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1996 Chevrolet C2500 Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

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Brakes 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.
23
Latest Aug 27, 2002
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.
43%
of 53 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Chevrolet C2500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 23 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 brake

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Brakes
Filed Aug 27, 2002

BRAKES GRAB IF VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.*AK CONSUMER STATES HE FEELS AS IF HE IS GOING TO GO THROUGH THE WINDOW.*YH

NHTSA ID
8017290
Brakes
Filed Jul 10, 2000
Crash reported

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, COMING OFF A RAMP, TRIED TO SLOW DOWN FOR TRAFFIC AND CONSUMER REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
865099
Incident
Mar 15, 2000
Brakes
Filed Jan 21, 2000

WHILETRAVELING 15-20 MPHAND MAKING A STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAK PEDAL VEHICLECONTINUED TO L TRAVEL INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, CAN OT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
855307
Brakes
Filed Nov 24, 1999

WHEN TRAVELING ON WET PAVEMENT AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID , AND RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
852466
Brakes
Filed Sep 7, 1999

REAR WHEELS LOCKS UP WHEN TRYING AND STOP,AND VEHICLE SLIDES UNTIL THE BRAKES KICK IN. *AK

NHTSA ID
846972
Incident
Sep 7, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jul 22, 1999

WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO. ON NORMAL STOPS, ALL FOUR WHEELS SEEM TO BRAKE NORMALLY. ON EMERGENCY (PANIC) STOP, THE REAR BRAKES FEEL AS THOUGH THEY ARE NOT WORKING. *AK

NHTSA ID
842972
Incident
Sep 1, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jul 21, 1999

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ON LEFT SIDE IS LOCKING UP, AND THE RIGHT SIDE IS DOING NOTHING.THIS HAPPENS ON WET CONDITIONS OR ON SNOW.CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
842869
Brakes
Filed Dec 14, 1998

BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO STOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

NHTSA ID
543008
Brakes
Filed Dec 10, 1998

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WON'T STOP ON TIME, AND BRAKES MAKE NOISE LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ID
832157
Incident
Dec 4, 1998
Brakes
Filed Oct 2, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, REPLACED BRAKES, CALIPERS, ETC. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK CONSUMER STATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN, SIGNAL LIGHT OR JUST BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKES WILL ENGAGE LIKE THEY SHOULD, THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SLOW THATS WHEN THERE IS A POP AND AT THE SAME TIME THAT BACK END OF THE VEHICLE JUMPS UP AS IF A LARGE BUMP WAS HIT, BUT THERE IS NO BUMP IN THERE, ALOS THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS ABOUT HALF OF AN INCH, CONSUMER STATES HE BELIVES THAT THE REAR BRAKES DISENGAGE.*JB

NHTSA ID
828470
Incident
Jan 1, 1997
Brakes
Filed Sep 17, 1998
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON FREEWAY AT APPROX. 25-30 MPH, NORMAL ROAD CONDITION, CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
827964
Incident
Sep 15, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jul 1, 1998

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID
780049
Brakes
Filed Mar 10, 1998

BRAKE FAILURE, CAUSING ACCIDENT

NHTSA ID
532261
Incident
Mar 12, 1997
Brakes
Filed Mar 2, 1998

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID
821054
BrakesEngine
Filed Jan 27, 1998

ABS BRAKES., WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO REPLACED BRAKE BOOSTER AND OXYGEN SENSOR. *AK

NHTSA ID
819412
Incident
Dec 17, 1997
Brakes
Filed Dec 9, 1997

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THE PEDAL GETS HARD AND THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

NHTSA ID
819835
Brakes
Filed Dec 5, 1997

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP ON OCCASIONS.

NHTSA ID
525751
Brakes
Filed Nov 19, 1997

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL LOCK UP WHEN GOING OVER POT HOLES/MAN HOLES, ALSO BRAKES FADE WHEN STOPPING.

NHTSA ID
525108
Incident
Jul 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Oct 15, 1997

BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
523797
Incident
Sep 17, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jul 7, 1997

BRAKES PULL.

NHTSA ID
603433
BrakesEngine
Filed May 19, 1997

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.

NHTSA ID
517278
Incident
Apr 29, 1997
Brakes
Filed Apr 16, 1997

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HE HAS NO BRAKING POWER WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL. ALSO, WHILE STARTING VEHICLE IN THE MORNING THE BRAKES GRAB. OWNER NOTES THAT DEALERS CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
811045
Brakes
Filed Feb 19, 1997

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, THEN CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. HEARD LOAD GRINDING NOISE JUST PRIOR, PEDAL WAS PUSHING UPWARD, TOWARDS FOOT, WHILE STANDING ON BRAKE PEDAL. RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
809119

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