FaultScore report
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet G10 with NHTSA between 1998 and 2008. The largest single group is the brakes.
11
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Median failure at 118,350 miles
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET G10. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BEGAN LEAKING, BECAME WORSE OVER TIME. AS OF MAY 23, 2008, THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10228777 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. DELAER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10031338 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE OFF THE TRACKS AND ANCHOR, CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK BACKWARDS, IT WAS REPLACED ONCE, AND THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #847789 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WE HAVE REPLACED 3 DIFFERENT REAR AXLES/GEARS. BEFORE REPLACING WE DIDNT HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH BACKLASH. WE HAVE HAD THE VAN LOOKED AT & THE DEALERSHIP STATES THEY DIDNT NEED TO LOOK AT THE VAN THAT THEY HAD A BULLETIN STATING THIS WAS NORMAL BACKLASH & USUALLY FOUND IN TRUCKS. WE HAVE HAD ONE FIRE WITH THE REAR AXLE BURNING BUT NOW WE CAN TELL IF THE REAR AXLE IS BLOWING. WE HAVE SPOKE TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THESE VANS & THEY SEEM TO BE HAVING A HOWLING IN THE ENGINE/ PAINT BURNING OFF THE HOUSING UNIT & THEY WERE TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. THE OTHER OWNER HAS STATED HE HAS REPLACED 2 REAR AXLES. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO WHETHER OR NOT AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING PERFORMED OR HOW THE THREE OF US WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS (REAR AXLE) BUT GM KEEPS STATING THIS IS NORMAL. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF WE DIDNT HAVE AN EXTINGUISER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BEFORE THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED.
NHTSA complaint #711002 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE PANEL ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR IS COMING LOOSE, AND CAUSING THE DOOR TO STICK AND JAM SO THAT THE PASSENGERS CAN'T GET OUT. DEALER HAD REPAIRED DOOR PANEL, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED FOR THE 3RD TIME.
NHTSA complaint #833655 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BRAKE FAIL ON OCCASIONS, BATTERY FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #525128 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE FAIL ON OCCASIONS, BATTERY FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #525128 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
STEERING FAILURE, CAR WANDERS ALL OVER ROA.D
NHTSA complaint #523789 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
MIRRORS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #523789 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR.
NHTSA complaint #524670 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES PULSATE AND ARE NOISY DUE TO WARPED ROTORS.
NHTSA complaint #524670 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.