1998 Chevrolet Z71

STARTED OVER HEATING REALLY BAD NO COOLANT LEAK,NO WATER IN OIL, VERY SMALL LOSE OF WATER. SEVERAL DIFFERENT NOISES NOT NORMAL. BEFORE I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING MY TRUCK MADE A LOUD BANG AND TRUCK DIED HARD. WOULDN'T RESTART. GOT IT HOME AND PULLED ENGINE OUT AND FOUND BIG HOLES ON BOTH SIDES OF OIL PAN WHERE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER PISTON SNAPPED AND [XXX] MY TRUCK UP. ALSO SEVERE DAMAGE FROM DEXCOOL IN COOLING SYSTEM. MADE REALLY BAD GUMMY BUILD UP IN COOLING SYSTEM. ALSO REALLY BAD CARBON BUILD UP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. IT WAS NOT SPEED RELATED - IT HAPPENED FROM LOW TO HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY JERK TO ONE SIDE. NO INSTANCE LASTED LONGER THAN ONE SECOND. MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY EVO SENSOR. NO SENSORS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT, BUT GM HAS A "KIT" THAT ELIMINATES THE SENSOR. ELIMINATION OF THE SENSOR FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURES THAT I EXPERIENCED WERE EXTREMELY SHORT IN DURATION AND CAUSED NO HARM OTHER THAN A VERY ELEVATED HEART RATE! I FEAR THAT A GREATER FAILURE WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *TR

I AM THE NEW OWNER OF A 1998 CHEVY K1500 Z71. MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE GOING TO A FOOTBALL GAME AND SHE TRIED TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. TWO DAYS LATER I WAS COMING HOME WHEN A RAIN STORM STARTED I TURNED ON THE WIPERS AND THEY DID NOT WORK. AFTER GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE AND PICKING UP THE WIPER BLADES THEY STARTED TO WORK. WHEN I GOT HOME I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND MY GIRLFRIEND GOT INTO THE TRUCK TO LEAVE AND TAKE DAUGHTER HOME AND THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK. PICKED UP WIPERS AND THEY WORKED ONCE AGAIN. MY GIRLFRIEND SAID WHILE SHE WAS OUT WIPERS KEPT GOING OFF AND ON EVEN WITH THE CONTROL TURNED TO ON. AT ONE POINT SHE HAD TO PULL OVER IN HEAVY RAIN FOR FEAR OF HAVING A WRECK BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT SEE AND THE WIPERS HAD CUT OFF. WHEN SHE CAME HOME, SHE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET FOR RECALLS AND CAME ACROSS INFO ON OTHER 1998 CHEVY K1500 OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SHE COPIED ONE RECALL BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. RE: RECALL 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THIS CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED FOR A RECALL TO BE PUT OUT??

THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING AT 50 MPH. TIRES WERE CHECKED BY THE DEALER AND NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND. TIRE PRESSURE WAS 32 PSI. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED AT 67 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING ME TO SWERVE ACROSS TWO LANES. THE TIRE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF OF THE TIRE CAUSING 2500.00 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND I WAS TOLD THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TIRE BEING CUT, AND NO DAMAGES WOULD BE PAID. THE TIRE WAS SENT BACK TO ME AND I RECONSTRUCTED THE TIRE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF A CUT. THE DOT # OF THE TIRE IS DOT V4LT M132702. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON A HEAVY RAINING DAY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE AND RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY BRAKES WERE SLOW TO STOP VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN BRAKES WORKED FINE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED POORLY, POWER STEERING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS NOT WORKING . DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TAIL LIGHT BULB PLATES WHICH WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES AT $58.00 DOLLARS EACH. *PH *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK OR QUIT DURING RAIN STORMS. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE GETTING THEM TO WORK. *PH

CONSUMER'S SON WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE WAS AT THE WALL OF THE BUILDING. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. MODELZ71. YEAR 1999. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. *NLM

STEERING SENSOR IS CAUSING PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT RISK AND IS A PROBLEM ON ALL OF THESE VEHICLES. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE SENSORS AT THEIR COST.*AK

CHEVROLET TRUCK 1997 & 1998 Z71 HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS. MUST REPLACE STEERING SENSOR TO HAVE GOOD STEERING. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM ALONG WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT COME ON FOR NO REASON OR DON'T COME ON WHEN YOU NEED THEM. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER HAS FAILED, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FUNCTION. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANFACTURER WHO ADVISED FAILURE OF COMPONENT IS A "KNOWN" PROBLEM, BUT NOT COVERED UNDER VEHICLE'S WARRANTY. TS

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-60MPH ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE'S STEERING. THE CAR VEERED DRAMATICALLY TO THE LEFT, BUT WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND CORRECTED STEERING TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE HAD BROKEN TIE ROD. TS

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BETWEEN THE ENGINE IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. NLM *SCC

WHILE TRYING TO STOP ABS SYSTEN KICKS IN, IT DOESN'T ALLOW VEHICLE TO COME TO A FULL STOP.DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

WITH TRUCK PARKED--IGNITION OFF-UNOCCUPIED-DRIVER WINDOW 1/2 "OPEN- AWOKE IN MORNING TO FIND ENTIRE INTERIOR OF TRUCK BURNED APPARENTLY OVERNIGHT- ARSON INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED FIRE STARTED IN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AREA PROBABLY DUE TO RAIN ENTERING THROUGH SLIGHTLY OPEN WINDOW CAUSING POWER WINDOW ELECTRONICS TO OVER HEAT AND IGNITE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ANTI LOCK SYSTEM WENT OUT. COULD OF RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, ABS SYSTEM HAS GONE COMPLETELY OUT, AND A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM THAT AREA. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE VEHICLE IS IN NEED OF NEW REAR BRAKE ROTORS. THE ABS MODULE IS INOPERATIVE. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO REPLACE. *JG

ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ON OTHER DAYS, THE VEHICLE WILL WORK FINE. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE CHECKED, THE COMPUTER READ NOTHING. WHEN SLOWING/STOPPING AT 5-7 MPH, THE PEDAL DROPS ABOUT 2 INCHES AND ONE CAN HEAR AND FEEL THE ANTI LOCK KICK IN IF YOU PRESS HARD. (BRAKE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYDAY) *SCC

WHILE DRIVING THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING COMPONENT WHICH IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. AT THIS TIME WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. COOLING SYSTEM CONSISTS OF DEXCOL WHICH CLOGS UP THE SYSTEM, PREVENTING HEAT FLOW THROUGH OUT THE SYSTEM.*AK

CONSUMER IS REPLACING ROTORS FOR 2ND TIME. THIS IS THE 3RD SET LESS THAN A 1 1/2. REAR ROTORS HAVE GROOVES IN THEM, AND THERE IS A SQUEAKY GRINDING METALTO METAL SOUND. DEALER SAYS GRAVEL ROAD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT WILL GO ALWAY TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND VENTED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER FLUSHED IT. SOON AFTERWARDS TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING.*AK

EVO SENSOR WITHIN THE STEERING SYSTEM HAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR INDICATION AS TO WHEN THE SENSOR MAY MALFUNCTION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH RIGHT REAR STARTED MAKING A FLAPPING NOISE. THEN, FOUND OUT THAT TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. CP265/75R16. CONSUMER STILL HOLD THE DEMAGE TIRE.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75/R15 *MW

VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK FOR 20-30 MINUTES WHEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED, CAUSE OF FIRE HAS YET TO BE DETERMIND. *AK

AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE DURING A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT, 1 OCCUPANT SUSTAINED SEVERAL BROKEN RIBS, THE OTHER ONLY MINOR INJURIES, HAD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THERE MAY HAVE BEEN FEWER INJURIES. NLM

FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE T-FRAME. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, AND THERE WAS NO REASON TO BE ALARMED OF A SAFETY ISSUE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT, STEERING WHEEL JERKS 3 TO 4 INCHES, WHICH COULD TURN THE TRUCK OVER. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK CUTS OFF COMPLETELY. SOMETIMES TRUCK WILL RESTART AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED 8 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE JULY OF 98. DEALER HAS TRIED MANY DIFFFERENT THINGS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BUT, PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK CONTINUES. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING 60MPH, WENT AROUND A CURVE AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. CONTACTED DEALER. THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS RUBBING AGAINST FRAME WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. DEALER WELDED BLOCKS ONTO THE FRAME, BUT NOW THE VEHICLE DOES NOT TURN CORRECTLY, AND PULLS TO ONE SIDE. MANUFACTURER DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *AK *ML

EXHUAST PIPE IN THE REAR IS VERY SHARP, CONSUMER SUFFERED SEVERE CUTS TO THE KNEE AREA WHILE UNLOADING VEHICLE. ONE CUT HAD TO HVE 16 STICHES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. *AK

IN LOW SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND WILL NOT TURN INTERMITTENTLY. DRIVER MUST PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, AND MOVE STEERING WHEEL WITH A LITTLE GAS BEFORE IT WILL UNLOCK. DEALER CAN NOT FIX DEFECT. *AK *ML

WITH A 40 MPH IMPACT HIT A VEHICLE WITH FRONT END ,DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. DRIVER WAS NOT WEARING SEATBELT, AND THERE WAS NO INDICTATION OR WARNING OF DEFECT. *AK

1997 CHEVROLET Z71, WHILE MAKING A TURN AROUND A CORNER, STEERING WHEEL JERKS IN THE POSITION THAT THE CAR IS GOING, IF IT WAS SHARP ENOUGH IT COULD CAUSE A COLLISION. *AK

THE TIRES ON THIS HEAVY DUTY 4 WHEEL-DRIVE TRUCK ARE LIGHT WEIGHT TIRES. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE A BRANCH PUNCTURED THE TIRE DUE TO THE THIN SIDEWALL. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING UNDER RUGGED CONDITIONS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE ROLLED OFF OF THE RIM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED IN ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, VEHICLE DOES STOP UNLESS CONSUMER APPLIES THE EMERGENCY BRAKES, AND THENVEHICLE STILL SOMETIMES SLIDES. *AK

WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS OR CURBS, REAR AXLE WOULD MAKE CRACKING & POPPING SOUNDS. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC REAR AXLE WAS MISALIGNED. MANUFACTURER HAS NO PART TO SEND FOR REPLACING THE REAR AXLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. *AK

COSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME DEALERS TESTED AND REPAIRED, THE SECOND TIME PERFORMED AN AIR BUBBLE TEST AND FIXED IT. YESTERDAY, DEALERSHIP REMOVED WINDOW/REINSTALLED AND RECALLED IT. BUT, WINDOW STILL LEAKS, DEALERSHIP NOW IS ORDERING A NEW GLASS FOR REAR WINDOW, ALSO, MANUAL ON PAGES 1-31 STATES THAT IF WATER EVER SOAKED INTO THE CARPET IT COULD DAMAGE THE AIR BAG CONTROLLER.VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING WITH WET CARPET.----PLEASE ADD VIN.#. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY 30 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, REAR BRAKES WENT OUT AND THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO GO ACROSS FOUR LANES ON THE INTERSTATE UNTIL VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. *AK

DOOR LOCK FAILED. NLM