1996 Chevrolet Pickup problems
The 1996 Chevrolet Pickup has 75 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (28%) concerns wipers, windshield & visibility. Next are brakes (13%) and fuel system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 75 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 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: 7 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Chevrolet Pickup with enough data (46 complaints in that window).
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.
On 1/29/00 my husband (michael fisher) while driving home from work hit a slick patch of ice on the highway which caused his truck to fishtail and go off the road down an enbankment head on into a telephone pole at approximately 45-50 MPH. Airbags did not deploy. Shouder harness did keep his left side protected yet his right shoulder was allowed to slam forward and caused his spine to twist....he will have to deal with this forever. He did seek medical treatment and missed about 4 weeks of work.
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. The insurance report indicates that there was a high rate of problems with this vehicle.
I have had these things go bad on this truck and they are things that other people have told me that have went wrong on their truck also. I like the chevrolets but if these things keep going wrong like this I will have to switch to a nice new dodge I think. Nlm
Door handles constantly break off. Driver's door is tilted off the hinges. Driver must roll down window to exit vehicle.
After receiving a recall notice concerning windshield wipers vehicle was taken into the dealer and service was refused because it is a salvaged vehicle.