1998 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

CONSUMER'S 3RD TAILIGHT SHORT CIRCUITED. LIGHT BULB THAT WAS REPLACED SEEMED BURNED AT THE SOCKET. CONSUMER HAD TO ORDER A $48 BASE & THERE SEEMED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN INJURY TO DRIVER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FELL INTO THE BACK SEAT. TRACKS AND ANCHORS BROKE AT THE FLOORBOARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

SREEING WHEEL JERKS IN RIGHT TURNS.FEELS LIKE STEERING WENT OUT ,IT IS INTERMITTENT BUT A EVERY DAY OCCURRENCE.*AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION; AT 28,000 MILES 1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL AFTER STARTING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND HAD SOME REPAIRS MADE. AT 46,000 MILES PROBLEM REOCCURED. RETURNED TO DEALER FOR SOME MORE REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, AT 48,000 MILES PROBLEM REOCCURRING . PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN VEHICLE HITS A BUMP ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

PE20020; ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES ON A CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 1998,LT24575R16. BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE COUPLING IN MIDDLE, AND EXCESSIVE WEAR IN EDGES OF TIRES, ALSO ALONG EDGE ITS COUPLING IN EVERY OTHER SPACE.*AK DOT#VN11BAB497. *SLC

TIRES WERE TAKEN TO BE BALANCED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TREAD WAS COMING OFF THE PASSENGER'S REAR. IT WASN'T VISIBLE. ROTATING MACHINE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS A 1998, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO WITH ORIGINAL TIRES. TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16, DOT# UNKNOWN.*AK

THE CONSUMER WILL FILL INFORMATION CONCERNING TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *AK

BRAKES ARE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHENEVER THEY ARE APPLIED. THIS WOULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. IT WOULD ALSO INCREASE THE STOPPING DISTANCE. HAVE NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP.*AK

I HAVE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO CONTACT CHEVROLET TO GET ATTENTION BROUGHT TO THE ISSUE. I KEEP BEING TOLD THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, BUT STILL NO WORD FROM THEM. EVERYTIME THEY SAY THEY WILL GET BACK TO ME, NO ONE EVER DOES. THE BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL, AND SOMETIMES THEY WORK GREAT. I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR MY BRAKES TO BE FIXED. WE HAVE CONSULTED 2 AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALERS AND THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I AM BACK INTO A CORNER AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I RISK MY LIFE, MY WIFE'S LIFE, OUR 6 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER'S LIFE, AND EVERYONE OUT ON THE ROAD WHEN I DRIVE THE TRUCK. THIS IS THE ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, DANIEL L. MCKINNEY

FACTORY INSTALLED BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID ONTO METAL TUBING OF THE BRAKE LINE CAUSING IT TO CORRODE AND EAT LINE AWAY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO BATTERY ACID LEAK ON BRAKE TUBING

ON TOP OF ENGINE ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE CONNECTED, AND FUEL IS BYPASSING INTO CONTROL MODULE. WHEN VEHICLE IS UNDER PRESSURE, IT CAUSES FUEL TO LEAK INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH COULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE MANIFOLD, CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO, LT245/75R16 SIZE, DOT#:VNIIBAB318. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LEFT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT AROUND THE WHOLE RIM.*AK FIRESTONE 245/75/R16 *MW

PLATIC PART OF SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL PULL TO LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL WILL BOUNCE/SHAKE. DEALER HAS TURNED ROTORS AT 40,000 MILES, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING .DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP VIBRATION. ALSO, BRAKES DO NOT CATCH RIGHT AWAY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

ONE FIREST WILDERNESS TIRE JUST BUBBLED UP ON THE SIDE, AND THEN WENT FLAT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN TRAVELING 30 - 40 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. YOU WILL GET A VERY HARD BRAKE AND GO THRU THE INTERSECTION BEFORE THE BRAKES ACTUALLY STOP THE TRUCK. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY DAY ONLY OCCASIONALLY, BUT ON GOING THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AT 19,000 MILES AND THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM THE TRUCK FINALLY LOST ALL BRAKE POWER AND IS AT THE DEALER NOW WITH THE PROBLEM BEING WITH THE HYDRAULICS AND BRAKE BOOSTER. THE DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE TRUCK HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. WE FIRST COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN JAN 99( INVOICE # CTCS50319), I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM NOTED IN CASE OF A FUTURE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH, NOTICED BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY. SLOWED DOWN, NO DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED, AND HAD TO UJSE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET HOME. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS CLOSE TO HOME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, BILL HEARD IN ANITOCH, TN. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER WAS CONSULTED CONCERNING GM SHARING THE EXPENSE TO NO AVAIL. CALLED GM, CUSTOMER SERVICE MYSELF, AND WAS DENIED ANY ADJUSTMENT. FELT I NEEDED TO CONSULT YOU CONCERNING THIS SAFETY ITEM ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO BRAKES FRONT OR REAR. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND WAS KEPT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH REGULAR SERVICING. *AK

LEFT TAILLIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE DURING A LONG TRIP MADE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING. GM STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE. WEAK COMPONENT. WEAK COMPONENTS SHOULD HAVE SAFETY RECALLS DUE TO SAFETY AND POOR DESIGN. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACTED. SINCE VEHICLE HAD 41,000 MILES, THEY FELT NO RESPONSIBILITY.

