Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting
Filed Apr 13, 1998CA
WHILE DRIVNG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 60-65 MPH ON A FUEL TANK OF GAS,THE STRAPS THAT HOLD GAS TANK BROKE, CAUSING GAS TO SPILL, CREATING A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK
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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 →
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Mar 27, 1998NJ
MUFFLER REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE AND NOISE, HOWEVER NOISE IS STILL PRESENT.
Steering
Filed Mar 19, 1998CA
INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. AFTER A TURN/ACCELERATION, STEERING WHEEL SEEMED LIKE SOME ONE WAS HOLDING IT. *AK
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Mar 17, 1998WI
PLASTIC DRIVER'S SIDE PILLAR MOVES AND IS NOT STABLE, CAUSING NOISE.
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Mar 17, 1998WI
3RD DOOR ON THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE CONTINUOUSLY.
Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Feb 13, 1998WI
THE BRAKET DESIGN OF THE ON PIECE PLASTIC PILLAR BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AND THE POP-OUT REAR WINDOW DO NOT SUPPORT CONSTANT SHIFTING OF THE PLASTIC SIDES. THE DESIGN DOES NOT FULLY SUPPORT THE WINDOW OVER ANY TYPE OF ROAD WITHOUT SHIFTING AND CREATING AN UNBEARABLE POPPING NOISE AT ANY SPEED.
Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Jan 16, 1998OH
PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR VENT WINDOW IS ANGLED OR IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE REAR OF THE WINDOW IS STICKING OUT APPROX 3/16-5/16 OF AN INCH PASSED THE BODY. IT SHOULD BE FLUSHED WITH THE BODY. CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE ON DECEMBER 18, 97, WHEN THE PAINT INSIDE AND AROUND THE WINDOW WAS CHIPPED AND SCRATCHED. WHEN CONSUMER RECEIVED VEHICLE BACK. THE VENT WINDOW IS STILL NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. CONSUMER WILL NOT DRIVE VEHICLE IN RAIN TO TEST FOR LEAKS, DEALER WANTS TO PUT IN NEW WINDOW. ALSO THE THERE ARE 7 OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND 55 OTHER SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR VEHICLES, AND 39 OF THE VEHICLES HAVE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO THE ROCKER PANELS ARE NOT COMPLETELY PAINTED. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 9, 1998IN
ENGINE FAILURE.
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Dec 22, 1997TX
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 10, 1997CA
BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY EACH TIME BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 3, 1997TX
CONSUMER STATES UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID. ALSO, PROBLEM IS BAD WHEN TRAVELING ON PAVEMENT. *AK
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