1998 Chevrolet Silverado transmission problems

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAINED THE TAILGATE BROKE WHILE LOADING A SNOW TRAILER, WHICH CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO COLLAPSE. NO INJURIES TO REPORT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS POSTED FOR THE CAPACITY OF THE ENDGATE. THE CONSUMER WAS LOADING A CRAFTSMAN 5 HP COMPACT SNOW THROWER 165 LBS ON THE TRUCK. THE SELLING DEALER OFFERED TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE BROKEN CABLES AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SELLING DEALERSHIP BUT EVERYTHING TO DO WITH GENERAL MOTORS THE PRODUCER OF THE MATERIALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION OIL PAN FOR FLUID DRAINAGE. A TRANSMISSION FILTER THAT WOULD FIT THIS VEHICLE AS ORDERED FROM THE SELLING DEALER WOULD NOT WORK WITH THE TRANSMISSION OIL PAN ORIGINALLY INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE THE CORRECT TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN THAT SHOULD HAVE COME ON THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10108817 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE U JOINTS REPLACED, THINKING THAT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND TAKING OFF, THE NOISE CAME BACK. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10103147 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE U JOINTS REPLACED, THINKING THAT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND TAKING OFF, THE NOISE CAME BACK. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10103147 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

TRUCK HAS 2 BAD RODS, AND NEEDS A CRANK ONLY HAVE 52K ON IT AND IT LOOKS NEW WE JUST PUT A TRANS IN IT JAN 03 AND NOW IT NEEDS A MOTOR WOW!!!! WE HAVE 8 AUTOS ALL CHEVY THIS TRUCK IS A JUNK!!!!!T THANKS ..

NHTSA complaint #10069118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT

WHILE DOWN SHIFTING THE U-JOINTS BROKE AND DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED AND FELL ONTO THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH U-JOINTS , ADDED OIL, AND REINSTALLED THE DRIVESHAFT. THE PROBLEM RECURRED WHILE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR.

NHTSA complaint #10061038 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

WHILE DOWN SHIFTING THE U-JOINTS BROKE AND DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED AND FELL ONTO THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH U-JOINTS , ADDED OIL, AND REINSTALLED THE DRIVESHAFT. THE PROBLEM RECURRED WHILE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR.

NHTSA complaint #10061038 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IT STARTED THAT WHEN YOU PUT IT REVERSE IT DIDN'T WANT TO GO THEN PUT INTO DRIVE THEN REVERSE IT WORKED. THEN WHILE DRIVING WE PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT AND TRIED TO REVERSE IT WAS TOTALLY GONE. WINDSHIED WIPERS STOP WORKING ON AND OFF. YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR THEY WON'T MOVE AND AT MOST TIMES IT EFFECTS THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID SO IT DOESN'T WORK.

NHTSA complaint #10019200 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE DUE TO LEAKING AXLE SEALS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10016107 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL BACKWARD OR WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL FORWARD. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN REPLACED TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #8003240 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IT HAS HAD THE RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL REPLACED TWICE. IT HAS JUST BLOWN OUT AGAIN MAKING THIS THE THIRD TIME. THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPLACED I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PART HAD A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND THAT THEY WERE USING A "NEWLY DESIGNED" PART (SEAL). MY COCERN IS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, THE REAR BRAKES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE SEAL. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR AFTER THEY WERE REQUIRED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE REAR BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO FLUID CONTAMINATION.

NHTSA complaint #753127 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

CONSUMER WAS AT STOP SIGN AND WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN HE PROCEEDED TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION. VEHICLE SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR AND INTO REVERSE, AND STRIPPED REVERSE GEAR OUT DUE ELECTRICAL PART INSIDE OF TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #895091 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION HAS LOST REVERSE SECOND AND FOURTH GEARS WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OF NOISE OR MOTION. FAIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW ALL THIS CAN BREAK DOWN SO FAST AND EASY.

NHTSA complaint #747288 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

THERE ARE IRREGULARITIES IN SPEEDOMETER. *AK SPEEDOMETER READS FASTER THAN ACTUAL TIMED SPEED, THIS CAUSES FUEL MILEAGE TO BE FALSE AND CONSUMER STATES IT GETS THE MANUFACTURER OUT OF WARRANTY FASTER. WHEN ABS ARE APPLIED, IF THE REAR WHEELS ENCOUNTER A BUMP, THE REAR BRAKES STAY OUT OF ACTION PUTTING ALL BRAKING ON FRONT WHEELS. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #884268 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

IN JULY OF 2000 I PURCHASED A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, USED, FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS ONLY A 30 DAY WARRANTY. IN THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER THE BRAKES WENT ON THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. ON DECEMBER 24, 2000, WITHOUT ANY NOTICE WHATSOEVER, WHILE SHIFTING THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE I NOTICED IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND IT MOVED. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK LOOKED AT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $2,000.00 TO RE-BUILD THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER ONLY HAVING THE TRUCK FOR SIX MONTHS, DRIVING IT 30 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK, NEVER USING THE VEHICLE AS A PLOW TRUCK AND NEVER MISUSING THE VEHICLE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW A VEHICLE OF THIS YEAR COULD LOSE SUCH A MAJOR UNIT AND HAVE NO RECOURSE ON THE PART OF THE DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURER, THAT IT BECOME THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER TO CORRECT SUCH AN EXPENSIVE ERROR.

NHTSA complaint #738724 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE SHOOK AND SHIMMIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA complaint #864621 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE SHOOK AND SHIMMIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA complaint #864621 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL

LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED. YH

NHTSA complaint #610266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.