1998 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS Problems & Recalls

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GAVE A QUICK LOCK UP AND LOST POWER STEERING TOOK PUMP OFF AND PULLEY AND SHAFT FELL OUT OF PUMP. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

BRAKE FAILURE ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURES...ONCE 6' BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER AND 8 MONTHS LATER ON A LINE TO A REAR BRAKE. BOTH TIMES LOST THE PEDAL. MY TRUCK IS A 1998 CK 1500 WITH VIRTUALLY NO BODY ROT. I WAS SURPRISED THAT #1 THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF PEDAL AND #2 A SE...

Mileage: 136,403

MY 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK HAD A BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO THE BRAKE LINE RUSTING OUT BECAUSE THE DESIGN HAS THE BRAKE LINE LAYING ON TOP OF A STEEL GUARD UNDER THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WHERE SNOW GATHERS RATHER EASILY AND IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO INSPECT THE LINE THERE. I REAR ENDED ANOTH...

Mileage: 97,000

I HATE TO SOUND REPETITIVE ,BUT I ALSO HAVE A 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 THAT HAS A WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. I ALSO THINK THAT GM SHOULD STEP-UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS TO SO MANY OF THE SAME VEHICLES I FEEL AS THOUGH IT'S A FACTORY DEFECT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LON...

Mileage: 21,000

STEERING: I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEN TURNING RIGHT DURING A LONG TURN, IT FEELS LIKE I HIT A PATCH OF ICE OR LIKE SOMEONE GRAB HE STEERING WHEEL & JERK IT TO THE RIGHT. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE GETTING WORST BUT I DO NOT LIKE THE FEEL. SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS ...

Mileage: 39,000

1 WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMENTENT. 2 VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN. 3 REMOVED AND REPLACED WIPPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. *CN

Mileage: 69,755

MY VEHICLE HAS THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN #05V379000. MY ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP MY TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH; THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT 1999 & 2000 CHEVY PICKUP TRUCKS HAVE A ...

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE 4 BRIDGESTONE TIRES, DUELER AT 693, LT 285/75/16, ON MY VEHICLE. LAST WEEK ONE OF THEM BECAME SEVERELY DEFECTIVE AND HAD SOME SORT OF SEPARATION INSIDE IT. I SEE THAT THESE TIRES WERE SUBJECT TO A VOLUNTARY SAFETY CAMPAIGN, # 04T018000 THAT HAS APPARENTLY EXPIRED. I WAS CERTAINLY NEVER AWARE...

TRUCK STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO REASON. STEERING HAS SUDDEN FAST JERK TO RIGHT THEN WE HAVE TO OVER CORRECT TO LEFT, HAZARD LIGHTS WOULDN'T TURN OFF NOW THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. WIPER FLUID MOTOR DOESN'T WORK, GAS GAUGE DOESN'T ...

TRUCK STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO REASON. STEERING HAS SUDDEN FAST JERK TO RIGHT THEN WE HAVE TO OVER CORRECT TO LEFT, HAZARD LIGHTS WOULDN'T TURN OFF NOW THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. WIPER FLUID MOTOR DOESN'T WORK, GAS GAUGE DOESN'T ...

TRUCK STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO REASON. STEERING HAS SUDDEN FAST JERK TO RIGHT THEN WE HAVE TO OVER CORRECT TO LEFT, HAZARD LIGHTS WOULDN'T TURN OFF NOW THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. WIPER FLUID MOTOR DOESN'T WORK, GAS GAUGE DOESN'T ...

TRUCK STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO REASON. STEERING HAS SUDDEN FAST JERK TO RIGHT THEN WE HAVE TO OVER CORRECT TO LEFT, HAZARD LIGHTS WOULDN'T TURN OFF NOW THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. WIPER FLUID MOTOR DOESN'T WORK, GAS GAUGE DOESN'T ...

TRUCK STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO REASON. STEERING HAS SUDDEN FAST JERK TO RIGHT THEN WE HAVE TO OVER CORRECT TO LEFT, HAZARD LIGHTS WOULDN'T TURN OFF NOW THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. WIPER FLUID MOTOR DOESN'T WORK, GAS GAUGE DOESN'T ...

TRUCK STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO REASON. STEERING HAS SUDDEN FAST JERK TO RIGHT THEN WE HAVE TO OVER CORRECT TO LEFT, HAZARD LIGHTS WOULDN'T TURN OFF NOW THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. WIPER FLUID MOTOR DOESN'T WORK, GAS GAUGE DOESN'T ...

