1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500

1 recalls, 100 complaints - 23 TSBs

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

100 total complaints 4 crashes 2 fires 3 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	17
TIRES:TREAD/BELT	6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	4
TIRES	4
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL	4
SUSPENSION:FRONT	4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	3
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY	3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS	3

Incident date: Sep 15, 2008

I WAS DRIVING MY ~ CHEVY DUALLY DIESEL TRUCK ~ ON A FREEWAY PULLING A TRAILER WITH MY ANTIQUE CAR IN IT WHEN THE TRUCK KIND OF HESITATED / SPUTTERED AND DIED ! I LOST POWER BRAKES - BUT WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER TO SIDE AND AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE TRUCK RESTARTED ... NUMEROUS TIMES ... Read more

Incident date: Sep 15, 2008

Incident date: Apr 9, 2008

98 CHEV K3500 WITH 6.5 TURBO DIESEL WOULD STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. ENGINE SOMETIMES WOULD RESTART WHEN VEHICLE PUT IN NEUTRAL OTHER TIMES IT MAY TAKE SVERAL MINUTES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ENGINE WOULD HICKUP THEN BEGIN TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN DESP... Read more

Incident date: May 20, 2010

FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILED.....LOSS OF POWER, SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH NO WARNING, REPLACED UNIT 3X....DEALER STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THEY WERE, SOMETIME HAVING TO INSTALL 2 TO GET IT OUT OF SHOP. *TR

Incident date: May 20, 2010

Incident date: Nov 27, 2011

MY TRUCK IS A 98 CHEVY K3500. I BOUGHT IT USED FROM SOMEONE THAT SAID IT WAS USED AT THE SMITHSONIAN. WHEN I FIRST GOT IT NEEDED EVERYTHING REPLACED ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. THEN LAST YEAR ONE OF MY BRAKE LINES SNAPPED AND HAD TO REPLACE IT AND NOW TODAY THE OTHER ONE SNAPPED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETH... Read more

Incident date: Nov 27, 2011

Incident date: May 10, 2004

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WHERE THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE DEALER STATED THE WAY THE PART WAS DESIGNED WOULD CAUSE FOR IT TO FAIL WH... Read more

Incident date: Mar 30, 2010

SEVERAL TIMES THE TRUCK WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION HAS ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN AND PULLED ME INTO AN INTERSECTION. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 - 45 MPH THE TRUCK HAS ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN TO OVER 70 MPH ON BACK COUNTY ROADS BEFORE I SHUT IT OFF AND COAST TO A STOP. UPON ... Read more

Incident date: Mar 31, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET K3500. THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND EXHIBITED A JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES.... Read more

Incident date: Jun 23, 2009

SLOW SPEED ACTIVATION OF ANTI LOCK BRAKES. *TR

Incident date: Jun 23, 2009

SLOW SPEED ACTIVATION OF ANTI LOCK BRAKES. *TR

Incident date: Feb 27, 2009

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TRIGGER AT LOW SPEEDS. AS PER SOME RESEARCH 1999 SILVERADO'S WERE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM...WHY NOT THE 1998'S. *TR

Incident date: Feb 27, 2009

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TRIGGER AT LOW SPEEDS. AS PER SOME RESEARCH 1999 SILVERADO'S WERE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM...WHY NOT THE 1998'S. *TR

Incident date: Feb 26, 2007

THE WIPER MOTOR WILL STOP AND START WITHOUT WARNING DURING RAIN OR SNOW. THERE IS A RECALL ON WIPER MOTORS FOR EITHER 1997 OR 1996 AND OLDER CHEVY TRUCKS, BUT NOT THE 1998'S. IF YOU CHECK THE WIPER MOTORS IN EACH YEAR YOU'LL FIND THEY ARE THE SAME ONE. CREATES A VISION HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. *JB

Incident date: Feb 26, 2007

Incident date: Aug 23, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE LYING UNDER THE VEHICLE CHANGING THE OIL, THE RADIATOR BURST. THIS OCCURRED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH ARMS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE RADIATOR.

