IllustrationWHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
1996 Chevrolet C1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most C1500 years
Owner complaints for the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 are substantially higher than the model-year median of 41.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all C1500 years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 14 of 229 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 58 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 37 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
15 crash reports3 fire reports12 injury reports
What owners actually said
229 reportsWHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND THE BRAKES ACTIVATE, AND THE PEDAL GOES DOWN ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM THE TOP BEFORE THE PEDAL WILL COME BACK AND THE STEERING RETURNS. VEHICLE IS BEING CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRD. DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *YH
WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE TIE ROD END BROKE ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE. THE BRAKES FAILED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AKPLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE SEAT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT STAY SECURED. THE SEAT MOVES FREELY ON THE TRACK. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT RECIEVED THE RECALL PART FOR THE TRUCK SINCE MARCH. THE PART IS FOR THE SEATBACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES; BRAKES SHIMMY AND THE PEDAL FEELS MUSHY.OWNER ALSO HAD ROTORS REPLACED.BRAKES SEEM TO SHIMMY WHILE BRAKING FROM 60MPH TO 40 MPH. *AK
FRONT END MISALIGNED, CAUSING VIBRATION.
CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF HIS WHEEL WELL WHEN HE PULLED OVER TO SIDE, BEFORE HE COULD GET HIS FAMILY OUT OF TRUCK, THE FIRE HAD SPREAD TO DASH AREA. THERE WAS A TRAIL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE ALONG THE ROAD, CONSUMER THINKS THAT A TRANSMISSION HOSE MAY HAVE BURST. *AK
RECLINING SEAT MFR. RECALL #97008 . PINCH POINT IN RECLINER MECHANISM COULD TRAP AND PINCH A PERSON'S HANDS OR FINGER OFF. DEALERS CLAIMS THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO REPAIR AND THEY WILL RECEIVE A LETTER RECALLING THIS RECALL. *AK
THE VEHICLE HAS A STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.