RUBBING NOISE WOULD OCCUR WHEN MAKING A SLOW LEFT HAND TURN. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM POWER STEERING, OR STEERING SECTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE SHOOK AND SHIMMIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS RESISTANCE IN THE PEDAL. ALSO, FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AT 17,896 MILES. FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, AND ROTORS WERE TURNED AND RESURFACED. AT 2, 433 MILES AND FOUR MONTHS LATER, PROBLEM WAS BACK. FUEL INJECTOR, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. ALL REPLACEMENTS PERFORMED BY AND PAID FOR BY DEALER. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40MPH AND WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE A TIRE BLEW OUT, RESULTING IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, NOR DID THE SEAT BELTS HELP TO SECURE THE PASSENGER & DRIVER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED 3 TIMES. *AK *ML

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS 5 TIMES WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND RESULTED IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PADS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE CAME OFF. DRIVER USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER NFORMATION. *AK

WAS INFORMED OF RECALL 98V226000. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC FAILED TO INSPECT OR REPLACE BRAKE LINE. INVOICE GIVEN CLAIMED NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LINE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO CHANGE TAIL LIGHTS & FOUND THAT THE MANUFACTURER TIGHTENED TOO MUCH THE BRACKETS WHICH MADE IT CRACK. DEALER & MANUFACTURER WILL ONLY REPAIR VEHICLE AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

BRAKE PADS OVER WORN.NEEDED REPLACEMENT.VECHICLE SHAKES BADLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT A SPEED HIGHER THAN 40.HAS HAD THIS SHAKING SINCE NEW DEALER SAYS ITS NORMAL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED STEERING WHEEL WON'T KEEP VEHICLE STRAIGHT, RESULTING IN VIBRATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER WHO WAS KILLED IN THE VEHICLE. OWNER WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50 MPH IN GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN VEHICLE WENT OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS IN THE ROAD. STARTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES, AND REALIZED THERE WERE NONE. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN, WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE, AND FLIPPED INTO A DITCH. OWNER WAS KILLED FROM THE IMPACT. *AK

IT STARTED WITIN 1-2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE, I STARTED HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS, SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK TO THE CAR DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR ALL 4 BRAKES AND OTHER PARTS 100% REPLACED, ON THE LAST VISIT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 1/2 OF THE $600. BILL AND THE NEXT TIME THEY WOULD PAY NOTHING. I JUST HAD MY TIRES REPLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 2/14/00 AND LES SCHWAB TOLD ME MY BRAKES WERE TO A 10-15% BALANCE LEFT. WITH THIS INF. IT WILL MAKE IT 5 TIMES MY BRAKES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE DEALER WILL DO NOTHING. WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN TRY TO GO SOMETIMES THE BRAKES ARE LOCKED UP AND IT WON'T MOVE, AND OTHER TIMES WHEN I NEED TO STOP EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT THE ANTI LOCK WILL KICK IN AND START JERKING THE TRUCK AROUND. I WAS TOLD BY THE PEOPLE AT THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE I SHOULD CONTACT YOU ABOUT THIS MATTER. I HAVE SENT AN EM TO THE CHEV DEALER AND DIRECTLY TO CHEV BUT HAVE BEEN IGNORED. I'M GETTING WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND MYSELF WHILE BEING IN THIS TRUCK. PLEASE HELP ME WHERE YOU CAN WITH THIS MATTER. THANK YOU DALE HARDER. *AK

BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WILL NOT SEAL SO IT IS CONSTANTELY LOSING BRAKE FLUID. MANUFACTURER HAS NO SOLUTION. HAS ADVISED CONSUMER TO KEEP ADDING FLUID. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON,AND THEN AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. NOT THINKING THIS WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM, WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEIGHBORS BROTHERS SERVICE STATION. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THEN TOLD US THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR(S) PUSHED GAS ALONG THE ELECTRICAL LINE TO THE ECM. WHEN THEY REMOVED SOME CABLES TO THE ECM GASOLINE POURED OUT. THEY THEN TOOK THE PLASTIC CASE OFF ONLY TO FIND THE CASE WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE. THEY TOLD US THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT THE TRUCK HAD NOT BLOWN UP. WE CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALER CLOSEST TO US. WHEN MY HUSBAND TALKED TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER HE SAID LET ME GUESS YOU HAVE A CHEVY TAHOE. CHRIS SAID NO, A SILVERADO. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN THE TAHOE, BUT NOT YET A SILVERADO. THE ONLY THING WE WERE TOLD IS THAT POSSIBLY THEY WILL PAY HALF OF THE SERVICE. THIS IS THEIR PROBLEM NOT OURS. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT A REGIONAL MANAGER WOULD CONTACT US THURSDAY. TIME IS JUST TICKING AWAY! WE DID NOT ASK FOR THIS TO HAPPEN! PLEASE HELP US. MY HUSBAND USES HIS TRUCK FOR WORK (TO HAUL HIS TOOLS TO AND FROM THE JOB SITE) HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK! PLEASE CONTACT US TO LET US KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO. THANK YOU! *AK

