IllustrationCONSUMER STATE WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPER WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WIPER WOULD WORK INTERMITS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
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
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What owners reported most
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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 reportsNO COLLISIONS, BUT THIS TRUCK HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 3 WIPER MOTORS, (2 REPLACEMENTS) AND IT IS A 1996 MODEL WITH 81000 MILES ON IT: I READ IN TRUCK TREND THAT GM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR WIPER MOTOR FAILURE, SO I WANTED TO TELL HOW I HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE FAILURES IN MY OWN VEHICLE. DT
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO TURN ON WHEN DRIVING AND STARTS TO RAIN. CANNOT SEE ROAD WHEN DRIVING . DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL NOTIFICATION 98V150001. GM MUST WIDEN SCOPE OF RECALL TO INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS. PLEASE COMMAND GM TO INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE UNDER RECALL 98V150001. I AM TOO POOR TO REPAIR THIS DA…
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO TURN ON WHEN DRIVING AND STARTS TO RAIN. CANNOT SEE ROAD WHEN DRIVING . DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL NOTIFICATION 98V150001. GM MUST WIDEN SCOPE OF RECALL TO INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS. PLEASE COMMAND GM TO INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE UNDER RECALL 98V150001. I AM TOO POOR TO REPAIR THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT MYSELF WHAT WITH ALL THE OTHER RECENT UNANTICIPATED REPAIRS THAT I HAVE HAD TO MAKE TO THIS VEHICLE RECENTLY. GM IS LIABLE FOR SAFETY DEFECT AND BY LAW MUST PAY TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. I LOVE THIS TRUCK. I HAVE OWNED 6 CHEVY TRUCKS ALL BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM DEALER. GM AND NHTSA PLEASE HELP. MR
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, ENGINE MISFIRE AT START, VERY ROUGH IDLE, SUSPECT POPPET VALVE STICK, OBD CODE READS MISFIRE ON 6. DEALER CHARGES 50.00 TO READ AND SAYS TO USE FUEL INJECTION CLEANER. CANNOT GET IT TO DEALER WHEN IT DOES IT AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR SOLELY ON ERROR CODE. THIS HAS FAILED OVER 6 TIMES. SHUT MOTOR DOWN AND LET…
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INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, ENGINE MISFIRE AT START, VERY ROUGH IDLE, SUSPECT POPPET VALVE STICK, OBD CODE READS MISFIRE ON 6. DEALER CHARGES 50.00 TO READ AND SAYS TO USE FUEL INJECTION CLEANER. CANNOT GET IT TO DEALER WHEN IT DOES IT AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR SOLELY ON ERROR CODE. THIS HAS FAILED OVER 6 TIMES. SHUT MOTOR DOWN AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE AND IT RESTARTS JUST FINE.,*AK
I HIT 2 HORSES ON HIWAY 51 SOUTH-KILLED BOTH HORSES-AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED -SPEED AT IMPACT APPROX. 50 MPH. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. THEY DO NOT GO DOWN TO LOW POSITION ON GLASS WHEN NOT IN USE. MY NEIGHBOR HAD SIMILAR VEHICLE THAT CAME OFF THE SAME PRODUCTION LINE IN PONTIAC, MI WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. HIS WIPERS GOT RECALLED AND MINE DID NOT. GO FIGURE? WE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.*AK
MULTIPLE FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. LAST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 60 MILES AN HOUR DURING HEAVY THUNDERSTORM. I WAS PULLING A 7000 TRAILER ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH SO THAT I COULD SEE WELL ENOUGH TO STAY ON THE ROAD, HOPEING NO ONE WOULD REAR END ME. THIS PROBLEM…
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WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. LAST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 60 MILES AN HOUR DURING HEAVY THUNDERSTORM. I WAS PULLING A 7000 TRAILER ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH SO THAT I COULD SEE WELL ENOUGH TO STAY ON THE ROAD, HOPEING NO ONE WOULD REAR END ME. THIS PROBLEM IS IN GM'S RECALL # 98043 AND YOUR # 98V150, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN # , EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY AS EXPLAINED IN GM'S RECALL. THISW IS A $270 REPAIR THAT GMSHOULD COVER BECAUSE THE WIPER MOTOR IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUALLY FAIL,HAVE TO OPEN HOOD AND WIGGLE WIRES OR HIT ON MODULE TO RESTART THEM. *AK
BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY ,AND WHEN CHECKING THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY OF THE BRAKE LIGHT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHCLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *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.