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1996 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck Visibility Problems

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

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Visibility 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.
9
Latest Jan 17, 2003
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.
18%
of 49 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.
0
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 windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 visibility

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

Visibility
Filed Jan 17, 2003

1996 CHEVROLET 1 TON 4-DOOR PICKUP TRUCK 4X4 WITH A 350 VORTEC AND AUTOMATIC THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WIRE-PLUG SHORTS OUT AND THE WIPERS STOP WORKING. I STUCK A PIECE OF WOOD SHIM BETWEEN THE PLUG-IN AND HOUSING AND THIS KEEPS THE IT FROM SHORTING OUT. I WAS TOLD BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY VERY COMMON WITH THESE TRUCKS AND THAT IT IS A SHORT INSIDE THE LITTLE BOX WHERE THE PLUG PLUGS INTO. I WAS DRIVING HOME PULLING A LARGE TRAILOR IN THE RAIN WHEN THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE FREEWAY RAILING AND HAD TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY NEAR SEATTLE! I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFEC IN THE WIRING, WHEN MY OLD 1976 CHEVY TRUCK NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THAT!

NHTSA ID
10002875
Incident
Jan 3, 2002
Mileage
125,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Apr 17, 2001

OUTSIDE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE AT SPEES FROM APPROX 25 TO 70 MPH. REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

NHTSA ID
9002263
BrakesVisibility
Filed Sep 1, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TURNED ON AND SOMETIMES DO NOT COME ON OR STOP WHILE IN OPERATION. THIS MAKES VISABILITY NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES PUMP THE BRAKES SOMETIMES WHEN TRYING TO STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SLOW SPEEDS.

NHTSA ID
729845
Incident
Jun 12, 1998
Visibility
Filed Aug 27, 2000

NO SUNMMARY

NHTSA ID
729296
Incident
Jul 4, 2000
Visibility
Filed May 1, 2000

WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE IN USE THEY WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WOULD SOMETIMES NOT COME ON WHEN SWITCH WAS TURNED. THE PROBLEM CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER IN RAIN OR SNOW. BEEN TO DEALER & CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. INDICATION WAS THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
861156
Incident
Feb 1, 2000
Visibility
Filed Jan 16, 2000

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW FREEZING, THE WINDOWS FOG UP AND DO NOT CLEAR. EVEN WITH DEFROST ON HIGH, THE WINDOWS DO NOT CLEAR. HEATER CORE HAS BEEN CHANGED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND DEALER SAYS, IT'S THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO STOP IT. *AK

NHTSA ID
717421
Visibility
Filed Nov 26, 1999

PAINT CHIPING AND FLYING OFF VEHICLE EXTENSIVELY, WIPERS QUIT WORKING AFTER RUNNING AWHILE

NHTSA ID
715266
Incident
Jan 1, 1996
Visibility
Filed Jun 11, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
707442
Incident
Jan 11, 1999
Visibility
Filed Oct 7, 1998

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 50-65 MPH DRIVER HAS DIFFICULTY SEEING A CLEAR IMAGE BECAUSE OF EXTREME VIBRATION IN THE RIGHT AND LEFT HAND OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS.

NHTSA ID
780990

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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