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT NORMAL ROAD CONDITION AT 15-20 MPH. APPLIED BRAKES FOR APPROACHING STOP LIGHT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO THE INTERSECTION. DEALER NOTIFIED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN A BUMP OR SEPARATION IS CONTACTED IN THE PAVEMENT DURING THE BRAKING OPERATION, RESULTING IN LOST OF BRAKING CAPACITY. THIS OCCURS USUALLY BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 25-35 MPH DURING BRAKING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN. IF DURING THAT TIME, A BUMP OR RISE OCCURS IN THE PAVEMENT, IT SEEMS LIKE TRACTION IS LOST AND BRAKING CAPACITY IS DIMINISHED, RESULTING IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. OFTEN THIS OCCURS AT STOP SIGNS AND INTERSECTIONS, OCCASIONALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN, RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS HANDLING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, AND ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR BY REPLACEMENT OF GASKET ON FLUID RESERVIOR LID OF MASTER CYLINDER DIMISHED THE SYMPTOMS BUT DID NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. HAZARDOUS BRAKING SITUATIONS CONTINUES WHEN BRAKE FAILURE AND/OR INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE ON DRY PAYMENT OCCURS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A LOUD NOISE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. CONSUMER SAID THAT HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVENTEEN TIMES. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE HESITATING / STALLING AT A STOP POSITION. WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CARBURETOR FLOODED. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED/REPAIRS ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AND NOT STOPPING WELL AFTER BEING APPLIED. HAD TO PULL TO RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING ABILITY. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC REFUSES TO ADJUST BRAKES. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

THE CABLE TO THE SPARE TIRE HAD SNAPPED, AND THE SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING. DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE. *AK

OWNER HAD PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY. HAD PUSHED EMERGENCY PEDAL DOWN & IT FAIL TO ENGAGE. NOTICED VEHICLE HAD NO EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED REAR SEALS HAD LEAKED ON REAR BRAKES. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN DUE TO LACK OF REAR BRAKES. HAD TO HAVE FRONT BRAKES & REAR SEALS REPLACED.

NO SUMMARY

BRAKES-MASTER CYLINDER.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL WANDER/DRIFT , WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT, CAUSING TIRE TO WEAR UNEVENLY AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK. IT FEELS LIKE STEERING WENT OUT. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, BUT AN EVERY DAY OCCURRENCE. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC THEY COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF JERKING. *AK *YC

FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 21000 MILES. RIGHT REAR SIDE WINDOW HAS MAJOR WIND NOISE. DEALER HAS REPLACED LATCH, BUT WIND NOISE STILL EXISTS AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

WINDSHIELD IS DELAMINATING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER DETAILS. *AK

ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING, THIS CONDITION HAPPENS BETWEEN 30-70 MPH. SOMTIMES VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND A TOTAL 45 DAYS, AND DEALER IS STILL UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS NO ACTION UNTIL A LONG BRAKE PEDAL STROKE FINALLY ENGAGES THE BRAKES. THIS RESULTS IN EXTRA DELAY TIME BEFORE BRAKES ARE ACTUALLY APPLIED. THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AND ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES. THIS DID NOT IMPROVE THE BRAKE PEDAL SQUASHY NO ACTION, DELAY TO APPLICATION OF BRAKES. THE DEALER'S SHOP REPAIR SUPERVISOR/ MANAGER DROVE THE VEHICLE AND DEMONSTRATED THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED FINE. HOWEVER, HE HAD PERFORMED THIS TEST WITH HIS FOOT ALREADY ON AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE ACTUALLY ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THIS APPROACH OF COURSE REMOVED THE DELAY TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT HARDLY A NORMAL WAY TO DRIVE. I HAVE SEEN THIS REPORTED IN A NUMBER OF AUTOMOTIVE MAGAZINES AS A PROBLEM AS WELL AS EXPERIENCING IT WITH OTHER CHEVROLET PICKUPS 1995 THRU 1999 MODELS. IT SEEMS THAT A REPROGRAMMING OF THE ABS MODULE OR SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. AS A FINAL POINT , MY 1998 CHREVOLET MALIBU ABS BRAKE ACTION IS INSTANTANEOUS, AS SOON AS YOU TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL! IT'S NOT BECAUSE IT'S A SMALLER VEHICLE AND NOT A TRUCK AS THE DEALER TRIED TO IMPLY(BALONEY!) *AK