1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

WHILE DRIVING, APPLIED BRAKES. PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR AND REQUIRED A SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE TO STOP. NOTICED FLUID LEAKING THROUGH THE FRAME ON DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK. FOUND A PIN HOLE LEAK IN THE STEEL BRAKE LINE AT THE 45 DEGREE BEND AT REAR OF TRUCK WHERE IT OFFSETS UP TO CLEAR THE FRAME AND THEN BACK DOWN TO ITS CONNECTION BY DRIVERS REAR SHOCK. THE LEAK WAS HIDDEN BEHIND THE PLASTIC BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE STEEL LINE TO THE FRAME. THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE RUNNING ALONG THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME HAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. FORTUNATELY THIS DIDN'T OCCUR IN A PANIC STOP. *TR

THE REVISER GEAR IS NOT WORKING THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I WILL PAY TO FIX THE TRUCK I DON'T THINK I WILL BUY A CHEVY TRUCK . IT IS 1500 HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.I ASK THE SHOP MAN AND HE SAID IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALL A LONG TIME AGO. SO WHAT IS UP WITH THAT. I WILL TELL ALL MY FRIENDS NOT TO BUY YOUR CARS AND TRUCKS I GUESS A FORD WILL DO.AT LESS THEY WILL FIX THEIR OWEN MESS UP PARTS.GOOD BUY CHEVE HELLO FORD. *TT

WE OWN A 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 THAT HAS WIPER PROBLEMS. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 1994 THRU 1997 MODEL CHEVY VEHICLES. OUR SON HAD A '93 THAT ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE NEW "BOARD" THAT WAS INSTALLED BY DEALERS ALSO WOULD END UP HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE SOLDER SPOTS WERE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO COVER THE CONTACT AREAS FOR THE WIRING AND NEED REPAIR IN THAT FORM. WE ARE STILL FIGHTING THE PROBLEM IN OUR '98 AND FEEL THAT DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES DURING RAIN OR SNOW THAT THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED UNTIL FIXED PROPERLY. *TR

TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET K1500 EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERMARKET MAC NEIL (NA) SIDE WINDOW DEFLECTOR (RAINGUARD), PART 80019. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFLECTOR DID NOT GLUE ONTO THE VEHICLE. THE DEFLECTOR WAS WEDGED INTO THE WINDOW MOLDING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TOTAL OF FOUR DEFLECTORS FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE; THE LATEST OCCURRED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS HE APPROACHED A TRAFFIC STOP. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MOVED IT FROM THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE REPLACING THE ENGINE OIL, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE, UNUSUAL OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE ABS MODULE AS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET K1500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RESISTANT AND FAILED TO ENGAGE. HE HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ENGAGE, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 06/17/10.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WERE WORKING AGAINST THE BRAKE PEDAL, NOT ALLOWING THE BRAKES TO BE APPLIED. UPDATED 06/18/10

MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 HAD A TOTAL FRONT BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE IN WHICH THE HUB OF THE ROTOR DETACHED FROM THE ROTOR ITSELF, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. THIS WAS THE FACTORY ROTOR. ANY STOPS RESULTED IN PULLING TO THE LEFT, HEAVY BRAKING CAUSED EXTREME MOVING OF THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. I REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT. *TR