Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1998)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#6901254September 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
REMOTE MIRROR SWITCH FAILED IN DRIVERS DOOR CATCHING ON FIRE AND CAUSING OTHER DAMAGE, CLAIM 05-4615-211. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6901255September 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ESTIMATOR STATED FIRE ORIGIN IS THE DRIVER DOOR, POSSIBLE CAUSE IS WINDOW MOTOR, CLAIM 49-3174-064. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900448September 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
A FIRE STARTED FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, CLAIM 43-R679-836. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900449September 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
REMOTE MIRROR SWITCH FAILED IN DRIVERS DOOR CATCHING ON FIRE AND CAUSING OTHER DAMAGE, CLAIM 05-4615-211. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900450September 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ESTIMATOR STATED FIRE ORIGIN IS THE DRIVER DOOR, POSSIBLE CAUSE IS WINDOW MOTOR, CLAIM 49-3174-064. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752604September 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPEARS BRAKING SYSTEM ISN'T FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752276September 17, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BOTH LEFT/RIGHT INSIDE DUALS SUFFERED VIOLENT TREAD SEPARATION, 70 MPH, APPROX. 75-90 DEG. F, INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. APPROX. 1600 MILES BETWEEN INCIDENTS. TIRE PRESSURE AT MANUF. SPECS. TRUCK CARRIES CAMPER AND SEISMIC EQUIPMENT, WELL BELOW RATED GVWR, GETS INTERMITTENT USE, IS HOUSED IN WAREHOUSE. CONTROL MAINTAINED AT TIME OF FAILURE, BUT VEHICLE SUFFERED MUCH DAMAGE TO FENDER FLARES AND SHEET METAL. INCIDENTAL DAMAGE TO CUSTOMER INSTALLED EQUIPMENT. REPORTED TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, CASE # CO4325661. TIRES LT225/75R16. NO WARRANTY FROM GOODYEAR (DOESN'T WARRANTY OEM TIRES) OR CHEVROLET (WARRANTY TIME EXPIRED). REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH DIFFERENT BRAND AND STYLE, HEAVIER LOAD RANGE, AND INCREASED AIR PRESSURE TO MAX RATING.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT225/75R1)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895987September 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
GAS LEVER INDICATOR WAS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. THE ELECTRICAL POWER THAT FED TO FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED, AND FUSED ITSELF TO GAS LEVER INDICATOR WIRE , CAUSING IMPROPER READING OF GAS GAUGE. THIS WIRE WAS INSIDE GAS TANK. THESE WIRES SHOULD NOT GET THAT HOT BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. CONSUMER STILL HAS THE OLD FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895789September 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS RESULTS IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS WHICH REDUCE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND BOTH INFORMED CONSUMER THATTHIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895091August 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CONSUMER WAS AT STOP SIGN AND WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN HE PROCEEDED TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION. VEHICLE SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR AND INTO REVERSE, AND STRIPPED REVERSE GEAR OUT DUE ELECTRICAL PART INSIDE OF TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894410August 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR AXLE CRACKED AT 40000 MILES, CAUSING WHEELS TO COME OFF THE TRUCK. THIS COULD CAUSE A FATALITY.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003262August 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKES WILL NOT STOP AT VERY MED. RATE OF SPEED. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND ALL BRAKE LINING ON ALL 4 WHEELS. PROBLEM STILL EXIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893953August 9, 2001
STEERING
WHEN MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM ONCE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX, ALSO CONSUMER FOUND OIL ON TOP OF THE STEERING BOX. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893996August 9, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WAS DRIVING 55MPH, PULLING A TRAILER WHEN VEHICLE STARTED PULLING RIGHT. HEARD A NOISE. MAINTAINED CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. CHECKED TIRES AND NOTICED RIGHT FRONT SIDEWALL HAD SEPARATED ALL AROUND FROM CASING. TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX AT, LT245/75R16. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893646August 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ABOUT 10-12 TIMES OVER THE LAST 10 MONTHS, THE PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY DURING CITY DRIVING WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT SEEMS THERE IS NO POWER ASSIST, THE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED DOWN EXTREMELY HARD TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP, THE TRUCK WILL STOP IT JUST TAKES A LONGER DISTANCE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749440July 30, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE GMC DEALER IN MCMINNVILLE OR. - A DISTANCE OF 2 MILES. WE WERE ON VACATION AND THE ONLY PARTS AVAILABLE WAS IN PORTLAND AND ALBANY. TIED WITH A ROPE, I WENT TO NEWPORT ORE WHERE WE WERE STAYING. BLOCKED SEATBACK WITH A LAUNDRY BASKET TO COME HOME TO BOISE. FEEL THIS IS AN EQUIPMENT SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749110July 25, 2001
TIRES
LARGE BULGE FORMED ON SIDE, BETWEEN OUTER SKIN OF TIRE AND INNER CORDS THEN EXPLODED.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT 245/75)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562170July 24, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EVO OR STEERING WHEEL SENSOR FAILS AND CAUSES LOSS OF PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS RESULTS IN UNINTENTIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE STEERIG WHEEL. CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM OF GM VEHICLES AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE CAMPAIGN TO RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748813July 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STEERING DEFECT WILL END UP CAUSING ACCIDENTS AND DEATH IF CAUGHT BY SURPRISE, IT MAKES YOU JERK THE STEERING WHEEL AT SPEED WHILE MAKING A A TURN. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS WIDE SPRED, EVERY SHOP I CONTACTED COULD TELL ME THE ERROR CODE(1870) AND THE SOLUTION, AND THAT THIS PART ALWAYS FAILS JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. GM KOWS THIS, AND YET DOES NOT HELP. THIS DEFECT IS CAUSING CONSUMERS FROM 400-2800 IN REPAIRS FOR A PART WITH A KNOWN FAILURE RATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561850July 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE FRONT HUB SEALS WERE LEAKING ONTO THE REAR BRAKE SHOES CAUSING THE FRONT PADS TO WEAR PREMATURELY WHICH RESULTED IN NOISE WHILE BRAKING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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