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1996 Chevrolet Conventional Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints 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.
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Latest Mar 7, 2005
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1996 Chevrolet Conventional, 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

  • Brakes133.3%
  • Electrical133.3%
  • Fuel system133.3%

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

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

BRAKE POWER BOOSTER FAILED. MJS

NHTSA ID 546441 · filed Jun 28, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

PROBLEMS WITH CD PLAYER, TAIL LIGHTS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL WIPER MOTOR. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY DIDN'T WORK, CD PLAYER WENT OUT AND THE WIPERS ONLY WORKED AT ONE SPEED. ALL THESE COMPONENTS WORKED FINE PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $335.24 TO HAVE THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. *NM

NHTSA ID 10048478 · filed Nov 19, 2003

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.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1996 PICKUP, REPLACED ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. *BF THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND COULDN'T PULL THE CONSUMER'S SMALL CAMPER UPHILL WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THE CONSUMER REPLACE THE COMPUTER THEMSELVES TO REDUCE THE COST OF REPAIR. THIS CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN PERFORMING POORLY AGAIN. THE CONSUMER ENDED UP REPLACING THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER HEARD OF A RECALL FOR THE INJECTOR PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE REPAIRS COULDN'T BE MADE BECAUSE THE NUMBERS ON THE COMPUTER AND INJECTOR PUMP WERE DIFFERENT. *NM

NHTSA ID 10114999 · filed Mar 7, 2005

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

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