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1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1998 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Dec 19, 2006150,000 milesMI

THERE WAS NOT INCIDENT YET, BUT THE FRONT ABS CYCLES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING BELOW 5 MPH AND IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO STOP. *NM

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Dec 1, 2006IL

I OWN A 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK. RECENTLY MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BECOME INTERMITTENT IN WORKING. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE RAIN. ALSO MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE KICKING ON AT LOW SPEEDS. *JB

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Nov 27, 200699,710 milesTX

WINDSHIELD WASHER AND WIPER STARTED MALFUNTION DURING ALL CYCLES OF NORMAL OPERATION LEAVING DRIVER TO HALT VEHICLE UNTIL RAIN SUBSIDES OR WIPERS RESUME FUNCTION. UNSAFE TO USE DUE TO UNRELIABILITY AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF VISIBILITY DURING RAINY WEATHER. *NM

Electrical System
Filed Nov 9, 200610,000 milesIN

1998 CHEVROLET, K1500,4X4, 5.7 VORTEC AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES HAD TO HAVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS AND THEN DOESN'T,MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED TWICE,D/S ELECTRIC WINDOW WORKS AND THEN DOESN'T AND REAR TURN SIGNAL HOUSING AND CONNECTION ON RIGHT SIDE KEEPS FAILING, NOT BULB! ALSO LEAK RESULTING IN LOSS OF COOLANT FROM RESERVOIR, IN THE MIDDLE OF UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. BOUGHT NEW! *JB

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Oct 6, 200675,665 milesFL

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEPARATED. THERE WAS A VIBRATION AND A LOUD NOISE SECONDS PRIOR TO THE TIRE SEPARATION. ALSO, THE TRUCK SKIDDED SIDEWAYS, HOWEVER CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS REGAINED AND IT WAS PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE VENDOR OF THE TIRE TO CHECK THE PRESSURE AND ROTATE THE 4 TIRES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED 3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF TIRE SEPARATION ON THE SAME TYPE OF TIRE. BOTH SERVICE AND TIRE DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THE TIRES SHOULD BE INFLATED TO 35 PSI. TIRE MANUFACTURER: CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC. BRAND: AMERITRAC SUV. SIZE: P265/70R16

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 16, 200660,000 milesNY

ABS COME ON WHEN NOT WARRANTED. PEDAL JUST HARDENS UP AND TRUCK WON'T STOP. *JB

Suspension › Front › Hub
Filed Jun 28, 200627,909 milesNY

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKES OPERATED AS IF THE WHEELS WERE LOCKED UP. PLUS, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 11/18/02 WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HUB WAS BAD, AND REPLACED THE HUB AT NO COST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 06/26/06 BECAUSE THE ABS IN THE FRONT BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT BOTH HUBS WERE DEFECTIVE AND DECLINED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSTEAD TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP WHO DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT HUBS WITH BETTER QUALITY PARTS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jun 13, 200675,000 milesMN

NOTED DIFFICULTY IN DISTANCE NEEDED TO STOP ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. ALSO BRAKING JERKINESS. TOOK TO GM DEALER REPAIRS (NEW BRAKES) ABOUT 400.00 AFTER A FEW WEEKS PROBLEM RETURNED ANOTHER GM DEALER BILL OF 300.00 (FOR BRAKES) (BELIEVED FIRST SET MAY BE FAULTY) THEN AFTER A FEW WEEKS PROBLEM RETURNED TOOK TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS CLEANED THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED A FEW WEEKS LATER. VEHICLE IS VERY UNSTABLE, UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 7, 200680,000 milesIN

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ACTIVATED WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN AT SPEEDS OF 1-5 MPH. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 7/3/2006 - *NM

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed May 11, 200650,000 milesWI

STEERING IS DIFFICULT THEN NORMAL CAUSING OVER STEERING. WHILE NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED OVER STEERING CAN RESULT IN A SERIOUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. *NM

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed May 5, 200663,804 milesVA

1998 CHEVROLET K-1500 P/U WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY STOPS AND RESTARTS. CONTACTED DEALER AND SERVICE DEPT. CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR VIN #. THEY WANT OVER $100 TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 24, 200698,000 milesOH

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES- THEY ARE ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS MAKING STOPPING DISTANCE MUCH LONGER, THEY ALSO ACTIVATE WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. DURING RAN AND SNOWY TIME THEY ARE ACTIVATING ALMOST CONSTANTLY. CAN'T AFFORD THE COST TO REPLACE. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 16, 200656,700 milesIL

1998 1/2 TON CHEVY PICKUP BRAKE FAILURE ABS SENSORS CORRODED GM HAD RECALL ON 1999 THROUGH 2002 SAME PROBLEM WILL NOT HELP ON THIS YEAR ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME. TRUCK ONLY HAS 57000 MILES ON IT. NHTSA INVESTIGATED APRIL 05 BIG SAFETY FACTOR LOCAL GARAGE COST TO REPAIR $500.00 TRUCK IN NORTHERN IL. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 17, 2006106,000 milesMN

