1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

0 recalls, 335 complaints - 17 TSBs

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

335 total complaints 19 crashes 6 fires 17 injuries 2 deaths

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	61
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR	18
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER	15
TIRES	9
STEERING	7
SEATS	7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS	6
TIRES:TREAD/BELT	6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY	6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	6

Incident date: Oct 12, 2008

VEHICLE LEFT ROADWAY AND WENT INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY RESULTING IN THE DRIVERS DEATH. *JS

Crash 1 deaths

Incident date: Apr 1, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. ONE YEAR AGO WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND RESPOND AS IF IT WERE A STANDARD VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, MORE RECENTLY IT BEGAN TO OCCUR EVERY TIME HE DROVE THE VEHICLE... Read more

Incident date: Oct 12, 2013

I ALMOST HIT A PERSON CROSSING THE STREET, I WAS COMING TO A SLOW STOP, THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING A BOING BOING NOISE, EVERYTIME IT MADE THE NOISE THE BRAKES STOPPING POWER WENT AWAY THE PERSON CROSSING THE STREET REALISED THE TRUCK WAS HAVING PROBLEMS... I"VE HAD 3 OF THIS MODEL TRUCK MY FIRST WA... Read more

Incident date: Apr 13, 2013

GOT IN LEANED BACK AND ENDED UP LAYING INTO THE BACK SEAT AREA. NOW SEAT-BACK WON'T LATCH IN ANY POSITION. *TR

Incident date: Oct 26, 2012

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES THE MECHANIC NOTICED CORROSION AND CRACKS ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAG... Read more

Incident date: Jul 10, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERER H/T TIRES, TIRE SIZE 235/75/15. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 3DHLC5U0607. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY ACROSS THE ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 11, 2012

RETURNING FROM DELIVERIES, BACKING INTO DRIVE TO RELOAD, STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. NO STEERING AT ALL. YOU CAN SPIN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

Incident date: May 10, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE FAILURE FOUND WAS RELATED TO THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES.... Read more

Incident date: Mar 20, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUNNING LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO DEACTIVATE THE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED DISPLEASURE WITH THE FEATURE AND FELT THAT IT AFFECTED HIS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE ... Read more

Incident date: Sep 24, 2008

THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK ARE SPONGY AND DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WELL AT ALL. NO REPAIRS DONE SEEM TO HELP IMPROVE THE STOPPING DISTANCE. WORST BRAKE I HAVE EVER SEEN ON A VEHICLE. DEFINITELY NOT NORMAL. *TR

Incident date: Jun 14, 2006

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, WHILE USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED AND A BUZZING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. AFTER THE BUZZING SOUND HAD STOPPED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD BEGAN TO WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHE... Read more

Incident date: Dec 31, 2007

THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. IT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR.*CN

Incident date: Aug 1, 2006

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME. THE WIPER MOTOR APPEARS TO BE THE SAME AS THE 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP FOR WHICH A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *NM

Incident date: Dec 13, 2005

HAVE 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 SHORT-BED V-6 PICKUP WITH ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS. HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE IS A HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM. THE MAKER IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY RECALLED 1999 AND LATER MODELS. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DECIDED THAT ONE, BUT I DO KNOW IT HAS TO DO WITH MONEY... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jan 15, 2005

RE: RECALL # 05V379000 FOR 1999 THROUGH 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCKS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I HAVE A 1998 SILVERADO CHEVY TRUCK AND I EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM "(UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION)" IN JAN. 2005 FIVE (5) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE RECALL. I WAS CHA... Read more

Incident date: Oct 4, 2005

1998 SILVERADO HAD ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR REPLACED. *TS THE FRONT WHEEL BRAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED ON 10/4/2005. ON 12/25/2005 THE CONSUMER READ AN ARTICLE WHICH STATED THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAD EXPANDED IT'S RECALL ON THE ANTILOCK BRAKES TO INCLUDE WISCONSIN AND THAT CONSUMER'S WOULD RECEIVE NOTICE... Read more

Incident date: Jul 1, 2005

1998 CHEVY. SILVERADO P/U TRUCK. WIPERS BEGAN STOPPING IN JULY 2005. HAVE TO STOP IN DRIVING RAIN TO MOVE WIRES AT CONTROL/MOTOR OUTSIDE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, NO PLACE TO STOP. SAFETY OF SELF AND FAMILY IN EXTREME DANGER. WEB IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS YET NO RECALL, OR IS THERE? P... Read more

Incident date: Jul 1, 2005

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR.

