1998 CHEVROLET C SERIES Problems & Recalls

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, HEAVY VIBRATION WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. FATHER INLAW HAD SAME PROBLEM ON HIS 1998 CHEVY TRUCK. WAS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 53,800

DT*: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SHEYENNE. WHILE DRIVING AROUND 7 MPH DURING NORMAL BRAKING, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURS ON ALL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALE...

Mileage: 50,000

THE LEFT TAILGATE SUPPORT STRAP SNAPPED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 7,000

WIPER MOTOR WORKS SPORATICALLY- WAS A CRACKED SOLDER JOINT- WAS TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL BECAUSE OF YEAR-1998, BUT SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR CHEVY......

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN TURNING LEFT THE POWER STEERING SLIPPED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY BUT OCCURS LESS OFTEN WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. *NM

Mileage: 90,000

4 AXLE SEALS REPLACED SINCE LIFE OF VEHICLE. REPLACED BOTH SEALS ON 06/07/00 AT 34,424 MILES. REPLACED RIGHT REAR SEAL ON 01/09/01 AT 38,598 MILES. PRESENTLY THE RIGHT REAR SEAL FAILED AGAIN SATURATED BRAKES WITH DIFFERENTIAL FLUID RENDERING THEM INOPERABLE. TS

Mileage: 60,178

BALL JOINT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE IS WEARING OUT, AND IS ABOUT TO BREAK. DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VBEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE LOSS WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT 30 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED OF A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE, WHICH REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK *JB

VBEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE LOSS WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT 30 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED OF A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE, WHICH REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK *JB

I WAS CRUSING ALONG ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN FEELING ROUGH. IT QUICKLY SLOWED DOWN BUT WAS HARD TO CONTROL.*AK (TIRESIZE: P265-75R16)

A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASE CONSUMER NOTICED LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, VEHICLE AT CHEVROLET DEALER AT THIS TIME TO INSTALL NEW BELTS.*AK

MY SILVERADO HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES . I FEEL THE TRUCH IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS IT "WANDERS" TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AT SPEEDS FROM 30 MPH AND OVER. LAST TIME TRUCK WAS IN LUBY CHEVROLET IN DENVER SAID "THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT'S GOING TO GET" *AK

AT 35-50MPH OR FASTER STEERING HAS SLIPS AT ABOUT 1/4 TURN LEFT AND RIGHT, MORE OFTEN TO LEFT, MAKING TRUCK MOVE SHARPLY TO DIRECTION OF TURN.

WHILE DRIVING OFF THE ROAD VEHICLE WAS HAD DAMAGE NEAR THE FUEL TANK, AND CONSUMER HAD A CONCERN IN CASE OF A FIRE. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD BRAKES REPLACED FOUR TIMES, AND VEHICLE CURRENTLY AT DEALER, AND THEY STILL CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK

ABS BRAKES FADING WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS AND ROUGH SURFACES. *MJS

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE MOTOR LOCKED UP. IN ADDITION, THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOSES STEERING AND BRAKES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOSES STEERING AND BRAKES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK