1996 CHEVROLET K1500 Problems & Recalls

MY VEHICLE FAILED MASSACHUSETTS SEAT BELT TEST. THEY DONT LOCK WHEN PULLED ON QUICKLY. I HAVE REMOVED AND INSPECTED THEM AND IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE MECHANISM ITSELF IS NOT CAPABLE OF PASSING THIS TEST I AM BELIEVING THAT THE TEST HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AFTER THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS PARTICULAR...

Mileage: 196,000

1996 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER NOTICED ANTI-FREEZE ON THE GROUND TOWARD THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TOOK THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. A GM SERVICE MANAGER STATED, THEY WERE AWARE OF COOLANT ...

UNIROYAL LAREDO P245-R16 TIRES HAVE DRY-ROT CRACKS NEXT TO TREAD BLOCKS AFTER LESS THAN FIVE YEARS AND 24,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 234,000

THE DRIVER SIDE POWER BUCKET SEAT RELEASED AND DROPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT WILL NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF A DRIVER. I HAVE SINCE PUT A SCISSOR LIFT JACK UNDERNEATH IT TO HOLD IT UP. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. I BEING A LICENSED P&C INSURANCE AGENT HERE IN ARIZONA - KNOW ALL ABOUT RISKS/HAZAR...

Mileage: 225,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET K1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE INSPECTED THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE PART AND CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN R...

Mileage: 160,000

SO FAR, I HAVE REPLACED A CRUISE CONTROL FOUR TIMES IN FIVE YEARS FROM SALVAGE, IN EVERY CASE, THE ONLY PARTS TO FAIL ARE THE SAME TWO PLASTIC GEARS WORTH ABOUT $5 RETAIL. SINCE GM WILL NOT SELL REPAIR PARTS, THE REPLACEMENT OF THE UNIT IS OVER $500. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF I HAD FOUR DIFFERENT FAILUR...

Mileage: 2,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET K1500. THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE WIRES WERE TOO SMALL A GAUGE FOR THE LOAD. THE PLASTIC INSULATION CAUSED THE WIRES TO OVER HEAT AND IT BURNED DOWN TO THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT SHOWED THE PARTS TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THI...

Mileage: 107,000

FAILING DIESEL INJECTION PUMP ON 1996 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP WITH 6.5L DIESEL ENGINE CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, RENDERING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES INOPERABLE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 1994 THROUGH 1999 GM VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THIS ENGINE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBL...

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN INTERSECTION THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE. WHEN THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE IT SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE, NOT THE U JOINTS, IT CRACKED THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING AND PUT A DENT IN THE GASOLINE TANK.WE WERE IN PROCESS OF GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, AND GETTIN A DRIVESHAFT MADE OU...

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN INTERSECTION THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE. WHEN THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE IT SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE, NOT THE U JOINTS, IT CRACKED THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING AND PUT A DENT IN THE GASOLINE TANK.WE WERE IN PROCESS OF GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, AND GETTIN A DRIVESHAFT MADE OU...

Mileage: 105,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY SUN SHELL I'M WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 3 AND A HALF YEARS, I'VE HAD A GM 4L60-E TRANSMISSION REBUILT BECAUSE OF THE SUN SHELL SHEARING OFF AND DAMAGING INTERNAL PARTS INSIDE THE ...

Mileage: 111,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND MY TRANSFER CASE ON MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THREW ITSELF INTO 4 LOW. WHICH CAUSED MY TRUCK TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL . I MANAGED TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND PULL OF ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE I DISCONNECTED THE BOX THAT CONTROLS THE TRANSFER CASE. THIS GAVE M...

Mileage: 182,900

THIS LETTER IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING A HAZARDOUS AND POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC MATERIEL DEFECT ON THE 1996 CHEVROLET PICKUP (MODEL: K1500 1/2 TON 4.3 L F/I V6). THE VEHICLE HAD 112231 ORIGINAL MI. AND WAS OPERATED CONSISTENT WITH ITS INTENDED USE. THE VEHICLE IS PRODUCTION REPRESENTATIV...

