Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-15 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE ADJUSTING MY POSITION IN THE DRIVER SEAT AFTER ENTERING THE TRUCK I FELT THE BACK OF THE SEAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE G… |
| 2018-12-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TANK WAS REMOVE DUE GAS COMING ONTO GROUND WHEN ATTEMP TO PUMP GAS, COME TO FIND THERE WAS A CRACK AROUND THE NECK OFTA… |
| 2016-03-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. I WAS LUCKY TO AVOID A COLLISION. |
| 2015-02-12 | WHEELS | No | 0 | RIMS ARE VERY VERY RUSTY. *TR |
| 2014-11-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START… |
| 2014-10-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WE WERE GOING TO A FRIENDS HOUSE IN OUR 1998 CHEVY TRUCK. THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE GROUND. WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN … |
| 2014-07-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS. MY BATTERY HAS SIDE MOUNTED TERMINALS. EACH TIME THE TEMPERATURE GOES UP… |
| 2014-07-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I STARTED MY TRUCK AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.THE BRAKELINES WERE RUSTED AND ALL THE FLUID LEAKED OUT.I PAID $200.… |
| 2014-04-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE A PARKING GARAGE, I DEPRESSED THE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO T… |
| 2013-10-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS… |
| 2013-08-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY TO PARK INTO GARAGE, PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PUSHED DOWN ON EM… |
| 2013-07-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MAIN REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED LEAKING FLUID, LOST BRAKES. *TR |
| 2012-12-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO K1500 BRAKE ISSUE: WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS (20-10 MPH) THE ABS WILL ENGAGE, INCREASING STOPPI… |
| 2012-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEATER BLOWER ON THE HIGH SETTING THAT DEFROSTS THE WINDSHIELD FOR VISIBILITY STOPPED WORKING. THE CAB OF THE TRUCK… |
| 2012-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 1998 CHEVY W/T 4X4 HAS A DANGEROUS AND UNSATISFACTORY BRAKING PROBLEM. BRAKES ARE VERY WEAK AND SPONGY. THEY ARE UND… |
| 2012-02-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS, HEATING UP ENGINE COMPARTMENTS, RELEASES CARBON MONOXIDE, A… |
| 2011-11-11 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, APPLIED BRAKES. PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR AND REQUIRED A SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE TO STOP. NOTICED FLUID LE… |
| 2011-10-10 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET C1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER … |
| 2011-09-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 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 TRU… |
| 2010-08-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS HE APPROACHED A TRA… |
| 2010-08-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE SPLIT DUE TO RUST/CORROSION. THIS HAS OCCURRED 2 TIMES SINCE , I HAVE REPLACED MOST OF THE BRAKE LINES. VE… |
| 2010-04-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 HAD A TOTAL FRONT BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE IN WHICH THE HUB OF THE ROTOR DETACHED FROM THE… |
| 2010-02-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVY 4X4 SILVERADO-- STEERING PROBLEM--- BEST DESCRIBED AS RUNNING OVER MARBLES, AS STEERING DISAPPEARS FOR A SEC… |
| 2009-06-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WIPERS ONLY WORK SOMETIMES, VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT IS RAINING. |
| 2009-03-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY FAILED. THE HUBS, C… |
| 2008-10-20 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET K1500 EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERMARKET MAC NEIL (NA) SIDE WINDOW DEFLECTOR (RAINGUARD… |
| 2008-10-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAD READ NUMEROUS PEOPLES COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE. THERE APPARENTLY SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A 98 C… |
| 2008-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET K1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY ENG… |
| 2007-10-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNIN… |
| 2007-08-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 1500 CHEVY SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AN… |
| 2007-08-03 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD REMAIN ON WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNIT… |
| 2007-07-28 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER … |
| 2007-05-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVORLET SILVERADO C1500 PICKUP FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE GM PASS LOCK II SYSTE… |
| 2007-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN MY 1998 CHEVY TRUCK, MY BRAKES SOMETIMES GO TO THE FLOOR WITH A PULSATING FEELING WHEN EPISODE… |
| 2007-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE 1999 MODEL HAD A SAFETY RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM. THE CO… |
| 2007-02-25 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | MY 1998 SILVERADO PICKUP HAS DEVELOPED INTERMITTENT WIPERS AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM KICK IN AT LOW SPEEDS. *JB |
| 2007-01-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET K1500 AND STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE FUEL GAUGE … |
| 2006-10-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WASHER AND WIPER STARTED MALFUNTION DURING ALL CYCLES OF NORMAL OPERATION LEAVING DRIVER TO HALT VEHICLE UNT… |
| 2006-06-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ACTIVATED WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN AT SPEEDS OF 1-5 MPH. THERE IS AN NHTSA REC… |
| 2006-04-05 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING IS DIFFICULT THEN NORMAL CAUSING OVER STEERING. WHILE NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED OVER STEERING CAN RESULT IN A … |
| 2006-03-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | 1998 1/2 TON CHEVY PICKUP BRAKE FAILURE ABS SENSORS CORRODED GM HAD RECALL ON 1999 THROUGH 2002 SAME PROBLEM WILL NOT H… |
| 2006-02-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT OR WHEN STOPPING FOR A STOP SIGN/LIGHT AT LESS THAN 5 MPH THE… |
| 2006-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | MY 1998 CHEVROLET TRUCK IS HAVING THE SYMTOMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR THE 1999 THRU 2002 RECALL DUE TO CORROSION AF… |
| 2006-01-29 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP INTERMITTENTLY DURING USE ON 1998, CHEVROLET SILVE… |
| 2006-01-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | THERE WAS NOT INCIDENT YET, BUT THE FRONT ABS CYCLES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING BELOW 5 MPH AND IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT… |
| 2006-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK. RECENTLY MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BECOME INTERMITTENT IN WORKING. VERY DA… |
| 2006-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET C1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN… |
| 2005-12-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2005-12-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY APROX. 20 MILES. WHEN I CAME TO MY EXIT AND STOPPED AND TRIED TO GO MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED CAUS… |
| 2005-11-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HOUSING HAS PLASTIC OPENING. FRICTION FROM SEAT BELT MOTION HAS CAUSED THE BELT TO WE… |