Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1998)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#717854January 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN A BUMP OR SEPARATION IS CONTACTED IN THE PAVEMENT DURING THE BRAKING OPERATION, RESULTING IN LOST OF BRAKING CAPACITY. THIS OCCURS USUALLY BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 25-35 MPH DURING BRAKING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN. IF DURING THAT TIME, A BUMP OR RISE OCCURS IN THE PAVEMENT, IT SEEMS LIKE TRACTION IS LOST AND BRAKING CAPACITY IS DIMINISHED, RESULTING IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. OFTEN THIS OCCURS AT STOP SIGNS AND INTERSECTIONS, OCCASIONALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN, RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS HANDLING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, AND ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR BY REPLACEMENT OF GASKET ON FLUID RESERVIOR LID OF MASTER CYLINDER DIMISHED THE SYMPTOMS BUT DID NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. HAZARDOUS BRAKING SITUATIONS CONTINUES WHEN BRAKE FAILURE AND/OR INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE ON DRY PAYMENT OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855446January 24, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY IS LEAKING ONTO RIGHT SIDE STEERING MECHANISM. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855335January 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE HAS A LOUD NOISE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. CONSUMER SAID THAT HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVENTEEN TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717451January 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
I PARKED THIS PICKUP IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY TWO YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT LEVER ON THE STEERING COLUM AND PULL IT OUT OF PARK. MY SIX YEAR OLD SON WAS RUN OVER WHEN THE PICKUP ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND INTO MY NEIGHBORS HOUSE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THEY ARE NOLONGER INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#717472January 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THE TRUCK IS GOING OVER ROUGH ROAD OR RR TRACKS THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOSE STOPPING POWER AND FADE OR SINK TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP AS EXPECTED. I MUST GIVE MYSELF LOTS OF STOPPING ROOM, AND I HAVE TOLD THE WIFE TO GIVE HERSELF A LOT OF STOPPING ROOM. THE WIFE HAS SCARED HERSELF, AND I HAVE ALSO WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY HAVE WORKED WITH ME. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING FURTHER COULD BE DONE AND OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. DISCONNECTED THE ABS OR THEY PUT HEAVY LOADS IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. I DID NOT KNOW ANYONE ELSE TO TALK TO UNTIL I WAS WATCHING THE NEWS TONIGHT THE 17TH OF JAN. 2000, AND SAW AN ARTICLE ABOUT YOUR SITE ON NEWS CHANNEL 5 OUT OF NASHVILLE, TN. I HOPE THIS HELPS NOT ONLY ME, BUT ALL THE OTHER PERSONS THAT HAVE LOADED THIER TRUCKS DOWN OR HAVE DISCONNECTED THE ABS SYSTEM. IN THE FAILURE BLOCK AND THE SPEED BLOCK I JUST PUT NUMBERS SO I COULD FINISH THE QUESTIONNAIRE. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784381January 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550104December 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715979December 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE KNOCKS WHEN LEFT RUNNING IN MORNING, TO WARM UP ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715703December 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK AT GLOCKNER CHEVROLET IN PORTSMOUTH, OHIO 45662 FOR REPAIR ABOUT 10 TO TWELVE TIMES NOW. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING SOLVED. I HAVE CONTACTED GM SEVERAL TIMES (OVER 30) TO GET THIS TRUCK FIXED. I ASKED FOR A AREA VEHICLE MANAGER TO COME DOWN AND LOOK AT THIS TRUCK AND I HAVE HAD NO SUCCESS IN EVEN GETTING A RETURN PHONE CALL. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SEVERAL GM REPS. ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT IS PUTTING ME AT RISK OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT BUT THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY CONCERN OF THEIRS. I FINALLY GOT 1 PERSON TO GIVE ME THEIR DIRECT LINE TO HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE PERSON IS JOE PACHECO AT 1-800-43-FLEET. I AM STILL HAVING NO SATISFACTION IN GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. TODAY MY TRUCK IS BACK IN THE SHOP. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. I WOULD APPRECIATE IN INSIGHT YOU CAN GIVE ME ON THIS SITUATION. MY NEXT STEP WAS GOING TO SEE AN ATTORNEY, BUT I AM HOPING THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME TO THAT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 16 MONTHS NOW. THANK YOU, [XXX] 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
#715638December 4, 1999
SUSPENSION
I HAVE READ THROUGH YOUR CHEVROLET TRUCK SECTION AND NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT VIBRATION PROBLEMS. IS THE NHTSA INVESTIGASTIONG THIS PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853629December 2, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE HESITATING / STALLING AT A STOP POSITION. WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CARBURETOR FLOODED. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED/REPAIRS ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715519December 1, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
STEERING LOCKS UP MOMENTARLY THEN RELEASES DURING SLOW LEFT TURNS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852025November 23, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING. PULLED OVER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS MISSING A REAR BOLT. * COUNTY HAD ANOTHER IDENTICAL VEHICLE, WHEN INSPECTED, FOUND THE BOLT WAS READY TO COME OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853146November 19, 1999
STEERING
ALSO ON CHEVROLET 2500 1998, OCT 8, 1999, 60,000 VIN # [XXX], ON BOTH VEHICLES, DUE TO A DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL ROTATION SENSOR, THE POWER STEERING IS INOPERATIVE WHICH MAY CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN STEERING VEHICLE, AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK 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
#853013November 17, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON DRY/GRAVEL PAVEMENT ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE ABS LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852944November 16, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES, SOMETIMES WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE. WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, CONSUMER DECELERATED WHEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM 20 MPH TO 40 MPH, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PUT ON BRAKES. DEALER SAID THAT FLOOR MATS MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM. BUT CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL THIS IS TRUE. CONSUMER SAYS THERE WAS NO MAT ON FLOOR. VIN # ([XXX]). *AK *YC 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
#852913November 15, 1999
TIRES
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED MARKINGS ON THE LOWER A FRAME. ALSO, NOTICED RUBBED MARKS ON THE INNER TIRE. CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICED. IF TURNING RIGHT, LEFT TIRE WOULD BE COMING INWARDS. BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING AT A CERTAIN POINT IT KEEPS RUBBING THE FRAME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714718November 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKES HAD FELT SPONGY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HAD THE PROBLEM CHECKED OUT THREE MONTHS AGO, NOTHING FOUND - BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR , AND VEHICLE SLOWED EVENTUALLY. SO THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AT NO COST (STILL UNDER WARRANTY). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847668November 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AND NOT STOPPING WELL AFTER BEING APPLIED. HAD TO PULL TO RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING ABILITY. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC REFUSES TO ADJUST BRAKES. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850831November 9, 1999
SUSPENSION
ON CEMENT ROADS, AND DRIVING BETWEEN 50-70 MPH ,A SHIMMY WILL OCCUR IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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