1996 Chevrolet Van problems
NHTSA has received 46 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Van, and 35% of them involve brakes. After that come suspension (9%) and engine (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 46 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 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: 4 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Chevrolet Van with enough data (32 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.
Fuses keep blowing out with ABS, resulting in two electrical fires. Dealer contacted and stated short in wiring. Repairwork done. Provide further information.
ABS brake problems; when pushing on the brake pedal, the pedal would go to the floor and there would be no braking ability. The dealer could not find a problem with the brake system. This happened on dry road conditions. This incident caused a crash on 4/17/97. The vehicle was repaired by a ford dealership because chevrolet wanted consumer to sign a letter that he would not sue anyone over this wreck.
I am disapointed that all newer cars on the road today only come with painted bumpers.bumpers that are painted are like having no bumper at all when it comes to minor collisions. Bumpers, I believe, should be protection for the painted areas as well as the lights, grill etc. I would like to see a mandate that bumpers not be painted.
1996 chevrolet astro van. We were driving down a busy interstate 65 miles an hour when the front passenger side collapsed. Luckily my husband got the vehicle under control and off of the road, my entire family could have been killed. We learned that it was a torsion bar and that this is a common design problem and that the design was changed in 1997. Therefore we had to replace both sides at a cost of over 1,000 dollars. It is still making a noise and I don't feel it is reliable. *nlm
Dt*: the contact stated the harness that connects the power to the top of the fuel pump failed causing arcing that burns the connector. This melted the plastic on the inside of the fuel tank and the vehicle stalled. The dealership determined the fuel pump needed to be replaced. Two fuel pumps were installed. After the second fuel pump was installed, the dealership determined the connector was bad.