1 injured

Incident date: Jun 8, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 06V066000 REGARDING THE TAILGATE HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

Incident date: Sep 3, 2005

I BELIEVE GENERAL MOTORS HAS GENERATED A DEFECT IN MY 1998 K3500 PICKUP BY EQUIPPING IT WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. ON THE INCIDENT DATE I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON MD RT 16 NEAR HARMONY, MD. I NOTICED A VEHICLE APPROACHING AND FLASHING HIS HEADLIGHTS. THINKING SOMETHING WAS WRONG I SLOWED DOWN. SHO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2005

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING RAINSTORM. THE PROBLEM ISINTERMITTENT SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK WHEN YOU TURN THEM ON.

Incident date: Jan 12, 2004

HAVE HAD 2 1998 K3500 TRUCKS. BOTH HAVE HAD WHAT I CONSIDER SEVERE ANTI-LOCK FAILURES WHICH OCCUR ANYTIME, ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. BOTH WERE TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS WITH NO PERMANENT FIX. CONSENSUS OF PROBLEMS ON BOTH TRUCKS WAS THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS FAILING, WHICH WOULD CAUSE... Read more

Incident date: Jan 12, 2004

THE DRIVER SMELLED GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK COLLAPSED WHICH CAUSED IT TO LEAK. THE DEALER HAS NOT FIXED IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND PULLED VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT. UPON INSPECTION THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL (TIRE SIZE LT 22575R16 DOT NUMBER AD1D7A1697. ) PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NL... Read more

Incident date: Sep 9, 2003

VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS FAILED. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED; HOWEVER VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

PROBLEMS WITH ALL SIX FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES ON DUAL AXLE PICKUP TRUCK. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ALL SIX OF THE TIRES, BECAUSE OF A BLOW OUT. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM ON ONE OF TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT HE DESERVES COMPEN... Read more

Incident date: Nov 5, 2002

PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE VEHICLE, 1998 CHEVROLET TRUCK, 45000 MILES ON IT.TS

Incident date: Sep 2, 2002

WHILE DRIVING FUEL TANK COLLAPSED. DEALER BEEN AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: May 25, 2002

FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S II SIZE LT245/75R16. DOT VN11B1A188. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HEARD A FLAPPING NOISE. DRIVER PULLED OVER AND CONFIRMED THAT TREAD OF RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED.*AK CHEVROLET 3500 1998. *TT

Incident date: May 25, 2002

Incident date: Feb 13, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. AND BOTH FRONT TIRES TREND SEPARTED. THE TIRES ARE GENERAL TIRES LT245/75R16 M/S/120/116R. NLM

Incident date: Aug 18, 2001

BOTH LEFT/RIGHT INSIDE DUALS SUFFERED VIOLENT TREAD SEPARATION, 70 MPH, APPROX. 75-90 DEG. F, INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. APPROX. 1600 MILES BETWEEN INCIDENTS. TIRE PRESSURE AT MANUF. SPECS. TRUCK CARRIES CAMPER AND SEISMIC EQUIPMENT, WELL BELOW RATED GVWR, GETS INTERMITTENT USE, IS HOUSED IN WAREHOUSE. ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 11, 2001

REAR AXLE CRACKED AT 40000 MILES, CAUSING WHEELS TO COME OFF THE TRUCK. THIS COULD CAUSE A FATALITY.*AK *JB

Incident date: Aug 11, 2001

REAR AXLE CRACKED AT 40000 MILES, CAUSING WHEELS TO COME OFF THE TRUCK. THIS COULD CAUSE A FATALITY.*AK *JB

Incident date: May 17, 2001

THE FRONT HUB SEALS WERE LEAKING ONTO THE REAR BRAKE SHOES CAUSING THE FRONT PADS TO WEAR PREMATURELY WHICH RESULTED IN NOISE WHILE BRAKING. NLM

Incident date: Dec 8, 1999

THE BATTERY WAS INOPERATIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. NLM

Incident date: Jun 23, 2000

POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING, THE DEALER FOUND FLIUD COMING FROM THE LINE AT THE POINT WHERE IT ENTERS THE BOOSTER, UPON REMOVING THE LINE THE DEALER FOUND SEALING ORING CUT AT ASSEMBLY. NLM

Incident date: Sep 25, 2000

THE REAR BRAKES ARE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR UNEVENLY AND CAUSE NOISE WHEN BRAKING, THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN BELOW SPECS AND THE RIGHT SIDE WAS WORN INTO THE ROTOR CAUSING NOISE. NLM

