1996 Chevrolet Chevy Van Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1996 Chevrolet Chevy Van, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Driver assistance150.0%
- Fuel system150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER STATES WHEN HE LETS GO OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE SPEED DOES NOT DECREASE.*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL PUMP FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. DURING THE FIRST FAILURE THERE WAS NO WARNING WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 AT 113,500 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN RESTARTED. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP A SECOND TIME AT 146,000 MILES. DURING THE INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR WAS CAUSING THE FUEL PUMPS TO FAIL. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V155000, REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP PART NUMBER ON THE VEHICLE IS WH-3001. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 6-27-2006 - *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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