1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 window and wiper problems

VISIBILITY/WIPER

MY 1998 CHEVY W/T 4X4 HAS A DANGEROUS AND UNSATISFACTORY BRAKING PROBLEM. BRAKES ARE VERY WEAK AND SPONGY. THEY ARE UNDEPENDABLE AND UNSAFE. THERE IS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM DATING BACK TO 2009. I HAVE REPLACED PADS,SHOES,ROTORS, DRUMS,WHEEL CYLINDERS, ALL BRAKE SPRINGS AND HARDWARE,BRAKE LINES AND HOSES,MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER, AND WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. CLEARLY THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE ANTI LOCK COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR 1999 MODELS FOR SAME PROBLEMS.WHY AREN'T 1998 MODELS INCLUDED. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY, AND MANY OTHER TRUCK OWNERS AS WELL. NEXT SAFETY ISSUE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK ON ONE SPEED, HIGH. OR THEY STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS CONTINUED TO BE REPORTED MANY TIMES. THIRD IS FUEL GAUGE ONLY WORKS FROM 3/4 TO FULL, DOESN'T MOVE UNTIL YOU RUN OUT (EMPTY). THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE PROPER MANUFACTURER . ALL THESE COMPLAINTS FROM MYSELF AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER TAX PAYING AMERICANS , WE DESERVE TO BE SAFE AND PROTECT OTHER DRIVERS .

NHTSA complaint #10462184 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET C1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

NHTSA complaint #10433114 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY

WE OWN A 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 THAT HAS WIPER PROBLEMS. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 1994 THRU 1997 MODEL CHEVY VEHICLES. OUR SON HAD A '93 THAT ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE NEW "BOARD" THAT WAS INSTALLED BY DEALERS ALSO WOULD END UP HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE SOLDER SPOTS WERE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO COVER THE CONTACT AREAS FOR THE WIRING AND NEED REPAIR IN THAT FORM. WE ARE STILL FIGHTING THE PROBLEM IN OUR '98 AND FEEL THAT DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES DURING RAIN OR SNOW THAT THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED UNTIL FIXED PROPERLY.

NHTSA complaint #10365066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY

WIPERS ONLY WORK SOMETIMES, VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT IS RAINING.

NHTSA complaint #10323316 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) AND GM RECALL NUMBER 0203 WERE REFERENCED. THE FAILURE OCCURS DAILY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA complaint #10201203 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD REMAIN ON WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A PULSE BOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT A MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

NHTSA complaint #10200302 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING WHEN THEY FINALLY ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 08/02/07.

NHTSA complaint #10194779 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

MY 1998 SILVERADO PICKUP HAS DEVELOPED INTERMITTENT WIPERS AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM KICK IN AT LOW SPEEDS.

NHTSA complaint #10184114 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

I OWN A 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK. RECENTLY MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BECOME INTERMITTENT IN WORKING. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE RAIN. ALSO MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE KICKING ON AT LOW SPEEDS.

NHTSA complaint #10174932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WASHER AND WIPER STARTED MALFUNTION DURING ALL CYCLES OF NORMAL OPERATION LEAVING DRIVER TO HALT VEHICLE UNTIL RAIN SUBSIDES OR WIPERS RESUME FUNCTION. UNSAFE TO USE DUE TO UNRELIABILITY AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF VISIBILITY DURING RAINY WEATHER.

NHTSA complaint #10174374 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING

1998 CHEVROLET, K1500,4X4, 5.7 VORTEC AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES HAD TO HAVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS AND THEN DOESN'T,MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED TWICE,D/S ELECTRIC WINDOW WORKS AND THEN DOESN'T AND REAR TURN SIGNAL HOUSING AND CONNECTION ON RIGHT SIDE KEEPS FAILING, NOT BULB! ALSO LEAK RESULTING IN LOSS OF COOLANT FROM RESERVOIR, IN THE MIDDLE OF UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. BOUGHT NEW!

NHTSA complaint #10173003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

1998 CHEVROLET K-1500 P/U WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY STOPS AND RESTARTS. CONTACTED DEALER AND SERVICE DEPT. CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR VIN #. THEY WANT OVER $100 TO REPAIR THE DEFECT.

NHTSA complaint #10156877 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP INTERMITTENTLY DURING USE ON 1998, CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP. A COWORKER OWNS A 1997 SILVERADO AND MY BROTHER OWNS A 1999 TAHOE. BOTH OF THEIR VEHICLES EXHIBITED THE SAME INTERMITTENT FAILURE . ALSO, I OWN A 1996 GMC SUBURBAN THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE 1996 VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. THE OTHER VEHICLES MENTIONED AFOREMENTIONED WERE NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE VERY SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL FAILURES AS THE 1996 MODEL.

NHTSA complaint #10148997 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

VEHICLE IS 1998 CHEVY C/K PICK-UP TRUCK. DURING HEAVY RAIN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FIRST STARTED WORKING ERRATICALLY THEN FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #10147497 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

DT: WHEN DRIVING IN A HURRICANE INDUCED RAINSTORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. UNABLE TO SEE, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD BECAUSE WAS UNABLE TO SEE. THESE WIPERS WERE INACTIVE FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THEY STARTED BACK FUNCTIONING ON THEIR OWN. THEY WORKED FOR ABOUT 5-7 MINUTES BEFORE STOPPING AGAIN. CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND SHOOK WIRING TO WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY BECAME ACTIVE AGAIN. HOWEVER THEY WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AFTERWARDS. DID CONTACT MANUFACTURER, FILED COMPLAINT AND THEY NOTED BY THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO SODERED JOINTS AND CONNECTOR PINS THAT CAUSE MALFUNCTION. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BUT PLAN TO HAVE REPAIRS AS OF TOMORROW.

NHTSA complaint #10128873 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHEID WIPERS WORK INTERMITTANTLY. REQUIRES REACNING OUT OF CAR AND PHYSICALLY MOVING THEM TO RESTART- IF THEY WORK AT ALL- SO MANY COMPLAINTS FROM SO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. PER CHEVY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THEM

NHTSA complaint #10119543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

OWNER COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. WHEN IT RAINED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND NEITHER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER.

NHTSA complaint #10119190 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

STARTING AROUND 70,000 MILES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN THEM OFF THEY WILL OFTEN CONTINUE TO RUN FOR 30 SECONDS OR LONGER BEFORE STOPPING. WHEN THEY DO STOP, IT IS USUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF 10 TO 15 TIMES TO GET THEM STOPPED WHERE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO STOP. WHEN I TRY TO USE THEM ON THE INTER. SPEEDS THEY OFTEN RUN AT A REGULAR SPEED WITH NO PAUSES BETWEEN WIPES.

NHTSA complaint #10118291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND THEN RESUMED FUNCTION AFTER AN UNSPECIFIC LENGTH OF TIME.

NHTSA complaint #10118282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPER ON 1998 K1500 PICKUP OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES STOPPING WHILE OPERATING, AT OTHER TIMES NOT OPERATING WHEN TURNED ON, AND OTHER TIMES CONTINUING TO RUN WHEN TURNED OFF OR RUNNING CONSTANT WHEN IN THE INTERMITTENT MODE. SOUNDS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEMS COVERED IN GM RECALL NO. 03023.

NHTSA complaint #10114014 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AFTER BEING CAUGHT IN THE RAIN, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98 V-150001.

NHTSA complaint #10089272 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WHILE DRIVING FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED IN RAINY WEATHER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10087363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10081382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10079646 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL C02054. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10075694 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.

NHTSA complaint #10072038 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEWS. DEALER WAS SORRY THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN.

NHTSA complaint #10068631 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPER DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME. OCCASSIONALLY WHEN THE WIPER IS TURNED ON, IT WON'T WORK.

NHTSA complaint #10066434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY ARE SLOW. SOMETIMES THEY ARE REGULAR. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE SO I WILL HAVE TO GET IT FIXED. FORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT BEEN CAUGHT IN A BAD RAINSTORM.

NHTSA complaint #10066345 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD.

NHTSA complaint #10059551 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.