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1996 Chevrolet Conventional

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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3Owner complaints

Model-year median: 3

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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19953
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 3 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.

  • Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

3 reports
Mileage unknown · Mar 7, 2005
Fuel System, Gasoline

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1996 PICKUP, REPLACED ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. *BF THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND COULDN'T PULL THE CONSUMER'S SMALL CAMPER UPHILL WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THE CONSUMER REPLACE THE COMPUTER THEMSELVES TO REDUCE THE COST OF REPAIR. THIS CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE BUT…

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CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1996 PICKUP, REPLACED ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. *BF THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND COULDN'T PULL THE CONSUMER'S SMALL CAMPER UPHILL WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THE CONSUMER REPLACE THE COMPUTER THEMSELVES TO REDUCE THE COST OF REPAIR. THIS CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN PERFORMING POORLY AGAIN. THE CONSUMER ENDED UP REPLACING THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER HEARD OF A RECALL FOR THE INJECTOR PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE REPAIRS COULDN'T BE MADE BECAUSE THE NUMBERS ON THE COMPUTER AND INJECTOR PUMP WERE DIFFERENT. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10114999

10,998 miles · Nov 19, 2003
Electrical System

PROBLEMS WITH CD PLAYER, TAIL LIGHTS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL WIPER MOTOR. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY DIDN'T WORK, CD PLAYER WENT OUT AND THE WIPERS ONLY WORKED AT ONE SPEED. ALL THESE COMPONENTS WORKED FINE PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONSUME…

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PROBLEMS WITH CD PLAYER, TAIL LIGHTS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL WIPER MOTOR. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY DIDN'T WORK, CD PLAYER WENT OUT AND THE WIPERS ONLY WORKED AT ONE SPEED. ALL THESE COMPONENTS WORKED FINE PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $335.24 TO HAVE THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10048478

Mileage unknown · Jun 28, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

BRAKE POWER BOOSTER FAILED. MJS

NHTSA ODI #546441

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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