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1996 Chevrolet C15 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 16, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 18, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 26 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Chevrolet C15. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

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Visibility
Filed Sep 16, 2003

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW. DEALER STATED NO RECALL CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10040026
Incident
Sep 16, 2003
Airbags
Filed Jul 21, 1999

CONSUMER REARENDED A TRAILER AT A 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT ,DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
842786
Visibility
Filed Apr 7, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY OPERATE ON HIGH SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER/DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
836583
Incident
Jan 1, 1999
Brakes
Filed Apr 5, 1999

BRAKE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN TWO YEARS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
836473
Incident
Sep 21, 1998
Engine
Filed Mar 2, 1999

EGR VALVE FAILED CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.

NHTSA ID
544185
Incident
Oct 24, 1996
Brakes
Filed Aug 11, 1998

BRAKE PADS ON THE LEFT SIDE FAILED BEFORE THE RIGHT SIDE BRAKE PADS MALFUNCTIONED. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER. ALSO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED SEVERAL TIMES.

NHTSA ID
825406
Incident
Aug 5, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jul 25, 1997

ABS BRAKE PROBLEM; ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, UNDER HEAVY BRAKING, THE BACK WHEELS SLIDE AND PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
814402
Incident
Jun 25, 1997
Suspension
Filed Apr 29, 1997

FRONT SUSPENSION, THE SWAY BAR BROKE/BUSHING IS MISSING, NEVER INSTALLED BY MANUFACTURER, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING.

NHTSA ID
811819
Incident
Jan 1, 1997
AirbagsBrakesSeat belts
Filed Mar 11, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
515621
Incident
Jun 26, 1996
Brakes
Filed Mar 4, 1997
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE DURING PANIC STOP, REARENDED VEHICLE, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP, SWERVED TO AVOID COLLISION, THEN WENT INTO A DITCH. IN EACH INSTANCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK

NHTSA ID
809690
BrakesInterior & seatsTransmission
Filed Jan 16, 1997

WHEN DRIVING OVER 45 MPH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT VIBRATES AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE AND SHIFTS HARD AT 20 MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID
807786
Suspension
Filed Jan 9, 1997

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY, FOR NO REASON, TAKEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED PUT IN 2 BAGS OF CONCRETE IN REAR, MFG SAID ITS NORMAL, DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. HAS DOCUMENTS/FILE NUMBER 960773864. *AK

NHTSA ID
807372
Incident
Jan 9, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 13, 1996

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT, WILL NOT STAY PROPERLY ON THE TRACK, SEAT ROLLS BACK A FORWARD. *AK

NHTSA ID
804155
Incident
Sep 1, 1996
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Sep 25, 1996

AIR CONDITIONING VENTS DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY/ALL COLD AIR COMES OUT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE/ HARDLY ANY AIR ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

NHTSA ID
509068
Airbags
Filed Aug 27, 1996

TURNING ONTO A ROAD AND WAS HIT ON THE HEAD AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. P LEASE DESCRIBE MORE IN DETAIL.*AK

NHTSA ID
801368
Airbags
Filed Jul 24, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONT END IMPACT, TRUCK HIT ANOTHER TRUCK AT STANDSTILL. *AK

NHTSA ID
987257
Incident
Jul 13, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jul 17, 1996

ABS: WHEN APPLIED, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, INCREASED STOPPING, BRAKES WILL COME UP AFTER PUMPING, VEHICLE WILL STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID
985768
Incident
Apr 15, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 3, 1996

GOING ABOUT (65) MPH AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE HIT THE BRAKES THREE TIMES AND THEN TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE THROTTLE STICKS SOMETIMES WHEN CRUISE IS NOT ENGAGED, THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN WARMED UP. *SLC

NHTSA ID
986493
Incident
Jun 1, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jun 5, 1996
Crash reported

INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 35 MPH W/NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FOR DRIVER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
985296
Incident
May 20, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed May 1, 1996

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE ON COLD START RPM WILL ACCELEATE AT HIGH SPEED, HAVE TO CONTINUE APPLYING BRAKES, NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983906
Incident
Mar 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Mar 6, 1996

THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE TRUCK DOES NOT WORK. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKS UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
980285
Incident
Mar 4, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 29, 1996

THE THROTTLE STICKS AND DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN RELEASING THE GAS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
979887
Incident
Feb 12, 1996
Airbags
Filed Feb 15, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
979287
Incident
Feb 12, 1996
Steering
Filed Feb 7, 1996

DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD END BOLTS CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. TT

NHTSA ID
978807
Incident
Feb 3, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Feb 7, 1996

FRAME CRACKED WHILE DRIVING. TT

NHTSA ID
978805
Incident
Nov 1, 1994

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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