Incident date: Mar 17, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE LOWERING THE TAILGATE, IT WAS NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE WAS BROKEN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V066000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE CABLES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN... Read more

Incident date: Jul 9, 2005

MY DAUGHTER USED MY VEHICLE LAST YEAR. SHE OPENED THE TAILGATE TO PUT A BAG OF CLOTHES IN THE BED OF MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO CLOSE THE TAILGATE THE LATCHES WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO KEEP THE TAILGATE CLOSED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT CLOSING THE TAILGATE IT FINALLY ENGAGED AND ST... Read more

Incident date: Mar 7, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN IN A CURVE, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED MAKING A SHARPER TURN. THIS BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2005 AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. THIS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, DOWN A MOUNTAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED CAUSING... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Sep 1, 2001

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT 20 MPH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS OCCURRED ON NORMAL ROADS DURING NORMAL BRAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THEY REPL... Read more

Incident date: Feb 14, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGED WHILE STOPPING AT SPEEDS OF 10MPH OR LESS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 8, 2006

THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. SIMILAR TO RECALL 05V379. A FRONT HUB MUST BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

Incident date: Jan 1, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY ON DRY ROADS DURING NORMAL BRAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2006

Incident date: Jan 6, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS LOW . THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEED AND KEPT THE VEHICLE FROM COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT SPEEDS OF 3 TO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED THE PROB... Read more

Incident date: Jul 1, 2003

DT: THE CONTACT STATED TAILGATE ATTACHMENT CABLES BROKE IN HALF AND THE TAILGATE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS WERE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR LESS. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO... Read more

Incident date: Jul 1, 2003

Incident date: Nov 24, 2004

DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE AP... Read more

Incident date: Nov 8, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

Incident date: Dec 20, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN AND THE MODEL YEAR. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK UPDATED 1/19/2006 - THE ABS AC... Read more

Incident date: Dec 1, 2004

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. *NM

Incident date: Nov 1, 1997

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WAS STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THE STEERING WOULD BECOME EASIER TO USE. THE STEERING PROCEEDED TO GET WORSE. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE STEERING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT. HAD THE POWER ST... Read more

Incident date: Oct 9, 2002

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ABOUT THREE YEARS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 7 MPH THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE. THE PEDAL WOULD PULSATE, GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN NO BRAKING POWER. HE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 7 MPH. IT WAS GETTING PRO... Read more

Incident date: Nov 29, 2003

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON NOVEMBER 29, 2003 THEY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL CAMPAIGN# 00000165325 WAS ISSUED FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT T... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2005

DT: 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKS IN AT ALL TIMES AND DOES NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO STOP. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY GAVE THE CONSUMER CASE NUMBER 1368240301, AND SAID THAT HE COULD TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER. IF THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED... Read more

Incident date: Sep 1, 2004

VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL USAGE , NO OFF-ROAD USE, NO TOWING NO WARNING LIGHTS TRUCK STUTTERS AT LOW SPEED STOPS WITH NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATION, CAN FEEL MOVEMENT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT SEEMS AS IF TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. HAVE BUMPED INTO GUARD POSTS AT CONVENIENCE STORE ( NO DAMAGE ) TOOK TO DEALER AT 532... Read more

Incident date: Oct 10, 2004

DT: THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AT LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 3-10 MPH. ALSO, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND WHEEL SPEED SENSORS; THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE... Read more

Incident date: May 8, 2005

DT: THE CALLER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS PROBLEM. . AT LOW SPEEDS SHE HEARD A NOISE AND THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. SHE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER YEARS, BUT THIS MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER WAS OUT OF BUSINESS, AND THE MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CALLER STATED SHE ALR... Read more

Incident date: Dec 1, 2004

DT: THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED OCCURRING IN DEC. OF 2004. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN GOING OVER 20 MPH THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE REPAIR MADE A... Read more

Incident date: Oct 7, 1999

DT: 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER STATES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE THE ABS BRAKES FAILED. IT IS THE SAME RECALL 05V379000 AS FOR THE 1999-2002 GMC TRUCKS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTS NEW PARTS NEED TO BE PUT IN. THE CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL HE SHOUL... Read more

Incident date: Nov 20, 2004

DT: THE CALLER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 1998 SILVERADO AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 05V379000 ON THE 1999-2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADOS CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS A CHEVROLET CK500 AND THE REC... Read more

Incident date: Apr 25, 2005

THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY 1998 SILVERADO WAS ABLE TO TURN WITHOUT THE WHEELS TURNING. TAKING MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL GARAGE FOR A CAUSE IT WAS DETECTED THAT THE BOLT IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS MISSING. I HAD THE BOLT INSTALLED AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. I CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT O... Read more

Incident date: Feb 5, 2005

DT: 1998 CHEVROLET SK PICKUP TRUCK. WHEN GOING AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES FAILED. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, AND HAD BRAKE LINE REPLACED. ALSO REPLACED, THE FRONT ROTORS AND THE PADS. THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE. CALLED GENERAL MOTORS. TOOK DOWN THE INFORMATION AND MADE A F... Read more

Incident date: Feb 5, 2005

Incident date: Oct 15, 2004

DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS (FAIR WEATHER, CITY DRIVING) MY PICK-UP DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC JUST AFTER COMPLETING A LEFT TURN AND SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND MANAGED TO LET IT COAST INTO A LITTLE USED LEFT TURN LANE. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (FISHE... Read more

Incident date: Apr 2, 2005

DT: ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP ON THE 1998 CHEVROLET GOES OUT EVER 10,000 MILES, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES ALREADY. *TT

