Chevrolet G10 1998

Model G10 made in 1998 by Chevrolet got 8 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to exterior lighting and seat belts. There was one recall concerning service brakes, hydraulic .

G10 year 1998

Recalls
Consumer Complaints

Model 1998

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR
98V033000	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.	from 10/01/1997 to 10/31/1997	V (Vehicle)	1137	03/15/1998	MFR	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.	02/17/1998	02/25/1998
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles. one or both front brake rotor/hubs were built with an out-of-specification gray iron that can fail during the life of the vehicle.
Consequence Summary	If a driver continues to drive with a cracked rotor, the cracks could continue around the wheel mounting bolt circle and ultimately result in a wheel separation.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will inspect the rotors for a core date of 287 and, if found, replace the rotor.
Notes	Owner notification is expected to begin during march 1998. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS
08/15/1998
	Tail lights are designed too high. any driver behind consumer with the same size vehicle, using the sun visor would not be able to see the tail lights when approaching uncoming vehicle. dealer notified. *ak
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE
03/16/1998		1	01/08/1998
	Seat belt in the rear does not restrain the child safety seat properly.
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

	Rear bench center seat belt does not latch into buckle , it will come back out, possibly due to plastic covering, and causing loss of protection. *ak
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK
04/16/2000		1	10/01/1998
	When making a stop brake pedal had to be applied in advance, and it still went to the floor in order to stop. also, it made a very loud squeaking sound. consumer took vehicle to dealer , and they replaced brake calipers that were frozen, second time, dealer replaced brake pads/rotors that wore out. consumer is still having a problem with braking. *ak
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC
04/16/2000		1	10/01/1998
	When making a stop brake pedal had to be applied in advance, and it still went to the floor in order to stop. also, it made a very loud squeaking sound. consumer took vehicle to dealer , and they replaced brake calipers that were frozen, second time, dealer replaced brake pads/rotors that wore out. consumer is still having a problem with braking. *ak
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
09/16/1999		1	02/19/1998
	Driver went to resume cruise control, which was set at 72mph, when vehicle started to accelerate, reaching speeds of 95 mph, driver had to turn off igniton in order to stop, causing loss of control. *ak

	The cruise control accelerated by its self 3 times to high speed. had to be turned off manually. dealer can't duplicate the problem. *ak
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
10/01/1999
	While driving felt down for accelerator pedal and it was not there. the pedal broke off. replaced the unit but it came loose about a week later.