1996 Chevrolet Silverado Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1996 Chevrolet Silverado sets out a scope that fits in a sentence: two trims, SLE and SLX, one two-door sport utility body, and one engine, the 350-cubic-inch 5.7-liter V8, overhead-valve, naturally aspirated and gasoline-fueled. Everything from valve-train clearances to driveline torque values is written against that configuration, so a technician working through the truck is never reconciling figures meant for some other displacement or some other equipment level.
Engines covered
- 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door sport utility
Trims covered
- SLE
- SLX
Known issues on the 1996 Silverado. Neither a recall nor a single owner complaint appears on the federal record for the 1996 model year, so there is no failure pattern to flag. What the manual supplies instead is the working detail: overhaul and in-vehicle procedures for the V8, fuel, ignition and emissions specifications, cooling system service, transmission, transfer case and axle work, brake hydraulic and friction figures, steering and suspension geometry and torque values, and the wiring diagrams and diagnostic charts for the body's circuits.
This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
SUPPLEMENT TO BULLETIN 99-06-04-047A FOR FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING. *TT
REPLACEMENT OF CONNECTOR WHEN REPLACING FUEL TANK MODULE/FUEL PUMP MODULE. *TT
DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT, SLIP, BUSY/CYCLING TCC OR NOISY COOLING FAN. *TT
ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT INTAKE GASKET. * MJ
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH A P0300 SET AND A MISFIRE. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 1996 - 1999 P32 MODELS. SIT BULLETIN 1416475. *TT
SPRING SLAP NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE GMT 400 SERIES TRUCK. *MN
Showing the 8 most recent of 15 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
I WAS IN A WRECK GOING 65 MILES PER HR.I CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
CHEVROLET WAS CONTACTED APPROX. FEB. 20TH REGARDING THE AIRBAG FAILURE. THEY FILED A REPORT AND SAID SOMEONE WOULD CHECK THE TRUCK OUT. I CALLED AGAIN IN APRIL BECAUSE I HAD HEAR
MY SON AND HIS FRIEND HIT A BANK HEAD ON AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY DIFFERENT BODY SHOPS AND THEY TOLD ME THIS IS REALLY A PROBLEM WITH THE 1996 AND 1997 C
DT: WHILE THE CALLER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE BRAKE FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE CALLER'S VEHICLE, AND WHEN HE APPLIED THE BR
Showing the 4 most serious of 230 complaints filed with NHTSA.