Incident date: Jun 2, 2005

DT: CONSUMER STATES: THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS A SHORT IN IT, THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT. IF YOU PULL OVER AND WIGGLE A PLUG THEN THEY'LL WORK, BUT WILL QUIT AGAIN GOING DOWN THE ROAD.*AK

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Technical Service Bulletins, 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

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

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
100000 POWER TRAIN	5
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2
061000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	2
060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	2
103400 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT	1
036000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	1
046000 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK	1
022000 SUSPENSION:REAR	1

010000 STEERING

REDUCED STEERING EFFORT (DIAGNOSE/REPLACE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR). *KB

036000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ANTILOCK BRAKE (ABS) ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS. *TT

103400 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

DIAGNOSIS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN TRANSMISSION CASE. *TT 2006 AND PRIOR CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

REPLACEMENT OF CONNECTOR WHEN REPLACING FUEL TANK MODULE/FUEL PUMP MODULE. *TT

061000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

RATTLE NOISE IN ENGINE. *TT

022000 SUSPENSION:REAR

SPRING SLAP NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE GMT 400 SERIES TRUCK. *MN

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH A P0300 SET AND A MISFIRE. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 1996 - 1999 P32 MODELS. SIT BULLETIN 1416475. *TT

100000 POWER TRAIN

4L60E, 4L65E FORWARD AND LOW REVERSE WAVED STEEL CLUTCH PLATE APPEARANCE CHANGE. *TT

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT INTAKE GASKET. * MJ

100000 POWER TRAIN

POOR PERFORMANCE FROM A STOP IN 2WD, AUTO OR 4WD HI. 2003, 2003 CADILLAC EXT ALSO INCLUDED. *TT

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH A P0300 SET AND A MISFIRE. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING THE 1996-1999 P32 AND THE 1996-2002 GMC C/K TRUCK. *TT

061000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

RATTLE NOISE IN ENGINE. *TT

100000 POWER TRAIN

SLIPS IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, NOISE, VIBRATION, LEAKS, HOT ODOR. *TT

046000 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

ANTILOCK BRAKE (ABS) ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS ON VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING THE 1995 AND 1996 ENVOY. *TT

100000 POWER TRAIN

DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT, SLIP, BUSY/CYCLING TCC OR NOISY COOLING FAN. *TT

100000 POWER TRAIN

SOME VEHICLES WILL NOT MOVE WHEN 4-WHEEL DRIVE IS REQUESTED, NOISE, SHUDDER, POOR PERFORMANCE, TRANSMISSION / TRANSFER CASE SLIPS, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT UPSHIFT, SLIPS IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. *TT

090000 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

SUPPLEMENT TO BULLETIN 99-06-04-047A FOR FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING. *TT

NHTSA Safety Investigations, CHEVROLET SILVERADO

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: 1999

TAILGATE CABLE BREAKAGE

DURING THE PE, ODIDISCOVERED THAT ONE OR BOTH OF THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES CAN BREAK DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF METAL FATIGUE AT THE POINT WHERE THE CABLE FLEXES WHEN THE LIFT GATE IS OPENED AND CLOSED. CONCURRENTLY, THE STRENGTH OF THE CABLE DEGRADES OVER TIME DUE TO CORROSION OF THE WIRE STRANDS IN T... Read more

RQ, Closed , Model Year: 1999

STEERING GEAR/GRAME ATTACHING BOLTS

THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE LOWER THAN SPECIFIED TORQUE ON THE THREE STEERING GEAR TO FRAME ATTACHMENT BOLTS.THESE BOLTS MAY LOOSEN CAUSING UNRESPONSIVE STEERING AND EVENTUALLY THE BOLTS MAY BACK OUT OR FRACTURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL

CHEVROLET SILVERADO - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the CHEVROLET SILVERADO across all model years (1999, 2016).

156 Total Recalls

10,964 Total Complaints

2 Investigations

865 Reported Crashes

164 Reported Fires

33 Reported Deaths

CHEVROLET SILVERADO - Year by Year

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

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2017	0	156	View
2016	2	8	View
2015	7	111	View
2014	14	195	View
2013	3	87	View
2012	2	91	View
2011	2	99	View
2010	1	91	View
2009	0	103	View
2008	2	221	View
2007	4	253	View
2006	10	223	View
2005	14	361	View
2004	15	723	View
2003	13	852	View
2002	15	853	View
2001	15	1,048	View
2000	20	1,614	View
1999	17	2,104	View
1998 (current)	0	335
1997	0	365	View
1996	0	230	View
1995	0	331	View
1994	0	235	View
1993	0	77	View
1992	0	51	View
1991	0	18	View
1990	0	37	View
1989	0	24	View
1988	0	18	View
1987	0	2	View
1985	0	3	View
1984	0	5	View
1982	0	2	View
1980	0	2	View

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Technical Service Bulletins, 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

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NHTSA Safety Investigations, CHEVROLET SILVERADO

CHEVROLET SILVERADO - All Years Overview

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