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1996 Chevrolet S Series 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 Jan 15, 2004
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 May 17, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Chevrolet S Series. 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

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Brakes
Filed Jan 15, 2004

WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THERE IS A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS AS IF IT IS DRAGGING ON GRAVEL. NO STOPPING OCCURS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN CHECK AND ARE IN GOOD CONDITION.

NHTSA ID
10069516
Incident
Aug 15, 2003
Mileage
48,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed May 17, 1999

THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE IS THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED WILL NOT REMAIN CONSTANT, AND OR FLUCTUATES SUDDENLY AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME, (PARKING, ETC). THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN FIND NO REASON WHY THIS HAPPENS, ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS HAPPENING. I AM SATISFIED THAT THERE IS NO BINDING OR STICKING LINKAGE PROBLEM. IN FACT, SOMETIMES THE IDLE JUMPS SUDDENLY FROM 600 RPM TO 2000 RPM OR MORE, WITHOUT EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL.

NHTSA ID
706580
Incident
Apr 12, 1999

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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