1998 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Recalls & Complaints

Incident: December 12, 2015 · Filed: December 19, 2016

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK WITH 70K MILES ON IT .HAS BEEN A GOOD TRUCK BUT THE DASH IS COMING APART AND IN THE NEAR FUTURE I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HOLD THE GAUGES IN PLACE. I CAN NOT EVEN BUY A REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE VEHICLE FROM GM AND EVERY PART OUT OF A SALVAGE YARD IS IN THE SAME CONDITION.

Incident: October 11, 2013 · Filed: October 14, 2013

BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY AFTER DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. HAD TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY INTO THE BUSHES TO AVOID HITTING STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE AFTER BRINGING IT HOME, NOTICED THAT THE BRAKELINE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. SIMILAR LINES DID NOT SHOW SIGN OF CORROSION BUT THIS ONE WAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF NO REPAIR. *TR

Incident: March 25, 2009 · Filed: March 25, 2009

1998 CHEVROLET K2500. FOR SOME TIME NOW THE TRUCK HAS HAD AN INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER ISSUE (DOES NOT WORK WHEN WET.) 03/25/2009 THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT CHEVROLET HAS AN ONGOING REPUTATION FOR THIS ISSUE AND HAVE RECALLS ON EARLIER YEAR MODELS BUT THEIR POSITION IS THAT THESE PROBLEMS ENDED 1997. *TR

Incident: October 20, 2008 · Filed: October 21, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET K2500. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE HUBS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

Incident: February 28, 2008 · Filed: March 18, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE IDLING AT A LIGHT OR DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. IN THE BEGINNING, THE VEHICLE WOULD IMMEDIATELY RESTART, BUT NOW IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN TO RESTART. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,260 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,700. UPDATED 04/22/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY RESOLVED BY REPLACING THE FUEL INJECTION DRIVER MODULE.

Incident: February 26, 2007 · Filed: February 26, 2007

SEVERE VEHICLE FRAME CORROSION/RUSTING OF FRONT FRAME EXTENSIONS, PARTICULARLY IN AREA OF STEERING BOX MOUNTING ON SEVERAL AGENCY OWNED 1998 -2000 MODEL CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCKS. DISPOSITION IS SCRAPPING VEHICLES AS BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR AND UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *NM

Incident: August 18, 2006 · Filed: December 6, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SOLENOID DRIVER HAD FAILED.

Incident: July 31, 2006 · Filed: July 31, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THE INJECTOR PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED

Incident: February 27, 2006 · Filed: February 27, 2006

BOUGHT A 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 IN DECEMBER 2005 WITH APPROXIMATELY 132,300 MILES PRIVATE SALE. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO I HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB DONE $1,000 (NEW EVERYTHING) NOT BY A CHEVY DEALER. I WAS SHOWN THE OLD BRAKE COMPONENTS, THE REARS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND THERE WAS NO WEAR ON THE PADS. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS BECAUSE THEY HADN'T BEEN ENGAGING. THERE WAS CORROSION IN THE FRONT AND EXTREME WEAR. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THE SHOP THREE TIMES BECAUSE IT WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT UPON BRAKING, AND STOPPING WAS EITHER REALLY TOUCHY (LOCKING UP) OR A BIT DELAYED. EACH TIME THEY REPLACED PARTS AND LOOKED AT IT FOR FREE. THE THIRD TIME THE REPAIR SHOP SAID "IT WAS SOMETHING RELATED TO THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO GO TO A CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED". I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND INFORMATION ABOUT THE 1999-2002 GENERAL MOTORS SAFETY RECALL FOR A DEFECT THAT WILL CAUSE CORROSION ON THE SPEED SENSORS AND "MAY CAUSE UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS". THIS IS THE PROBLEM AND WAS CONFIRMED BY REMOVING THE 60 AMP ABS FUSE AND THE PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR. I CALLED THE 800# LISTED ON CHEVROLET.COM AND WAS TOLD THAT IF THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A DEFECT THAT I SHOULD CALL CHEVY AGAIN. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CHEVY DEALER THIS MORNING AND EXPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHAT I HAD FOUND. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE LEFT FRONT SENSOR CORRODED AND BROKEN SO IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE RIGHT FRONT SENSORS WERE CORRODED BUT NOT BROKEN. ALL SENSORS WERE CLEANED AND AN ANTI-CORROSION COMPOUND WAS APPLIED. I CALLED CHEVROLET AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THEIR SERVICE MANAGER AGREED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR THAT THE RECALL DIDN'T INCLUDE MY VEHICLE, BUT THAT I SHOULD KEEP MY REPAIR BILL AND PROOF OF PAYMENT SO THAT IF AND WHEN THE RECALL IS EXTENDED I MAY BE REIMBURSED. WHY SHOULDN'T I BE REIMBURSED NOW IF IT'S A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE? THANK HEAVEN I WASN'T INVOLVED IN A CRASH. *JB

Incident: November 15, 2004 · Filed: October 20, 2005

DT: WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SKIDS. IT DOES STOP BUT THE BRAKES SQUEAL. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL IN SANDY OR SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SERVICE SHOP, WHO NOTED THERE WAS RUST ON THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE ADJUSTING PAD, WHICH LITERALLY FELL APART UPON INSPECTION. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. THE DEALER SAID THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY ROAD SALT. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD ANY REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS DONE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED GM/CHEVROLET AT THIS TIME REGARDING THE BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK *NM