Mileage: 112,231

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. HEATER BLOWER SWITCH MELTED, CAUSING THE BURNING SMELL.*AK

UPON MAKING A LEFT TURN BRAKES LOCKED UP, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WENT INTO A DITCH. THIS WAS DUE TO THE BRAKE ROTORS BREAKING AND JAMMING INTO THE BRAKE. THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN OF THE ROTORS, PER THE DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 82,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DRIVER OPENED THE DOOR BY REMOTE CONTROL AND NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE REMOTE INSIDE OF THE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER EXTINGUISHED FIRE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE RE...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DRIVER OPENED THE DOOR BY REMOTE CONTROL AND NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE REMOTE INSIDE OF THE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER EXTINGUISHED FIRE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE RE...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 70MPH, THE TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED RAPIDLY, RESULTING IN COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE TIRE. AFTER INSTALLING THE SPARE AND RETURNING HOME, I INSPECTED THE OTHER THREE TIRES WHICH ALL HAVE DISTINCT CRACKS FORMING AT THE TREAD/SIDEWALL COR...

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE THE VEHICLE FUEL SENDING UNIT SHORTED OUT IN THE GAS TANK. THE CONSUMER FELT IF THERE WAS ANY AIR IN TANK THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EXPLOSION. *NLM

Mileage: 118,000

AT 70,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1996 CHEVY Z71 WENT OUT, WHICH ALSO TOOK THE TRANSFER CASE OUT. THE TRUCK WAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED ON TIME AND BABIED. I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE IT WAS NEW. OF COURSE THE WARRANTY IS UP SO I AM STUCK WITH THE BILL. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND I AM NOT THE O...

Mileage: 70,207

ABS BRAKE FAILURE

Mileage: 57,000

THE ANTIFREEZE USED ON THIS VEHICLE IS KNOWN TO DETERIORATE THE GASKETS USED ON THIS ENGINE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND WATER PUMP LEAKED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE MONIES SPENT FOR REPAIRS. *JG THE ALTERNATOR WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE ENGINE LEAKED OIL. *SCC

THE ANTIFREEZE USED ON THIS VEHICLE IS KNOWN TO DETERIORATE THE GASKETS USED ON THIS ENGINE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND WATER PUMP LEAKED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE MONIES SPENT FOR REPAIRS. *JG THE ALTERNATOR WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE ENGINE LEAKED OIL. *SCC

THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHICH WAS THEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE AIR BAG WIRING THAT COMES UP THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME WORN EVERYTIME THE "TILT" MECHANISM WAS USED. THIS CAUSED A SHORT LEADING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. NLM

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 50MPH! I WAS VERY SCARED. PLEASE CHECK IN TO THIS AS I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT OTHERS HAVE BEEN REPORTING THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED SO LONG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.*AK

BUSHINGS THAT HOLD CLUTCH PEDAL IN FIREWALL BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AKCONSUMER RESEARCHED AND FOUND SEVERAL RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE SAME FAILURE. TEH DEALER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. *JG

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING.*AK

SRTA TRANSMISSION FAILED FOUR TIMES PREMATURELY. THE SECOND FAILED DUE TO BURNED GEARS. THE THIRD FAILURE WAS DUE TO CRACKING OF REVERSE GEAR. THE FOURTH FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE THIRD GEAR NOT SHIFTING. *YH

MY ABS BRAKE SYSTEM COMES ON UNDER 10MPH DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THERE IS NO PANIC STOP INVOLVED DURING THE NORMAL BRAKING EVENT. THIS SITUATION IS BECOMING VERY TROUBLESOME AND I'M WORRIED AS TO WHETHER I'LL BE ABLE TO PULL MY TRAVEL TRAILER.*AK

THE CONSUMER'S 2 YEAR OLD ADOPTIVE CHILD'S TOP PORTION FINGER WAS FRATURED DUE TO THE SEATBACK FOLDING DOWN ON IT. WHEN NOTIFIED THE DEALER INDICATED THE PARTS MUST HAVE BEEN PUT IN BACKWARDS WHEN REPLACED FROM THE RECALL (97-V-037-000 MANUFACTURER ID# 97000). THE REPLACEMENT PIECES ARE PLASTIC. N...