Incident date: Sep 25, 2000

Incident date: May 17, 2001

THE FRONT END SHAKES AT ALL SPEEDS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST, FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEM IS ALSO CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE TIRES. NLM

Incident date: May 17, 2001

FAULTY VCM CAUSED THE VEHICLES IDLE TO FLUCTUATE WHILE AT A STOP. NLM

Incident date: May 17, 2001

THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AT ALL TIMES. NLM

Incident date: May 17, 2001

THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING 30-50 MPH FRONT END OF VEHICLE SHAKES AND RATTLES, AND STEERING WHEEL JERKS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN AT IDLE SPEEDS IT WILL STALL OUT AND DIE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHHICLE SEVERAL TIME, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REPAIR VEHICLE. AK

Incident date: Aug 1, 1999

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, C3500, LT245/75R16 SIZE. TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES SEPARATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE LEFT REAR TIRE'S TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED AND DID NOT GO FLAT, OTHER 3 TIRES TREAD WAS TWISTED. *SLC

Incident date: Nov 15, 2000

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OVER TO SHOULDERS . LEFT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. FIRESTONE, STEELTES R4S, LT245/75R16. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

Incident date: Sep 24, 2000

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH AND WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN, APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND IN THE PROCESS HE HIT A BUMP AND VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED, IT WAS IN THE STREET PASSING THE CROSSWALK. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DIDN'T KICK IN. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAS CONTACTED ... Read more

Crash

Showing 50 of 100 complaints.

Technical Service Bulletins, 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500

23 manufacturer communications from 17 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
353400 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.	3
350000 EQUIPMENT	3
355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL	2
118000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE	2
070000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	2
030000 BRAKES (PWS)	2
980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER	1
103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	1

355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.

030000 BRAKES (PWS)

This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Hydro-Boost is not serviceable and will need to be replaced if the brake pedal moves or applies on its own at a full turn.

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO Scope, GR8 starting/charging tester and

353100 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock ce

353400 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

350000 EQUIPMENT

030000 BRAKES (PWS)

This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Hydro-Boost is not serviceable and will need to be replaced if the brake pedal moves or applies on its own at a full turn.

350000 EQUIPMENT

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco Theft Lock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock c

353400 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco Theft Lock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock c

356000 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco Theft Lock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock c

070000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

199000 TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

350000 EQUIPMENT

118000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

353400 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE MEDIA DISC PLAYER WITH THE LATEST CALIBRATIONS TO CORRECT A CONDITION OF THE REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM NOT OPERATING AS INTENDED IN COLDER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AREAS DUE TO CALIBR

355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

Vehicle Recalls

070000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

This informational bulletin provides the technician with information on what E85 fuel may due to a non E85 vehicle.

061600 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)

Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules

072100 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

INFORMATION REGARDING FUEL TRANSFER PUMP INOPERATIVE. *YH

071100 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

INFORMATION REGARDING COLLAPSED FUEL TANK INCLUDING GMT 400 SIERRA AND CHEVROLET PICK-UP. *YH

103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN STATES THAT TECHNICIANS MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN REMOVING THE CONNECTORS FROM THE PARK / NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH, USUALLY WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE THE SWITCH DURING TRANSMISSION SERVICE. *TT

980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) IS ON; THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN THIRD GEAR; AND / OR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS INOPERATIVE. *TT

NHTSA Safety Investigations, CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500

