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1996 Chevrolet Pickup Brakes Problems

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

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Brakes 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 May 6, 2001
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.
15%
of 60 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.
1
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 service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Chevrolet Pickup 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 brake

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

Brakes
Filed May 6, 2001

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO FLOOR. FOUND HOLE IN STEEL BRAKE LINE THAT WAS RUSTY ALONG THE FRAME NEAR THE LAST PLASTIC CLAMP BEFORE IT JUMPS TO THE FLEX HOSE. AMPP. *AK

NHTSA ID
744980
Incident
Apr 28, 2001
Brakes
Filed Sep 9, 1998

BRAKES MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN STOPPING TRUCK. CONSUMER HAS CHANGED THE BRAKES ON TRUCK NINE TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
827759
Incident
Sep 9, 1998
Brakes
Filed Dec 24, 1997

BRAKES PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLIED.

NHTSA ID
527528
Incident
Oct 31, 1997
Brakes
Filed Oct 28, 1997

TRAVELING DOWN GRADE AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO PEDAL, NO RESPONSE FROM ABS. * AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM OCCURS FIRST TIME DRIVEN IN DAY, SEEMS TO OCCUR FOLLOWING DAY OF RAIN. *SLC

NHTSA ID
817749
Incident
Aug 28, 1997
Brakes
Filed Sep 24, 1997
Crash reported

WHEN DRIVING UNDER WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND PUTTING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK, IT TAKES LONGER FOR THE TRUCK TO STOP, IT CONTINUES TO TRAVEL AND THEN STOPS. IT ONLY DOES THIS WHEN IT RAINS. *AK THE INSURANCE REPORT INDICATES THAT THERE WAS A HIGH RATE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *YH

NHTSA ID
816634
Incident
Jul 7, 1997
Brakes
Filed Aug 29, 1997

SQUEAKY BRAKE PADS.

NHTSA ID
605374
Incident
Sep 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jul 30, 1997

OWNERS FEEL THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE ENTIRE FRONT END HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
521794
Incident
Jul 1, 1997
BrakesPowertrain (other)Steering
Filed Jul 23, 1997

DIFFERENTIAL FAILURES CAUSED BY OVERHEATING CREATE A PROPANE ODOR.

NHTSA ID
520419
Incident
Aug 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Apr 10, 1997

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, ABS BRAKES WON'T GRASP. THIS IS 2ND REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS TO BE IN NEUTRAL BEFORE STEPPING ON BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID
810873

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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