1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

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

REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE CHAFING ON A SUPPORT BRACKET AND CUT THROUGH THE SHIELD AND STARTING FRAYING THE STEEL CABLE. MJS

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THE ABS BRAKES FEELS SPONGY. HAVE NO PRESSURE. THE PEDAL GOES CLOSE TO FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO STOP. HAS BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 8 TIMES FOR ABS BRAKES. HAD THE PADS CHANGED ABOUT EVERY 3,000-5,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

PUMP BUSHING PULLED OUT OF TRANSMISSION CAUSING FRONT SEAL TO BRAKE AND COVER BOTTOM OF TRUCK WITH ATF. LIMITED DRIVE FOR SHORT DURATION.

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP/STOP LIGHT/STOP SIGN, ETC., & PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN AT 1500. THE IDLE WOULD STAY AT RMPS. WOULD TAKE A FEW SECONDS OR SO BEFORE CLUTCH KICKS IN TO NORMAL.*AK

ANYTIME WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE BRAKES PULSATED, AND THER EIS VERY BAD VIBRATION . THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. CONTACTED DEALER, PUT IN NEW ROTORS. *AK

DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE WARPED REAR BRAKE DRUMS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 25-30 MPH AND TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES , VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK

POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED & ROTORS RUSTED AT 28,000 MILES. *YC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD AND SUDDENLY ACCLERATES WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DEALER CONTACTED ON VIBRATION AROUND 42 MPH. TOLD PROBLEM WAS FRAME BEAMING AND THAT GM WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT DO NOT PLAN TO ENGINEER A FIX. CAUSES TRUCK TO BOUNCE IN THE 42 - 44 MPH RANGE.

BRAKES FAILED WHEN DRIVING UP HILL ON WET PAVEMENT RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SEVERE PULLING TO THE RIGHT, UNABLE TO BE RECTIFIED AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS. MJS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT GO INTO THE PASSING GEAR. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK

PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD TWIST, MAKING IT UNABLE TO ADVANCE.

FUEL PUMP. EXHAUST INJECTOR. EXHAUST RATTLES.

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A VALVE MODULATOR WHICH REGULATES TRANSMISSION FLUID TO THE TORQUE CONVERTOR AND PUMP. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED FIRST STARTING WITH THE VALVE,PUMP,TORQUE CONVERTOR,AND BURNED THE FLUID. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION SENT IS NOT THE SAME ONE THAT CAME OUT THE VEHICLE IT BEEN MODIFIED WITH A LARGER OIL PAN AND DIFFERNT VALVE MODULATOR.THAT IN TURN HELPS KEEP THE TRANSMISSION COOLER AND MORE FLUID.

BRAKES STOP AT RANDOM. SOMETIMES THEY GO HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR, OTHER TIMES THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED EIGHT TIMES . *AK

DURING BBB ABRITRATION HEARING A CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE SDMITTED THAT THERE IS A KNOWN VIBRATION PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND WAS UNWILLING TO REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OPPERATING WITH IN "SPECS" ASKED TO SEE SPECS. NONE AVAILABLE.

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.

WHEN DRIVING ENGINE REVS HIGH AND WILL NOT SLOW DOWN UNLESS BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION. *AK

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

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

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAS BENN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. *AK

