Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1998)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#10114014March 13, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER ON 1998 K1500 PICKUP OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES STOPPING WHILE OPERATING, AT OTHER TIMES NOT OPERATING WHEN TURNED ON, AND OTHER TIMES CONTINUING TO RUN WHEN TURNED OFF OR RUNNING CONSTANT WHEN IN THE INTERMITTENT MODE. SOUNDS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEMS COVERED IN GM RECALL NO. 03023. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113629March 8, 2005
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH LEFT FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO A BRIDGE RAILING. NO INJURIES REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A WRECKAGE YARD.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108817March 8, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAINED THE TAILGATE BROKE WHILE LOADING A SNOW TRAILER, WHICH CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO COLLAPSE. NO INJURIES TO REPORT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS POSTED FOR THE CAPACITY OF THE ENDGATE. THE CONSUMER WAS LOADING A CRAFTSMAN 5 HP COMPACT SNOW THROWER 165 LBS ON THE TRUCK. THE SELLING DEALER OFFERED TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE BROKEN CABLES AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SELLING DEALERSHIP BUT EVERYTHING TO DO WITH GENERAL MOTORS THE PRODUCER OF THE MATERIALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION OIL PAN FOR FLUID DRAINAGE. A TRANSMISSION FILTER THAT WOULD FIT THIS VEHICLE AS ORDERED FROM THE SELLING DEALER WOULD NOT WORK WITH THE TRANSMISSION OIL PAN ORIGINALLY INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE THE CORRECT TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN THAT SHOULD HAVE COME ON THE VEHICLE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111302March 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50 MPH OR MORE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON THE SECOND INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 9, 2005. THE DEALER BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEM MAYBE A FAULTY SAFETY CUT OFF SWITCH. *AK CONSUMER HAD BUDDY-BOOSTER REMOVED AND PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110711February 17, 2005
STEERING
I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING WHICH FEELS LIKE HITTING A PATCH OF ICE WHILE GOING AROUND A TURN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND KNOW THAT GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON OTHER MODELS BUT NOT MINE. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED ANY OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS BUT WILL SOON DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111130February 8, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
THE DRIVER'S SEAT OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH LEGS. THE DRIVER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THE NEXT DAY. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TAILGATE CABLES FAILED TWICE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10109895February 5, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TOTAL FAILURE OF A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT SIZED 235/75/R15 WITH DOT SERIAL NUMBER 8XHL1RY1201 DUE TO 1 INCH SIZED ROCK THROUGH THE TREAD, NOT THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE(S) HAVE MORE THAN ADEQUATE TREAD ON ALL 4 WHEELS AND ARE ON A 1998 CHEVROLET C1500 SILVERADO PICKUP. THE TIRES ARE ALL THE SAME BUT THE SERIAL NUMBERS ARE QUITE DIFFERENT. THESE TIRES WERE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE USED FROM A MISSISSIPPI FORD DEALERSHIP. WHEN TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALER THE SERVICE MAN STATED THAT THE TIRE IS RUINED AND IT NOT PART OF A RECALL WHICH ANOTHER TIRE STORE SAID IT WAS. IS THIS A RECALLED TIRE AND IS THERE ANY RECOURSE I CAN TAKE. THE FIRESTONE DEALER STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO PUT A DIFFERENT MODEL OF TIRE ON THE VEHICLE (THEY DON'T HAVE THOSE ANYMORE) AND THAT I REALLY SHOULD REPLACE ALL 4. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE 4 TIRES FOR ONE THAT FAILED BY A ROCK WHEN THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TRUCK/SUV/4WD TIRES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107995January 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKES ON MY TRUCK HAVE NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY AND, IF YOU BRAKE HARD AND HIT A LITTLE BUMP IN THE ROAD AT THE SAME TIME, THE BRAKES CUT LOOSE AND DON'T STOP. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN 2000 DUE TO THE BRAKES NOT WORKING. WHEN YOU HIT THEM HARD, THEY CUT OUT. COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES TO 3 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS, AND WAS TOLD THAT THAT WAS A NORMAL BRAKE FUNCTIONING. HAVE CHANGED BRAKE PADS SEVERAL TIMES AND BRAKE ROTORS AND HASN'T HELPED A BIT. TRUCK IS SCARY TO DRIVE. ONLY HAVE 56000 MILES ON IT DUE TO TREPIDATION IN USING IT. HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10107930January 26, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST QUIT DURING OPERATION. SWITCHING BETWEEN PULSE AND CONTINUOUS OPERATION SOMETIMES RESTORES OPERATION, BUT THEY QUIT AGAIN. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107023January 7, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK, AND THEN INADVERTENTLY STOP WORKING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *AK ... CONSUMER CONTACT CHEVROLET AND PROVIDED VIN, BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL APPLICABLE TO MAKE/MODEL, AND YEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104126December 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SPEED SENSOR HAS CORRODED. GM DID NOT WARN ME OF POTENTIAL CORROSION OR THAT THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH UNCONTROLLED STOPPING. GM ALSO DID NOT PLAN A MAINTENANCE CHECK UP ON THE ABS SENSOR, WHICH COULD HAVE PREVENTED PROBLEMS. DURING THE SHORT LIFE OF THE VEHICLE THIS PART WAS GRADUALLY BECOMING DEFECTIVE. THIS PART UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, SINCE IT IS IN A PROTECTED AND SEALED AREA THAT REQUIRES MAJOR MECHANICAL WORK. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE POINT OF PURCHASE, DON MCCUE CHEVROLET WHERE I HAVE MAJORITY OF ALL WORK DONE. THEY FAIL TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY MECHANICS IN TOWN. THEY ARE USING THIS FACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DENIAL OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I SPOKE WITH DENNIS BRINER THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DON MCCUE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND HE STATED AFTER SOME ARGUING THAT THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT CONSIDERED REGULAR MAINTENANCE WITH BRAKE JOBS OR ANY OTHER MAINTENANCE CHECK UP. THEY OFFERED $130.00 TO CLEAN THE CORROSION BUT LATER REFUSED, DUE TOO THE FACT THEY MAY BREAK THE SENSOR. MY FEELING IS, IS THAT THIS WAS A DEVELOPING PROBLEM OVER THE SHORT LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM. I SPOKE WITH GM CORPORATE DIRECTLY AND THEY RESPONDED THAT I FAILED TO KEEP REGULAR MAINTENANCE RECORDS. BUT WHEN I ASKED WHERE IN THEIR RECORDS DO THEY SHOW A REGULAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR ABS SPEED SENSORS THEY SAID THERE ISN'T ONE. GM HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH AN OWNER'S MANUAL THAT PROVES THEM RIGHT. THE SOLUTION WAS TO PULL THE ABS FUSE BY DIRECTION OF A DON MCCUE SERVICE TECH. AND GM OFFERED TO GIVE ME A GM LOYALTY CERTIFICATE ONCE I GET THE WORK DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102831December 13, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO C1500 PICKUP SINCE 2001. IT WILL SUDDENLY OVERSTEER WITH THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME SERIOUS PROBLEMS AT SPEED. IT DOES NOT DO IT CONSTANTLY, BUT OCCURS MORE OR LESS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY DOWN TO ONCE EVERY TWO OR THREE DAYS. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN ALAMOGORDO, NM ABOUT IT I WAS TOLD "THEY ALL DO THAT - DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT." WHEN I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT AN INCREASE IN THE PHENOMENON I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT JONES CHEVROLET IN SUMTER, SC, AND WAS TOLD THAT "THEY ALL DO IT," BUT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL OR NOTICE OF SOME SORT, AND TO BRING IT IN. WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN, THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THE INDIVIDUAL I SPOKE WITH WAS MISTAKEN BUT REFUSED TO ELABORATE, AND THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I DISAGREE, AND I BELIEVE IT IS A PROBLEM ACROSS THE GM SPECTRUM, AS EVEIDENCED BY THE RECALL REGARDING POWER STEERING ISSUES IDENTICAL TO MINE EARLIER THIS YEAR. I HAVE EMAILED GM'S CUSTOMER SITE WITHOUT RESPONSE, AND I AM NOW OF THE OPINION THAT IT WILL NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY GM WITHOUT SOME SORT OF STIMULUS. AS I STATED, THE PROBLEMS BEGAN IN 2001, AND CONTINUE TO THE PRESENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099121December 1, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES WERE ABOUT TO BREAK. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB THE CONUSMER STATED THAT GM WILL NOT REPLACE THE CABLES UNTIL A RECALL IS ISSUED. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100746November 30, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
1998 CHEVROLET TAILGATE STRAP BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101845November 30, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098422November 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UP HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE RADIATOR LEAK. AFTER FURTHER DIAGNOSIS, WHAT WAS ACTUALLY THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE FITTING IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD USED TO CONNECT THE COOLANT HOSE WAS MADE OF A DIFFERENT METAL THAN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD; THE PART CRUMBLED WHILE TRYING TO FIT THE COOLANT HOSE OVER THE FITTING BY HAND (NO TOOLS INVOLVED!). I NOW HAVE A TRUCK IN THE GARAGE THAT I CANNOT DRIVE UNTIL IT IS FIXED BECAUSE THE PART DOES NOT "FIT" DUE TO THE CORROSION WHERE THE DISSIMILAR METALS CAME INTO CONTACT AND CORRODED. THE "NECK" OF THE PART IS STILL CORRODED ON THE MANIFOLD AND A NEW PART CANNOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE CORRODED METAL/FITTING IS CLEANED OUT. CORRODED PART IS AVAILABLE. DIGITAL PHOTO OF CORROSION AVAILABLE. CORROSION NOT YET REPAIRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095100November 3, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR A APPOINTMENT AND INSPECTION. *AK THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK BACK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096513October 27, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET TRUCK THAT HAS THE SAME WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS AS THE 1994 -1997 CHEVROLET TRUCKS HAD WHERE THEY WILL CHOOSE WHEN THEY WANT TO WORK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID TOO BAD, IT'S GOING TO COST YOU TO FIX. WHY IS THIS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SAME RECALL? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096275October 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE WET, THE REAR BRAKES ON MY TRUCK LOCK-UP AS THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION, AS IT INTERFERES WITH MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE DURING WET CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN I ACCELARATE FROM THE STOP, THE REAR BREAKS RELEASE WITH A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM DID NOT PERSIST SINCE THE WHEATHER CONDITIONS AT THOSE TIMES WERE DRY. IN THE LAST INCIDENT, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED SINCE THE WHEATHER WAS RAINY AND THE ROADS WERE WET. I AM VERY CONCERNED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096952October 15, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE THE STRAPS BROKE THROWING THE CONSUMER ONTO THE BACK OF THE CAB. THE CONSUMER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL 04V129000. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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