THE HUB OF THE BRAKE ROTOR BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE ROTOR DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. THIS RESULTED IN A SEVERE VIBRATION, LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND A PARTIAL LOSE OF CONTROL DURING BRAKING. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, ESSENTIALLY, ONE OF THE CALIPERS WAS RENDERED INOPERATIVE AS THE DISC IT CLAMPS ...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK CONSISTENTLY...WILL TURN ON BUT CONTINUE TILL THEY DECIDE TO STOP ON THEIR OWN...WASHER PUMP ENGAGES INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

ONE TIME WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK FINE, THE NEXT TIME THEY WILL NOT. THEY HAVE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSES A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. GM DEALERSHIPS SAY THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL BULLETIN # 98043. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS. I THINK THE DEALERS ARE TRYING TO SELL A FIX THAT IS THE ...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

COOLANT WAS LEAKING OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. COOLANT COULD LEAK INTO OIL. CHEVROLET DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND DIDN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM SINCE THE CONSUMER HAD PAYED TO FIX IT.*AK

THIS IS A RECALL THAT INVOLVED ONLY CERTIAN VEHICLES, CHEVY DOES NOT WANT TO REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIRS COMPLETED AT THE DEALERSHIP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

GM RECALL #98043 SHOULD COVER THIS, HOWEVER, VIN RANGE DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL POSSIBLE UNITS PRONE TO FAILURE. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DON'T KNOW THE DATE OF OR MILEAGE AT FAILURE! NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

DON'T KNOW EXACT DATE OF OR MILEGE AT FAILURE. CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT RESUME SPEED AFTER BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED. SPEED WILL NOT INCREASE USING RESUME SWITCH.*AK

WHEN MAKING A FIRM STOP (NOT PANIC) WHEN TIRES PASS OVER A RIDGE ON DRY ROAD SURFACE, PASS OVER A SEWER COVER (OR ANY KIND OF ROAD IRREGULARITY) ABS ACTIVATES AT APPROX 20MPH OR LESS.BRAKING FORCES LESSENS FOR ABOUT ONE TRUCK LENGHT AND PEDAL VIBRATES A LITTLE. IT SEEMS LIKE ABS STAYS ON EVEN THOUG...

WINSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP AT ANY TIME CAUSING THE DRIVERS VIEW TO BE OBSTRUCTED. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AFTER READING YOUR NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 98V150001. THEY CHECKED WITH GMC AND SAID THIS DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. I AM A MASTER SERVICE TECHNITION (BRIGGS AND STRATTON) AND I ELECTRONICS ARE A HOBB...

INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO A TECHINICAL SERVICE WHICH INVOLVED THE FUEL SOLENOID DRIVER, THIS FAULY COMPONENT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND UNEXPECTANTLY WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. NLM

COOLANT LINE CRACKED. NLM

RIGHT BATTERY LEAKING. NLM

DRIVERS SIDE 60/40 POWER SEAT IS UNABLE TO LOCK IN PLACE. IT WILL ALOW THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDLEY FALL BACKWARD WITH OUT USE OF HANDLE. SEAT IS NOW UNABLE TO STAY UPRIGHT AND SUPPORT ANY WEIGHT. *AK

ENGINE CHECK WARNING LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I PICKED UP VEHICLE AFTER ROUTINE SERVICE AT GMC DEALERSHIP. COMPUTER RESET FOUR TIMES, BUT LIGHT WOULD KEEP COMING ON AGAIN. NO PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND WITH ANY SYSTEMS. DEALERSHIP REFLASHED COMPUTER AND UPDATED SOFTWARE VIA GM TSB ABOUT THIS, BUT PROBLEM STI...

