Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
44
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Chevrolet Z71.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | STARTED OVER HEATING REALLY BAD NO COOLANT LEAK,NO WATER IN OIL, VERY SMALL LOSE OF WATER. SEVERAL DIFFERENT NOISES NOT… |
| 2008-03-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. IT WAS NOT SPEED RELATED - IT HAPPENED FROM LOW TO HIGH… |
| 2006-10-13 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | I AM THE NEW OWNER OF A 1998 CHEVY K1500 Z71. MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE GOING TO A FOOTBALL GAME AND SHE TRIED TO CLEAN… |
| 2004-08-31 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A HEAVY RAINING DAY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE AND RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER WAS… |
| 2003-10-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS NOT WORKING . DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER'S VEHICL… |
| 2003-09-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK OR QUIT DURING RAIN STORMS. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE GETTING… |
| 2003-07-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER'S SON WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE WAS AT THE WAL… |
| 2003-06-17 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. *NLM |
| 2003-06-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING SENSOR IS CAUSING PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT RISK AND IS A PROBLE… |
| 2003-04-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | CHEVROLET TRUCK 1997 & 1998 Z71 HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS. MUST REPLACE STEERING SENSOR TO HAVE GOOD STEERING. THIS IS A … |
| 2002-11-02 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-60MPH ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE'S STEERING. THE CAR VEERED DRAMATICA… |
| 2002-11-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER HAS FAILED, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FUNCTION. CO… |
| 2002-09-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WITH TRUCK PARKED--IGNITION OFF-UNOCCUPIED-DRIVER WINDOW 1/2 "OPEN- AWOKE IN MORNING TO FIND ENTIRE INTERIOR OF TRUCK B… |
| 2002-08-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ANTI LOCK SYSTEM WENT OUT. COULD OF RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK |
| 2002-08-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, ABS SYSTEM HAS GONE COMPLETELY OUT, AND A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM THAT AREA. CONTACTE… |
| 2002-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ON OTHER DAYS, THE VEHICLE WILL WORK FINE. … |
| 2002-05-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING COMPONENT WHICH IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE.*AK |
| 2002-03-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE TRYING TO STOP ABS SYSTEN KICKS IN, IT DOESN'T ALLOW VEHICLE TO COME TO A FULL STOP.DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2002-02-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. AT THIS TIME WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. COOLING SYSTEM … |
| 2001-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS REPLACING ROTORS FOR 2ND TIME. THIS IS THE 3RD SET LESS THAN A 1 1/2. REAR ROTORS HAVE GROOVES IN THEM,… |
| 2001-04-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT WILL GO ALWAY TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER … |
| 2001-03-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND VENTED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER FLUSHED IT. SOON AFTERWARDS TRANSMISSION STARTED SLI… |
| 2000-08-10 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH RIGHT REAR STARTED MAKING A FLAPPING NOISE. THEN, FOUND OUT THAT TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATIO… |
| 2000-07-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK FOR 20-30 MINUTES WHEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. FIRE DEPARTMEN… |
| 2000-06-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE T-FRAME. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, AND THERE … |
| 2000-02-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE DURING A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT, 1 OCCUPANT SUSTAINED SEVERAL BROKEN RIBS, THE OT… |
| 2000-02-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. *AK |
| 1999-12-12 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT, STEERING WHEEL JERKS 3 TO 4 INCHES, WHICH COULD TURN THE TRUCK OVER. TRUCK WAS… |
| 1999-11-09 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING 60MPH, WENT AROUND A CURVE AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. CONTACTED DEALER.… |
| 1999-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVROLET Z71, WHILE MAKING A TURN AROUND A CORNER, STEERING WHEEL JERKS IN THE POSITION THAT THE CAR IS GOING, IF… |
| 1999-04-20 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | COSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME DEALERS TESTED AND REPAIRED, THE SECON… |
| 1999-02-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. … |
| 1998-11-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY 30 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, REAR BRAKES WENT OUT AND THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE … |
| 1998-09-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED IN ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, VEHICLE DOES STOP UNLESS CONS… |
| 1998-07-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOOR LOCK FAILED. NLM |
| 1998-06-20 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS OR CURBS, REAR AXLE WOULD MAKE CRACKING & POPPING SOUNDS. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHA… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WITH A 40 MPH IMPACT HIT A VEHICLE WITH FRONT END ,DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. DRIVER WAS NO… |
| — | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | THE TIRES ON THIS HEAVY DUTY 4 WHEEL-DRIVE TRUCK ARE LIGHT WEIGHT TIRES. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE A BRANCH PUNCTURED THE T… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TRUCK CUTS OFF COMPLETELY. SOMETIMES TRUCK WILL RESTART AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVI… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY BRAKES WERE SLOW TO STOP VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING … |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BETWEEN THE ENGINE IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO … |
| — | STEERING | No | 0 | EVO SENSOR WITHIN THE STEERING SYSTEM HAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR INDICATION AS TO WHEN THE SENSOR MAY MALFUNCTION. PLEASE… |
| — | STEERING | No | 0 | IN LOW SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND WILL NOT TURN INTERMITTENTLY. DRIVER MUST PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, AND MOVE STE… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 1 | EXHUAST PIPE IN THE REAR IS VERY SHARP, CONSUMER SUFFERED SEVERE CUTS TO THE KNEE AREA WHILE UNLOADING VEHICLE. ONE C… |