1998 Chevrolet C/K Pickups complaints

MALFUNCTIONING WINDSHIELD WIPERS

EVERY SO OFTEN IT FEELS AS IF SOMEONE GRABS THE STEERING WHEEL AND FOR A BREIF MOMENT IT FEELS AS IF THERE IS NO STEERING.*AK

WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING WHEN RAINING. THEY WILL RUN FOR A LITTLE BIT AND THEN GET STUCK . I WOULD HAVE TO PULL ON THEM TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1997 TRUCKS BUT MINE BEING A 1998 I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. CLOSE TO $ 200.00. *JB

MY 1998 TRUCK HAS HAD A SPOT IN THE STEERING THAT WHEN YOU ARE TURNING THERE IS A MOMENTARY LOST OF STEERING. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THERE IS COOLER WEATHER. THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT TIMES . BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS COME AND GO BUT HAVE BEEN GETTING WORST OVER THE YEARS. *JB

WHEN I BOUGHT MY 1998 CHEVY PICKUP IT HAD A PLACE IN THE STEERING WHEN I TURNED IT TO THE RIGHT IT FELT LIKE I HIT A PATCH OF ICE. IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS A DEAD SPOT. NOW IT IS GETTING WORSE. NOW WHEN I TURN TO THE LEFT IT IS STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED YOUR GOING IT STILL DOES IT. *LA

WIPER'S STOP WORKING RANDOMLY. IDENTICLE PROBLEM TO RECALL NUMBER 03V159000 ON 97 TRUCKS. GM IS REFUSING TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. FORTUNATELY THE WIPERS ARE FUNCTIONAL ALTHOUGH THEY WILL NOT FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THEY ALSO DO NOT PARK WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED TO OFF POSITION AND WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNTIL THEY PARK IN RANDOM POSITIONS AT A RANDOM INTERVAL UP TO FIVE MINUTES OBSERVED SO FAR. THE "MIST" OPERATION ALSO EXHIBITS THE SAME BEHAVIOR AND BUT BE USED TO EVENTUALLY GET THEM TO STOP IN AN ACCEPTABLE POSITION FOR DRIVING. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES OF SIMILAR TYPE FOR SEVERAL YEARS PREVIOUS (FOR WHICH THERE IS A RECALL) AND IS RELATED TO A CONNECTION TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT CONTROLLS WIPER OPERATION.*AK

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 1997 AND OLDER CHEVROLET TRUCKS AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER THAT I TAKE MY TRUCK TO FOR SERVICE. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOT ANY RECALL FOR MY 1998 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!! *LA

REAR VIEW MIRROR SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. *LA

WINDSHIELD WIPER ON 1998 K1500 PICKUP OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES STOPPING WHILE OPERATING, AT OTHER TIMES NOT OPERATING WHEN TURNED ON. HITTING THE COVER ON THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR WILL ALMOST ALWAYS RESTART THE WIPERS. IDENTICAL PROBLEM TO THAT ON MY 1995 K1500 PICKUP. SOUNDS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEMS COVERED IN GM RECALL NO. 03023. PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES, CONTINUES TO THIS DAY AT 126,000 MILES. INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR LEFT STEEL BRAKE LINE BROKE DUE TO RUST. *AK. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, WHEN WIPERS ARE NEEDED, THEY FAIL TO FUNCTION, REQUIRING DRIVER TO MANUALLY MOVE WIPER ARM TO GET THEM STARTED.

LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY OR FAIL COMPLETELY DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE, WIPER MODULE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITENTLY. STOP HALF WAY THROUGH CYCLE. CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER BEING SHUT OFF. SAME PROBLEM GM HAS HAD FOR YEARS. SAME PROBLEM WE HAD WITH 1995 SUBURBAN. SAME PROBLEM WE HAD WITH 1996 TAHOE. FROM LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS STARTING TO APPEAR ON YOUR WEB SITE, THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE 1998 MODEL YEAR.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING RAIN STORM.1998 CHEVORLET PICKUP.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING HARD RAIN STORM,AND ARE INTERMITTENTLY AT OTHER TIMES,1998 CHEVORLET C1500 PICKUP