CONTACTED GM RE: RECALL # 98043. FIRST TOLD NO SUCH RECALL. NOW TOLD MY VIN NOT INCLUDED. OVER 71,000 RECALLS IN CANADA. MANY MORE VINS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL THAT HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. ALLDATA WEB SITE SHOWS SEPT. 1998 SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR MY TRUCK -- #98043 -- BUT NHTSA HAS NO RECORD OF THIS. CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL, BUT I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL OTHER CHEVROLET AND GMC TRUCK OWNERS WITH SAM...

HEADLIGHT HOUSING LENS CRACKED. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN USE AT THE TIME THE CRACK WAS FOUND. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF AN OBJECT STRIKING AND BREAKING THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IT IS GEARED AT LOW PACE. SAME MAKE AND YEAR OF VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROLLER BOARD WHICH SHUT WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFF. MANUFACTURER ADVISED CONSUMER THATVEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 98V150001, CHEVY UNWILLING TO COVER!*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND HORN WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SAFTEY ISSUE WHEN THE WIPERS WON'T WORK IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, AND HORN WON'T WHEN NEEDED. ALSO CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. ALL THREE HAVE WIRES GOING THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN, POSSIBLY LINKING THE THREE INTO ONE BIGGER PROBLEM.*AK

AT ABOUT 50 TO 55 MPH, THE LEAST BIT OF ROAD ROUGHNESS STARTS THE TIRES HOPPING AND SENDING THE REAR OF THE TRUCK SIDEWAYS. THE TIRES DID NOT COME ON THE TRUCK, THEY WERE PURCHASED AS REPLACEMENTS FOR THE ORIGINAL TIRES WHICH POSED NO PROBLEMS. IT HAPPENS VERY QUICKLY AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO LO...

TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRES. (CLAIM# 43-R514-616) *MW

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 74 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE (FIRESTONE DUALER 256/16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO GUARDRAIL HEAD ON, THE PASSENGER WAS THROWN INTO DRIVERS SIDE SUSTAINING INJURIE., THIS WAS THE THIRD TIRE THAT HAD PROBLEMS WITH. TIRE WAS T...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. THIS COULD RESULT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER MENTIONED THAT THIS SAME PART WAS REPLACED ON VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *AK *ML

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE BRAKES BECOME WEAK, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING. DISTANCE, BRAKE SYSTEM IS WEAK, TOO MUCH PEDAL EFFORT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING REAR END LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THIS WAS DUE TO A PIECE IN THE REAR AXLE BREAKING. DEARE HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

THIS FAILURE MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEFECT BUT IT IS SUCH A MAJOR FAILURE I BELIEVE IT WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION. THE ENGINE IN THIS TRUCK HAS FAILED WITH ONLY 68,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER DUE TO A SOMETHING THAT OCCURRED DURING THE ASSEMBLY OF THIS ENGINE AT THE FACTORY. GM HAS ISSUED A T...

WIND WIPERS AND WASHERS DON'T WORK. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MODULE FAILED. YH

OEM BATTERY LEAKS ACID FROM CRACK AROUND POSITIVE TERMINAL POST. ACID DRIPS ON INNER FENDER PAINT, A/C ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, BATTERY CABLES, RUBBER HOSES, AIRBAG SENSOR MOUNTED IN WHEEL WELL AND ON DRIVEWAY.

OEM BATTERY LEAKS ACID FROM CRACK AROUND POSITIVE TERMINAL POST. ACID DRIPS ON INNER FENDER PAINT, A/C ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, BATTERY CABLES, RUBBER HOSES, AIRBAG SENSOR MOUNTED IN WHEEL WELL AND ON DRIVEWAY.

OEM BATTERY LEAKS ACID FROM CRACK AROUND POSITIVE TERMINAL POST. ACID DRIPS ON INNER FENDER PAINT, A/C ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, BATTERY CABLES, RUBBER HOSES, AIRBAG SENSOR MOUNTED IN WHEEL WELL AND ON DRIVEWAY.

