1998 CHEVROLET CHEVROLET TRUCK

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED SEPTEMBER 2010. BETWEEN 45-70 MPH, TURNING SLIGHTLY OR HARD TURN, STEERING MAKES POPPING SOUND AND VEERS IN THAT DIRECTIONS WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. ON STRAIGHT-AWAYS, THE VEHICLE WILL VEER EITHER DIRECTION ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

1998 CHEVY BLAZER 4WD WINDSHIELD MOTOR. THIS CAR WAS ONLY PURCHASE TWO YEARS AGO AND FOR YEAR I ALMOST KILL MY SELF IT EITHER A ELECTRICAL DEFAULT OR SHORT . I HAD GONE A DEALERSHIP AND THERE WHERE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I START TO WONDER IF HAD A RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF TRUCK. A.S.A.P . *NM

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSOR ACTIVATES THE ABS SYSTEM AT LOW SPEEDS NEARLY EVERY TIME WE TRY TO STOP REQUIRING A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE THAN NORMAL. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS, BUT SO FAR NO ACCIDENTS. *NM

Mileage: 85,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET 2500 SERIES PICKUP. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR QUIT WORKING. HE HAD TO HIT THE MOTOR TO GET IT TO WORK AGAIN. HE HAS SEVERAL GMC VEHICLES WITH RECALLS ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, AND UNTIL A RECALL WAS ISSUED THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS THE THIRD VEHICLE HE HAS HAD WITH THIS PROBLEM. IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AND IF HIT A BUMP OR SOMETHING THEN THEY WILL COME ON . HOWEVER, IF THEY WERE WORKING AND VEHICLE HIT A BUMP THEY WILL GO OFF.*AK *NM

Mileage: 120,000

DT: CONSUMER FIRST HAD A FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILURE IN APRIL 2004, AND IT WAS REPLACED. IT FAILED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2004, AND WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

Mileage: 157,000

I HAVE A 1998 CHEV, FULL SIZE, EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCK. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES CARRODED EXACTLY LIKE WHAT WAS DISCRIBED IN YOUR INVESTIGATION BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. IT WAS A VERY SCAREY FEELING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND IT FAILED TO PROPERY STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE GARAGE TOOK THEM APART AND CLEANED ALL THE CORRISION OFF PLUS BROKE ONE SENSOR BECAUSE IT WAS CORRIDED SO BADLY. IT COST ME A TOTAL OF $200.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE 1998 PICKUPS SHOULD BE A PART OF THIS RECALL ALSO. I DID BUY THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW IN NOV. OF 1997. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU ON THIS AND KEEP ME POSTED ON YOUR FINDINGS. THANK YOU.

Mileage: 49,050

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING ICE/SNOW STORM, AFTER TRYING REPEATEDLY MOVING WIPER SWITCH, WAS ABLE TO GET WORKING, BUT NOT RELIABLY, WOULD WORK BUT STOP FOR NO REASON WITH WIPERS IN THE UP POSITION, MOVING WIPER SWITCH SEVERAL MOVE TIMES WOULD WORK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BUT NOT RELIABLY. CONTACTED DEALER & MADE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE WIPER PROBLEM INVESTIGATED & REPAIRED. PAID $71.76 FOR LABOR & PARTS TO REPLACE MODULE (FP # 12463090). FOUND OUT THAT RECALL HAD BEEN IN PLACE FOR THIS PROBLEM ENDING IN MODEL YEAR 1997. MY MODEL IS 1998.*AK

Mileage: 116,000

NAR 03-27-2003 MR PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. *CB

THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE TWO FONT BRAKE SENSORS. MR AFTER THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKES WOULD SOMEHOW RELEASE THE TRUNK AND WOULD CONTINUE TO GO. THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED INFORMATION ABOUT THE FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE SEATS. SCC *NLM

Mileage: 37,583

CONSUMER WAS GETTING NEW TIRES INSTALLED WHEN HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND THAT THE LEFT REAR BRAKE WAS IN AN EXTREMELY BAD CONDITION AND THE OUTSIDE ROTOR WAS FULL OF GROOVES AND THE 2ND BRAKE PAD WAS WORN TO THE EXTENT THAT IT WAS FALLING TO PIECES WITH A VERY IRREGULAR PAD PATTERN. THE BRAKE AND THE ROTOR WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND DID NOT APPEAR THAT THE WHEELS HAD EVER BEEN OFF THE AXLE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IF IT HAD NOT BEEN DISCOVERED, THAT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CONSUMER IS SEEKING ANY REIMBURSEMENT THAT CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION CAN PROVIDE.MOTORHOME ON CHEVROLET CHASIS *SCC

PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE LOST A PIECE OF TREAD, 6INCHES LONG AND 4INCHES WIDE FROM THE CENTER OF THE TREAD PATTERN, COOPER TIRES.

CONSUMER STATES THE STEERING WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CAN MALFUNCTION, CAUSING A LOSS OF PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND OVERSTEERING, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. *SLC

SIDEWALLS ON TIRE ARE SPLITTING APART AND KEEP GOING FLAT . FIRESTONE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE AT ALL AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. (TIRESIZE: 245/75/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75/16 )

TREAD SEPERATION, NO FLAT AT 65 MPH. *AK (TIRESIZE: 75R16M/S)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 75R16M/S )

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACKREST BROKE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 OTHER TIMES WHILE MOVING SEAT TO ALLOW PASSENGERS TO ENTER/EXIT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REPAIRED THE SEAT BACKREST EACH TIME. THE SEAT BACK REST WOULD BREAK EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING DESTROYED FROM NORMAL DRIVING, THE OIL PAN HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER ( WRONG PAN AT THE MANUFACTURER). THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE CONSTANTLY ADJUSTED FOR THE CARBORATOR AND GEAR RATIO, THIS TOOK ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT BROKE OFF AND HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. WITH ALL OF THIS IT HAS COST ME $600. DOLLARS IN CAR RENTALS AND $3,000. DOLLARS IN LOST WORK TIME. *AK

PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING DESTROYED FROM NORMAL DRIVING, THE OIL PAN HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER ( WRONG PAN AT THE MANUFACTURER). THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE CONSTANTLY ADJUSTED FOR THE CARBORATOR AND GEAR RATIO, THIS TOOK ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT BROKE OFF AND HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. WITH ALL OF THIS IT HAS COST ME $600. DOLLARS IN CAR RENTALS AND $3,000. DOLLARS IN LOST WORK TIME. *AK

PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING DESTROYED FROM NORMAL DRIVING, THE OIL PAN HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER ( WRONG PAN AT THE MANUFACTURER). THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE CONSTANTLY ADJUSTED FOR THE CARBORATOR AND GEAR RATIO, THIS TOOK ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT BROKE OFF AND HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. WITH ALL OF THIS IT HAS COST ME $600. DOLLARS IN CAR RENTALS AND $3,000. DOLLARS IN LOST WORK TIME. *AK

PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING DESTROYED FROM NORMAL DRIVING, THE OIL PAN HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER ( WRONG PAN AT THE MANUFACTURER). THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE CONSTANTLY ADJUSTED FOR THE CARBORATOR AND GEAR RATIO, THIS TOOK ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT BROKE OFF AND HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. WITH ALL OF THIS IT HAS COST ME $600. DOLLARS IN CAR RENTALS AND $3,000. DOLLARS IN LOST WORK TIME. *AK

CRASH WAS NEARLY HEADON AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.