Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Chevrolet C/k Pickups.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GAVE A QUICK LOCK UP AND LOST POWER STEERING TOOK PUMP OFF AND PULLEY AND SHAFT FELL O… |
| 2009-07-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURES...ONCE 6' BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER AND 8 MONTHS LATER… |
| 2009-05-07 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I HATE TO SOUND REPETITIVE ,BUT I ALSO HAVE A 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 THAT HAS A WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. I ALS… |
| 2009-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | MY 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK HAD A BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO THE BRAKE LINE RUSTING OUT BECAUSE THE DESIGN HAS … |
| 2007-09-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING: I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEN TURNING RIGHT DURING A LONG TURN, IT FEELS LIKE I HIT A PATCH OF … |
| 2007-07-22 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | 1 WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMENTENT. 2 VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN. 3 REMOVED AND REPLACED WIPPER MOTOR CIRCUIT B… |
| 2006-10-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE WHEN… |
| 2006-10-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN #05V379000. MY ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEED MAKING IT D… |
| 2006-03-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK THAT PERIODICALLY HAS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE FOR NO KNOWN REASON WHEN YOU ARE… |
| 2006-03-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | SENSOR ON DRIVER FRONT WHEEL NOT WORKING RIGHT FOR LAST 3 YEARS WHEEL WILL SLIDE BAD ON WET GROUND GRAVEL GRASS ECT. MA… |
| 2006-01-16 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. |
| 2005-12-27 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER WORKS INTERMEDIATELY ON MY CHEVROLET CK 1500 PICK-UP. SAME AS ON THE 1996 MODEL WHICH WAS RECAL… |
| 2005-12-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT. *NM |
| 2005-11-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES ENGAGE ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN COMMING TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY STOP AND INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE GR… |
| 2005-11-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WOULDN'T TURN OFF WHEN SWITCHED OFF, AND THE SPEED COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED USING THE INTERMITT… |
| 2005-10-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | FRONT ROTOR ON CHEVROLET CHEYENNE 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICK-UP SEPARATED INTO TWO PARTS. THE INNER SECTION BEING THE PART WHE… |
| 2005-10-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES ON 1998 GM C/K MODEL PICKUPS. *NM |
| 2005-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. THERE IS A RECALL BY GM FOR 1999 FOR THE SAME IS… |
| 2005-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. LOSS OF REAR BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED, RUPTURED REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE. REPLACED REAR STEEL BR… |
| 2005-08-31 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 2005-08-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TRUCK STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO REASON. STEERING HAS SUDDEN FAST JERK TO RIGHT THEN WE HA… |
| 2005-08-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS WHEEL SENSOR PROBLEMS. TSB RELEASED BUT NO RECALL. COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. BRAKES SHUTTER WHEN SLOWING DOWN. … |
| 2005-06-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | No | 0 | NORMAL USAGE OF TRUCK, HOT OR COLD, HAPPENS ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AT ABOUT 5MPH, THE ABS TURN… |
| 2005-03-28 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT WHEN THEY WERE NEEDED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE WIPERS ON, THERE WAS A BU… |
| 2005-03-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE COOLANT LEAK ON A 1998 K1500 $850 FOR A TEMPORARY FIX |
| 2005-03-17 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN WIPERS ARE NEEDED, THEY FAIL TO WORK. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT ON 1997 AND OL… |
| 2005-03-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL TIMES. I SEEN THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER VEHICLE YEARS. WHY DIDN'T TH… |
| 2005-03-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE IN USE.*AK |
| 2005-02-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT COMES UNLATCHED EVEN AFTER HAVING IT CLICK IN PLACE. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE PURCHASIN… |
| 2005-02-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TRUCK PULLS VIOLENTLY TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. DEALER INFORMED ME IT WAS A COLLAPSED BRAKE LINE. BRAKE LINES WERE REPLAC… |
| 2005-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE DEFECTIVE. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T.*AK |
| 2004-10-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY BRAKES IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004. AT VERY LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 5MPH) MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES WOULD… |
| 2004-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2004-09-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | MY 1998 CHEVROLET Z71 PICKUP HAS A MALFUNCTIONING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ONE ON THIS MODEL PICKUP… |
| 2004-08-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE TH… |
| 2004-06-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE IS EX… |
| 2004-04-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING OIL AND COOLANT AT 54,000 MILES. WILL COST ME OVER $400.00 TO HAVE REPAIRED. I KNOW OF MANY O… |
| 2004-01-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN I BOUGHT MY 1998 CHEVY PICKUP IT HAD A PLACE IN THE STEERING WHEN I TURNED IT TO THE RIGHT IT FELT LIKE I HIT A P… |
| 2004-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES COME ON AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT. HAPPENS EVERYTIME I USE THE BRAKES. STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED.… |
| 2003-12-22 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WIPER'S STOP WORKING RANDOMLY. IDENTICLE PROBLEM TO RECALL NUMBER 03V159000 ON 97 TRUCKS. GM IS REFUSING TO RECTIFY … |
| 2003-11-28 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | MALFUNCTIONING WINDSHIELD WIPERS |
| 2003-11-18 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | REAR VIEW MIRROR SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. *LA |
| 2003-11-17 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 1997 AND OLDER CHEVROLET TRUCKS AND I… |
| 2003-11-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. FORTUNATELY THE WIPERS ARE FUNCTIONAL ALTHOUGH THEY WILL NOT FUNCTION… |
| 2003-10-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | IN LATE 2003, I HAD ANTILOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ANT… |
| 2003-08-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR LEFT STEEL BRAKE LINE BROKE DUE TO RUST. *AK. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE B… |
| 2003-08-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING WHEN RAINING. THEY WILL RUN FOR A LITTLE BIT AND THEN GET STUCK . I WOULD HAVE TO PULL ON … |
| 2003-07-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, WHEN WIPERS ARE NEEDED, THEY FAIL TO FUNCTION, REQUIRING DRIVER TO MANUALLY MOVE WIPER ARM TO… |
| 2003-07-03 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITENTLY. STOP HALF WAY THROUGH CYCLE. CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER BEING SHUT OFF. SAME PROBLEM G… |
| 2003-07-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING RAIN STORM.1998 CHEVORLET PICKUP.*AK |