Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 15 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 GMC C1500. 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.
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ENGINE WOULD NOT START ON OCCASION FUEL PUMP NOT RUNNING TRUCK TAKEN TO GARAGE TO HAVE CHECKED FOR PROBLEM FOUND WIRES INSIDE OF FUEL TUEL TANK TO HAVE INSULATION AND PLUGIN MELTED EXPOSING BARE WIRES MAKING CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER. *AK
THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY 1996 GMC SIERRA C1500 PICKUP HAVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 29,000 AND 49,000 MILES. THE REAR BRAKES HAVE SHOWN ONLY MODERATE WEAR I FEEL THAT THIS INDICATES A SEVERE IMBALANCE IN THE BRAKING BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. ALSO, THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DO TO SEVERE RUST. THIS CAUSED THE ROTORS TO DELAMINATE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A QUALITY ISSUE WITH THE ROTORS.*JB
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE BEING USED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM CONSUMER HEARED A BUZZING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO ACTIVATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. CONTACT MANUFACTURER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF VIN. #. *YH
INSPECTION OF RECEIVER PLATFORM BY DOT FOUND TWO LARGE CRACKS IN RECEIVER.
WHILE TRAVELING 30-35 MPH, AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR REPLACED FOUR TIMES.
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT BRAKES ARE VERY HARD WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED. THERE ARE A FEW SECOND DELAYS BEFORE THE VEHCILE COMES TO A STOP. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED.
UPON APPLYING BRAKES ,STEERING GOES OUT. PROBLEM OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERS FOR PROBLEM AND OWNER WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES WEAR OUT EXTREMELY FAST. WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE BRAKES FEEL SPONGY AND VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE STOPPING POWER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, IMPACT ABOUT 40 TO 45 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY; ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER'S NECK AND BACK. *AK
REAR SEAT IS NOT SECURE WHEN IN FOLDED UPRIGHT POSITION.
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP WHEN GOING ON BUMPY/ROUGH RAOD SURFACE. *AK CONSUMER STATES SEAT BELT HAS TWO ROUND PENDLUMS HANGING DOWN THAT SWING IN ALL DIRECTIONS SO IF CONSUMER'S BODY PUTS ANY KIND OF PRESSURE AGAINST THE SEAT BELT WHILE THE PENDLUMS ARE SWINGING IT LOCKS UP, CONSUMER HAS TO LEAN BACK 2 INCHES FOR IT TO UNLOCK.*JB
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. TT
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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