Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1998)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#10063108March 12, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE FROM THE DRIVEWAY AND TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT STEERING COLUMN FAILED. DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR BOX SHAFT SECTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061672March 9, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE STRAPS ON TAILGATE WERE STRETCHED OUT ON ONE SIDE. AS A RESULT, ONE SIDE WAS LONGER THAN THE OTHER SIDE, AND COULD BREAK AT ANYTIME. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STRAPS 3 TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060317March 3, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
DOOR CATCH AND LOCK FAILURE. THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT COMPLETELY LATCH, THEREBY PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM CLOSING COMPLETELY AND SECURELY/TIGHTLY AND STAYING TIGHTLY CLOSED. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD AND CURRENTLY HAS OTHER LOCKING AND LATCHING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE TAIL GATE. ATTEMPTS TO GET THE GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE SYSTEMIC SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE'S LOCKING AND LATCHING MECHANISMS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. EVEN THOUGH GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE/REPAIR THESE LOCKING AND LATCHING PROBLEMS, THEY INSISTED ON CREATING A FILE FOR THIS PRODUCT SAFETY ISSUE. THAT FILE NUMBER CREATED BY GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION IS 1-194571737. THE LOCKS/LATCHES SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM ON A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE AND WITH ONLY 93466 MILES ON IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061038March 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE DOWN SHIFTING THE U-JOINTS BROKE AND DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED AND FELL ONTO THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH U-JOINTS , ADDED OIL, AND REINSTALLED THE DRIVESHAFT. THE PROBLEM RECURRED WHILE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058877February 24, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
1998 CHEVROLET, SILVERADO - TAILGATE HAS BROKEN ONCE WITH ME ON IT AND ONCE WITH LOAD ON IT WITHIN LAST 24MONTHS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TAILGATE STRAPS, AND THER LATCH HARDWARE ONE TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059551February 23, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058385February 18, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BOTH TAILLIGHT INSERTS, THE PIECE THAT HOLDS THE BULBS IN TAILLIGHT LENS WENT BAD WITHIN A 1 MONTH PERIOD. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE NO TAILLIGHTS OR BLINKERS. EACH PIECE COSTS OVER $50. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AS 3 OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058386February 18, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS CRACKED AND LEAKED OUT ALL WATER AND SEVERELY OVERHEATED ENGINE. THE MECHANIC HERE AT WORK SAYS THAT HE HAS CHANGED A FEW HUNDRED OF THESE HERE AT WORK WERE WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF CHEVY TRUCKS THAT ARE THIS SAME ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058026February 12, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING JERKED FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056999February 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1998 CEVROLET K-1500 4WD SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK. I'VE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE SLIP YOKE ON THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVESHAFT NOT PERFORMING PROPERLY FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. IT MAKES A "SQUAKING"SOUND AND FEELS LIKE IT IS TAKING OUT THE SLACK IN THE DRIVESHAFT WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT DOES THE SAME WHEN YOU ARE COMING TO A STOP. I WROTE TO CHEVROLET 2 YEARS AGO AND THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD GET A HOLD OF MY DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM INVESTIGATED. I DID THAT AT BERGEY'S CHEVROLET IN HATFIELD, PA 19440 ON 02/20/2002-02/21/2002 AT A COST OF $103.67. THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS A REPLACEMENT SLIP YOKE FOR MY TRUCK, BUT WHEN I SHOWED UP THEY SAID THE NEW PART WAS ACTUALLY FOR A 1999 OR NEWER TRUCK SO IT WOULDN'T FIT MY TRUCK. THEY SAID THEY COULD PROBABLY REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME PART EXACTLY AS I ALREADY HAD, BUT WOULD EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS DOWN THE ROAD. THEY INSTED TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE SHOP TO GIVE IT A "FIX" BY DISASSEMBLING THE SLIP YOKE, FILING THE SPLINES ON IT, GREASE IT WITH "MAGIC GREASE" AND THEN REASSEMBLED IT. THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED TWO DAYS LATER. I CALLED THEM BACK. THEY SAID THEY'D CALL ME WHEN A NEW PART WAS DESIGNED TO FIT MY TRUCK BECAUSE UNTIL THEN THEY COULD DO NOTHING TO HELP ME. I FOLLOWED UP WITH THEM OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, BUT NOTHING EVER CAME OUT OF IT. IT'S NOW TWO YEARS LATER AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HOPE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME BECAUSE NOONE ELSE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP. [XXX],\.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056563February 5, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
