IllustrationCONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 15-20 MPH, UPON MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A COLLISION. *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
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
37 reportsABS BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. IN ADDITION, FRONT END MISALIGNMENT, RESULTING IN PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. *AK
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
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.
MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING LEAKAGE.
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WENT TO DEALER 6 TIMES, THEY DONT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK
ABS FAILURE ON 2/13/96, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, BACK BRAKES RELEASED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO THROUGH INTERSECTION. THIS HAPPENED ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE PADS WERE REPLACED ONE MONTH AGO. *AK
UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE S THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE/ BRAKES FADE AWAY; COMPLETE LOSS OF THE BRAKES. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.