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1996 Chevrolet C2500 service brakes, hydraulic problems

23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1996 Chevrolet C250043% of all complaints for this model year.

23
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
43%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Brakes grab if vehicle has been sitting for a couple of days.*ak consumer states he feels as if he is going to go through the window.*yh

    filed Aug 27, 2002

  • While traveling at 35 mph, coming off a ramp, tried to slow down for traffic and consumer rear ended vehicle in front due to brake failure. *ak *ml

    filed Jul 10, 2000

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other C2500 years

YearReportsShare
1995 C2500813%
1994 C2500713%
1993 C2500211%
C2500 service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.