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

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

POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILED. NLM

STEERING COLUMN IS PULLING TO THE LEFT. *AK

BRAKES REPAIR ON FOUR OCCASIONS HOWEVER STILL EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. MJS

POWER STEERING IS VERY ERRATIC (OVER STEERING, STIFF, AND VEERS) AT TIMES WHEN SPEEDS ARE 50-60 MPH. MJS

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

THE ENGINE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN THE DRIVERS FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE ACTUALLY SPEEDS UP SLIGHTLY, STAYS AT ABOUT 2000 RPM AND AFTER ABOUT 8 TO 10 SECONDS, IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED. THE ONLY WAY TO SLOW THE TRUCK IS TO PUSH IN THE CLUTCH AND APPLY THE BRAKE, THIS IS VERY IRRITATING AND DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN CITY TYPE TRAFFIC. THIS WAS REPORTED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS NEW. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THE DEALER SAYS WE HAVE TO CONTACT GM TO GET A NEW COMPUTER PROGRAM WRITTEN. GM SAYS WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER. WE ARE GETTING NOWHERE. THE DEALER AGREES THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. LAST SERVICE REPORT FROM DEALER SAYS "OWNER REPORTS THAT WHEN FOOT OFF GAS VEHICLE DOESN'T SLOW DOWN. TEST DRIVE CONFIRMED CONCERN. CAUSE TO BE NORMAL IAC (IDLE AIR CONTROL) THROTTLE FOLLOW ROUTINE. THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION AND NO FIX IS AVAILABLE". I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER CANNOT GET GM TO ISSUE A COMPUTER REPROGRAM FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER WANTS US TO GO TO GM TO GET THEM TO ASSIGN AN ENGINEER TO WRITE A NEW COMPUTER PROGRAM. WE CALLED GM BUT NO HELP YET. I THINK OTHERS MUST HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL. *AK

FRONT LAP BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE TIGHTENS ON PASSENGER SO MUCH THAT SEATBELT HAS TO BE TAKEN OFF. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT. *AK

VACUUM POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED WHILE BRAKING ABRUPTLY TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM

MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK, AND RESULTING IN NO BRAKING ABILITY. MASTER CYLINDER PARTS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHENEVER THE FRONT SEATBACK IS PULLED BACK INTO POSITION, IT WOULD FAIL TO LOCK LIKE IT SHOULD. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE BACK OF THE SEAT WOULD COME FORWARD. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STO THE FRONT BENCH SEATS MOVE FORWARD, WHICH MAY CAUSE INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DEFECTIVE PUMP INSIDE VALVE BODY OF TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE AND TORQUE CONVERTER TO FAIL. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WITH ONLY 20000 MILES OF LIGHT DRIVING (NO PULLING CONDITIONS), THE FRONT PADS WERE WORN TO THE POINT NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN PADS WEAR OUT ON MY VEHICLE AT 15000 MILES IN SOME CASES. THIS, TO ME AND EVERY MECHANIC I'VE SPOKEN TO, SEEMS EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE.

DESIGN OF THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD VENTILLATION VENTS ARE INADEQUATE CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE DEFROST SYSTEM. MJS

UNKNOWN DRIVETRAIN VIBRARTION BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. UNDER CERTIN BRAKING CONDITIONS IT CAN CAUSE A SEVERE HOPPING MOTION AND THE REAR TIRES TO LEAVE THE GROUND. *MJS

VEHICLE WENT IN FOR REPAIR, NOT REPAIRED, STILL DOESN'T WORK. COULD NOT PASS TEXAS SAFETY INSPECTION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, HORN ALLOWS OTHER DRIVERS TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, DOES NO GOOD WHEN THE HORN DOESN'T WORK.

LOOSE EXHAUST EQUIPMENT NEAR THE DRIVE SHAFT CAUSING VIBRATIONS, DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO IDENTIFY.

WHILE TRAVELING IN VEHICLE AT 50-60MPH,THE ENGINE HAD REVVED UP FROM 1600 TO 2200 RPMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. WAS TEST DRIVEN & NOTHING FOUND. VEHICLE PUT ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE & NOTHING SHOWED UP. *AK

WHENEVER TRYING TO SWITCH LANES, IT IS VERY HARD DUE TO THE SEATS WHICH ARE TOO HIGH, AND BLOCK CONSUMER'S VIEW WHEN DRIVING. *AK

LEISURE CONVERSION VAN. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S CABIN SEATS ARE TOO HIGH AND TOO WIDE WHICH CAUSES VISUAL DIFFCULTY AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THIS VEHICL CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED AFTER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS; HYDRAULIC FLUID SUSPECTED AS SOURCE OF FIRE; NO ONE PRESENT AT TIME OF FIRE, THE OWNER HAVING GONE FOR HELP AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE MOTOR AND PARKING THE TRUCK.

REAR BRAKE FLUID LEAK. *YC