Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1998)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#709407July 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 30MPH WHEN WE SMELLED SMOKE, I PULLED OVER AND SAW FLAMES SHOOTING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE DRIVER DOOR PANEL. I TORE OPEN THE DOOR PANEL AND SAW THAT THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE MIRROR CONTROL WAS ON FIRE. I BEAT THE FIRE OUT WITH A TOWEL, AFTER THE SMOKED CLEARED I STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND THE CONTROL BURST INTO FLAMES AGAIN, AT THIS POINT I SEVERED THE WIRING HARNESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843785July 29, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING ENGINE REVS HIGH AND WILL NOT SLOW DOWN UNLESS BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843546July 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED BELOW 40 MPH THE ABS SYSTEM IS KICKING IN AND LOCKING THE BRAKES UP. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS SOMETIMES HAUNG UP/OVERHEATED AND THE CONSUMER SMELLED THE BRAKES BURNING. WHEN CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY OFF, FRONT BRAKES UNLOCKED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP FIVE TIMES FOR THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM. DEALER COULN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843562July 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BATTERY ACID ATE THROUGH THE BRAKE LINE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER NOT TO HAVE ANY BRAKES. THE ACID TRAVELED DOWNWARD TO A PLASTIC PAN. THE DESIGN OF THE PAN ALLOWED ACID TO DRIP DIRECTLY ONTO THE BRAKE LINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843338July 26, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR END MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS 45MPH. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS OF THE REAR END, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843203July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING AND NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE, BUT THE HORSE TRAIL THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE IS STOPPING THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842891July 22, 1999
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAS BENN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843034July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. THE TRUCK HAD WARPED BRAKE DRUMS WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT WHEELS TO SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL WHEN ON ICE, RAIN OR SNOW, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#709003July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS NO ACTION UNTIL A LONG BRAKE PEDAL STROKE FINALLY ENGAGES THE BRAKES. THIS RESULTS IN EXTRA DELAY TIME BEFORE BRAKES ARE ACTUALLY APPLIED. THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AND ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES. THIS DID NOT IMPROVE THE BRAKE PEDAL SQUASHY NO ACTION, DELAY TO APPLICATION OF BRAKES. THE DEALER'S SHOP REPAIR SUPERVISOR/ MANAGER DROVE THE VEHICLE AND DEMONSTRATED THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED FINE. HOWEVER, HE HAD PERFORMED THIS TEST WITH HIS FOOT ALREADY ON AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE ACTUALLY ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THIS APPROACH OF COURSE REMOVED THE DELAY TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT HARDLY A NORMAL WAY TO DRIVE. I HAVE SEEN THIS REPORTED IN A NUMBER OF AUTOMOTIVE MAGAZINES AS A PROBLEM AS WELL AS EXPERIENCING IT WITH OTHER CHEVROLET PICKUPS 1995 THRU 1999 MODELS. IT SEEMS THAT A REPROGRAMMING OF THE ABS MODULE OR SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. AS A FINAL POINT , MY 1998 CHREVOLET MALIBU ABS BRAKE ACTION IS INSTANTANEOUS, AS SOON AS YOU TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL! IT'S NOT BECAUSE IT'S A SMALLER VEHICLE AND NOT A TRUCK AS THE DEALER TRIED TO IMPLY(BALONEY!) *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842868July 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BRAKING SYSTEM FAILING TO OPERATE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE ROLLS OVER BUMPY SURFACE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CNSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND, OR COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547395July 20, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842684July 20, 1999
STEERING
WHILE MAKING A TURN, IT IS MORE DIFFCULTY ON LEFT TURNS BECAUSE STEERING BECOMES TOO HARD. DEALER REPLACED PARTS ON THE STEERING SYSTEM, HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842479July 16, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN IS PULLING TO THE LEFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547179July 14, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES REPAIR ON FOUR OCCASIONS HOWEVER STILL EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547218July 14, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING IS VERY ERRATIC (OVER STEERING, STIFF, AND VEERS) AT TIMES WHEN SPEEDS ARE 50-60 MPH. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842366July 14, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE PULSATES AND VIBRATES . DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER /PADS, AND RESERFACED THE ROTORS . MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842163July 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842122July 12, 1999
STEERING
EA99011; THE STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708455July 10, 1999
SEATS
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841463June 30, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RIGHT FRONT TIRE, ASSEMBLY AND SHAFT VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DROP TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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