Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 26 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Chevrolet C3500. 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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TRUCK SHUTS DOWN WHILE MOVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A 1996 CHEVROLET C3500 DIESEL. PARTS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 120,000 MILES. PROBLEM NEVER SOLVED AND VEHICLE STILL SHUTS DOWN AND YOU HAVE NO CONTROL. *TR
OVER TWO YEARS, I HAVE HAD 3 BELT FAILURES ON B.F GOODRICH LT 225/75 R16 TIRES. ONE FAILURE RESULTED IN A BLOWOUT THE OTHER TWO WERE DETECTED BY EXTREME VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NOTIFIED B.F. GOODRICH ON THE LAST FAILURE. 3 FAILURES OF THE SAME TYPE SEEM ABOVE NORMAL FOR A TIRE IN THIS CATEGORY. B.F. GOODRICH STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD NO COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYP OF FAILURE BUT AGREED TO GIVE ME A CREDIT OF 20% OFF A NEW TIRE BASED ON THE TREAD REMAINING ON THE OLD ONE.
1996 CHEV. 1 TON DUALLY 6.5 DIESEL, ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING LIKE IT'S STARVING FOR FUEL. AFTER READING THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE WITH THE DOZENS OF EXACT SAME PROBLEMS I REALIZED THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ADDRESS. WHAT IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD OUR 4 HORSES AND 3 CHILDREN WITH US ON A HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENED? WHY ARE SO MANY OF US SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CAUSE IS AND REPLACING SO MANY PARTS WHEN THE DEALERSHIPS ARE APPARENTLY AWARE OF THIS ONGOING PROBLEM? HTTP://WWW.DIESELDOCTOR.COM/MESSAGEBOARD/DATA/119.HTML THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE LIFT, TRANSFER AND FUEL PUMPS AND A WIRE CHECK (TO ENSURE NO WIRES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED) TO PREVENT A SERIOUS DISASTER.
1996 CREWCAB DULEY 3500 PROBLEMS WITH EARLY WARE OF BRAKE. ROTORS TURNED AT 12000 AND NOW REPLACING BRAKE PADS EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES DUE TO EXCESIVE WARE. DEALERS HAVE HAD TRUCK IN AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR BREAKING ISSUES SINCE PURCHASE IN 1996. PUT NEW PADS ON IN DEC AND AT 2000 MILES THEY ARE BEING REPLACE AGAIN. MAJOR WEAR TO THE PADS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN TREAD SEPARATED ON THE REAR TIRE , ALSO OTHER TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING AND TREAD SEPARATION. AMERI STAR TIRE SIZE LT22575R16M+S DOT NUMBER AD1LCWA285. *AK THE REMAINING TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND WERE FOUND TO HAVE TREAD CRACKS AND SPLITS. THE MANUFACTURER WANTS THE DAMAGED TIRE TO BE RETURNED FOR PROCESSING THE CLAIM. *YH
BATTERY ACID WAS LEAKING ONTO ENGINE. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 2YEARS AGO. DEALER & MANUFACTURER KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM, BUT WON'T DOING ANYTHING UNTIL A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *AK
MOTOR SHUTS OFF AT ANYTIME,PARKED OR ON HIGHWAY. THE DEALERS SAY THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE INJECTOR PUMPS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THAT , THIS VEHICLE IS DESIGNED TO HAUL AND PULL VERY HEAVY LOADS. I CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND G. M. REFUSES TO ASSIST IN ANYWAY. I CONTACTED CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND G.M. IS NOT RESPONSIBLE,EVEN THOUGH IT WAS BEING WORKED ON FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, ACTUALLY THE MILEAGE WENT OVER WARRANTY WHILE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED. I HAVE TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT THIS VEHICLE COULD KILL SOMEONE ,IF THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT THE WRONG TIME E.G. DOWN HILL WITH TRAVEL TRAILER IN TOW, CROSSING A RAILROAD, OR ANY OTHER SCENARIO YOU MAY THINK OF. HOW MANY UNEXPLAINED ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THIS INJECTOR PUMP. I AM TOLD BY MANY MECHANICS THAT THE CHANGE TOOK PLACE AFTER 1994 AND THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM SINCE.I CAN NOT STRESS ENOUGH THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD APPRECIATE SOMETHING BEING DONE. I NOTICED THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE PROBLEM AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT . REF , ODI ID: 814633. *AK
PASSENGER SIDE DOOR STRICKER PIN CRACKED. YH
WHEN THERE IS COLD TEMPERATURE OR HUMID CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS GET WET, AND WHEN CONSUMER TURNS THE SWITCH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. *AK
THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY CHEVROLET TRUCK HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 3000MI. THEY FIRST NEEDED REPLACEING AT 12000MI WITH ALL OF THIS BEING UNLOADED HIGHWAY MILES THIS IS EXCESSIVE. THE PROBLEM HAS STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE TO WHAT IT IS NOW AT 3000MI REPLACEMENT. I HAVE HAD 2 RELATIVES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON C-1500 AND C-2500 TRUCKS. I WAS TOLD THAT YOU ALREADY HAD AN OPEN IVESTIGATION ON THE PROBLEM BUT I COULD NOT FIND IT ON YOUR WEB SIGHT. A LITTLE INFO IF YOU PLEASE. [email protected]
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE ERRATICALLY ON ALL SETTINGS. WHEN WIPERS ARE TURNED ON MIST THEY OPERATE ON HIGH. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER , THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION WHEN IT RAINS. THEY WON'T COME ON AT ALL WHEN RAINING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
CHEVROLET RECALL FRAME ON VEHICLE RUBBING AGAINST TANK. DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPAIR, WILL NOT REPAIR SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
REAR BRAKE SHOES AND DRUMS WORN OUT. YH
INTERMITTENTLY, THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
TRANSFER CASE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, CAUSING GEAR TO STICK INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE.
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BACK BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE DRUMS AND THE PADS THREE TIMES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ENGINE CONTINUOUSLY MISFIRES AND RUNS ROUGH WITH HESITATION.
OIL SENDING UNIT FAILED.
DIFFERENTIAL FAILED.
BRAKES FAILED.
PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK
REAR BRAKES ARE SLOW TO RELEASE AFTER STOPPING.
ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED.
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