Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1998)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#10025534July 7, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT ON FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE. THE TIRE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A ROLLOVER IF MY TRAVEL TRAILER HAD NOT BEEN ATTACHED. I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN A VIBRATION STARTED. I SLOWED DOWN TO 35 MPH. THE TREAD SEPARATED AND BLOWOUT OCCURED BEFORE I COULD FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. THE TIRE WAS EXCHANGED AT A FIRESTONE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE TIRE WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST. THE DAMAGE TO THIS TIRE WAS MORE THAN THAT OF THE FORD EXPLORER TIRE TREAD SEPARATIONS THAT I HAVE SEEN IN REPORTS. I HAVE DIGITAL PHOTOS OF THE TIRE DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026398July 2, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025210July 1, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FREQUENTLY QUITS WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020436June 26, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK WHEN NEEDED. *JB PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019319June 26, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 150 001, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *NLM PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024004June 13, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE, THE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022922June 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION DUE TO MODULE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020882June 2, 2003
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE ALL THE TIME. THEY WILL WORK SOME TIMES, BUT NEVER WHEN YOU NEED THEM TO. THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE OCTOBER OF 2002. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020825June 1, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BELT WAS BEING REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT COME OUT FROM THE BOTTOM MECHANISM. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVYS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020751May 30, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
ON 5-27-03 I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT HAND LANE OF INTERSTAE 83 CROSSING THE SOUTH BRIDGE, OVER THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. IT WAS RAINING HARD AT THE TIME AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING BUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT MOVING. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, WITH VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY, AND PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT ACCIDENT. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE THE FOLLOWING DAY I WAS TOLD THAT CHEVROLET WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS IT. THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WIPERS NEEDED REPLACED. THE WIPER FAILURE HAD OCCURED TWO OTHER TIMES IN THE PAST, BUT I WAS PARKED AT THOSE TIMES AND IN NO DANGER OF AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020766May 30, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED OFF DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSED ME JUCH STRESS AND COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN WRECK. AFTER HAVING WIPERS CHECKED OUT I FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET PICKUP AND BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL ANY YEARS WITH THE FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARDS. THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF LIFE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019200May 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IT STARTED THAT WHEN YOU PUT IT REVERSE IT DIDN'T WANT TO GO THEN PUT INTO DRIVE THEN REVERSE IT WORKED. THEN WHILE DRIVING WE PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT AND TRIED TO REVERSE IT WAS TOTALLY GONE. WINDSHIED WIPERS STOP WORKING ON AND OFF. YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR THEY WON'T MOVE AND AT MOST TIMES IT EFFECTS THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID SO IT DOESN'T WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020128May 19, 2003
STEERING
WHEN THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH THERE WAS A SPOT WHERE IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SLIPPING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020140May 19, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FUEL TANK COLLAPSED WHICH CAUSED IT TO LEAK GASOLINE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE TANK WAS UNAVAILABLE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019981May 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING AREA AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS BLINKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS MODULE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018763May 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 1 TON PICKUP. I WAS HAVING TERRIBLE OVER HEATING PROBLEMS, SUDDENLY WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY ONE DAY AND I STOPPED AND OPENED THE RADIATOR IT LOOKED LIKE BLACK SLUDGE. AFTER TAKING IT TO BE FIXED I FIND IT IS THE COOLANT THAT CHEVY INSTALLS CALLED DEXCOOL AND IT IS CAUSING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS FOR MOST CHEVY CONSUMERS. WHAT CAN WE DO? I HAVE TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE AFTER THEY EMPTIED OUT 1/2 GALLON OF THE SLUDGE FROM MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU, [XXX]. *JB 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
#10019575May 9, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018221May 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE WHEN IT WAS NOT NEEDED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017097May 6, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
1998 CHEVROLET K2500 PICKUP VIN [XXX] MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN NEIGHBOR NOTICED A GLOW INSIDE OF VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS ON FIRE. AFTER PUTTING FIRE OUT, DISCOVERED THE FIRE HAD BEEN STARTED BY THE WRING INSIDE OF THE DOOR. ELECTRIC MIRROR IS NOT FUSED. WIRING IS STILL ENERGIZED. INSIDE DOOR PANEL IS BURNED COMPLETELY THROUGH. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY KIND OF BULLETIN OR RECALL INFO ON THIS PROBLEM FROM GM. GM HAS GIVEN ME A CASE NUMBER ([XXX]), BUT I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND. I CALL, GET AN ANSWERING MACHINE, LEAVE MESSAGE, NO ONE CALLS YOU BACK. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. IT IS DIFFICULT TO USE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE BURNED SMELL AS THE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO DOWN. THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK IS COVERED IN SOOT. SHOULD YOU NEED PHOTOS, I CAN E-MAIL THEM TO YOU. THANK YOU. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016953May 3, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. SOME VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN THE YEARS 1994 THROUGH PART OF THE YEAR IN 1997 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY CHEVY HOTLINE THAT MY VEHICLE, 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO, IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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