1998 Chevrolet Silverado

VEHICLE LEFT ROADWAY AND WENT INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY RESULTING IN THE DRIVERS DEATH. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. ONE YEAR AGO WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND RESPOND AS IF IT WERE A STANDARD VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, MORE RECENTLY IT BEGAN TO OCCUR EVERY TIME HE DROVE THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND WAS WITHIN ONE INCH OF A CRASH FORCING THE CONTACT TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION/CCC SOLENOID DOES NOT DISENGAGE WHILE RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT OFFER OR PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT REPLACED EVERY COMPONENT IN THE TRANSMISSION IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. HE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK. THE CONTACT ADDED AN ON/OFF SWITCH THAT CONTROLLED THE TCC SOLENOID. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 130,000.

I ALMOST HIT A PERSON CROSSING THE STREET, I WAS COMING TO A SLOW STOP, THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING A BOING BOING NOISE, EVERYTIME IT MADE THE NOISE THE BRAKES STOPPING POWER WENT AWAY THE PERSON CROSSING THE STREET REALISED THE TRUCK WAS HAVING PROBLEMS... I"VE HAD 3 OF THIS MODEL TRUCK MY FIRST WAS A 97 TAHOE BAD BREAKS I ACTUALLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH THAT TRUCK REAR ENDED HONDA CIVIC, MY OTHER ONE WAS A 94 SILVERADO I HAD TO BRAKE HARD ONCE THE BREAKS GAVE WAY N THE PEDAL WAS SOFT AFTER THAT. MY NEW ONE, THE ONE I'M ACTUALLY COMPLANING ABOUT IS A 98 SILVERADO 3500 WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES THIS IS A POOR DESIGN BY GM MOTORS THIS HAS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. I DO KNOW SOMEONE WHO CRASHED HIS 2 DOOR BLAZER INTO A WATER TANKER HE BRAKE HARD N THE BRAKES GAVE OUT 88-98 GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S HAVE DEEEEEEEFECTIVE BRAKES 3/3 I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

GOT IN LEANED BACK AND ENDED UP LAYING INTO THE BACK SEAT AREA. NOW SEAT-BACK WON'T LATCH IN ANY POSITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES THE MECHANIC NOTICED CORROSION AND CRACKS ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERER H/T TIRES, TIRE SIZE 235/75/15. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 3DHLC5U0607. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY ACROSS THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED AND THE STEEL WAS VISIBLE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO FOUR DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

RETURNING FROM DELIVERIES, BACKING INTO DRIVE TO RELOAD, STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. NO STEERING AT ALL. YOU CAN SPIN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE FAILURE FOUND WAS RELATED TO THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUNNING LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO DEACTIVATE THE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED DISPLEASURE WITH THE FEATURE AND FELT THAT IT AFFECTED HIS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK ARE SPONGY AND DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WELL AT ALL. NO REPAIRS DONE SEEM TO HELP IMPROVE THE STOPPING DISTANCE. WORST BRAKE I HAVE EVER SEEN ON A VEHICLE. DEFINITELY NOT NORMAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, WHILE USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED AND A BUZZING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. AFTER THE BUZZING SOUND HAD STOPPED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD BEGAN TO WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBE CENTRAL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 225,000 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89000. BL UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN UPDATED 10/22/09.*JB

THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. IT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR.*CN

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME. THE WIPER MOTOR APPEARS TO BE THE SAME AS THE 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP FOR WHICH A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *NM

HAVE 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 SHORT-BED V-6 PICKUP WITH ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS. HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE IS A HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM. THE MAKER IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY RECALLED 1999 AND LATER MODELS. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DECIDED THAT ONE, BUT I DO KNOW IT HAS TO DO WITH MONEY! IN DECEMBER OF 2005, I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE TRUCK BRAKES FAILING WITH THE ANTI-LOCK PULSING ON AND I HAD NO BRAKING TIME AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MANY GMC TRUCK OWNERS. IT'S THE REASON I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GMC PRODUCT! IF A MANUFACTURER HAS KNOWLEDGE OF A DEFECT AND DOES NOTHING, IT IS WRONG! AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS ON AND MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP ON TIME. TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO RAN THE VIN AND SAID MY TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED. IT IS NOT RIGHT! A MAKER WHO KNOWS OF A DEFECT SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE GOOD ON ITS REPAIR TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *JB

