1996 GMC Sierra lighting problems
15 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 1996 GMC Sierra, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 5% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Both high and low beam headlights failed to work while driving vehicle at night. Dealer found wiring burned up on dimmer switch in steering column. No fire occurred. Dealer charge to replace defective switch was $502.65. This is a safety problem when headlights fail while driving vehicle at night. Incident could have caused an accident or fire. Why didn't fuse or circuit breaker protect wiring? Please contact us if you would like to examine the failed dimmer switch assembly.
Other problems reported for the 1996 GMC Sierra
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 86 complaints
- Brakes 57 complaints
- Seats 23 complaints
- Transmission 22 complaints
- Fuel system 20 complaints
- Air bags 16 complaints