1996 Chevrolet C3500 problems
NHTSA has received 29 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet C3500, and 38% of them involve brakes. After that come engine (14%) and fuel system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a fire; 1 injury reported.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
When the brakes are applied the back brakes lock up, causing the vehicle to go into a skid. The dealer has replaced the brake drums and the pads three times. The dealer has been notified.
1996 chev. 1 ton dually 6.5 diesel, engine automatically shuts off while driving like it's starving for fuel. After reading the following website with the dozens of exact same problems I realized this is an on going problem that chevrolet needs to address. What if we would have had our 4 horses and 3 children with us on a highway and this happened?
Truck shuts down while moving down the highway. This is a 1996 chevrolet c3500 diesel. Parts were covered under warranty until 120,000 miles. Problem never solved and vehicle still shuts down and you have no control.