IllustrationBRAKES FAILED.
1996 Chevrolet C2500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all C2500 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: 1 of 53 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
5 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
53 reportsWHILE DRIVING THE BUCKET SEAT BROKE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
GENERAL TIRES VIBRATE, THE CONSUMER HAS HAD TIRES BALANCED THREE TIMES, VIBRATION IS STILL PRESENT.
THRUSTING WHEN GOING UPHILL AT 15-55 MPH AFTER RECALL REPAIR.
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK
BRAKES PULL.
WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT TRUCK WAS HIT IN THE REAR, CAUSING FRONT SEAT FALL COMPLETLY DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED: NO RESULTS . *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TELEPHONE POLE, 35 MPH, COULD BE TOTALED, VEHICLE AT AUTO REPAIR . *AK
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.
OWNER STATES THAT HER CHILD WAS GETTING INTO VEHICLE WHEN HIS FINGERS GOT CAUGHT IN THE HINGE WHERE SEAT BENDS. OWNER ALSO NOTES OF THE RECALL SHE HAD ON HER VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.