TRUCK STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO REASON. STEERING HAS SUDDEN FAST JERK TO RIGHT THEN WE HAVE TO OVER CORRECT TO LEFT, HAZARD LIGHTS WOULDN'T TURN OFF NOW THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. WIPER FLUID MOTOR DOESN'T WORK, GAS GAUGE DOESN'T ...

TRUCK STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO REASON. STEERING HAS SUDDEN FAST JERK TO RIGHT THEN WE HAVE TO OVER CORRECT TO LEFT, HAZARD LIGHTS WOULDN'T TURN OFF NOW THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. WIPER FLUID MOTOR DOESN'T WORK, GAS GAUGE DOESN'T ...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Mileage: 70,000

ABS WHEEL SENSOR PROBLEMS. TSB RELEASED BUT NO RECALL. COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. BRAKES SHUTTER WHEN SLOWING DOWN. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE SERVICED BUT MY WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER DUE TO TSB. MANY COMPLAINTS BY OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. A $500.00 REPAIR. SHOULD BE RACALLED. ...

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. THERE IS A RECALL BY GM FOR 1999 FOR THE SAME ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY TELL ME THAT A 1998 IS NOT INVOLVED AS OF YET. *NM

Mileage: 65,500

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK THAT PERIODICALLY HAS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE FOR NO KNOWN REASON WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED AND APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS ENGAGEMENT OF THE ABS MAKES STOPPING THE VEHICLE IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE DIFFICULT. I HAVE READ ABOUT SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH TH...

Mileage: 70,000

SENSOR ON DRIVER FRONT WHEEL NOT WORKING RIGHT FOR LAST 3 YEARS WHEEL WILL SLIDE BAD ON WET GROUND GRAVEL GRASS ECT. MANY CLOSE CALLS IN LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL TIMES. I SEEN THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER VEHICLE YEARS. WHY DIDN'T THE 1998 MODELS GET INCLUDED? THE LATEST OCCURRENCE WAS 3/8/2006. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY DURING A DOWN POUR AND THEY JUST STOPPED. I HAD TO WORK MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER AND TRY...

Mileage: 115,520

ABS BRAKES ENGAGE ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN COMMING TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY STOP AND INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE GREATLY. *AK

Mileage: 50,590

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT. *NM

Mileage: 96,105

WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER WORKS INTERMEDIATELY ON MY CHEVROLET CK 1500 PICK-UP. SAME AS ON THE 1996 MODEL WHICH WAS RECALLED DUE TO BAD CONNECTION ON WIRING. I HAVE HAD WIPERS STOP WORKING IN BAD WEATHER THEN START WORKING AGAIN. *NM

Mileage: 82,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK

Mileage: 48,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WOULDN'T TURN OFF WHEN SWITCHED OFF, AND THE SPEED COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED USING THE INTERMITTENT SETTING. IT SEEMED TO CLEAR UP HOURS AFTER DRIVING, BUT THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF RAIN AND DRIVING CONDITIONS. *JB

Mileage: 52,000

I BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY BRAKES IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004. AT VERY LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 5MPH) MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES WOULD START FIRING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP AND THEY CLEANED THE SPEED SENSORS ON THE ABS. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE ABS STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN...

Mileage: 63,345

FRONT ROTOR ON CHEVROLET CHEYENNE 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICK-UP SEPARATED INTO TWO PARTS. THE INNER SECTION BEING THE PART WHERE THE LUGS ARE.THE OUTER SECTION BEING THE PORTION THE BRAKE PADS RIDE ON.INSPECTION OF THE ROTORS SHOWS AN INSUFFICENT THICKNESS IN THE METAL OF THE ROTOR.THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ...

Mileage: 78,000

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. LOSS OF REAR BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED, RUPTURED REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE. REPLACED REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE. *NM

Mileage: 84,467

ABS BRAKES ON 1998 GM C/K MODEL PICKUPS. *NM

Mileage: 73,000

MY 1998 CHEVROLET Z71 PICKUP HAS A MALFUNCTIONING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ONE ON THIS MODEL PICKUP I HAVE HAD TO GO OUT. I OWN TWO PICKUPS THIS YEAR MODEL, AND BOTH HAVE THE PROBLEM. SEEMS LIKE GM SHOULD PICK UP ON THIS AND FIX THE DEFECT. I HAVE TO KEEP RAINX IN MY VEHICLE TO H...

