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1996 Chevrolet K25 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Aug 10, 2000
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jan 2, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Chevrolet K25. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Visibility
Filed Aug 10, 2000

RECALL 98V150000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL, AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VIN FELL WITHIN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER HAS BEEN EXCLUDED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALLL. INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RESULTED IN POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
867369
Visibility
Filed Dec 6, 1999

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DRIVER HAS TO TAP ON THE WIPER MOTOR BOX BEFORE OPERATION CONTINUES. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP. TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC

NHTSA ID
853722
Incident
Jan 1, 1999
Transmission
Filed Sep 30, 1997

CLUTCH CHATTERS/VIBRATES WHEN ENGAGED/STARTING OUT FROM STANDSTILL, POTENTIAL FOR STALLING IN TRAFFIC, INTERMITTENT/MOSTLY WHEN COLD/HEAVILY LOADED. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
816756
Incident
Jan 15, 1996
Brakes
Filed May 6, 1997

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE FRONT BRAKES GRABBED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID. ALSO REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER.

NHTSA ID
810414
Incident
Feb 26, 1997
Brakes
Filed Feb 11, 1997

IN WET AND DRY WEATHER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY FAILED, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
807482
Incident
Jan 10, 1997
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 2, 1997

DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
513213
Incident
Dec 1, 1996

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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