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1996 GMC C2500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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6Owner complaints

Model-year median: 0

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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

What owners reported most

Fuel/propulsion System
2Air Bags
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Fuel System, Diesel
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1
All reported categories
Seat Belts
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 3 of 6 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.

  • Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. 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.

2 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Fuel System, Gasoline complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Aug 17, 2001
Fuel System, Gasoline

FUEL INJECTION PUMP HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE .ONE FAILURE RESULTED IN FUEL LEAKING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMLY DANGEROUS.WIPER FAILURES IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WICH OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY -VERY DANGEROUS !!! MY FIANCE ALSO OWNS A 1996 GMC C1500 WHICH HAS …

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FUEL INJECTION PUMP HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE .ONE FAILURE RESULTED IN FUEL LEAKING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMLY DANGEROUS.WIPER FAILURES IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WICH OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY -VERY DANGEROUS !!! MY FIANCE ALSO OWNS A 1996 GMC C1500 WHICH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALER THAT ONLY A SELECT GROUP OF VEHICLES HAS A RECALL ISSUED AND A GM TECHNICIAN HAS TOLD US THAT THE SAME WIPER CIRCUT BOARD HAS BEEN USED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT GM VEHICLES OVER A TEN YEAR SPAN. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPAIR ANY GM VEHICLE AFFECTED BY THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND OFFER A REFUND TO ANY CUSTOMER THAT HAS HAD AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE !!!!!!!*AK

NHTSA ODI #750658

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

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