OEM BATTERY LEAKS ACID FROM CRACK AROUND POSITIVE TERMINAL POST. ACID DRIPS ON INNER FENDER PAINT, A/C ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, BATTERY CABLES, RUBBER HOSES, AIRBAG SENSOR MOUNTED IN WHEEL WELL AND ON DRIVEWAY.

OEM BATTERY LEAKS ACID FROM CRACK AROUND POSITIVE TERMINAL POST. ACID DRIPS ON INNER FENDER PAINT, A/C ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, BATTERY CABLES, RUBBER HOSES, AIRBAG SENSOR MOUNTED IN WHEEL WELL AND ON DRIVEWAY.

STEPPED ON BRAKES AND LEFT FRONT ROTORS BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS' HUB, CAUSING A SEVERE REDUCTION IN BRAKING, AND A HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT. BRAKE SHOP SAYS THEY'VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. ALSO, RIGHT FRONT ROTORS APPEAR TO HAVE STRESS CRACKS AT ROTOR/HUB JUNCTURE. CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, NO SATISFA...

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SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. SLIDES BACK AND FORTH. ACCIDENT COULD BE FATAL!!!

SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. SLIDES BACK AND FORTH. ACCIDENT COULD BE FATAL!!!

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, REA RLEAF SPRING U: BOLT NUT BROKE, FRONT TIRE CAME OFF, AND THE VEHICLE HIT PAVEMENT. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T WORK AT ALL. *AK

DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER, THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUCNTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK

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INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPES BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SOME MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER THIS VEHHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WIBDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMIITTENTLY, CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *YC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY STALL WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICAL USED ON 3-15-99. AT THE TIME THE SALESMAN AND MYSELF NOTICED THE FRONT LEFT SEAT WAS LOOSE. WE BOTH THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A LOOSE BOLT,AND NO SAFETY CONCERN IF THE BOLT WAS TO BE TIGHTENED.AFTER I GOT THE VEHICAL HOME I REALIZED THE LEFT FRONT SEAT FRAME CONTAINED A MANUFACTUR...

FUEL PUMP FAILED. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, AFFECTING VISIBILITY/ FRONT BUCKET SEAT LATCH FAILED, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACKWARD. *MJS

FUEL PUMP FAILED. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, AFFECTING VISIBILITY/ FRONT BUCKET SEAT LATCH FAILED, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACKWARD. *MJS

FUEL PUMP FAILED. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, AFFECTING VISIBILITY/ FRONT BUCKET SEAT LATCH FAILED, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACKWARD. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WIN HICH THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN THE RT SEAT IS MOVED FOWARD FOR ENTRY TO THE REAR AREA IT CAN'T BE LOCKED AND THE SEAT IS FREE TO MOVE FOWARD OR BACK DURNING BRAKEING OR ACCELERTION

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE DUE TO MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE PULSE BOARD. *AK *JB

FUEL PUMP FAILED WITHIN 44000 MILES OF WEAR. BELIEVES THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE NORMAL CONDITION. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

RIGHT FRONT AXLE SEAL LEAKS.

RIGHT FRONT AXLE SEAL LEAKS.

FOUR GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P265/75R-16 ALL TERRAIN TIRES BLEW OUT.

TIRE FAILURE. CHEVROLET INCLUDED ONLY THESE TIRES IN ITS Z-71 OFF-ROAD PACKAGE. THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN RATED FOR HIGHWAY TRAVEL ONLY.

IN 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

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.

TIRES, DESIGNED FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES, ARE UNSAFE AND PERFORM POORLY WHEN INSTALLED ON ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES. (GOODYEAR, WRANGLER RT/S, P26575R16).

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.

PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRONIC TRANSFER CASE, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. *AK

DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC LAP BELT FAILS TO EXTEND FROM RETRACTOR W/BUCKLE NOT REMAINING LATCHED ONCE FASTENED. *AK

POOR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT PERFORMANCE, THE LAP PART OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT, LOCKS/STICKS OR WILL NOT RELEASE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FASTEN. *AK

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, WHEN HAULING THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE (VIBRATE ), IT IS A CONVERSION VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK