Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 16 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Chevrolet C10. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65MPH WHEN IT BEGAN TO RAIN. I TURNED THE WIPERS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE RAIN INTENSIFIED I TRIED THE WIPERS AGAIN AND THEY WORKED. I RECENTLY NEEDED THE WIPERS AGAIN AND THEY FAILED. *TR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY A DEALER. THERE IS A RECALL, 98V150001, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK *TT
CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER REGARDING RECALL 98V 150 001/98 V 150 000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK *YH
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING DRIVER NOT TO HAVE A CLEAR VIEW. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND STATED THAT DESPITE A RECALL ISSUED FOR WIPER MOTOR FAILURE IT DID NOT APPLY TO THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. *AK *YH
97V037000/ SEAT RECLINERS RECALL REPAIR FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS AT HEARTLAND CHEVROLET; LIBERTY, MO; PHONE # 816/781-3500. APPOINTMENT MADE BY DEALER FOR THIRD TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
ENGINE REVS UP WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND IDLES DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 MPH I FIRST REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER SOON AFTER I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE WAY A 5.0 L. ENGINE OPERATED AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT AFTER SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES BECAUSE OF THE RPMS OF THE ENGINE AS I HAVE APPROACHED ICY INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE THE WHEELS WOULD BE PUSHING ME AND THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP I WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NETURAL TO KEEP FROM RUNNNG INTO THE INTERSECTION, AFTER 5 YEARS I HAVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THE DEALER MAY HAVE BEEN IN ERROR AS THO THE PROBLEM OR OTHERWISE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES (THE ICY ROADS) AM I THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM?*AK
WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH DURING A RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INITIALLY, AND SUDDENLY STOPPED AND WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
WHILE USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY QUIT WORKING WITHOUT A WARNING JUST LIKE MENTIONED IN RECALLS 98V150001 AND 98V150000. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, WITHOUT A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAD BROSZ REPAIR LOOK AT THEM AND THE PRINTED CIRCUIT MODULE WAS BAD, SO A NEW REPLACEMENT WAS BOUGHT AND INSTALLED. WHILE VISITING YOUR WEBSITE, I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL PICKUPS. I CONTACTED MY DEALER WHO SAYS MY PICKUP WAS NOT RECALLED. I THINK THAT, AS THE FAULTY PART S NOW KNOWN TO BE FAULTY, CHEVROLET SHOULD RE-IMBURSE ME FOR THE PART($53.43), AND THE SMALL LABOR BILL($10).*AK
WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD WORK ON AND OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO HIT THE BOX FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO START THEY WERE WORKING AGAIN. BUT, THEN THEY STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER PULSE MODULE FAILED - SAME COMPONENT AS FAILURE ON S-10 PURCHASED SAME DATE (NHTSA RECALL 98V150001). *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKE SHOES AND PADS, REPLACED THE PADS FOUR TIMES IN ONE YEAR .ALSO, BRAKE DUST ON THE BRAKE WHEELS, AND BRAKE HOSE HAS BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. STOP WORKING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN CONTINUE TO OPERATE. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.
WITH PARKING BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN WITH NO NOTICEABLE EFFECT OF IT BEING ON. CONSUMER NOW RELIES ON WHEEL CHOCKS AFTER BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM THAT CANNOT BE CORRECTED. *AK
THE DRIVER'S FRONT AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS ARE STARTING TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE BASE. *AK
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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