Chevrolet C/k Series 1998

Model C/k Series made in 1998 by Chevrolet got 11 consumer complains there are 4 investigations as well as 15 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to service brakes, hydraulic, visibility. Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling, fuel system, gasoline and fuel system, other. The car had some investigations: electrical system, service brakes, hydraulic and visibility.

Model 1998

Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
000604003B02/01/2003000604003A10001298Rough idle after start, and/or a service engine soon (ses) light. various models including the 1995 chevrolet and gmc s/t models. *tt04/28/2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM
01060500611/01/2001628393Subject regarding exhaust system rumble / rattle noise. *jg03/08/2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
00064C09/01/200200064B635817A failure of the electronic diesel fuel injection pump, leaking to complaints of poor performance or fuel economy, hard / no starts, hesitation, as well as illumination of the service engine soon light. *tt11/01/2002
00064B02/01/20020006A629423Some customers may experience a failure of the electronic diesel fuel injection pump. *jg04/02/2002
00064A03/23/200100064619204Special policy adjustment for vehicles experiencing a failure of the electronic diesel fuel injection pump leading to complaints of poor performance or fuel economy, hard / no starts, hesitation, as well as illumination of the service engin05/18/2001
00064A03/01/200100064619170Some vehicles may experience a failure of the electronic diesel fuel injection pump, leading to complaints of poor performance or fuel economy, hard / no starts, hesitation, as well as illumination of the service engine soon light.05/17/2001
0006409/19/2000619065Deductible reimbursement clarification and vin breakpoint correction to 00064 - special policy adjustment - electronic diesel-fuel injection pump failure - repair / replace. *tt05/11/2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - INJECTORS
99066C11/01/200099066B619002Some vehicles may experience a service engine soon light, misfire, rough idle or hard start due to a deposit build-up on the sequential central port fuel injector (scpi) poppet valve(s). *tt05/10/2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
01349A11/18/2003100041356.5l l49 l56 l57 l65 diesel engine requiring fuel injection pump replacement. models p32/p42 1994-1999 included. *tt11/19/2003
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
01073002306/01/2001622930Some owners with vehicles built before january 15,1999 may comment on a harsh 1-2 upshift and may also have a check engine light. *et10/24/2001
010730002D09/01/2005010730002E619393Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on, transmission stuck in third gear, instrument cluster inoperative. *tt updated *eh 2006 and prior gm passenger cars and light duty trucks. *sc05/29/2001
01073001204/01/2001619373Information pertaining to the new control valve body, spacer plate and gaskets for the 4l60-e automatic transmission. *tt05/24/2001
POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY
000730022B12/01/2004000730022C618141A no reverse, no second gear, or no fourth gear condition. *tt updated *eh04/05/2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL
99066C11/01/200099066B617636Some owners of 1996 - 1999 s/t, m/l, c/k, g, p and w4 trucks may experience a service engine soon light, misfire, rough idle or hard start due to a deposit build-up on the sequential central port fuel injector (scpi) poppet valve(s).03/21/2001
99066C11/14/200099066B617575Some owners of 1996 - 1998 model year s/t, m/l, c/k, g, p and w4 trucks, that are registered in california, equipped with 4.3l, 5.0l or 5.7l engine, and california emissions, may experience a service engine soon light, misfire, rough idle o03/19/2001

Investigations


NHTSA IDManufacturerDate openDate closeSubjectRecall campaign
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EA02005GENERAL MOTORS CORP.05/17/200205/01/2003DRIVER DOOR ELECTRICAL FIRES03V093000
 By letter dated march 19, 2003, the manufacturer notified nhtsa of the decision to initate a safety recall campaign on selected vehicles within the subject population.the campaign involves 507,000 c/k and m/l vehicles built during model years 1997-1998.the recall involves vehicle models with high incident rates and built at selected assembly plants.a contributing factor to the defect wasinherent variations in assembly conditions, worker skill levels andprocesses that exist from one assembly location to another.to remedy the defect, dealers will install a fused jumper harness to the electric outside rearview mirror switch.nhtsa has assigned campaign no. 03v-093 to the recall.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EA01013GENERAL MOTORS CORP.05/22/200112/15/2002VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE
 Odi upgraded the preliminary evaluation to conduct a full technical analysis, including testing.the testing and analysis shows that a torn diaphragm is a slow progressive type of failure.the tear propagates in a slow methodical manner and braking performance is similar to an untorn unit until the tear exceeds 1/2 inch.odi's testing indicates that tears greater than 1/2 inch required increased pedal effort.however, as the length of the tear increased beyond 1/2 inch, a hissing sound could be heard emitting into the passenger compartment where the master cylinder plunger passed through the firewall. odi has determined that a safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding that no safety-related defect exists.the agency reserves the right to take further action in the future if warranted by the circumstances.odi's complete technical analysis with test data is attached.
VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
EA02005GENERAL MOTORS CORP.05/17/200205/01/2003DRIVER DOOR ELECTRICAL FIRES03V093000
 By letter dated march 19, 2003, the manufacturer notified nhtsa of the decision to initate a safety recall campaign on selected vehicles within the subject population.the campaign involves 507,000 c/k and m/l vehicles built during model years 1997-1998.the recall involves vehicle models with high incident rates and built at selected assembly plants.a contributing factor to the defect wasinherent variations in assembly conditions, worker skill levels andprocesses that exist from one assembly location to another.to remedy the defect, dealers will install a fused jumper harness to the electric outside rearview mirror switch.nhtsa has assigned campaign no. 03v-093 to the recall.
VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES - EXTERIOR
EA02005GENERAL MOTORS CORP.05/17/200205/01/2003DRIVER DOOR ELECTRICAL FIRES03V093000
 By letter dated march 19, 2003, the manufacturer notified nhtsa of the decision to initate a safety recall campaign on selected vehicles within the subject population.the campaign involves 507,000 c/k and m/l vehicles built during model years 1997-1998.the recall involves vehicle models with high incident rates and built at selected assembly plants.a contributing factor to the defect wasinherent variations in assembly conditions, worker skill levels andprocesses that exist from one assembly location to another.to remedy the defect, dealers will install a fused jumper harness to the electric outside rearview mirror switch.nhtsa has assigned campaign no. 03v-093 to the recall.

