1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. ON MANY OCCASIONS THE WIPERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THIS IN TURN RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. A BUZZING SOUND CAN BE HEARD, WHICH VARIES DEPENDING ON THE WIPER SPEED SELECTION SWITCH POSITION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER STATES SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION DUE TO MODULE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE ALL THE TIME. THEY WILL WORK SOME TIMES, BUT NEVER WHEN YOU NEED THEM TO. THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE OCTOBER OF 2002. *AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BELT WAS BEING REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT COME OUT FROM THE BOTTOM MECHANISM. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVYS. *TT

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED OFF DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSED ME JUCH STRESS AND COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN WRECK. AFTER HAVING WIPERS CHECKED OUT I FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET PICKUP AND BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL ANY YEARS WITH THE FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARDS. THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF LIFE.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. SOME VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN THE YEARS 1994 THROUGH PART OF THE YEAR IN 1997 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY CHEVY HOTLINE THAT MY VEHICLE, 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO, IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME.*JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED SPORADICALLY, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *JB *TS

THE UPPER CONTROL ARM HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES BUT IT CONTINUES TO FAIL. *NLM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROZE, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. *JB THE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING A RAIN STORM. THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND A MISSING SODER IN THE MODULE. SCC

FAULTY EVO SENSORS CAUSED THE WHEEL TO JERK TO ONE SIDE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TS *NLM

FOUR KELLY SPRINGFIELD NAVIGATOR GOLD 108SXL WS WERE PURCHASED ON MAY 31, 2001 AT FLYNNS TIRE IN KENT, OHIO. ON JULY 3, 2002 I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT DONE. ON JULY 15, 2002 I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND HEARD A POP AND THOUGHT I MAY HAVE STRUCK SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. I LOOKED BUT SAW NOTHING IN THE ROAD. I WENT TO MY DESTINATION. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY VAN THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK OUT TO FIX MY TIRE AND WHILE HE WAS RETRIEVING THE SPARE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE HE TOLD ME THE REAR RIGHT TIRE WAS DAMAGED WITH A BUBBLE PROTRUDING FROM A TEAR IN THE SIDE WALL EXACTLY LIKE THE FRONT TIRE. BOTH ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE NOT VISIBLE TO US. I DROVE THE ONE MILE TO FLYNNS TIRES AND REPORTED THAT BOTH TIRES WERE DAMAGED BUT HEARD A POP . HE REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE REAR AND MADE NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND MY CHARGE WAS 98.79 FOR TWO NEW TIRES. THE TIRES WERE RETAINED BY FLYNNS TIRES. ON JULY 24,2002 WE TOOK A TRIP TO TENN. AND ON THE WAY HEARD A POP .IN TENN. WE FOUND THE REAR TIRE FLAT BUT STILL ONE OF THE ORIGINAL BECAUSE THE NEW TIRES WERE PLACED ON THE FRONT OF THE VAN. EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT THERE I COULD DESCRIBE TO MY HUSBAND EXACTLY WHAT THE TIRE WOULD LOOK LIKE WHEN IT WAS REMOVED. THE TIRE WAS REMOVED AND THE SPARE PUT ON AND THE TIRE HAD THE FOUR INCH TEAR IN THE SIDEWALL WITH THE RUBBER BUBBLE PROTRUDING FROM IT. WE HAD TO LOCATE A DEALER WHO SERVICED KELLY SPRINGFIELD IN TENN. THE TECHNICIAN REPORTED TO MY HU

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY SHE TOOK OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS *TR

REACTION SUNSHELL OR SUN GEAR SHELL HAD A CLEAN BREAK WHILE BEING DRIVEN IN TRAFFIC WHICH INTERACTED THE REVERSE MODE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED IN AND THE FAILURE TOOK SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE REPAIRED. GM HAS SENT INFORMATION TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS WHICH THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A COPY FROM THE SERVICE MANUAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS

UNSPECIFIED INTERNALS OF GEAR BOX FAILED RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT UNWANTED STEERING CHANGES (VEHICLE STEERS ON IT'S OWN) DT

