IllustrationWHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. HAD NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED, CONSUMER WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & FUEL PUMP REPLACED 5 TIMES BY MECHANIC. MECHANIC DO NOT KNOW CAUSE OF STALLING. *AK
1996 Chevrolet Silverado
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Silverado years
Owner complaints for the 1996 Chevrolet Silverado are substantially higher than the model-year median of 76.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Silverado 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: 26 of 186 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 73 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 31 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
13 crash reports3 fire reports11 injury reports
What owners actually said
186 reportsNOTICED SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER PUT FIRE OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
METAL SEAT TRACK ON THE SEAT FAILED. MJS
WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO FUEL PUMP WITHIN THE FUEL TANK BURNED UP DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. INCIDENT COULD HAVE LED TO A VEHICLE EXPLOSION. ASKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT STEERING WILL LOSE POWER ASSIST,IT WILLBECOME STIFF, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT.*AK
THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAPPENS ONLY WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF LEAK. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE TWO WEEKS AGO. WITHOUT A WARRANTY, AND HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT HIMSELF. *AK
WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY WOULD MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISES. BEEN TO DEALER. MECHANIC HAD CUT ROTORS & REPLACED BRAKE PADS. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.