Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1998)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#10129340July 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
DT: 1998 CHEVROLET SK PICKUP TRUCK. WHEN GOING AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES FAILED. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, AND HAD BRAKE LINE REPLACED. ALSO REPLACED, THE FRONT ROTORS AND THE PADS. THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE. CALLED GENERAL MOTORS. TOOK DOWN THE INFORMATION AND MADE A FILE CLAIM NUMBER. JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS GOING BELOW 10 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128842July 15, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS (FAIR WEATHER, CITY DRIVING) MY PICK-UP DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC JUST AFTER COMPLETING A LEFT TURN AND SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND MANAGED TO LET IT COAST INTO A LITTLE USED LEFT TURN LANE. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (FISHER CHEVROLET, BOULDER, COLORADO), WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT A WIRING HARNESS WAS ROUTED PAST THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND HAD MELTED AND CAUSED A GROUNDED CRANK SIGNAL. ( MY FATHER ALSO HAS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL AS I DO, AND HIS PICK-UP HAS A SIMILAR WIRING PATTERN.) THE WIRING AND FUSES WERE REPLACED AND RE-ROUTED, AND THE CRANK SIGNAL CIRCUIT WAS REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128873July 15, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT: WHEN DRIVING IN A HURRICANE INDUCED RAINSTORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. UNABLE TO SEE, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD BECAUSE WAS UNABLE TO SEE. THESE WIPERS WERE INACTIVE FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THEY STARTED BACK FUNCTIONING ON THEIR OWN. THEY WORKED FOR ABOUT 5-7 MINUTES BEFORE STOPPING AGAIN. CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND SHOOK WIRING TO WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY BECAME ACTIVE AGAIN. HOWEVER THEY WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AFTERWARDS. DID CONTACT MANUFACTURER, FILED COMPLAINT AND THEY NOTED BY THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO SODERED JOINTS AND CONNECTOR PINS THAT CAUSE MALFUNCTION. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BUT PLAN TO HAVE REPAIRS AS OF TOMORROW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127353July 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FOR THE LAST WEEK THE ABS IS KICKING IN WHEN STOPPING ON DRY PAVEMENT. ABS INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE, KICKS IN AT SPEEDS OF 12 MPH DOWN TO 5 MPH. LATELY THE ABS LIGHT IS ON. WHEN ABS LIGHT IS ON, ABS DOES NOT KICK IN. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY THE REPAIR FACILITY $70.00 TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM THAT I KNOW TO ALREADY EXIST. I AM GOING TO DISABLE THE ABS IN MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124031June 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, AND ABS BRAKES WERE FAILING ON DRY PAVEMENT. ALSO, THERE WAS A BAD WHEEL BEARING. *AK *SB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121385June 24, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER. *JB *TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124637June 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS, SOMETIMES MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT & WILL SURPRISE THE DRIVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124388June 6, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT: ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP ON THE 1998 CHEVROLET GOES OUT EVER 10,000 MILES, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES ALREADY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124252June 5, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING RAINSTORM. THE PROBLEM ISINTERMITTENT SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK WHEN YOU TURN THEM ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124141June 3, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DT: CONSUMER STATES: THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS A SHORT IN IT, THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT. IF YOU PULL OVER AND WIGGLE A PLUG THEN THEY'LL WORK, BUT WILL QUIT AGAIN GOING DOWN THE ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119507June 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES: WHEN HE USES THE VEHICLE IN THE WINTER AND APPLIES THE BRAKES, HE HAS NO IDEA WHERE THE TRUCK IS GOING TO GO. WHEN HE TRIES TO TURN IT SLIDES RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD. *AK *TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123718June 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1998 CHEVY SILVERADO. ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS (5 MPH) AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THIS IS A REGULAR OCCURANCE FOR OVER 2 YEARS. DEALER INDICATED IT WILL BE $650 TO REMOVE AND CLEAN FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123723June 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO! I AM ALSO GETTING THE SAME GROWLING SOUND WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM DOESN'T OCCUR EVERY TIME YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM STARTED THIS SPRING, I THINK THAT IT IS A CORROSION PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURING IN YEARS 1999-2002.THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123768June 1, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, THEN START BACK WORKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122124May 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: NUMEROUS TIMES, USUALLY WHEN IT IS SNOWING OR WET PAVEMENT APPLIES BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE BRAKE GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, ENGAGING THE ABS, AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. ALSO, THIS HAPPENS ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS WITH BRAKE PRESSURE AND HITS BUMPS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121091May 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS ACTIVATION AT SPEED OF LESS THAN 10MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN THERE IS NO WHEEL SKID. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS IS BEING INVESTIGATED ON 1999-2002 GM PICK UPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120808May 12, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TRUCK WILL NOT START. CALLED GM THEY SAID IT WAS IN THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM...THAT IT HAS TO RESET ITSELF...WELL ITS BEEN A WEEK AND WHAT THE HECK KIND OF SECURITY SYSTEM KEEPS YOU FROM DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120820May 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS STOPPING AT LOW SPEED. BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO PULSE BACK LIKE THE ABS WAS ACTIVATING. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WERE CORRODED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED PARTS AND IT COST ME $322.15. THEY NEVER SHOWED ME THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120446May 9, 2005
WHEELS:RIM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB, TIRES
DT: ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THE FRONT TIRE, RIM, BRAKES, AND HUB FELL OFF THE CAR. THE POLICE SAID THEY HAD SEEN OTHER VEHICLES WHERE THE SAME THING HAPPENED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120158May 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE SAME AS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05020 BUT WITH A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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