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE. CAUSING TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. MR. GARNEY PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT IS CUTTING INTO THE REAR SEAT BELT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSTANTLY "CREEPS" TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR IN MOTION. DLR DIAGNOSED PROBLEM W/BYPASS IN MASTER CYLINDER AND REPLACED IT. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING. NLM *YH

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE OFTEN WHEN BRAKING. I SAW AN ARTICLE IN OUR MPLS. STAR TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER WHICH SOMEONE WROTE IN WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM, SAME YEAR VEHICLE, AND SAID WE SHOULD CONTACT YOU FOR INVESTIGATION. THE BRAKES BASICALLY ENGAGE EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT, MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. WE THINK THAT THESE BRAKES SHOULD ONLY BE ENGAGING WHEN YOU ARE HAVING TO STOP SUDDENLY AND ARE CONCERNED THIS MAY BE MORE OF A PROBLEM LATER ON. WE DO HAVE APPROX 120,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE BUT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME NOW. WE WERE TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT HIS PICKUP DOES THE SAME THING AND THIS YEAR IS NOTED FOR THAT PROBLEM. NO NEED TO FIX IT. I JUST WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF SOMETHING WE ARE SEEING THAT WE FEEL IS NOT QUITE RIGHT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT ANTI LOCK BRAKES WILL KICK IN,AS IF VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON ICY OR SNOWY ROADS. HAD TO PUMP ON BRAKE PAD.HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

VEHICLE VEERS SUDDENLY RIGHT OR LEFT DURING TURNS. OWNER RELPACED EVO SENSOR AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. UPON INSPECTION OF FAILED UNIT, OWNER FOUND THAT THE GREASE FROM STEERING SHAFT HAD LEAKED DOWN INTO THIS SENSOR, CAUSING UNIT TO FAIL. I KNOW OF 2 OTHER OWNERS OF TRUCKS WITH THIS SYSTEM THAT HAVE THIS IDENTICLE ISSUE.*AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE ON DRY PAVEMENT AT A SLOW, GRADUAL STOP... 75% OF TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN VEHICLE NOT STOPPING. *AK THE CAUSE FOR THE BRAKE TO GO TO THE FLOOR WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER, ALSO THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND, AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT HITTING DRUMS ALL THE WAY.*YH

AT 5 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES ABS ACTIVATED THEN RELEASED, RESULTING IN A FRONT CRASH. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 7000.00.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO FAIL OCCASIONALLY AROUND JUNE 2001 .. SLOWLY STARTED TO FAIL MORE OFTEN. NOW THEY BARELY EVER WORK.*AK

THE STEERING MOMENTARILY "LOCKS UP" THEN RELEASES WHILE COMPLETING SLOW SPEED RIGHT TURNS.*AK

ROTORS AND DRUMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, BUT NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

IN FEBRUARY OF 2002 THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS REPLACED FOR RADIAL PULL. ON SUNDAY 6/2 THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS REPLACE FOR TIRE SEPARATION. ON WEDNESDAY 6/5 BOTH REAR TIRES FAILED DUE TO TIRE SEPARATION AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE MILAGE FOR FOUR FAILURES WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000 PLUS OR MINUS 250 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VAN AND THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. I BELIEVE THAT FOUR DIFFERENT TIRE FAILURES ON THE SAME VEHICLE INDICATES A SERIOUS QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE WITH ALL THE TIRES FROM THAT MANUFACTURING LOT.*AK

WHEN SWITCHING ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN RAINY CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT MOVE. CONSUMER HAS TO PULL ON WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM TO GET IT STARTED. DEALER HAS YET BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ONCE VEHICLE HAD STOPPED OR WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED GUARD FENDER THAT STOPPED ITEMS FROM COMING IN STOPS WORKED UNTIL VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CAUSING ITEMS TO STILL COME IN.*AK

I THINK TSB 86-32-06 SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF A SAFETY RECALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM STOP WARKING AT 70,000 MILES. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE REAR WHEELS LOCK UP, AND THERE IS NO CONTROL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD JERK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS AT INTERMITTENT INTERVALS. THIS CAUSES CONSUMER TO OVER STEER OR OVER CORRECT. DEALER INSTALLED E.V.O SENSOR AND THIS SENSOR ALSO FAILED CAUSING THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AGAIN. *YH