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
09/23/2005104/16/2000
 We have a 1998 chevy z71 pickup and have had for several years. we have continual brake problems with this truck. we have replaced rotors, calipers, brake pads all several times. sometimes replacing brake pads as often as every six months. still have the same spongy brake pedal with too much pedal travel. also still have longer stopping distances than we should have. the truck has also had the intermittent wiper problem, the wipers sometimes work sometimes not, we paid for a replacement wiper board and repaired the problem. now we are having problems with the windshield fogging up especially on the drivers side on the outside of the windshield. we have no idea what is causing this problem, it just started within the last 4 months and is getting worse. it will fog up when the air conditioner is on or when the defroster is on. it is starting to get so bad that you cant see thru the window when you are driving down the road, and could cause a serious accident. *nm
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK
12/15/200463000106/24/2002
 Dt: the caller has a 1998 vehicle from a dealer that bought the vehicle from an auction. the vehicle was brought to us from canada by the auction company and sold to a dealer where the caller bought the vehicle. he said there was recall 05v379000 on other years of vehicle, and he would like this vehicle to be included in recall. dealer and manufacturer said they could not help him because this vehicle was from canada. they would give him $1000.00 if he bought a new vehicle. caller did not know it was brought from canada and bought by dealer. caller had some close calls.*ak
VISIBILITY
01/15/201080000
 Tl- the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet ck 1500. the contact stated the windshield wipers work intermittingly. the contact stated sometimes they do not come on and at other times, when they do come on, they will not turn off. the contact had not had the vehicle inspected at the time the complaint, but found a recall on the 1997 chevrolet ck crew cab and thought that this was causing the failure on his vehicle. the nhtsa campaign id is 03v159000 which deals with the visibility windshield washer/wiper. the contact spoke with the manufacturer because their vehicle was manufacturer in 1997 and they felt it should be included. the manufacturer stated it was not included. the failure was 80,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.rl
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
07/02/200835000110/01/1998
 Tl*the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet ck 2500. while the windshield wipers were activated during a storm, they suddenly stopped working. the failure occurs intermittently. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. the current mileage was 41,000 and failure mileage was 35,000. updated 09/25/08 *bf updated 09/25/08. *jb
01/01/19011
 1998 chevrolet c/k 1500 developed problems with the windshield wiper circuit board.*mr there was a recall to repair the circuit board in 1995-1997 models but not 1998 which exhibited the same failure. *nm
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR
09/23/2005104/16/2000
 We have a 1998 chevy z71 pickup and have had for several years. we have continual brake problems with this truck. we have replaced rotors, calipers, brake pads all several times. sometimes replacing brake pads as often as every six months. still have the same spongy brake pedal with too much pedal travel. also still have longer stopping distances than we should have. the truck has also had the intermittent wiper problem, the wipers sometimes work sometimes not, we paid for a replacement wiper board and repaired the problem. now we are having problems with the windshield fogging up especially on the drivers side on the outside of the windshield. we have no idea what is causing this problem, it just started within the last 4 months and is getting worse. it will fog up when the air conditioner is on or when the defroster is on. it is starting to get so bad that you cant see thru the window when you are driving down the road, and could cause a serious accident. *nm
03/24/200337000103/06/1998
 The 97 chevrolet truck has a problem with the windshiled wiper motor malfunctioning. mine did the same thing and had to be replaced by my mechanic.the dealer says even though it occurs on the 97s there is no recall on the 98s. i know of other 98s that have the same problem.
02/01/2001102/01/2001
 Windshield wipers operated erratically, if at all, at speeds other than what was selected on the switch. the only way to turn the things off, if they managed to come on, was to turn off the vehicle. according to local repair shop, replacing the windshield wiper motor circuit board and cover would remedy the problem. i did that on my own expense and time and the problem has been remedied. this is a serious safety hazard and the fact that 1998 model c/k vehicles were not included in the recall of several models up to 1997 defies common sense. *jb

Car dealers selling


StateCityZipNamePhone
GAATLANTATOM JUMPER CHEVROLET
NHGOFFSTOWN03045MALLOY FORD603-641-8400
PAPERKASIE18944A&T215-257-8022