Chevrolet C/k Series 1996

Model C/k Series made in 1996 by Chevrolet got 2 consumer complains as well as 16 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling and service brakes, hydraulic. Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling and fuel system, gasoline.

Model 1996

Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
000604003B02/01/2003000604003A10001298Rough idle after start, and/or a service engine soon (ses) light. various models including the 1995 chevrolet and gmc s/t models. *tt04/28/2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM
01060500611/01/2001628393Subject regarding exhaust system rumble / rattle noise. *jg03/08/2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
00064C09/01/200200064B635817A failure of the electronic diesel fuel injection pump, leaking to complaints of poor performance or fuel economy, hard / no starts, hesitation, as well as illumination of the service engine soon light. *tt11/01/2002
00064B02/01/20020006A629423Some customers may experience a failure of the electronic diesel fuel injection pump. *jg04/02/2002
00064A03/23/200100064619204Special policy adjustment for vehicles experiencing a failure of the electronic diesel fuel injection pump leading to complaints of poor performance or fuel economy, hard / no starts, hesitation, as well as illumination of the service engin05/18/2001
00064A03/01/200100064619170Some vehicles may experience a failure of the electronic diesel fuel injection pump, leading to complaints of poor performance or fuel economy, hard / no starts, hesitation, as well as illumination of the service engine soon light.05/17/2001
0006409/19/2000619065Deductible reimbursement clarification and vin breakpoint correction to 00064 - special policy adjustment - electronic diesel-fuel injection pump failure - repair / replace. *tt05/11/2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - INJECTORS
99066C11/01/200099066B619002Some vehicles may experience a service engine soon light, misfire, rough idle or hard start due to a deposit build-up on the sequential central port fuel injector (scpi) poppet valve(s). *tt05/10/2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
01349A11/18/2003100041356.5l l49 l56 l57 l65 diesel engine requiring fuel injection pump replacement. models p32/p42 1994-1999 included. *tt11/19/2003
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
01073002306/01/2001622930Some owners with vehicles built before january 15,1999 may comment on a harsh 1-2 upshift and may also have a check engine light. *et10/24/2001
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
00073002612/02/2000667103A618095Vehicles may experience automatic transmission 1-2 and 2-3 upshift slip / flare no 3rd or 4th gear launch shudder. *jb04/03/2001
POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY
000730022B12/01/2004000730022C618141A no reverse, no second gear, or no fourth gear condition. *tt updated *eh04/05/2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL
99066C11/01/200099066B617636Some owners of 1996 - 1999 s/t, m/l, c/k, g, p and w4 trucks may experience a service engine soon light, misfire, rough idle or hard start due to a deposit build-up on the sequential central port fuel injector (scpi) poppet valve(s).03/21/2001
99066C11/14/200099066B617575Some owners of 1996 - 1998 model year s/t, m/l, c/k, g, p and w4 trucks, that are registered in california, equipped with 4.3l, 5.0l or 5.7l engine, and california emissions, may experience a service engine soon light, misfire, rough idle o03/19/2001
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
0205402/21/200310002567Windshield wiper failure due to cracked boulder joints on the controller circuit board. this special policy covers the condition for a period of seven years or 70,000 miles, whichever occurs first from the date the vehicle was originally p09/05/2003
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR
0205402/01/200310001125Special policy adjustment - windshield wiper motor failures. *tt04/15/2003

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL
02/10/2004136090406/10/2002
 I have had this vehicle for two years now and love the power and smooth ride i get from it. the truck is a 1996 chevy k2500 with a 6.5l diesel engine. i have put over $3,600 in this vehicle in the last 18 mos. the engine shuts down and you cannot stop or steer the vehicle then. the mechanics say that this happens in a lot of vehicles withmost owners end up selling it. if this is such a common problem then why doesn't chevrolet do something about it.this could be a potentially dangerous situation since this truck is so hard to handle when it stalls.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK
04/11/2007110000306/12/2006
 96 silverado 4x4 rear brake line rusted through, repaired. 6 months later front crossover brake line rusted through, repaired. put new brakes/rotors on front, new shoes on rear w/new wheel cylinders and new rear brake hose, old hose burst. bled system, but pedal still spongy. brakes not working. takes forever to stop this truck, dangerous. i am a professional driver, and this truck is the worst. the other bad ones were chevy luminas, which were similar with spongy pedal and extended stop distances. the truck has a delay between pedal push and braking starting. excessive pedal pressure required, doesn't do much good. i towed a trailer with it once, and was scared to death. engine has lots of power, brakes are useless. antilock system is dangerous, causes the truck to swerve. gm knows this system is unsafe at any speed just like the old corvairs were. ralph nader where are you when we need you? no one else in the government has done anything. they don't care or are on the take. otherwise this blatant defect would have been recalled! also my sister owns a yukon, 1996, and her antilock system activated all the time on dry road, and almost caused several accidents. she took it to a dealer and they replaced the brake booster and did the brakes. it didn't stop the antilock problem, so i disconnected the fuse to the antilock system and it stopped the faulty activation, but the brakes are still spongy, and the truck is dangerous to drive. another friend was injured and the 1996 suburban was totalled, and the car she hit was totalled and the driver injured, when she stepped on the brakes and they didn't work. she said the pedal was spongy for awhile, and the truck was hard to stop. she was being careful because of this but someone stopped short in front of her and she said she should have been able to stop but the brakes did not work. how many more people have to be hurt or killed before the ntsb makes a recall for this? what good are they if they do nothing?