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT OR WHEN STOPPING FOR A STOP SIGN/LIGHT AT LESS THAN 5 MPH THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE ACTIVATION OCCURRED GRADUALLY AND CONTINUED TO BECOME WORSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS DETERMINED TO CAUSE THE UNWANTED ACTIVATION. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE. UPDATED 3/9/2006 - *NM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 15, 2006WI

MY 1998 CHEVROLET TRUCK IS HAVING THE SYMTOMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR THE 1999 THRU 2002 RECALL DUE TO CORROSION AFFECTING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. RECENTLY MY WIFE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED (UNDER 10 MPH) AND THE BRAKES PULSED AND GROANED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE INTERSECTION. I AM CONCERNED THAT GM DID NOT INCLUDE 1998 AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS VIRTUALLY THE SAME AS THE YEARS RECALLED. *NM

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 8, 2006130,860 milesOH

I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY APROX. 20 MILES. WHEN I CAME TO MY EXIT AND STOPPED AND TRIED TO GO MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED CAUSING MY TO ROLL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND PAUSE BRIEFLY TILL IT SLAMMED INTO GEAR. WHEN I GOT TO A SPOT I COULD PULL OVER AND CHECK IT OUT I REALIZED NO REVERSE. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST ALSO. I CALLED GM TO REPORT SINCE THE TRANSMISSION HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO GM DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED REPLACED OR REBUILT. I GOT A SECOND OPINION FROM R AND R TRANSMISSION. THEY EXPLAINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED AN UPDATE TO WORK PROPERLY AND THIS IS PROBABLY WHY THE FIRST ONE FAILED. THEY REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THIS NEAR MISS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS. *JB

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jan 30, 2006101,000 milesMI

INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP INTERMITTENTLY DURING USE ON 1998, CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP. A COWORKER OWNS A 1997 SILVERADO AND MY BROTHER OWNS A 1999 TAHOE. BOTH OF THEIR VEHICLES EXHIBITED THE SAME INTERMITTENT FAILURE . ALSO, I OWN A 1996 GMC SUBURBAN THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE 1996 VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. THE OTHER VEHICLES MENTIONED AFOREMENTIONED WERE NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE VERY SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL FAILURES AS THE 1996 MODEL.*AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jan 11, 200677,500 milesCT

VEHICLE IS 1998 CHEVY C/K PICK-UP TRUCK. DURING HEAVY RAIN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FIRST STARTED WORKING ERRATICALLY THEN FAILED. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 5, 2006110,000 milesWI

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK UPDATED 1/25/2006. *NM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 3, 2006135,000 milesOH

MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BEGAN ACTIVATING OCCASIONALLY, THEN IT BECAME NEARLY EVERYTIME I USE THE BRAKES. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED AND CLEANED BY MECHANICS WHO SAY THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT ALWAYS RETURNS WITHIN MINUTES OF LEAVING THE SHOP. THIS BEGAN TO HAPPEN IN FEB. OF 2004. I HAVE A 1998 SILVERADO 1500 4X4 WITH FRONT ANT-ILOCK BRAKES. AFTER SEEING MULTIPLE RECALLS ON CHEVY 1500 TRUCKS, I WONDER IF MINE HAS A 1999 SYSTEM ON IT AND IT HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED BY THE DEALERSHIP?

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 7, 200539,305 milesWV

WHEN COMING TO COMPLETE STOP BRAKE PEDAL JUMPS UP AND DOWN AND ABS MOTOR RUNS, HAPPENS ALMOST REGULAR NOW. *JB

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Nov 27, 2005122,000 milesNC

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HOUSING HAS PLASTIC OPENING. FRICTION FROM SEAT BELT MOTION HAS CAUSED THE BELT TO WEAR THROUGH THE OPENING'S EDGE AND CUT A SLOT INTO THE HOUSING, AND THE BELT ITSELF HAS BECOME FRAYED AND CATCHES IN THE OPENING. CONTACT ME FOR A DIGITAL PHOTO OF BELT AND HOUSING. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 9, 200548,000 milesOH

HAVE 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CLUB CAB PICKUP TRUCK. WHEN SLOWING TO STOP, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND THE BRAKES PROHIBIT THE TRUCK FROM COMING TO A STOP IN TIME. HAVE READ OF INVESTIGATION WITH ABS BRAKES ON OTHER YEARS. THE 1998 IS NO DIFFERENT. I'VE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS AND MUCH DIFFICULTY IN GETTING SOME ANSWERS AS TO WHY WERE OTHER YEARS RECALLED AND NOT THE 1998. IT IS DOING THE SAME THING OTHER MODELS HAVE A HISTORY OF DOING.*JB

