Driver assistance
Filed Jun 14, 1998
ENGINE DOES NOT RETURN TO IDLE WHEN ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED UNLESS THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
- NHTSA ID
- 536855
1996 Chevrolet C1500 Driver assistance Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Driver assistance reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest Jun 14, 1998
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
3%
of 229 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 21, 1997
CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WHEN FOOT IS NOT DEPRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DUE TO THE THROTTLE STICKING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER HAS MADE MANY ADJUSTMENTS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE THROTTLE STICKS AT 1000 TO 2200 RPMS. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 817317
- Incident
- May 1, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 4, 1997
WHEN TRAVELING THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT DEPRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND OTHER PARTS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER HAS ADMITTED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT UNABLE TO FIX IT.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 816009
- Incident
- Sep 1, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 17, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 814324
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 17, 1997
OWNER STATES THAT HIS CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT KEEP THE DESIRED SPEED WHEN SET. HE NOTES THA TWHEN GOING DOWN HILLS AND USING CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE ACCELERATES. HE FURTHER INDICATES THAT VEHICLE DID NOT DO THIS WHEN HE PURCHASED IT NEW. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 811102
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 13, 1997
AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR PERIOD OF TIME, THE ENGINE GOES HIGH IDLE POSITION, OR OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, WHEN MAKING A GEAR CHANGE, RMPS ARE VERY HIGH, MANUAL TRAMISSION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 807499
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 21, 1996
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE WILL MAINTAIN THE SPEED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 801146
- Incident
- May 21, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 21, 1996
NO MATTER WHAT SPEED, TRUCK WILL NOT RETURN TO LOW IDLE, PREVENTING FROM DOWN SHIFTING TO SLOW. UNDER THIS CONDITION MOTOR DOESN'T ALLOW DRIVER TO BRAKE PROPERLY. CHEVROLET SAID THAT TRUCK PERFORMED WITHIN GUIDELINES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 801134
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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