RE: RECALL # 05V379000 FOR 1999 THROUGH 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCKS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I HAVE A 1998 SILVERADO CHEVY TRUCK AND I EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM "(UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION)" IN JAN. 2005 FIVE (5) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE RECALL. I WAS CHARGED $653.94 TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE . I HAVE TRIED TO RECEIVE SOME SATISFACTION FROM GM WITH NO RESULTS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 20340 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. I BELIEVE THE 1998 SILVERADO TRUCKS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *JB

1998 SILVERADO HAD ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR REPLACED. *TS THE FRONT WHEEL BRAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED ON 10/4/2005. ON 12/25/2005 THE CONSUMER READ AN ARTICLE WHICH STATED THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAD EXPANDED IT'S RECALL ON THE ANTILOCK BRAKES TO INCLUDE WISCONSIN AND THAT CONSUMER'S WOULD RECEIVE NOTICE BY 2/1/2006. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT GM HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE CONSUMER THEN CALLED GM WHO ALSO STATED THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL. *NM

1998 CHEVY. SILVERADO P/U TRUCK. WIPERS BEGAN STOPPING IN JULY 2005. HAVE TO STOP IN DRIVING RAIN TO MOVE WIRES AT CONTROL/MOTOR OUTSIDE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, NO PLACE TO STOP. SAFETY OF SELF AND FAMILY IN EXTREME DANGER. WEB IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS YET NO RECALL, OR IS THERE? PLEASE ADVISE ASAP. I AM TIRED OF JEOPARDIZING MY LIFE AND THAT OF MY FAMILY DUE TO GM FAILURE TO NOTIFY ME AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS OF THIS PROBLEM AND PROPER WAY TO REPAIR. DOES NOT OCCUR JUST ONCE, BUT ALMOST EVERY TIME WIPERS ARE REQUIRED. NEXT QUESTION ABOUT INCIDENT DATE IS MISLEADING-DOES NOT OCCUR JUST ONCE, BUT MANY TIMES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE LOWERING THE TAILGATE, IT WAS NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE WAS BROKEN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V066000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE CABLES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

MY DAUGHTER USED MY VEHICLE LAST YEAR. SHE OPENED THE TAILGATE TO PUT A BAG OF CLOTHES IN THE BED OF MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO CLOSE THE TAILGATE THE LATCHES WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO KEEP THE TAILGATE CLOSED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT CLOSING THE TAILGATE IT FINALLY ENGAGED AND STAYED CLOSED. AS SHE BEGAN DRIVING THE LATCHES AGAIN RELEASED AND THE TAILGATE FELL OPEN. BOTH SUPPORT CABLES BROKE AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 06V066000 FOR 1999 AND 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADOS AND THE TAILGATE FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE SUPPORT CABLES BUT THE LATCHES STILL DO NOT HOLD AND THE TAILGATE CONTINUES TO FALL OPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS. JUST TODAY 3/11/05 THE TAILGATE FELL OPEN 5 TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN IN A CURVE, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED MAKING A SHARPER TURN. THIS BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2005 AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. THIS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, DOWN A MOUNTAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A ROCK WALL AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD, WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. ALTHOUGH, THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT 20 MPH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS OCCURRED ON NORMAL ROADS DURING NORMAL BRAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THEY REPLACED THE HUB AND SENSOR WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGED WHILE STOPPING AT SPEEDS OF 10MPH OR LESS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER.

THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. SIMILAR TO RECALL 05V379. A FRONT HUB MUST BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY ON DRY ROADS DURING NORMAL BRAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED. THE MECHANIC INSTALLED A SERPENTINE BELT. UPDATED 03/09/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS LOW . THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEED AND KEPT THE VEHICLE FROM COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT SPEEDS OF 3 TO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ABS. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED TAILGATE ATTACHMENT CABLES BROKE IN HALF AND THE TAILGATE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS WERE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR LESS. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE ABS HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTICED RECALLS 04V129000 AND 05V379000 ONLINE FOR BOTH PROBLEMS, BUT WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER SHE WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS.*AK UPDATED 01/19/06. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN AND THE MODEL YEAR. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK UPDATED 1/19/2006 - THE ABS ACTIVATED AT 10 MPH AND RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE BRAKE PEDAL ALSO SHOOK AND THE CONSUMER HEARD A GROWLING NOISE WHILE BRAKING. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WAS STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THE STEERING WOULD BECOME EASIER TO USE. THE STEERING PROCEEDED TO GET WORSE. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE STEERING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT. HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP DISCONNECTED; THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT MADE THE STEERING EASIER. THE SERVICE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE WHILE THE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION OR NOT OPERATE AT ALL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.*AK *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ABOUT THREE YEARS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 7 MPH THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE. THE PEDAL WOULD PULSATE, GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN NO BRAKING POWER. HE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 7 MPH. IT WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HE LEARNED THAT THERE WAS RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ABS SYSTEM IN DIFFERENT YEAR MODELS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST. *AK UPDATED 11/16/205. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON NOVEMBER 29, 2003 THEY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL CAMPAIGN# 00000165325 WAS ISSUED FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR LIKE IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO WORK. *AK (11/15/05) *SC

DT: 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKS IN AT ALL TIMES AND DOES NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO STOP. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY GAVE THE CONSUMER CASE NUMBER 1368240301, AND SAID THAT HE COULD TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER. IF THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL REPAIR WORK WOULD BE FREE. BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. *AK

DT: THE CALLER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 1998 SILVERADO AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 05V379000 ON THE 1999-2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADOS CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS A CHEVROLET CK500 AND THE RECALL WAS ON THE CHEVROLET K1500 ONLY. THEY TOLD HIM THEY WERE NOT RECALLING THE CALLER'S VEHICLE. THE CALLER SAID THAT MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM TO GET VEHICLE FIXED AND SELL IT. IF HE BOUGHT A VEHICLE FROM THEM THEY WILL GIVE HIM $1000.00. THE CALLER HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS.*AK THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE ABS FUSE. *NM

DT: 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER STATES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE THE ABS BRAKES FAILED. IT IS THE SAME RECALL 05V379000 AS FOR THE 1999-2002 GMC TRUCKS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTS NEW PARTS NEED TO BE PUT IN. THE CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL HE SHOULD PAY FOR IT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED THE PEDAL JERKS AND VIBRATES. IT FEELS LIKE THEY ARE SLIPPING. THE CONSUMER STATES IN THE WINTER THE BRAKES ARE WORTHLESS. *AK

VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL USAGE , NO OFF-ROAD USE, NO TOWING NO WARNING LIGHTS TRUCK STUTTERS AT LOW SPEED STOPS WITH NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATION, CAN FEEL MOVEMENT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT SEEMS AS IF TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. HAVE BUMPED INTO GUARD POSTS AT CONVENIENCE STORE ( NO DAMAGE ) TOOK TO DEALER AT 53248 MILES, NOT REPAIRED. DEALERS' DIAGNOSIS ( M001 DIAGNOSIS, NEEDS BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB/ BEARING 544CT 53248NEEDS FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS) SERVICE DEPT. REP TOLD ME WHEN I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO HIM THAT IT WAS AN ABS ISSUE THAT THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH, AND THAT I WOULD NEED BOTH FRONT HUBS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER 1000 DOLLARS, COULD NOT AFFORD. *NM

DT: THE CALLER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS PROBLEM. . AT LOW SPEEDS SHE HEARD A NOISE AND THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. SHE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER YEARS, BUT THIS MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER WAS OUT OF BUSINESS, AND THE MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CALLER STATED SHE ALREADY HAD THE BRAKES FIXED, BUT WANTED HER VEHICLE ADDED TO RECALL.*AK