Mileage: 107,000

ABS BRAKES COME ON AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT. HAPPENS EVERYTIME I USE THE BRAKES. STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE 1998 TRUCKS SHOULD BE RECALLED LIKE THE NEWER ONES. WHY ARE ONLY THE 1999 AND NEWER TRUCKS RECALLED? THE 1998 TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

IN LATE 2003, I HAD ANTILOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSOR WOULD DISPLAY, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO GLIDE THROUGH INTENDED STOPPING POINTS. UNTIL I GOT USED TO THE STOPPING DISTANCE, I WAS ROLLING PAST STOP SIGNS...

Mileage: 42,000

GM HAS HAD AND STILL HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ABS. MY 1998 SILVERADO HAS AT LEAST 12 TIMES LOST BRAKING WHEN HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD USUALLY COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE ACTUALLY SLID PAST STOP SIGNS AND INTO BUSY INTERSECTIONS, LUCKILY NO DAMAGE YET. BUT WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO TELL THE ...

WIPERS FAIL TO START OR STOP AT ANY TIME IF THEY DO START TO WORK. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF MY TRUCK WAS A 1997 THIS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL 03023, BUT SINCE IT'S A 1998 IT'S NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME ISSUE!!!(BAD CONTROL BOARD)*JB

Mileage: 38,000

I HAVE JUST READ THE FOLLOWING ON CNN: DETROIT (REUTERS) - GENERAL MOTORS CORP. IS RECALLING 804,000 FULL-SIZE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL BRAKE PROBLEMS, FEDERAL SAFETY REGULATORS SAID TUESDAY. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SAID UNWANTED...

Mileage: 55,000

ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN WIPERS ARE NEEDED, THEY FAIL TO WORK. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT ON 1997 AND OLDER C\K PICKUPS, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED,(GM RECALL NO. 03023). MAYBE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BEFORE SOMEBODY IS HURT OR KILLED. *NM

NORMAL USAGE OF TRUCK, HOT OR COLD, HAPPENS ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AT ABOUT 5MPH, THE ABS TURNS ON AND INCRESSES THE STOPING DISTANCE. NO DAMAGE YET BUT THIS WEEKEND I CAME MUCH TOO CLOSE TO HITTING A FAMILY CROSSING THE STREET. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE TRUCK SINCE BUT AFTER ...

Mileage: 83,000

CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT WHEN THEY WERE NEEDED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE WIPERS ON, THERE WAS A BUZZ SOUND BUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DIDN'T WORK. SOMETIMES THEY WILL WORK AND OTHER TIMES THEY DIDN'T WORK. THE DEALER SHIP SAID THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS BAD. *JB

Mileage: 65,500

INTAKE COOLANT LEAK ON A 1998 K1500 $850 FOR A TEMPORARY FIX

Mileage: 125,156

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE DEFECTIVE. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T.*AK

Mileage: 4,500

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE IN USE.*AK

TRUCK PULLS VIOLENTLY TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. DEALER INFORMED ME IT WAS A COLLAPSED BRAKE LINE. BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. I DO HAVE OLD PARTS. *JB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT COMES UNLATCHED EVEN AFTER HAVING IT CLICK IN PLACE. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE PURCHASING THE TRUCK. *NM

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY C1500 EXTENDED CAB P/U. IF YOU HOLD NORMAL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, THE PEDAL HOLDS JUST FINE. BUT IF YOU PUSH JUST A LITTLE HARDER, IT GOES DOWN. I HAVE TAKEN IT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THERE IS NO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. IT NEVER GETS LOW. I HAVE PUT A N...

Mileage: 100,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON 1998 MODELS. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1997'S.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON 1998 MODELS. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1997'S.*AK

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL SUDDENLY STOP WHILE IN OPERATION,I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON MODELS UP TO 1997,BUT WHY NOT THE 1998 MODELS,THEY USE THE SAME PARTS! IT'S KINDA SCARY WHEN YOU ARE GOING DOWN I-95 IN MAINE IN THE MIDDLE OF A SNOW STORM WITH YOUR KID...

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

Mileage: 108,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOP WORKING AND MAKE A LOUD BUZZING SOUND. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MINUTES BEFORE THEY WORK AGAIN. DURING WHICH TIMES IT WAS RAINING OR SNOWING HEAVILY AND AT NIGHT IT IS NEARLY MADE ME RUN OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING DEFECT.*AK

Mileage: 120,000

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILAGE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS RPLECED WITH A GM REPLACEMENT THEY INCLUDED UPDATED APRTS BUT IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AND IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VERY SLOOPY BUT I WAS TO...

