Illustration1998 CHEVROLET K-1500 P/U WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY STOPS AND RESTARTS. CONTACTED DEALER AND SERVICE DEPT. CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR VIN #. THEY WANT OVER $100 TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. *JB
1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 525.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
110–25K
1725–50K
4050–75K
2075–100K
31100–150K
13150K+
132 reports with mileage · 229 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 109 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 59 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. Review the 47 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
14 crash reports11 fire reports3 injury reports
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59 reportsINTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP INTERMITTENTLY DURING USE ON 1998, CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP. A COWORKER OWNS A 1997 SILVERADO AND MY BROTHER OWNS A 1999 TAHOE. BOTH OF THEIR VEHICLES EXHIBITED THE SAME INTERMITTENT FAILURE . ALSO, I OWN A 1996 GMC SUBURBAN THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME INTE…
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INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP INTERMITTENTLY DURING USE ON 1998, CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP. A COWORKER OWNS A 1997 SILVERADO AND MY BROTHER OWNS A 1999 TAHOE. BOTH OF THEIR VEHICLES EXHIBITED THE SAME INTERMITTENT FAILURE . ALSO, I OWN A 1996 GMC SUBURBAN THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE 1996 VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. THE OTHER VEHICLES MENTIONED AFOREMENTIONED WERE NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE VERY SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL FAILURES AS THE 1996 MODEL.*AK
VEHICLE IS 1998 CHEVY C/K PICK-UP TRUCK. DURING HEAVY RAIN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FIRST STARTED WORKING ERRATICALLY THEN FAILED. *JB
DT: WHEN DRIVING IN A HURRICANE INDUCED RAINSTORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. UNABLE TO SEE, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD BECAUSE WAS UNABLE TO SEE. THESE WIPERS WERE INACTIVE FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THEY STARTED BACK FUNCTIONING ON THEIR OWN. THEY WORKED FOR ABOUT 5-7 MINUTES BEFORE STOPPIN…
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DT: WHEN DRIVING IN A HURRICANE INDUCED RAINSTORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. UNABLE TO SEE, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD BECAUSE WAS UNABLE TO SEE. THESE WIPERS WERE INACTIVE FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THEY STARTED BACK FUNCTIONING ON THEIR OWN. THEY WORKED FOR ABOUT 5-7 MINUTES BEFORE STOPPING AGAIN. CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND SHOOK WIRING TO WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY BECAME ACTIVE AGAIN. HOWEVER THEY WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AFTERWARDS. DID CONTACT MANUFACTURER, FILED COMPLAINT AND THEY NOTED BY THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO SODERED JOINTS AND CONNECTOR PINS THAT CAUSE MALFUNCTION. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BUT PLAN TO HAVE REPAIRS AS OF TOMORROW. *AK
WINDSHEID WIPERS WORK INTERMITTANTLY. REQUIRES REACNING OUT OF CAR AND PHYSICALLY MOVING THEM TO RESTART- IF THEY WORK AT ALL- SO MANY COMPLAINTS FROM SO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. PER CHEVY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THEM
OWNER COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. WHEN IT RAINED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND NEITHER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *AK
STARTING AROUND 70,000 MILES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN THEM OFF THEY WILL OFTEN CONTINUE TO RUN FOR 30 SECONDS OR LONGER BEFORE STOPPING. WHEN THEY DO STOP, IT IS USUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF 10 TO 15 TIMES TO GET THEM STOPPED WHERE THEY AR…
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STARTING AROUND 70,000 MILES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN THEM OFF THEY WILL OFTEN CONTINUE TO RUN FOR 30 SECONDS OR LONGER BEFORE STOPPING. WHEN THEY DO STOP, IT IS USUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF 10 TO 15 TIMES TO GET THEM STOPPED WHERE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO STOP. WHEN I TRY TO USE THEM ON THE INTER. SPEEDS THEY OFTEN RUN AT A REGULAR SPEED WITH NO PAUSES BETWEEN WIPES. *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND THEN RESUMED FUNCTION AFTER AN UNSPECIFIC LENGTH OF TIME. *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPER ON 1998 K1500 PICKUP OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES STOPPING WHILE OPERATING, AT OTHER TIMES NOT OPERATING WHEN TURNED ON, AND OTHER TIMES CONTINUING TO RUN WHEN TURNED OFF OR RUNNING CONSTANT WHEN IN THE INTERMITTENT MODE. SOUNDS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEMS COVERED IN GM RECALL NO. 03023. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AFTER BEING CAUGHT IN THE RAIN, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98 V-150001. *JB
Official recalls
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