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY TO MAKE A EXIT ONTO ANOTHER RAMP AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER. A FEW MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE TURNED BACK ON. HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT CONNECTORS TO POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE WERE DEFECTIVE. MECHANIC REPLACED CABLE.*AK

STEERING FEELS LOOSE WHEN CONSUMER IS MAKING A TURN, DEALER TOLD HIM THAT PROBLEM IS THE EVO SENSOR. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE STEERING TENSION IS TIGHT EXCEPT WHEN GOING INTO TURNS AT 25MPH, THE STEERING GOES LOOSE AND HAS A FEELING OF LESS TENSION AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF OVER STEERING, CONSUMER FEELS THAT SINCE CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH NEW UPDATED EQUIPMENT. *JB

ONE CAN BE DRIVING PERFECTLY STRAIGHT OR TURNING A CURVE. THE SPEED DOES NOT MATTER. FAILURE OF THE EVO SENSOR CAUSES THE WHEEL TO BE JERKED TO ONE SIDE WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH FOR SOMEONE NOT EXPECTING THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT OR FOR A INDIVIDUAL LACKING SUFFICIENT STRENGTH/RESPONSE TIME.*AK

WE ARE A USED AUTO DEALER IN NORTH CAROLINA. WE SELL SEVERAL CHEVROLET TRUCKS; MAINLY 4WD PICK-UPS, TAHOES AND SUBURBANS WE HAVE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS REPLACED STEERING SPEED CONTROL UNITS, NOT SURE OF EXACT PART NAME. THE PROBLEM WE HAVE NOTICED IS AT BETWEEN 20 TO 40 MPH IN A CURVE USUALLY TO THE LEFT THE AND KEEPING CONSTANT AND CONSISTANT PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL THE VEHICLE WILL ABRUPTLY TURN DEEPER INTO THE CURVE. WE HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL OF THESE UNITS AT OUR EXPENSE BOTH FOR VEHICLES IN INVENTORY AND PREVIOUSLY SOLD VEHICLES. WHEN THE STEERING INPUT PRESSURE CHANGES THAT RAPIDLY AN UNSUSPECTING DRIVER IS FORCED FROM HIS LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE DEALERS IN OUR AREA ARE VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE PLENTY OF REPLACEMENT PARTS IN STOCK. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS IS AFFECTING 1997 AND 1998 MODELS. *AK

DUE TO THE AXLE SHAFT FAILING, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE HUB AND ALMOST CAME OFF THE VEHICLE.*AK

ROTORS CORRODED AND MADE BRAKE PADS RUST TO FRONT ROTOR. ALSO, REAR CYLINDERS WENT OUT. CONSUMER FEELS THAT FULL BRAKE FAILURE COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT BRAKE SPECIALIST THAT THEY WERE REPLACING A LOT OF ROTORS DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF THE STEEL USED FOR THE ROTOR CASTING. *YH

FRONT LAP BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE TIGHTENS ON PASSENGER SO MUCH THAT YOU HAVE TO REMOVE BELT EVERY NOW AND THEN AND REBUCKLE TO RELIEVE THE TENSION. CHEVY DEALER ORDERED 2 DIFFERENT BELTS, THEN SAID IT IS DESIGNED THAT WAY AND CHARGED US $141 AND WE STILL HAVE THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM.*AK

A FIRE STARTED FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, CLAIM 43-R679-836. *SLC

REMOTE MIRROR SWITCH FAILED IN DRIVERS DOOR CATCHING ON FIRE AND CAUSING OTHER DAMAGE, CLAIM 05-4615-211. *SLC

ESTIMATOR STATED FIRE ORIGIN IS THE DRIVER DOOR, POSSIBLE CAUSE IS WINDOW MOTOR, CLAIM 49-3174-064. *SLC

ESTIMATOR STATED FIRE ORIGIN IS THE DRIVER DOOR, POSSIBLE CAUSE IS WINDOW MOTOR, CLAIM 49-3174-064. *SLC

A FIRE STARTED FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, CLAIM 43-R679-836. *SLC

REMOTE MIRROR SWITCH FAILED IN DRIVERS DOOR CATCHING ON FIRE AND CAUSING OTHER DAMAGE, CLAIM 05-4615-211. *SLC