	3	1	0	Routine
1995	3	1	0	Routine
1994	6	2	0	Routine
1993	4	2	0	Routine
1992	3	3	0	Routine
1991	8	5	0	Routine
1990	3	3	1	Routine

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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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 22, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.