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING AT TIMES. YOU CAN TURN WIPER SWITCH OFF AND ON AND THEY MAY WORK AGAIN BUT WILL STOP AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT HARDER TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON SOME EARLY MODELS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHY NOT THE 1998 MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM? *JB

HEATER CORE FAILURE DUE TO OEM COOLANT CORROSION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS START AND STOP. SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET THEM TO RESTART BY SWITCHING THEM OFF AND WAITING A FEW SECONDS. OTHER TIMES YOU HAVE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTART IT BEFORE THEY WILL OPERATE AGAIN. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS YEARS UP TO 1997. WHY 1998 WAS NOT INCLUDED IS A GOOD QUESTION SINCE THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *JB

VEHICLE GOES INTO ANTI-SKID MODE ON DRY PAVEMENT, VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. I WOUND UP ON SIDEWALK ON MAY 7, 2003. VISITED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ON MAY 8; CLAIMS FAULTY REGULATOR RING IN FRONT HUBS CAUSING ABS TO ACTIVATE AT INCORRECT INTERVALS. COULD NOT TELL ME WHICH ONE WAS BAD! WANTED TO TRY TO REPLACE ONE, IF THAT DIDN'T WORK WOULD REPLACE OTHER. ALL AT COST TO ME! $1000 FOR REPAIRS. I'M AMAZED THEY CAN NOT EVEN DIAGNOSE THEIR OWN FAULTY PARTS AND WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR THEIR TRIAL AND ERROR REPAIRS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE UNNECESSARY REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THEIR INCOMPETENT DIAGNOSIS. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, THEY HAVE THE SAME MODEL AND MAKE, DIFFERENT YEARS: 2000, AND 2001. *NLM

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. MANY TRUCKS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TRUCK HAS 74000 MILES AND I KNOW OF 2 OTHERS W/ 78,000 AND 66,000 MILES THAT NEEDED GASKET REPLACEMENT. TALKING TO A DEALER EMPLOYEE REVEALED THAT IT IS A POPULAR PROBLEM WITH THE CHAVY VORTEC MOTORS. AT A COST OF AROUND $400.00, IT IS A TOO FREQUENT PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *NLM

I EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING, THEN SURGES WHICH CAUSES ME TO OVER STEER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND KNOW THAT GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON OTHER MODELS BUT NOT MINE. PLEASE SEE BELOW: GM, THE WORLD'S LARGEST AUTO MAKER, SAID IT HAD 15 REPORTS OF CRASHES AS A RESULT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING, INCLUDING THREE INJURIES BUT NO FATALITIES. THE LOWER PINION BEARING IN THE POWER STEERING GEAR COULD SEPARATE, GM SAID. MOST REPORTS INDICATED THAT DRIVERS EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT, USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. SOME DRIVERS COULD EXPERIENCE HIGHER RESISTANCE WHEN TURNING LEFT, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED POWER ASSIST TO THE RIGHT, GM SAID. *JB

THE SLAVE CYLINDER IN MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT EVERY 1.5 YEARS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT WENT OUT AND MY CLUTCH GOT SATURATED AND THUS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TOO. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECTIVE PART AND GM SHOULD ADMIT TO IT.

WIPERS FAILED TO WORK ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE ON 5.7 LITER ENGINE. FROM WHAT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (W-K CHEVROLET) TOLD ME, THEY REPLACE 2 OR 3 A WEEK. SOMETHING TO EXPECT BETWEEN 75,000 TO 100,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS WAY OVER THE LINE WHEN SPARK PLUGS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST 100,000 MILES. TS

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60-70MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKES WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, MAKING IT HARD TO STOP. AT TIMES DOES NOT STOP AT ALL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER DID NOT FIX CAR.*AK TWO STUDS WERE REPLACED. PCM WAS UPDATED TO CORRECT THE ENGINE SUGE UNDER LOAD. *YH

TRAVELING ABOUT 100MPH, WHEN VEHICLE DIED OUT. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED SAFETY FEATURE BUILT-IN DUE TO REQUIREMENT BY NHTSA. COMPUTER HAS A BUILT-IN SAFETY FEATURE. *AK