1998 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS Complaints

CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT WHEN THEY WERE NEEDED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE WIPERS ON, THERE WAS A BUZZ SOUND BUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DIDN'T WORK. SOMETIMES THEY WILL WORK AND OTHER TIMES THEY DIDN'T WORK. THE DEALER SHIP SAID THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS BAD. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE DEFECTIVE. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T.*AK

TRUCK PULLS VIOLENTLY TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. DEALER INFORMED ME IT WAS A COLLAPSED BRAKE LINE. BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. I DO HAVE OLD PARTS. *JB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT COMES UNLATCHED EVEN AFTER HAVING IT CLICK IN PLACE. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE PURCHASING THE TRUCK. *NM

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 PEDAL HOLDS JUST FINE. BUT IF YOU PUSH JUST A LITTLE HARDER, IT GOES DOWN. I HAVE TAKEN IT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THERE IS NO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. IT NEVER GETS LOW. I HAVE PUT A NEW, NOT USED, MASTER CYLINDER FROM AUTOZONE ON IT. IT DOES THE SAME THING. I USED TO BE AN AUTO MECHANIC AT A.K. DURNIN CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH IN BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA. I NOW SELL AUTO PARTS AND I'M TELLING YOU, THIS IS NOT NORMAL. ALSO, IF I HIT THE BRAKES KIND OF HARD, AND THEN LET OFF JUST A LITTLE, IT MAKES A NOISE AND AN UNEVEN BREAKING PATTERN. IT'S THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, BRAKING AND LETTING OFF, REPETITIVELY. ABOUT LIKE THE RHYTHM OF A JACK HAMMER. OH, I SPENT 3 1/2 YEARS AT THE DODGE DEALER AS A MECHANIC. I DID BRAKES EVERY WEEK. I WAS THE MECHANIC THAT THEY WOULD BRING A CAR TO, WHEN NO ONE ELSE COULD FIX IT RIGHT! *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON 1998 MODELS. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1997'S.*AK

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL SUDDENLY STOP WHILE IN OPERATION,I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON MODELS UP TO 1997,BUT WHY NOT THE 1998 MODELS,THEY USE THE SAME PARTS! IT'S KINDA SCARY WHEN YOU ARE GOING DOWN I-95 IN MAINE IN THE MIDDLE OF A SNOW STORM WITH YOUR KIDS IN THE TRUCK AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DECIDE THEY ARE GOING TO STOP AND YOU HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND STICK YOUR HEAD OUT TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE AT ON THE ROAD AND HOPE TO HELL YOU CAN FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE I OWNED IT(JANUARY 2001,28000 MILES) AND G.M. SHOULD PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOP WORKING AND MAKE A LOUD BUZZING SOUND. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MINUTES BEFORE THEY WORK AGAIN. DURING WHICH TIMES IT WAS RAINING OR SNOWING HEAVILY AND AT NIGHT IT IS NEARLY MADE ME RUN OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING DEFECT.*AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILAGE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS RPLECED WITH A GM REPLACEMENT THEY INCLUDED UPDATED APRTS BUT IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AND IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VERY SLOOPY BUT I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL, THEN IT EVENTUALY FAILED.