Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1998)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#10156877May 5, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
1998 CHEVROLET K-1500 P/U WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY STOPS AND RESTARTS. CONTACTED DEALER AND SERVICE DEPT. CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR VIN #. THEY WANT OVER $100 TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155205April 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
1998 SILVERADO HAD ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR REPLACED. *TS THE FRONT WHEEL BRAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED ON 10/4/2005. ON 12/25/2005 THE CONSUMER READ AN ARTICLE WHICH STATED THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAD EXPANDED IT'S RECALL ON THE ANTILOCK BRAKES TO INCLUDE WISCONSIN AND THAT CONSUMER'S WOULD RECEIVE NOTICE BY 2/1/2006. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT GM HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE CONSUMER THEN CALLED GM WHO ALSO STATED THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153614March 24, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES- THEY ARE ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS MAKING STOPPING DISTANCE MUCH LONGER, THEY ALSO ACTIVATE WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. DURING RAN AND SNOWY TIME THEY ARE ACTIVATING ALMOST CONSTANTLY. CAN'T AFFORD THE COST TO REPLACE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153196March 20, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
1998 CHEVY. SILVERADO P/U TRUCK. WIPERS BEGAN STOPPING IN JULY 2005. HAVE TO STOP IN DRIVING RAIN TO MOVE WIRES AT CONTROL/MOTOR OUTSIDE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, NO PLACE TO STOP. SAFETY OF SELF AND FAMILY IN EXTREME DANGER. WEB IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS YET NO RECALL, OR IS THERE? PLEASE ADVISE ASAP. I AM TIRED OF JEOPARDIZING MY LIFE AND THAT OF MY FAMILY DUE TO GM FAILURE TO NOTIFY ME AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS OF THIS PROBLEM AND PROPER WAY TO REPAIR. DOES NOT OCCUR JUST ONCE, BUT ALMOST EVERY TIME WIPERS ARE REQUIRED. NEXT QUESTION ABOUT INCIDENT DATE IS MISLEADING-DOES NOT OCCUR JUST ONCE, BUT MANY TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153204March 20, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152938March 17, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE LOWERING THE TAILGATE, IT WAS NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE WAS BROKEN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V066000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE CABLES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152869March 16, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1998 1/2 TON CHEVY PICKUP BRAKE FAILURE ABS SENSORS CORRODED GM HAD RECALL ON 1999 THROUGH 2002 SAME PROBLEM WILL NOT HELP ON THIS YEAR ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME. TRUCK ONLY HAS 57000 MILES ON IT. NHTSA INVESTIGATED APRIL 05 BIG SAFETY FACTOR LOCAL GARAGE COST TO REPAIR $500.00 TRUCK IN NORTHERN IL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152491March 11, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
MY DAUGHTER USED MY VEHICLE LAST YEAR. SHE OPENED THE TAILGATE TO PUT A BAG OF CLOTHES IN THE BED OF MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO CLOSE THE TAILGATE THE LATCHES WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO KEEP THE TAILGATE CLOSED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT CLOSING THE TAILGATE IT FINALLY ENGAGED AND STAYED CLOSED. AS SHE BEGAN DRIVING THE LATCHES AGAIN RELEASED AND THE TAILGATE FELL OPEN. BOTH SUPPORT CABLES BROKE AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 06V066000 FOR 1999 AND 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADOS AND THE TAILGATE FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE SUPPORT CABLES BUT THE LATCHES STILL DO NOT HOLD AND THE TAILGATE CONTINUES TO FALL OPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS. JUST TODAY 3/11/05 THE TAILGATE FELL OPEN 5 TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152085March 7, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN IN A CURVE, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED MAKING A SHARPER TURN. THIS BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2005 AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. THIS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, DOWN A MOUNTAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A ROCK WALL AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD, WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. ALTHOUGH, THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10151321February 27, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BOUGHT A 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 IN DECEMBER 2005 WITH APPROXIMATELY 132,300 MILES PRIVATE SALE. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO I HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB DONE $1,000 (NEW EVERYTHING) NOT BY A CHEVY DEALER. I WAS SHOWN THE OLD BRAKE COMPONENTS, THE REARS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND THERE WAS NO WEAR ON THE PADS. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS BECAUSE THEY HADN'T BEEN ENGAGING. THERE WAS CORROSION IN THE FRONT AND EXTREME WEAR. