1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500

2 recalls, 452 complaints - 19 TSBs

EQUIPMENT

Defect Description

CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FILTERS ARE MARKED WITH A DATE CODE A61451 THROUGH A72571 SEQUENTIALLY. THE DATE CODE AN... Read more

Consequence

THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INADEQUATE SEALING AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

Remedy

HONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-890-2075.

121,680 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Defect Description

CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CE... Read more

Consequence

THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Remedy

HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).

88,303 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Complaint Statistics

452 total complaints 17 crashes 12 fires 6 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	67
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER	24
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR	21
STEERING	18
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	17
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	15
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	13
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER	11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	10
SERVICE BRAKES	10

Incident date: Sep 15, 2019

WHILE ADJUSTING MY POSITION IN THE DRIVER SEAT AFTER ENTERING THE TRUCK I FELT THE BACK OF THE SEAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE GIVE WAY. IT IS NOT BENT, THE SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN OR HAS COME LOOSE INSIDE. THE SEAT LEANS TO THE RIGHT PUTTING ME IN AN AWARD AND UNSAFE POSITION. I ONLY DRIVE IT WHEN I HAVE ... Read more

Incident date: Dec 4, 2018

TANK WAS REMOVE DUE GAS COMING ONTO GROUND WHEN ATTEMP TO PUMP GAS, COME TO FIND THERE WAS A CRACK AROUND THE NECK OFTANK, POOR WELDING JOB TO ATTACH NECK TO TANK. CRACKS ALONG SIDE OF WELDING JOB AND COST ME $1,000.00.

Incident date: Mar 20, 2016

BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. I WAS LUCKY TO AVOID A COLLISION.

Incident date: Nov 14, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL PUMP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ... Read more

Incident date: Nov 14, 2014

Incident date: Jun 1, 2005

BRAKE PEDAL GOES SPONGES AND ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK HAD OVER 120,000 MILES BEFORE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. IN THAT TIME I WENT THROUGH 8 SETS OF BRAKES AND ROTORS. IN 2005 I REAR ENDED A CAR AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP REPLACED A DEFECTIVE BRA... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Oct 1, 2012

THE HEATER BLOWER ON THE HIGH SETTING THAT DEFROSTS THE WINDSHIELD FOR VISIBILITY STOPPED WORKING. THE CAB OF THE TRUCK FILLED WITH SMOKE AND SMELLED LIKE PLASTIC BURNING. THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS BURNING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT BUT THE YEAR OF MY TRUCK D... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2005

Crash

Incident date: Feb 12, 2015

RIMS ARE VERY VERY RUSTY. *TR

Incident date: Oct 4, 2014

WE WERE GOING TO A FRIENDS HOUSE IN OUR 1998 CHEVY TRUCK. THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE GROUND. WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN AND THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE FOR THE REAR BRAKES. WE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. SUBSEQUENTLY, I PUT THE CAR UP TO SEE HOW THE FRONT BRAKE LINES LOOK. THEY ARE ALMOST ROT... Read more

Incident date: Aug 10, 2010

BRAKE LINE SPLIT DUE TO RUST/CORROSION. THIS HAS OCCURRED 2 TIMES SINCE , I HAVE REPLACED MOST OF THE BRAKE LINES. VERY DANGEROUS ! *TR

Incident date: Jul 24, 2014

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS. MY BATTERY HAS SIDE MOUNTED TERMINALS. EACH TIME THE TEMPERATURE GOES UP OR DOWN THE POSITIVE POST BECOMES LOOSE. MOST TIMES IT IS A PROBLEM AS I START THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TURN THE KEY THE ENGINE BEGINS TO START, THEN IT SHUTS DOWN DUE TO LACK OF ELECTR... Read more

Incident date: Jul 24, 2014

Incident date: Jul 8, 2014

I STARTED MY TRUCK AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.THE BRAKELINES WERE RUSTED AND ALL THE FLUID LEAKED OUT.I PAID $200.00 TO GET THE LINE REPAIRED AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT,S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE OTHER LINE REPLACED.HE ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLA... Read more

Incident date: Apr 28, 2014

WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE A PARKING GARAGE, I DEPRESSED THE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR. GOT IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. TOOK A LOOK UNDER THE TRUCK AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. THE PLACE WHERE THE BRAKE LINE BROKE WAS IN A PLACE WHERE YOU COULD NOT PHY... Read more

Incident date: Oct 23, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WA... Read more

Incident date: Oct 23, 2013

Incident date: Dec 10, 2012

1998 CHEVY SILVERADO K1500 BRAKE ISSUE: WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS (20-10 MPH) THE ABS WILL ENGAGE, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE PEDAL WILL BECOME VERY FIRM AND WILL REQUIRE PUMPING TO DISENGAGE THE ABS. ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE PEDAL WILL BE SOFT, GOING TO THE FLOOR, WHILE ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 31, 2013

PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY TO PARK INTO GARAGE, PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PUSHED DOWN ON EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK BEFORE IT HIT THE GARAGE WALL. *JS AFTER PLACING THE TRUCK IN PARK I OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE ONE OF THE BADLY RUSTED LINES CONNECTING TO THE FRONT... Read more

Incident date: Aug 31, 2013

Incident date: Jul 18, 2013

MAIN REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED LEAKING FLUID, LOST BRAKES. *TR

Incident date: Mar 15, 2012

MY 1998 CHEVY W/T 4X4 HAS A DANGEROUS AND UNSATISFACTORY BRAKING PROBLEM. BRAKES ARE VERY WEAK AND SPONGY. THEY ARE UNDEPENDABLE AND UNSAFE. THERE IS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM DATING BACK TO 2009. I HAVE REPLACED PADS,SHOES,ROTORS, DRUMS,WHEEL CYLINDERS, ALL BRAKE SPRINGS AND HARDWARE,BRAKE LINE... Read more

Incident date: Mar 15, 2012

Incident date: Mar 27, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY FAILED. THE HUBS, CALIPERS, ROTORS, AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPAIRED THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THEY WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO... Read more

Incident date: Feb 14, 2012

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS, HEATING UP ENGINE COMPARTMENTS, RELEASES CARBON MONOXIDE, AFFECTS O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS IN SOME STATES. GM NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS 1999-2008 ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX. GM MECH... Read more

Incident date: Dec 15, 2004

ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSOR ACTIVATED THE BRAKES AT LESS THAN 5MPH JUST AS LISTED IN THE RECALL WHICH INCLUDES 1999 AND BEYOND. IT WAS A SERIOUS ISSUE SO I HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THEY FINALLY FOUND THE ISSUE WAS THE CORROSION ON THE AB SENSOR AND CLEANED THEM. THIS RESOLVED THE ISS... Read more

Incident date: Nov 11, 2011

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... Read more

Incident date: Nov 11, 2011

Incident date: Oct 10, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET C1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

Incident date: Sep 6, 2011

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 N... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2003

STEERING BUMPS TO LEFT OR THE RIGHT DUE TO A SENSOR GOING BAD IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Incident date: Nov 1, 2001

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 E... Read more

Incident date: Oct 20, 2008

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 DEFLECT... Read more

Incident date: Oct 20, 2008

Incident date: Aug 22, 2010

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 ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 24, 2004

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 VEHIC... Read more

Incident date: Jun 24, 2004

Incident date: Apr 28, 2004

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 R... Read more

Incident date: Apr 14, 2010

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 MO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2009

WIPERS ONLY WORK SOMETIMES, VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT IS RAINING.

Incident date: Jan 1, 2005

BRAKES ON MY 1998 K1500 PULSATE AND THEN GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN COMING TO A STOP. DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED ABS MODULE ONCE FOR FREE THEN CHARGED ME TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. REPLACED PADS, SHOES, CALIPERS ETC. BRAKES STILL DO THIS, HAVE CAME CLOSE TO HITTING THINGS IN FRONT OF ME ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 14, 2010

1998 CHEVY 4X4 SILVERADO-- STEERING PROBLEM--- BEST DESCRIBED AS RUNNING OVER MARBLES, AS STEERING DISAPPEARS FOR A SECOND. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY IN ALL POSITIONS AND SPEEDS. WHEN THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING HAPPENS, YOU LOOSE CONTROL FOR THAT SPLIT SECOND. WAS TOLD BY A CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC THAT ... Read more

Incident date: Oct 10, 2008

I HAD READ NUMEROUS PEOPLES COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE. THERE APPARENTLY SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A 98 CHEVY SILVERADO EXT. CAB 4X4 AND I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH LOW SPEED(5-10MPH) WHERE THE ABS COMES ON AND SLOWLY AND DANGEROUSLY STOPS THE VEHICLE. I REALIZE THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENS... Read more

Incident date: Sep 1, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET K1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HAD LITTLE TO NO BRAKING ABILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKES IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WA... Read more

Incident date: Apr 17, 2007

WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN MY 1998 CHEVY TRUCK, MY BRAKES SOMETIMES GO TO THE FLOOR WITH A PULSATING FEELING WHEN EPISODE IS HAPPENING. THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP, AND I'VE BUMPED MY GARAGE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IM AFRAID THERE WILL BE A ACCIDENT SOMEDAY WHEN IM IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Incident date: May 26, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DISCOVERER S/T TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM ONE OF THE TIRES WITHOUT WARNING. THERE ARE NO RECALLS REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 219,635 AND FAIL... Read more

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Technical Service Bulletins, 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500

19 manufacturer communications from 18 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.