IllustrationTIRE FAILURE. CHEVROLET INCLUDED ONLY THESE TIRES IN ITS Z-71 OFF-ROAD PACKAGE. THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN RATED FOR HIGHWAY TRAVEL ONLY.
1996 Chevrolet K1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 15 of 94 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.
- Visibility. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports2 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
94 reportsIN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY. TRUCK HIT BRAKES (ABS); VEHICLE KEPT GOING & REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPAIRED ABS BRAKES. WAS NOT TOLD WHAT CAUSED PROBLEM. *AK
LEFT SIDE DOOR DOES NOT STAY OPEN, RESULTING IN INJURY.
THE PASSENGER'S SEAT TRACK MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SEAT MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
TIRES, DESIGNED FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES, ARE UNSAFE AND PERFORM POORLY WHEN INSTALLED ON ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES. (GOODYEAR, WRANGLER RT/S, P26575R16).
GOODYEAR WRANGLER P26575R16 TIRES ARE PASSENGER RATED TIRES THAT SHOULD NOT BE INSTALLED ON A ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES.
GOODYEAR WRANGLER P26575R16 TIRES ARE PASSENGER RATED TIRES THAT SHOULD NOT BE INSTALLED ON A ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENTOIN SEVERAL OCCASIONS. BEEN TO DLR 4 TIMES. DLR REPLACED FUEL FILLER/FUEL PUMP/IGNITION SWITCH. PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM.
BRAKES: BRAKES PULSATING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP AND THE VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING AND WOULD NOT STOP. *AK
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED.
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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