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Nov 6, 2005TX

THE EVENT WAS A CRASH OF MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO P/U. THE CRASH WAS A FORWARD MOVING IMPACT TO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH A SPEED OF 40 MPH. AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE RESULTS WAS THE DRIVER IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL AS OF TODAY ONLY MINOR PAIN AND BRUISES ARE EVIDENT. THE IS THE FIRST FAILURE OF THIS SYSTEM I KNOW OF. I HAVE TRIED TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG FORM A 1995 BUICK AND IT DIDN'T FIRE ALSO, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF THE DRIVER. *NM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist
Filed Oct 18, 200549,130 milesTN

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ON HIS 1998 CHEVROLET 1500 THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT 46,000 MILES. THE SECOND TIME THE MILEAGE WAS 75,621 MILES. THE SECOND TIME THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE BOOSTER. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP BOTH TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP DID TROUBLE SHOOTING AND FOUND THE BOOSTER FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Oct 18, 200590,000 milesIN

ABS BRAKES ON MY TRUCK ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS, MAKING STOPPING DIFFICULT. GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR 1999-2002 TRUCKS, BUT MINE IS A 1998. I CALLED GM TO VERIFY THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT I DID NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS A '98 AND NOT A '99 PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND ALMOST EVERY TIME I AM AT A SLOW SPEED. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. *NM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Oct 13, 2005WI

MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO START TO GO INTO THE ANTI-LOCK MODE ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS STARTED ON ITS OWN LAST JANUARY. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF DRIVING ON WINTER ROADS IN WISCONSIN, BEING SNOW COVERED AND SOMETIMES ICY. HOWEVER, THIS CONDITION HAS CONTINUED THROUGH THE SPRING, SUMMER, AND NOW FALL. IN FACT, IT IS GETTING WORSE. IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND MAYBE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I'M WAITING TO SEE WHAT GM IS GOING TO DO REGARDING A RECALL THAT IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM IN 14 STATES. WISCONSIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, BUT THEY SHOULD BE. WE ARE CERTAINLY IN THE "SALT-BELT." AND THE RECALL SHOULD GO BACK TO 1996 BECAUSE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING MECHANISM IS SIMILAR FROM 1996-2002. *NM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 11, 2005110,500 milesCO

BRAKE FAILURE. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS (5-10 MPH) WHEN SLOWING TO APPROACH STOP SIGNS OR WHEN PARKING. *NM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 8, 200535,000 milesMI

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 31, 2005500 milesIN

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 31, 20057,900 milesFL

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 31, 20057,900 milesFL

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 30, 2005MN

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??

Suspension › Rear › Axle › Spindle
Filed Aug 4, 20055 milesOR

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

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Jul 26, 200524,000 milesMA

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

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 15, 2005129,000 milesAL

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 3, 2005106,000 milesWA

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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 2, 200560,000 milesPA

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

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Wheel Speed Sensor
Filed Jun 1, 200574,151 milesWI

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 25, 200560,000 milesUT

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 16, 2005VT

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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 12, 200565,668 milesWI

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.

Wheels › Rim
Filed May 9, 2005129,000 milesMS

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

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed May 3, 200550,000 milesOH

WINDSHEID WIPERS WORK INTERMITTANTLY. REQUIRES REACNING OUT OF CAR AND PHYSICALLY MOVING THEM TO RESTART- IF THEY WORK AT ALL- SO MANY COMPLAINTS FROM SO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. PER CHEVY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THEM

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Tailgate › Latch
Filed May 3, 200550,000 milesOH

TAILGATE FALLS OOPEN WHEN DRIVING- FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT CONTINUES TO FALL OPEN - LATCHES DO NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE PROPERLY

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed May 3, 200550,000 milesOH

LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL STOPS WORKING INTERMITTANTLY REQUIRES REMOVING ASSEMBLY AND CLEANING ALL PARTS DUE TO CORROSION-

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed May 3, 200520,000 milesOH

BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL- SELFADJUSTING REAR BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN SELF ADJUSTING- NEVER COULD BE FIXED BY DEALER CAUSING UNUSUALLY QUICK WEAR ON FRONT BRAKE PADS (PADS REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR)AND MULTIPLE OCCURANCES OF BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING CAUSING SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS

Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed May 3, 200520,000 milesOH

LATCH ON CENTER CONSOLE FAILS CAUSING INACCESSABILITY TO CONTENTS- AGAIN AS WITH OTHER PARTS GM SEEMS UNABLE TO FIX THIS

Structure › Body › Door
Filed May 3, 200550,000 milesOH

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKEN-WITHOUT ANY ABUSE ON OWNERS PART PLASTIC TRIM ON HANDLE BROKE CAUSING HANDLE AND LATCH TO BECOME VERY PRECARIOUS TO OPEN

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed May 3, 200540,000 milesOH

FAN CONTROL FOR AIR CONDITIONER FAILED CAUSING BLOWER MOTOR TO STAY CONTINUOUSLY EVEN AFTER TRUCK TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED- CAUSING MULTIPLE DRAINED AND REPLACED BATERRIES BEFORE DEFECT FOUND

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