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: 1997

REAR AXLE SEPARATION FROM VEHICLE

THE SINGLE CONSUMER COMPLAINT RECEIVED BY NHTSA REPORTED AN INCIDENT IN WHICH APPLICATION OF THE SERVICE BRAKES OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLE PRECIPITATED AN UNFOREWARNED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AS THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE.INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT DISCLOSED THAT... THE LEFT REAR DUAL WHEELS HAD JAMMED INTO THE FENDER WELL AS THE AXLE SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY.THE NUTS WERE REPORTED MISSING FROM THE TWO U-BOLTS WHICH CLAMP THE REAR AXLE TO THE LEAF SPRINGS.THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A VEHICLE WITH A REPORTED ODOMETER READING OF 397 MILES.NO ADDITIONAL CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WERE RECEIVED BY THIS AGENCY SINCE THIS PE WAS INITIATED.INQUIRY TO THE MANUFACTURER DISCLOSED NO OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OR FIELD REPORTS OF SIMILAR NATURE, AND THREE WARRANTY CLAIMS WERE IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIALLY RELEVANT.THESE DATA APPLY TO THE 11,499 C/D 30-SERIES VEHICLES SOLD THROUGH MID-FEBRUARY, 1997, FROM THE TOTAL OF 27,385 BUILT AT GM'S FLINT ASSEMBLY PLANT.THE INQUIRY WAS LIMITED TO VEHICLES PRODUCED AT FLINT BECAUSE THE LOW MILEAGE OF THE COMPLAINANT VEHICLE SUGGESTED THAT ASSEMBLY/PRODUCTIION PROCEDURES MIGHT BE A SOURCE OF THE ISSUE.ODI ALSO CONTACTED THE GENERAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION'S FLEET MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND DISCUSSED THE ISSUE.THEY SENT REQUESTS TO ALL OF THEIR REGIONAL FLEET MANAGERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, FOR ANY INFORMATION OR REPORTS OF FAILURES WITHIN THE GSA'S TOTAL FLEET OF SEVERAL HUNDRED TRUCKS. NO INCIDENT REPORTS WERE RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THESE INQUIRIES.THE APPLICATION OF PROPER TORQUES ON THE U-BOLT NUTS DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY IS ACCOMPLISHED BY AUTOMATED PNEUMATIC TOOLS THAT REQUIRE THE STATION OPERATOR TO ABSERVE AND MARK THE TORQUED ASSEMBLIES ACCORDING TO A COLOR CODE, AND TO NOTE ANY HIGH- OR LOW-TORQUE CONDITIONS ON AN INSPECTION TICKET.STATISTICAL REPORTS FOR THE ASSEMBLY FASTENING SYSTEM ARE PULLED TWICE PER SHIFT AND REVIEWED BY POWER TOOL PERSONNEL TO ENSURE THAT THE TOOL IS BEING USED AND THAT IT IS PERFORMING PROPERLY TO APPLY TORQUES WITHIN SPECIFIED ENGINEERING TOLERANCES.THE SINGLE CONSUMER COMPLAINT REPORTED FAILURE TO HAVE OCCURRED IN DECEMBER 1996. THE THREE WARRANTY CLAIMS WERE FILED IN NOVEMBER 1996, JANUARY 1997 AND FEBRUARY 1997.THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WOULD LIKELY BE DETECTED AND REPORTED VERY EARLY IN THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, SO IT IS ALSO LIKELY THAT THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL WEEKS AS OPPOSED TO A SINGLE PRODUCTION SHIFT, THE LATTER OF WHICH MIGHT INDICATE AN ASSEMBLY TOOL CALIBRATION OF OPERATOR PROBLEM DURING A SPECIFIC PERIOD OF TIME.THE SPREAD OF THE WARRANTY CLAIMS OVER SEVERAL WEEKS, TOGETHER WITH THE SINGLE INCIDENT REPORT, SUGGESTS THAT THESE INCIDENTS WERE OF A RANDOM NATURE, AS OPPOSED TO BEING INDICATORS OF A SYSTEMATIC ERROR IN THE PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT, THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS, OR THE QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES TAKEN.A SAFETY DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED, AND THIS PE HAS BEEN CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.Read more

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 across all model years (1997, 2026).

104 Total Recalls

1,459 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

79 Reported Crashes

24 Reported Fires

4 Reported Deaths

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 - Year by Year

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

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2026	3	5	View
2025	1	19	View
2024	3	75	View
2023	1	21	View
2022	3	35	View
2021	5	56	View
2020	8	53	View
2019	7	34	View
2018	6	28	View
2017	6	14	View
2016	6	74	View
2015	7	78	View
2014	3	10	View
2013	4	36	View
2012	4	31	View
2011	5	42	View
2010	5	4	View
2009	6	10	View
2008	4	36	View
2007	5	42	View
2006	0	61	View
2005	1	60	View
2004	1	46	View
2003	1	60	View
2002	2	64	View
2001	2	97	View
2000	2	114	View
1999	1	73	View
1998 (current)	1	100
1997	1	78	View
1996	0	2	View
1994	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
EXPRESS	151	838	View

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Top Reported Components

Technical Service Bulletins, 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500

Most Affected Components

NHTSA Safety Investigations, CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 - All Years Overview

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 - Year by Year

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