IllustrationSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS DECEIVING. MAKES DRIVER THINK VEHICLES ARE FURTHER AWAY THAN THEY REALLY ARE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
1996 Chevrolet Pickup
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 7 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 reports1 fire reports2 injury reports
What owners actually said
60 reportsBRAKES MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN STOPPING TRUCK. CONSUMER HAS CHANGED THE BRAKES ON TRUCK NINE TIMES. *AK
FUEL PUMP CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. POSSIBLE CAUSE: FAULTY FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT. *AK
SEAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNSATISFACTORY.
BRAKES PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLIED.
TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. TRUCK HAD DUAL AIR BAGS. *AK
DRIVER'S BUCKET SEAT MOUNTING FAILED TWICE. *AK
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-60 MPH VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT/MOTOR WILL CUT OFF. BRAKES ARE SOFT ,NO POWER, HAS TO PUT IN NEUTRAL TO RESTART,DEALER REPLACED FUEL INJECTION/REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER AND CHECKED CODES. *AK
TRAVELING DOWN GRADE AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO PEDAL, NO RESPONSE FROM ABS. * AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM OCCURS FIRST TIME DRIVEN IN DAY, SEEMS TO OCCUR FOLLOWING DAY OF RAIN. *SLC
DRIVER NOTICED THAT WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT. DEALER REALIGNED THE STEERING, BUT DRIVER STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM OF THE PULLING. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
2EA97007 · Steering Shaft Separations
Opened Apr 17, 1997 · Closed Mar 12, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
COUPLING BOLTS, JOINING THE STEERING SHAFT, MAY SEPARATE.IN SOME CASES, TOTAL UNFORESEEN, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL MAY RESULT.
PE96076 · Steering Shaft Separations
Opened Dec 18, 1996 · Closed Apr 17, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
BOLT IN THE COUPLING, JOINING THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE AND STEERING COLUMN SHAFTS, FALLS OUT.TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING OCCURS WHEN THE SHAFTS THEN SEPARATE.