1996 GMC K2500 problems
The 1996 GMC K2500 has 28 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (46%) concerns brakes. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (18%) and body & structure (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 46% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 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: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire.
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.
Smoke rolled out of the cab of the pickup, wire under driver seat for the electric seats became bare shorted out and the fuse did not close shut, burned up harness and melted part of dash by fuses and burned up all wires under dash.
I own a 1996 g m c suburban k2500 w the 6.5 diesel engine . I have changed (3) three injection pumps in its life time and according to several highly qualified mechanics it's time to do it again.the problem is that without any warning the truck would accelerate on its own,you would literally have to stand up on the brake pedal in order to stop this possessed killing machine.
When coming to stop, braking and hitting bump in road, experienced ABS malfunctioning when brake action seemed ineffective in stopping, rendering inoperative.
Other model years of the K2500
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