1998 CHEVROLET CHEVROLET TRUCK Problems & Recalls

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED SEPTEMBER 2010. BETWEEN 45-70 MPH, TURNING SLIGHTLY OR HARD TURN, STEERING MAKES POPPING SOUND AND VEERS IN THAT DIRECTIONS WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. ON STRAIGHT-AWAYS, THE VEHICLE WILL VEER EITHER DIRECTION ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET 2500 SERIES PICKUP. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR QUIT WORKING. HE HAD TO HIT THE MOTOR TO GET IT TO WORK AGAIN. HE HAS SEVERAL GMC VEHICLES WITH RECALLS ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, AND UNTIL A RECALL WAS ISSUED THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE...

Mileage: 120,000

1998 CHEVY BLAZER 4WD WINDSHIELD MOTOR. THIS CAR WAS ONLY PURCHASE TWO YEARS AGO AND FOR YEAR I ALMOST KILL MY SELF IT EITHER A ELECTRICAL DEFAULT OR SHORT . I HAD GONE A DEALERSHIP AND THERE WHERE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I START TO WONDER IF HAD A RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF TRUCK. A.S.A....

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSOR ACTIVATES THE ABS SYSTEM AT LOW SPEEDS NEARLY EVERY TIME WE TRY TO STOP REQUIRING A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE THAN NORMAL. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS, BUT SO FAR NO ACCIDENTS. *NM

Mileage: 85,000

DT: CONSUMER FIRST HAD A FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILURE IN APRIL 2004, AND IT WAS REPLACED. IT FAILED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2004, AND WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

Mileage: 157,000

I HAVE A 1998 CHEV, FULL SIZE, EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCK. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES CARRODED EXACTLY LIKE WHAT WAS DISCRIBED IN YOUR INVESTIGATION BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. IT WAS A VERY SCAREY FEELING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND IT FAILED TO PROPERY STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ...

Mileage: 49,050

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING ICE/SNOW STORM, AFTER TRYING REPEATEDLY MOVING WIPER SWITCH, WAS ABLE TO GET WORKING, BUT NOT RELIABLY, WOULD WORK BUT STOP FOR NO REASON WITH WIPERS IN THE UP POSITION, MOVING WIPER SWITCH SEVERAL MOVE TIMES WOULD WORK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BUT NOT RELIABLY. CO...

Mileage: 116,000

THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE TWO FONT BRAKE SENSORS. MR AFTER THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKES WOULD SOMEHOW RELEASE THE TRUNK AND WOULD CONTINUE TO GO. THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED INFORMATION ABOUT THE FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE SEATS. SCC *...

Mileage: 37,583

NAR 03-27-2003 MR PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. *CB

CONSUMER WAS GETTING NEW TIRES INSTALLED WHEN HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND THAT THE LEFT REAR BRAKE WAS IN AN EXTREMELY BAD CONDITION AND THE OUTSIDE ROTOR WAS FULL OF GROOVES AND THE 2ND BRAKE PAD WAS WORN TO THE EXTENT THAT IT WAS FALLING TO PIECES WITH A VERY IRREGULAR PAD PATTERN. THE BRAKE AND ...

PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE LOST A PIECE OF TREAD, 6INCHES LONG AND 4INCHES WIDE FROM THE CENTER OF THE TREAD PATTERN, COOPER TIRES.

CONSUMER STATES THE STEERING WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CAN MALFUNCTION, CAUSING A LOSS OF PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND OVERSTEERING, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. *SLC

SIDEWALLS ON TIRE ARE SPLITTING APART AND KEEP GOING FLAT . FIRESTONE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE AT ALL AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. (TIRESIZE: 245/75/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75/16 )

TREAD SEPERATION, NO FLAT AT 65 MPH. *AK (TIRESIZE: 75R16M/S)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 75R16M/S )

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACKREST BROKE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 OTHER TIMES WHILE MOVING SEAT TO ALLOW PASSENGERS TO ENTER/EXIT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REPAIRED THE SEAT BACKREST EACH TIME. THE SEAT BACK REST WOULD BREAK EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING DESTROYED FROM NORMAL DRIVING, THE OIL PAN HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER ( WRONG PAN AT THE MANUFACTURER). THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE CONSTANTLY ADJUSTED FOR THE CARBORATOR AND GEAR RATIO, THIS TOOK ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT BROKE OFF AND HAS NOT YET BEEN...

PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING DESTROYED FROM NORMAL DRIVING, THE OIL PAN HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER ( WRONG PAN AT THE MANUFACTURER). THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE CONSTANTLY ADJUSTED FOR THE CARBORATOR AND GEAR RATIO, THIS TOOK ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT BROKE OFF AND HAS NOT YET BEEN...

PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING DESTROYED FROM NORMAL DRIVING, THE OIL PAN HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER ( WRONG PAN AT THE MANUFACTURER). THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE CONSTANTLY ADJUSTED FOR THE CARBORATOR AND GEAR RATIO, THIS TOOK ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT BROKE OFF AND HAS NOT YET BEEN...

PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING DESTROYED FROM NORMAL DRIVING, THE OIL PAN HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER ( WRONG PAN AT THE MANUFACTURER). THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE CONSTANTLY ADJUSTED FOR THE CARBORATOR AND GEAR RATIO, THIS TOOK ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT BROKE OFF AND HAS NOT YET BEEN...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL AT 45 MPH CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD HITTING A TREE WHICH RESULTED IN NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER / PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DURING CRASH. *YC

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MOTOR IDLES HIGH AND LOW, MAKES A LOT OF NOISE WHEN IN TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID CANNOT REPAIR UNTIL DECEMBER. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM CONTINUALLY MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE ROTORS. MJS

PATINA CON MUCHA FACILIDAD ES MUY PLIGROSO EN MOJADO HE ESTADO A PUNTO DE TENER ACCIDENTES, LA EMERGENCIA SI SE LE PONE EN CUESTA EMPINADA, EL CAMION SE VA CUESTA ABAJO SOLO, ESTE SISTEMA DE FRENO ENTIENDO NO ES RECOMENDABLE PARA ESTE TAMANO DE EQUIPO, EL MAS RECOMENDABLE SERIA EL SIST. FRENOS DE AI...

TRUCK WILL NOT RETURN TO IDLE WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE GAS PEDAL. NLM

I BOUGHT MY ABOVE DESCRIBED TRUCK IN OCT. OF 1998. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD MY FRONT BRAKES REPLACED TWICE, HAD MY ROTORS TURNED ONCE AND FINALLY HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVROLET DEALER MECHANICS AND MANAGERS THAT CHEVROLET HAS AN INADEQUATE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR TRUCKS THAT LARGE....

I BOUGHT MY ABOVE DESCRIBED TRUCK IN OCT. OF 1998. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD MY FRONT BRAKES REPLACED TWICE, HAD MY ROTORS TURNED ONCE AND FINALLY HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVROLET DEALER MECHANICS AND MANAGERS THAT CHEVROLET HAS AN INADEQUATE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR TRUCKS THAT LARGE....

FRONT END SUSPENSION SYSTEM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WHEN TURNING WHEELS TO THE LEFT THE BRAKE CALIPER PIN IS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE LOWER A-FRAME, THIS COULD BE APPLYING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO BRAKE CALIPER, ROTOR AND A-FRAME. *YC

FRONT SPRING COIL FAILED.

SHOCK BOLTS FAILED.

SEATBELT MALFUNCTIONED. *YC

LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK / HANDLE MALFUNCTIONED. *YC

FUEL INJECTORS SYSTEM FAILED TWICE. *YC

CRASH WAS NEARLY HEADON AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

BRAKES VIBRATE AND DO NOT STOP EFFECTIVELY RESULTING IN ONE INCIDENT OF REAR ENDING OTHER VEHICLE DUE TO BRAKE DRUM FAILURE.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT STEERING FAILURE WHEN TURNING RIGHT, DESIGN OF THE SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING SYSTEM IS ALLOWING FOR POOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON OCCASIONS.

DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTION PUMP IS CAUSING TOXIC FUMES TO ENTER IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS REBUILT PUMP, DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK