Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1998)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#833951September 20, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE WHEN THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON. DEALER SAYS IT'S THE DESIGN. *AK DESIGN SHOULD INCLUDE DAYTIME TAIL LIGHTS ALSO, CONSUMER EASILY CAN FORGET TO TURN ON TAIL LIGHTS WHEN HEAD LIGHTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY ON. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548536September 15, 1999
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SEVERE PULLING TO THE RIGHT, UNABLE TO BE RECTIFIED AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842716September 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED WHEN DRIVING UP HILL ON WET PAVEMENT RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847667September 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT GO INTO THE PASSING GEAR. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609579September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKES-MASTER CYLINDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609441September 8, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD TWIST, MAKING IT UNABLE TO ADVANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609629September 8, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SHAKES ON THE FREEWAY. PASSENGER DOOR CAME OPEN TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609668September 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
FUEL PUMP. EXHAUST INJECTOR. EXHAUST RATTLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847170September 8, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL WANDER/DRIFT , WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT, CAUSING TIRE TO WEAR UNEVENLY AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847049September 7, 1999
SUSPENSION
THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK. IT FEELS LIKE STEERING WENT OUT. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, BUT AN EVERY DAY OCCURRENCE. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC THEY COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF JERKING. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710975September 6, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 21000 MILES. RIGHT REAR SIDE WINDOW HAS MAJOR WIND NOISE. DEALER HAS REPLACED LATCH, BUT WIND NOISE STILL EXISTS AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710743August 31, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A VALVE MODULATOR WHICH REGULATES TRANSMISSION FLUID TO THE TORQUE CONVERTOR AND PUMP. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED FIRST STARTING WITH THE VALVE,PUMP,TORQUE CONVERTOR,AND BURNED THE FLUID. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION SENT IS NOT THE SAME ONE THAT CAME OUT THE VEHICLE IT BEEN MODIFIED WITH A LARGER OIL PAN AND DIFFERNT VALVE MODULATOR.THAT IN TURN HELPS KEEP THE TRANSMISSION COOLER AND MORE FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845885August 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLS AND DIES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845653August 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES STOP AT RANDOM. SOMETIMES THEY GO HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR, OTHER TIMES THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED EIGHT TIMES . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845605August 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES, AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES HALF WAY TO FLOORBOARD. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL COME TO A STOP, AND SOMETIMES VEHICLE WON'T STOP. ALSO, DEALER TURNED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. BUT CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. HOWEVER, DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548042August 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE RESUTLED IN WORN PADS AND WARPED ROTORS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844878August 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS MAKING NOISES. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709830August 10, 1999
SUSPENSION
DURING BBB ABRITRATION HEARING A CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE SDMITTED THAT THERE IS A KNOWN VIBRATION PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND WAS UNWILLING TO REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OPPERATING WITH IN "SPECS" ASKED TO SEE SPECS. NONE AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844404August 5, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD IS DELAMINATING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844146August 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING, THIS CONDITION HAPPENS BETWEEN 30-70 MPH. SOMTIMES VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND A TOTAL 45 DAYS, AND DEALER IS STILL UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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