Mileage: 365,000

WIPER MOTOR: MOTOR WILL STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR WIRE TIES HOLDING WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR TIGHT AGAINST MOTOR BODY. THIS IS A TEMPORARY FIX.

Mileage: 42,500

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING OIL AND COOLANT AT 54,000 MILES. WILL COST ME OVER $400.00 TO HAVE REPAIRED. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER 1998 K-1500 TRUCKS W/ VORTEC 350 WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 54,000

STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR: STEERING WILL JERK WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT. WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR HAD A "WORN" SPOT AND THAT THE POWER STEERING BOOST WAS BEING ADDED AT PULL POWER BECAUSE THE SYSTEM DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DOING.

Mileage: 37,500

INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE FIRST TIME EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, I WAS CAUGHT IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM, IN ADDITION TO HEAVY INTER-CITY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, ON MY WAY TO WORK, UPON TURNING ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TI...

Mileage: 70,000

TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WHILE LOADING FURNITURE ONTO TRUCK. DAMAGED TRUCK BED AND INJURED TWO FAMILY MEMBERS FROM THE CABLES BREAKING UPON LOADING FURNITURE INTO BED OF FAIRLY NEW TRUCK WITH ONLY 30 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. (29,995) . *AK

Mileage: 29,995

TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WHILE LOADING FURNITURE ONTO TRUCK. DAMAGED TRUCK BED AND INJURED TWO FAMILY MEMBERS FROM THE CABLES BREAKING UPON LOADING FURNITURE INTO BED OF FAIRLY NEW TRUCK WITH ONLY 30 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. (29,995) . *AK

Mileage: 29,995

MALFUNCTIONING WINDSHIELD WIPERS

EVERY SO OFTEN IT FEELS AS IF SOMEONE GRABS THE STEERING WHEEL AND FOR A BREIF MOMENT IT FEELS AS IF THERE IS NO STEERING.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING WHEN RAINING. THEY WILL RUN FOR A LITTLE BIT AND THEN GET STUCK . I WOULD HAVE TO PULL ON THEM TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1997 TRUCKS BUT MINE BEING A 1998 I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. CLOSE TO $ 200.00. *JB

Mileage: 49,632

MY 1998 TRUCK HAS HAD A SPOT IN THE STEERING THAT WHEN YOU ARE TURNING THERE IS A MOMENTARY LOST OF STEERING. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THERE IS COOLER WEATHER. THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT TIMES . BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS COME AND GO BUT HAVE BEEN GETTING WORST OVE...

Mileage: 25,875

WHEN I BOUGHT MY 1998 CHEVY PICKUP IT HAD A PLACE IN THE STEERING WHEN I TURNED IT TO THE RIGHT IT FELT LIKE I HIT A PATCH OF ICE. IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS A DEAD SPOT. NOW IT IS GETTING WORSE. NOW WHEN I TURN TO THE LEFT IT IS STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED YOUR GOING...

WIPER'S STOP WORKING RANDOMLY. IDENTICLE PROBLEM TO RECALL NUMBER 03V159000 ON 97 TRUCKS. GM IS REFUSING TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 110,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. FORTUNATELY THE WIPERS ARE FUNCTIONAL ALTHOUGH THEY WILL NOT FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THEY ALSO DO NOT PARK WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED TO OFF POSITION AND WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNTIL THEY PARK IN RANDOM POSITIONS AT A RANDOM INTERVAL UP TO FIVE MI...

Mileage: 68,500

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 1997 AND OLDER CHEVROLET TRUCKS AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER THAT I TAKE MY TRUCK TO FOR SERVICE. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOT ANY RECALL FOR MY 1998 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!! *LA

Mileage: 71,700

REAR VIEW MIRROR SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. *LA

Mileage: 108,500

WINDSHIELD WIPER ON 1998 K1500 PICKUP OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES STOPPING WHILE OPERATING, AT OTHER TIMES NOT OPERATING WHEN TURNED ON. HITTING THE COVER ON THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR WILL ALMOST ALWAYS RESTART THE WIPERS. IDENTICAL PROBLEM TO THAT ON MY 1995 K1500 PICKUP. SOUNDS IDENTICAL TO T...