DT: THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AT LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 3-10 MPH. ALSO, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND WHEEL SPEED SENSORS; THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER DID NOT REFER VEHICLE TO A DEALER, BUT TOOK VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO DID NOT KNOWN HOW TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS GM TRUCK. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE MODEL YEAR ALTHOUGH THE EXACT SAME BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED OCCURRING IN DEC. OF 2004. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN GOING OVER 20 MPH THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE REPAIR MADE AS OF YET. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT HIS MODEL YEAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALSO. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FOR THE 1999-2002 MODELS. RECALL NUMBER 05068 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN 05V379000. THE CONSUMER IS GOING TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY 1998 SILVERADO WAS ABLE TO TURN WITHOUT THE WHEELS TURNING. TAKING MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL GARAGE FOR A CAUSE IT WAS DETECTED THAT THE BOLT IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS MISSING. I HAD THE BOLT INSTALLED AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. I CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF GM AND DID NOT RECEIVE A REASON WHY DID COULD HAPPEN IN A CAR I BOUGHT AND WAS THE SOLE OWNER. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SAFETY ITEM AND THAT A NOTICE SHOULD BE ISSUED TO OTHER OWNERS. THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED WAS THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE BROUGHT TO THEIR SHOPS AND THEREFORE COULD NOT COMMENT ON WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS,OR THAT THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT ISSUE A BULLETIN AS I HAD NOT BROUGHT IT INTO ONE OF THEIR SHOPS AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. I ALSO SAID I WOULD NOT DRIVE 27 MILES TO THE DEALER AS I COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THEY REALLY HAD NO CONCERN FOR MY PROBLEM AND IF THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING ON OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY CONCERN AND I HOPE THAT THIS NOT CAUSE ANYONE ANY ACCIDENTS. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE WAS AN AGENCY LIKE YOURS UNTIL I READ THIS MORNINGS PAPER. I WOULD APPRECIATE KNOWING IF THERE ARE OTHER CONCERNS AS MINE OR AM I THE ONLY ONE. IT WAS VERY DISTURBING TO FIND OUT I HAD THAT BOLT MISSING. MARTIN WITKOWSKI. *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, AN ODOR OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. WHEN THE DRIVER RETURNED TO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. *NM THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE.

DT: 1998 CHEVROLET SK PICKUP TRUCK. WHEN GOING AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES FAILED. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, AND HAD BRAKE LINE REPLACED. ALSO REPLACED, THE FRONT ROTORS AND THE PADS. THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE. CALLED GENERAL MOTORS. TOOK DOWN THE INFORMATION AND MADE A FILE CLAIM NUMBER. JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS GOING BELOW 10 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED . *AK

DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS (FAIR WEATHER, CITY DRIVING) MY PICK-UP DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC JUST AFTER COMPLETING A LEFT TURN AND SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND MANAGED TO LET IT COAST INTO A LITTLE USED LEFT TURN LANE. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (FISHER CHEVROLET, BOULDER, COLORADO), WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT A WIRING HARNESS WAS ROUTED PAST THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND HAD MELTED AND CAUSED A GROUNDED CRANK SIGNAL. ( MY FATHER ALSO HAS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL AS I DO, AND HIS PICK-UP HAS A SIMILAR WIRING PATTERN.) THE WIRING AND FUSES WERE REPLACED AND RE-ROUTED, AND THE CRANK SIGNAL CIRCUIT WAS REPAIRED.

DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER. *JB *TT *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, AND ABS BRAKES WERE FAILING ON DRY PAVEMENT. ALSO, THERE WAS A BAD WHEEL BEARING. *AK *SB *NM

DT: ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP ON THE 1998 CHEVROLET GOES OUT EVER 10,000 MILES, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES ALREADY. *TT

DT: CONSUMER STATES: THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS A SHORT IN IT, THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT. IF YOU PULL OVER AND WIGGLE A PLUG THEN THEY'LL WORK, BUT WILL QUIT AGAIN GOING DOWN THE ROAD.*AK