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THE SHOP THREE TIMES BECAUSE IT WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT UPON BRAKING, AND STOPPING WAS EITHER REALLY TOUCHY (LOCKING UP) OR A BIT DELAYED. EACH TIME THEY REPLACED PARTS AND LOOKED AT IT FOR FREE. THE THIRD TIME THE REPAIR SHOP SAID "IT WAS SOMETHING RELATED TO THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO GO TO A CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED". I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND INFORMATION ABOUT THE 1999-2002 GENERAL MOTORS SAFETY RECALL FOR A DEFECT THAT WILL CAUSE CORROSION ON THE SPEED SENSORS AND "MAY CAUSE UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS". THIS IS THE PROBLEM AND WAS CONFIRMED BY REMOVING THE 60 AMP ABS FUSE AND THE PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR. I CALLED THE 800# LISTED ON CHEVROLET.COM AND WAS TOLD THAT IF THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A DEFECT THAT I SHOULD CALL CHEVY AGAIN. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CHEVY DEALER THIS MORNING AND EXPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHAT I HAD FOUND. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE LEFT FRONT SENSOR CORRODED AND BROKEN SO IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE RIGHT FRONT SENSORS WERE CORRODED BUT NOT BROKEN. ALL SENSORS WERE CLEANED AND AN ANTI-CORROSION COMPOUND WAS APPLIED. I CALLED CHEVROLET AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THEIR SERVICE MANAGER AGREED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR THAT THE RECALL DIDN'T INCLUDE MY VEHICLE, BUT THAT I SHOULD KEEP MY REPAIR BILL AND PROOF OF PAYMENT SO THAT IF AND WHEN THE RECALL IS EXTENDED I MAY BE REIMBURSED. WHY SHOULDN'T I BE REIMBURSED NOW IF IT'S A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE? THANK HEAVEN I WASN'T INVOLVED IN A CRASH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150736February 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT 20 MPH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS OCCURRED ON NORMAL ROADS DURING NORMAL BRAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THEY REPLACED THE HUB AND SENSOR WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150546February 17, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT OR WHEN STOPPING FOR A STOP SIGN/LIGHT AT LESS THAN 5 MPH THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE ACTIVATION OCCURRED GRADUALLY AND CONTINUED TO BECOME WORSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS DETERMINED TO CAUSE THE UNWANTED ACTIVATION. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE. UPDATED 3/9/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150355February 15, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 1998 CHEVROLET TRUCK IS HAVING THE SYMTOMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR THE 1999 THRU 2002 RECALL DUE TO CORROSION AFFECTING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. RECENTLY MY WIFE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED (UNDER 10 MPH) AND THE BRAKES PULSED AND GROANED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE INTERSECTION. I AM CONCERNED THAT GM DID NOT INCLUDE 1998 AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS VIRTUALLY THE SAME AS THE YEARS RECALLED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150246February 14, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGED WHILE STOPPING AT SPEEDS OF 10MPH OR LESS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150796February 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. SIMILAR TO RECALL 05V379. A FRONT HUB MUST BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149894February 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY ON DRY ROADS DURING NORMAL BRAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED. THE MECHANIC INSTALLED A SERPENTINE BELT. UPDATED 03/09/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149842February 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY APROX. 20 MILES. WHEN I CAME TO MY EXIT AND STOPPED AND TRIED TO GO MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED CAUSING MY TO ROLL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND PAUSE BRIEFLY TILL IT SLAMMED INTO GEAR. WHEN I GOT TO A SPOT I COULD PULL OVER AND CHECK IT OUT I REALIZED NO REVERSE. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST ALSO. I CALLED GM TO REPORT SINCE THE TRANSMISSION HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO GM DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED REPLACED OR REBUILT. I GOT A SECOND OPINION FROM R AND R TRANSMISSION. THEY EXPLAINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED AN UPDATE TO WORK PROPERLY AND THIS IS PROBABLY WHY THE FIRST ONE FAILED. THEY REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THIS NEAR MISS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148997January 30, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP INTERMITTENTLY DURING USE ON 1998, CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP. A COWORKER OWNS A 1997 SILVERADO AND MY BROTHER OWNS A 1999 TAHOE. BOTH OF THEIR VEHICLES EXHIBITED THE SAME INTERMITTENT FAILURE . ALSO, I OWN A 1996 GMC SUBURBAN THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE 1996 VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. THE OTHER VEHICLES MENTIONED AFOREMENTIONED WERE NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE VERY SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL FAILURES AS THE 1996 MODEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147497January 11, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
VEHICLE IS 1998 CHEVY C/K PICK-UP TRUCK. DURING HEAVY RAIN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FIRST STARTED WORKING ERRATICALLY THEN FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147050January 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS LOW . THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEED AND KEPT THE VEHICLE FROM COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT SPEEDS OF 3 TO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ABS. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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