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR LEFT STEEL BRAKE LINE BROKE DUE TO RUST. *AK. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF. *JB

Mileage: 53,000

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, WHEN WIPERS ARE NEEDED, THEY FAIL TO FUNCTION, REQUIRING DRIVER TO MANUALLY MOVE WIPER ARM TO GET THEM STARTED.

Mileage: 75,000

LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK

Mileage: 59,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY OR FAIL COMPLETELY DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE, WIPER MODULE. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITENTLY. STOP HALF WAY THROUGH CYCLE. CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER BEING SHUT OFF. SAME PROBLEM GM HAS HAD FOR YEARS. SAME PROBLEM WE HAD WITH 1995 SUBURBAN. SAME PROBLEM WE HAD WITH 1996 TAHOE. FROM LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS STARTING TO APPEAR ON YOUR WEB SITE, THE RECALL NEED...

Mileage: 51,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING RAIN STORM.1998 CHEVORLET PICKUP.*AK

Mileage: 43,308

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING HARD RAIN STORM,AND ARE INTERMITTENTLY AT OTHER TIMES,1998 CHEVORLET C1500 PICKUP

Mileage: 43,308

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING AT TIMES. YOU CAN TURN WIPER SWITCH OFF AND ON AND THEY MAY WORK AGAIN BUT WILL STOP AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT HARDER TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON SOME EARLY MODELS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHY NOT THE 1998 MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM? ...

HEATER CORE FAILURE DUE TO OEM COOLANT CORROSION. *AK

Mileage: 140,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS START AND STOP. SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET THEM TO RESTART BY SWITCHING THEM OFF AND WAITING A FEW SECONDS. OTHER TIMES YOU HAVE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTART IT BEFORE THEY WILL OPERATE AGAIN. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS YEARS UP TO 1997. WHY 1998 WAS...

Mileage: 60,075

VEHICLE GOES INTO ANTI-SKID MODE ON DRY PAVEMENT, VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. I WOUND UP ON SIDEWALK ON MAY 7, 2003. VISITED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ON MAY 8; CLAIMS FAULTY REGULATOR RING IN FRONT HUBS CAUSING ABS TO ACTIVATE AT INCORRECT INTERVALS. COULD NOT TELL ME WHICH ONE WAS BAD! WANTED TO TRY TO REP...

Mileage: 50,000

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. MANY TRUCKS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TRUCK HAS 74000 MILES AND I KNOW OF 2 OTHERS W/ 78,000 AND 66,000 MILES THAT NEEDED GASKET REPLACEMENT. TALKING TO A DEALER EMPLOYEE REVEALED THAT IT IS A POPULAR PROBLEM WITH THE CHAVY VORTEC MOTORS. ...

Mileage: 69,000

I EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING, THEN SURGES WHICH CAUSES ME TO OVER STEER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND KNOW THAT GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON OTHER MODELS BUT NOT MINE. PLEASE SEE BELOW: GM, THE WORLD'S LARGEST AUTO MAKER, SAID IT HAD 15 REPORTS OF CRASHES AS...

Mileage: 116,000

THE SLAVE CYLINDER IN MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT EVERY 1.5 YEARS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT WENT OUT AND MY CLUTCH GOT SATURATED AND THUS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TOO. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECTIVE PART AND GM SHOULD ADMIT TO IT.

WIPERS FAILED TO WORK ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.

Mileage: 52,117

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE ON 5.7 LITER ENGINE. FROM WHAT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (W-K CHEVROLET) TOLD ME, THEY REPLACE 2 OR 3 A WEEK. SOMETHING TO EXPECT BETWEEN 75,000 TO 100,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS WAY OVER THE LINE WHEN SPARK PLUGS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST 100,000 MILES. TS

Mileage: 81,434

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60-70MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKES WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, MAKING IT HARD TO STOP. AT TIMES DOES NOT STOP AT ALL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER DID NOT FIX CAR.*AK TWO STUDS WERE REPLACED. PCM WAS UPDATED TO CORRECT THE ENGINE SUGE UNDER LOAD. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60-70MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKES WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, MAKING IT HARD TO STOP. AT TIMES DOES NOT STOP AT ALL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER DID NOT FIX CAR.*AK TWO STUDS WERE REPLACED. PCM WAS UPDATED TO CORRECT THE ENGINE SUGE UNDER LOAD. *YH

TRAVELING ABOUT 100MPH, WHEN VEHICLE DIED OUT. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED SAFETY FEATURE BUILT-IN DUE TO REQUIREMENT BY NHTSA. COMPUTER HAS A BUILT-IN SAFETY FEATURE. *AK