Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1998)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#10139513October 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKS IN AT ALL TIMES AND DOES NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO STOP. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY GAVE THE CONSUMER CASE NUMBER 1368240301, AND SAID THAT HE COULD TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER. IF THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL REPAIR WORK WOULD BE FREE. BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134773October 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CALLER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 1998 SILVERADO AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 05V379000 ON THE 1999-2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADOS CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS A CHEVROLET CK500 AND THE RECALL WAS ON THE CHEVROLET K1500 ONLY. THEY TOLD HIM THEY WERE NOT RECALLING THE CALLER'S VEHICLE. THE CALLER SAID THAT MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM TO GET VEHICLE FIXED AND SELL IT. IF HE BOUGHT A VEHICLE FROM THEM THEY WILL GIVE HIM $1000.00. THE CALLER HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS.*AK THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE ABS FUSE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135049September 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER STATES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE THE ABS BRAKES FAILED. IT IS THE SAME RECALL 05V379000 AS FOR THE 1999-2002 GMC TRUCKS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTS NEW PARTS NEED TO BE PUT IN. THE CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL HE SHOULD PAY FOR IT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED THE PEDAL JERKS AND VIBRATES. IT FEELS LIKE THEY ARE SLIPPING. THE CONSUMER STATES IN THE WINTER THE BRAKES ARE WORTHLESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137710September 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL USAGE , NO OFF-ROAD USE, NO TOWING NO WARNING LIGHTS TRUCK STUTTERS AT LOW SPEED STOPS WITH NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATION, CAN FEEL MOVEMENT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT SEEMS AS IF TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. HAVE BUMPED INTO GUARD POSTS AT CONVENIENCE STORE ( NO DAMAGE ) TOOK TO DEALER AT 53248 MILES, NOT REPAIRED. DEALERS' DIAGNOSIS ( M001 DIAGNOSIS, NEEDS BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB/ BEARING 544CT 53248NEEDS FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS) SERVICE DEPT. REP TOLD ME WHEN I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO HIM THAT IT WAS AN ABS ISSUE THAT THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH, AND THAT I WOULD NEED BOTH FRONT HUBS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER 1000 DOLLARS, COULD NOT AFFORD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136137September 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE FAILURE. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS (5-10 MPH) WHEN SLOWING TO APPROACH STOP SIGNS OR WHEN PARKING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135852September 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CALLER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS PROBLEM. . AT LOW SPEEDS SHE HEARD A NOISE AND THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. SHE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER YEARS, BUT THIS MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER WAS OUT OF BUSINESS, AND THE MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CALLER STATED SHE ALREADY HAD THE BRAKES FIXED, BUT WANTED HER VEHICLE ADDED TO RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135853September 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AT LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 3-10 MPH. ALSO, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND WHEEL SPEED SENSORS; THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER DID NOT REFER VEHICLE TO A DEALER, BUT TOOK VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO DID NOT KNOWN HOW TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS GM TRUCK. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE MODEL YEAR ALTHOUGH THE EXACT SAME BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135843September 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SAFETY RECALL 05068 - FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V-379. I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH THE "UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION", EXACTLY AS DETAILED IN THE RECALL NOTICE DATED AUGUST 29, 2005. I HAD TO UNHOOK THE ABS FUNCTION TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM, BUT NOW I HAVE NO ABS AT ALL, AS I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. HOW CAN I GET MY 1998 VEHICLE PROBLEM CORRECTED BY THE DEALER, AS PART OF THIS RECALL? THANK YOU.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135930September 8, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I BELIEVE GENERAL MOTORS HAS GENERATED A DEFECT IN MY 1998 K3500 PICKUP BY EQUIPPING IT WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. ON THE INCIDENT DATE I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON MD RT 16 NEAR HARMONY, MD. I NOTICED A VEHICLE APPROACHING AND FLASHING HIS HEADLIGHTS. THINKING SOMETHING WAS WRONG I SLOWED DOWN. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I ROUNDED A SHARP CURVE AND FOUND A VERY LARGE TREE HAD FALLEN FULLY ACROSS THE TRAVELED PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET AROUND IT BY LEAVING THE ROADWAY. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATING THIS OBSTACLE I PROCEEDED ON MY WAY. AFTER TRAVELING ANOTHER HALF MILE I MET ANOTHER CAR WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO WARN BECAUSE OF MY HEADLIGHTS ALWAYS BEING ON DUE TO THE DRL FEATURE. THIS UNWARNED VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND COLLIDED WITH THE TREE. RATHER THEN BEING A SAFETY DEVICE I FEEL, AS A RESULT OF MY EXPERIENCE, THAT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE A HAZARD AND SHOULD BE BANNED!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135180September 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED OCCURRING IN DEC. OF 2004. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN GOING OVER 20 MPH THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE REPAIR MADE AS OF YET. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT HIS MODEL YEAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALSO. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FOR THE 1999-2002 MODELS. RECALL NUMBER 05068 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN 05V379000. THE CONSUMER IS GOING TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134910August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE BRAKES ON THE REAR END JUST LOCKED FOR NO REASON. IF IT IS RAINING THE BRAKING IS WORSE. THE BACK END LOCKS AND THE VEHICLE WILL SLIDE. THIS OCCURS ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITH OUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, TOO MANY TO LIST. THE DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. NO REAR BRAKING PARTS HAVE EVER BEEN REPLACED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE OWNER HAS LOST CONTROL AND NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134948August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS ACTIVATION AT SLOW SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC AND AT FREQUENT STOPS, ACTIVATION OF ABS STARTED AROUND 07/2005. SERVICED PARTS INCLUDED NEW ROTORS AND PADS, REAR DRUMS AND PAD SHOES, ABS MODULATOR, AND MASTER CYLINDER. VEHICLE STILL HAS SAME NOTED PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134956August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS ACTIVATION AT SLOW SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC AND AT FREQUENT STOPS, ACTIVATION OF ABS STARTED AROUND 07/2005. SERVICED PARTS INCLUDED NEW ROTORS AND PADS, REAR DRUMS AND PAD SHOES, ABS MODULATOR, AND MASTER CYLINDER. VEHICLE STILL HAS SAME NOTED PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134842August 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I NOTICED IN AN EDITION OF THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE AND NOTICED THE RECALL OF THE 1999-2002 MODEL YEARS OF THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UPS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WITH THE ABS ENGAGING AT SPEEDS OF 4 TO 11 MPH AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UP TRUCK. WOULD MY TRUCK BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS RECALL OR NOT??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132699August 13, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY 1998 SILVERADO WAS ABLE TO TURN WITHOUT THE WHEELS TURNING. TAKING MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL GARAGE FOR A CAUSE IT WAS DETECTED THAT THE BOLT IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS MISSING. I HAD THE BOLT INSTALLED AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. I CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF GM AND DID NOT RECEIVE A REASON WHY DID COULD HAPPEN IN A CAR I BOUGHT AND WAS THE SOLE OWNER. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SAFETY ITEM AND THAT A NOTICE SHOULD BE ISSUED TO OTHER OWNERS. THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED WAS THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE BROUGHT TO THEIR SHOPS AND THEREFORE COULD NOT COMMENT ON WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS,OR THAT THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT ISSUE A BULLETIN AS I HAD NOT BROUGHT IT INTO ONE OF THEIR SHOPS AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. I ALSO SAID I WOULD NOT DRIVE 27 MILES TO THE DEALER AS I COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THEY REALLY HAD NO CONCERN FOR MY PROBLEM AND IF THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING ON OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY CONCERN AND I HOPE THAT THIS NOT CAUSE ANYONE ANY ACCIDENTS. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE WAS AN AGENCY LIKE YOURS UNTIL I READ THIS MORNINGS PAPER. I WOULD APPRECIATE KNOWING IF THERE ARE OTHER CONCERNS AS MINE OR AM I THE ONLY ONE. IT WAS VERY DISTURBING TO FIND OUT I HAD THAT BOLT MISSING. MARTIN WITKOWSKI. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132651August 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT, APPLYING BRAKES AND THE ANTI-LOCK KICKED IN. THE TRUCK (K-2500 EXT CAB 4X4) WOULDN'T STOP. I QUICKLY USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, NO ONE COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES! I HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. TAKING TO THE DEALER AND STILL THEY FOUND NOTHING.. IT AMAZES ME THAT AFTER MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THEY TOLD ME THE ANTI-LOCK SENSORS IN THE FRONT HUBS WERE BAD AND IT WOULD COST OVER $1,200 PER SIDE TO FIX!! I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK... THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS SO THE CONSUMER DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR FAULTY PARTS INSTALLED AND THE LACK OF THE ASE CERTIFIED MECHANICS TO FIND THIS PROBLEM UNTIL MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED!! HOW CONVENIENT FOR THEM!! I WANT MY VEHICLE FIXED AT NO COST TO ME. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131642August 4, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE, PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT, SUSPENSION:REAR, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
MY BOYFRIEND(MARIO DIEGO) AND I (CARMENIA) PURCHASED A 1998 CHEVY TAHOE. FROM BROOKS MOTOR COMPANY ON APRIL 1,2005. FROM APRIL 1 TO JUNE 29,2005. THE TAHOE HAD TO BE RETURNED TO BROOKS MOTOR SERVICE CENTER 8 TO 9 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR REPAIRS. NOW MY CAR REAR END HAS BROKE AND NOT DRIVABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120698August 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, AN ODOR OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. WHEN THE DRIVER RETURNED TO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. *NM THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130039July 26, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DT: CALLER STATED THAT SPEED CONTROL WAS NOT LETTING UP WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL. TOOK VEHICLE DEALER ABOUT 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. THEY REPLACED THE PART, AND IN A FEW WEEKS THE PROBLEM RECURRED. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129890July 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
REPEATED ABS BRAKE FAILURE...HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. TAILGATE HANDLE FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE, LOCK MECHANISM & WINDOW TRACK DEFECTIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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