14 of the 335 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado are about the fuel system — 4% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 109,000 miles.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT: ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP ON THE 1998 CHEVROLET GOES OUT EVER 10,000 MILES, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES ALREADY.
NHTSA complaint #10124388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. CVONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE INTO A CURB. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND PUMP WERE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THESE PARTS WERE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10092789 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. CVONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE INTO A CURB. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND PUMP WERE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THESE PARTS WERE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10092789 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED FUEL SMELL ARE WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING GASOLINE.
NHTSA complaint #10079570 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. ONCE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED FUEL TANK COLLAPSED. *AK THE COLLAPSE OF THE FUEL TANK WAS DUE TO THE VACUUM THAT PUMP FUEL FAILED TO VENT.
NHTSA complaint #10065225 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING GAS TANK IS LEAKING FLUID. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #8014856 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BROKE DOWN DUE TO ELECTRONIC TRANSFER MODULE MALFUNCTION, IT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE REAR FUEL TANK TO KICK IN, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL SENDER, BALANCE PUMP CONTROL AND TRANSFER PUMP, CONSUMER LATER RECEIVED SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE INOPERATIVE FUEL TRANSFER PUMP. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #565544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE WAS LOSING FUEL MILEAGE AND FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY/ BACK FULL, THEN TO NORMAL, AND READING 3/4 FULL. AFTER CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF, VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART. INDEPENDENT GARAGE GAVE BACK OLD FUEL PUMP SO CONSUMER COULD SEE THE PROBLEM. WIRING ON PUMP AND FUEL GAUGE HAD MELTED AND FUSED TOGETHER ,SHORTING OUT FUEL PUMP AND GAUGE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT IT COULD REPEAT AND CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. ALSO, COULD OCCUR WITH NEW PUMP.*AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #887357 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS LOSING FUEL MILEAGE AND FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY/ BACK FULL, THEN TO NORMAL, AND READING 3/4 FULL. AFTER CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF, VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART. INDEPENDENT GARAGE GAVE BACK OLD FUEL PUMP SO CONSUMER COULD SEE THE PROBLEM. WIRING ON PUMP AND FUEL GAUGE HAD MELTED AND FUSED TOGETHER ,SHORTING OUT FUEL PUMP AND GAUGE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT IT COULD REPEAT AND CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. ALSO, COULD OCCUR WITH NEW PUMP.*AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #887357 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
IN WET CONDITIONS FUEL SHUT OFF SWITCH WILL ACTIVATE, CAUSING FUEL TO STOP GETTING INTO ENGINE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE QUITTING TO RUN( STALLED). THERE IS NO OVERRIDE BUTTON ,IT MUST BE RESET BY COMPUTER.
NHTSA complaint #878688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON,AND THEN AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. NOT THINKING THIS WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM, WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEIGHBORS BROTHERS SERVICE STATION. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THEN TOLD US THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR(S) PUSHED GAS ALONG THE ELECTRICAL LINE TO THE ECM. WHEN THEY REMOVED SOME CABLES TO THE ECM GASOLINE POURED OUT. THEY THEN TOOK THE PLASTIC CASE OFF ONLY TO FIND THE CASE WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE. THEY TOLD US THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT THE TRUCK HAD NOT BLOWN UP. WE CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALER CLOSEST TO US. WHEN MY HUSBAND TALKED TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER HE SAID LET ME GUESS YOU HAVE A CHEVY TAHOE. CHRIS SAID NO, A SILVERADO. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN THE TAHOE, BUT NOT YET A SILVERADO. THE ONLY THING WE WERE TOLD IS THAT POSSIBLY THEY WILL PAY HALF OF THE SERVICE. THIS IS THEIR PROBLEM NOT OURS. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT A REGIONAL MANAGER WOULD CONTACT US THURSDAY. TIME IS JUST TICKING AWAY! WE DID NOT ASK FOR THIS TO HAPPEN! PLEASE HELP US. MY HUSBAND USES HIS TRUCK FOR WORK (TO HAUL HIS TOOLS TO AND FROM THE JOB SITE) HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK! PLEASE CONTACT US TO LET US KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO. THANK YOU!
NHTSA complaint #718515 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE SENSOR/FLOAT FAILED. YH
NHTSA complaint #608935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA complaint #711908 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 21000 MILES. RIGHT REAR SIDE WINDOW HAS MAJOR WIND NOISE. DEALER HAS REPLACED LATCH, BUT WIND NOISE STILL EXISTS AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
NHTSA complaint #710975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.