AS DESCRIBED IN THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR FAILURE ISSUES CONCERNING THE 94 TO 97 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK MODELS, MY 1998 SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT DEFECT. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY FAILURES IT HAS HAD BECAUSE IT IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE APRIL OF 2003 AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I ALMOST TOTALED OUT MY TRUCK IN DALLAS BACK IN OCTOBER DURING A RAINSTORM DUE TO SYSTEM FAILURE. THEY PRETTY MUCH WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. AND ITS USUALLY NOT WHEN I NEED THEM. SAME PART AS IN 97 ISSUES, SAME PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL OR REPLACEMENT. REALLY MAKES ME WANT TO BUY ANOTHER CHEVY TRUCK!!! YEAH RIGHT!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057586February 5, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THE DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056395February 3, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN TURNING, HESITATES AND THEN CATCHES UP CAUSING A LAG IN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I'VE HAD THE IDLER ARM AS WELL AS THE PITMAN ARM REPLACED, FAILURE STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055893January 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TAILLIGHTS, DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS. THE DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB THE PROBLEM WENT BACK BECAUSE DEALER ONLY PATCHED THE WIRE INSTEAD OF REPLACING THEM. DEALER NOW REMOVED THE DASHBOARD TO WORK ON THE PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054716January 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY K1500 PICK-UP THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME IT HAS GONE TO THE GARAGE FOR A ROUGH SHIFT, SLIPPAGE DURING SHIFT I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THEIR ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE, SECOND THE DOOR HANDLES BREAK VERY EASY ON THIS YEAR OF TRUCK INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. THE BAD PART ABOUT THAT IS FOR ANY REASON YOU GET OUT AND THE KIDS ARE IN THE TRUCK AND THE DOOR CLOSES YOU AREN'T ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE, CHEVY DOESN'T WANT TO HERE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD PROBABLY COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069118January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRUCK HAS 2 BAD RODS, AND NEEDS A CRANK ONLY HAVE 52K ON IT AND IT LOOKS NEW WE JUST PUT A TRANS IN IT JAN 03 AND NOW IT NEEDS A MOTOR WOW!!!! WE HAVE 8 AUTOS ALL CHEVY THIS TRUCK IS A JUNK!!!!!T THANKS ..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053016January 13, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I OWN A 98 CHEVY PICK UP, AS WELL AS A 96 GMC SUBURBAN, AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING ON BOTH VEHICLES. THE PICK UP HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY BAD WITH THE "HARDER" LEFT TURNS, AND THE "OVERLY" EASY RIGHT TURNS, OR JERKS. TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH EITHER VEHICLE, IF YOU ADJUST THE STEERING FOR A CROSSWIND, THEY WILL FIGHT GOING LEFT (THIS IS NOT CONSTANT, WHICH MAKES IT WORSE AS IT IS UNEXPECTED) AND LAUNCH TO THE RIGHT WITH THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH (ALSO NOT CONSTANT). I BELIEVE THAT THESE VEHICLES COULD EASILY BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAD SPOKEN WITH A LOCAL DEALER AFTER HEARING OF A POWER STEERING RELATED RECALL PENDING (IN OCTOBER 2003) AND WAS ASSURED NO SUCH THING WAS GOING ON, AND MY VEHICLES WOULD NOT BE INVOLVED ANYWAY. I HAVE SHOWN JAN. 10TH 2004 AS AN INCIDENT DATE, AS THE FORM COULD NOT BE COMPLETED WITHOUT THAT INFORMATION. THIS HAS HOWEVER BEEN A PROBLEM ON AND OFF SINCE PURCHASING THE TRUCK (NEW IN JULY 98) AND THE SUBURBAN (USED IN JAN. 99) ALSO, SINCE PURCHASING THE 96 SUBURBAN, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LOWER (MOUNTED ON BOTTOM OF PUMP) POWER STEERING LINE TWICE, DUE TO BREAKAGE AND LEAKS, AND I NOW HAVE ANOTHER (REPLACED SAME HOSE ON PICK-UP) LEAK SOMEWHERE IN THE PICK-UPS POWER STEERING SYSTEM (IT HAS BEEN TOO COLD TO WASH THE VEHICLE PROPERLY UNDER THE HOOD, SO I CAN INSPECT HOSES, BUT AM FAIRLY CERTAIN IT IS ONCE AGAIN THE SAME HOSE)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053916January 13, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE TEMPORARILY LOST POWER STEERING. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053003January 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
HAVE HAD 2 1998 K3500 TRUCKS. BOTH HAVE HAD WHAT I CONSIDER SEVERE ANTI-LOCK FAILURES WHICH OCCUR ANYTIME, ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. BOTH WERE TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS WITH NO PERMANENT FIX. CONSENSUS OF PROBLEMS ON BOTH TRUCKS WAS THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS FAILING, WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE ANTI-LOCK TO ACTIVATE WHEN NOT NEEDED. THIS RESULTS IN INCONSISTENT STOPPING DISTANCES. BOTH TRUCKS ALSO HAVE A COLD WEATHER REAL END DRAG PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD, THE BACK WHEELS WILL LOCK UP AND SKID WHILE STOPPING NO MATTER HOW LIGHT YOU TOUCH THE BRAKES. THIS LOCK UP LASTS FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 1/2 MILE, UNTIL THE AXLE HEATS UP, THEN THE BRAKES WORK FINE - EXCEPT FOR THE ABS. SECOND OF K3500 TRUCKS (1998) HAS AN INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. SOMETIMES THE POWER STEERING DROPS OFF, AND THEN SUDDENLY COMES BACK. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS. OH HAVE TO EITHER MUSCLE THE WHEEL TO MAKE YOUR TURN IN A LARGER RADIUS, OR FEATHER THE CASE TO PUMP UP THE HYDRAULICS ON THE POWER STEERING. THE LATER RESULTS IN A LURGE AND THE FORMER RESULTS IN A WIDE SWING. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046116January 12, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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