1998 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS

1 recalls, 88 complaints - 3 TSBs

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

Defect Description

CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, MINI VANS, AND PICKUP TRUCKS MAY DEVELOP A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH.

Consequence

IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN, IT COULD RESULT IN AN INOPERATIVE SWITCH, HEAT DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND/OR IGNITION OF COMPONENTS IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND A SUBSEQUENT VEHICLE FIRE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED JUMPER HARNESS TO THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 24, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTAC... Read more

507,171 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Complaint Statistics

88 total complaints 1 crashes 1 fires 5 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR	16
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	13
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER	11
STEERING	6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM	4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE	3
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING	3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS	3
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES	2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	2

Incident date: Aug 31, 2012

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

Incident date: Jul 30, 2009

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... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2009

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... Read more

Crash

Incident date: May 7, 2009

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... Read more

Incident date: Sep 27, 2007

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 ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 22, 2007

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

Incident date: Oct 10, 2006

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

Incident date: Oct 25, 2006

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 ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 18, 2006

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... Read more

Incident date: Aug 25, 2005

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 ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 25, 2005

Incident date: Jan 16, 2006

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Incident date: Aug 2, 2005

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. ... Read more

Incident date: Oct 1, 2005

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

Incident date: Mar 29, 2006

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... Read more

Incident date: Mar 13, 2006

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

Incident date: Mar 8, 2005

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... Read more

Incident date: Nov 7, 2005

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

Incident date: Dec 3, 2005

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT. *NM

Incident date: Dec 27, 2005

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

Incident date: Jun 21, 2004

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

Incident date: Nov 1, 2005

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

Incident date: Oct 11, 2004

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... Read more

Incident date: Oct 31, 2005

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 ... Read more

Incident date: Sep 1, 2005

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

Incident date: Oct 19, 2005

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

Incident date: Sep 1, 2004

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... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2004

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

Incident date: Oct 3, 2003

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... Read more

Incident date: Sep 12, 1998

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 ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 31, 2005

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

Incident date: Jan 15, 2003

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... Read more

Incident date: Mar 17, 2005

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

Incident date: Jun 11, 2005

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 ... Read more

Incident date: Mar 28, 2005

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

Incident date: Mar 25, 2005

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

Incident date: Jan 1, 2005

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

Incident date: Mar 1, 2005

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE IN USE.*AK

Incident date: Feb 24, 2005

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

Incident date: Feb 24, 2005

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

Incident date: Oct 1, 2004

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... Read more

Incident date: Oct 13, 1998

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

Incident date: Oct 13, 1998

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

Incident date: Feb 2, 2001

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... Read more

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Technical Service Bulletins, 1998 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS

3 manufacturer communications from 3 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2
135200 VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR	1

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH SHORT CIRCUIT. *TT

135200 VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

INSTALLING A FUSE JUMPER HARNESS TO CORRECT A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH. *TT *JB

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THE SECURITY LAMP ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING; THE ENGINE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START; AND / OR THE ENGINE STARTS THEN STALLS AND THE SECURITY LAMP IS FLASHING. *TT

NHTSA Safety Investigations, CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE, Closed , Model Year: 2000

ALLEGED FAILURE OF 2ND ROW SEATBELT ALR

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR (ALR) IS A FEATURE INCORPORATED IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLE FOR LOCKING THE WEBBING TO PROPERLY SECURE A CHILD SAFETY SEAT INTO A VEHICLE.THIS PE WAS OPENED BASED ON A GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN STATING THAT WITH CERTAIN CHILD SAFETY SEATS THE WEBBING MAY NOT REMAIN LOC... Read more

PE, Closed , Model Year: 1997

VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER

ALLEGED THAT THE VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER CAN FAIL RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.

EA, Closed , Model Year: 1995

HEADLIGHT

CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS across all model years (1994, 2000).

7 Total Recalls

432 Total Complaints

3 Investigations

20 Reported Crashes

6 Reported Fires

31 Reported Deaths

CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2002	0	14	View
2001	0	28	View
2000	1	40	View
1999	1	43	View
1998 (current)	1	88
1997	1	85	View
1996	1	24	View
1995	1	23	View
1994	1	60	View
1993	0	12	View
1992	0	7	View
1991	0	7	View
1990	0	1	View

Other CHEVROLET Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
SUBURBAN	246	10,458	View
TAHOE	240	12,622	View
MALIBU	216	29,080	View
SILVERADO 1500	200	22,534	View
CORVETTE	187	6,308	View
CAMARO	179	4,298	View
SILVERADO	159	10,964	View
SILVERADO 3500	152	1,409	View

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