1996 Chevrolet C3500 Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 19%of 26 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 118,350miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the engine cooling of the 1996 Chevrolet C3500, 19% of the 26 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 118,350 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“1996 chev. 1 ton dually 6.5 diesel, engine automatically shuts off while driving like it's starving for fuel. After reading the following website with the dozens of exact same problems I realized this is an on going problem that Chevrolet needs to address. What if we would have had our 4 horses and 3 children with us on a highway and this happened? Why are so many of us spending hundreds of dollars trying to find out what the cause is and replacing so many parts when the dealerships are apparently aware of this ongoing problem? …”
NHTSA complaint #10120651, filed 2005-05, 118,350 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10246631Sep 1, 2013Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 1996 Chevrolet C3500
9 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Chevrolet C3500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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