Tl* the contact owns a 1996 chevrolet silverado 2500. The contact stated the front doors failed to open on the vehicle. The contact noticed that the door latch was damaged. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the passenger and driver side door latches needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 02/05/16*lj updated 05/02/18
The worst 1996 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Brakes1
- Locks1
Problems by type
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- Brakes1
- Locks1
Recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Technical service bulletins for the 1996 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 2
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What 1996 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
I purchased a brand new 1996 chevrolet silverado3/4 ton pickup from then camp chevrolet in spokane wa. And started experiencing brake failure in this vehicle almost immediately among many other problems. And finally had to get in touch with the attorney generals office and get an attorney to successfully turn it in on the lemon law. This problem with the brake system has been going on for longer then 1999. This is all documented information. All I ever got from this company was we cannot duplicate customers complaint .just thought I would let you know if you felt like following up on it . I would step on the brake and the thing would seem to take to long to stop . One time I was driving down a street in spokane and someone suddenly stop ahead of me so I had to put on the brakes and at first it didn't slow so I pressed harder on the brakes and harder and harder when it finally came to a stop I was know more then two or three inches from hitting this vehicle and the brake pedal was completely to the floor with no more pedal left.
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Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Is the 1996 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 reliable?
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, fewer than a typical Silverado 2500 model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1996 Chevrolet Silverado 2500?
Brakes, with 1 complaint. Next is locks (1).
How many recalls does the 1996 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 have?
No recalls on record.
What year does the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 have bad brakes?
The Chevrolet Silverado 2500 model years with the most brakes complaints are 2003 (247 complaints), 2002 (212 complaints) and 2001 (181 complaints).
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