Chevrolet K15 1998
Model K15 made in 1998 by Chevrolet got 5 consumer complains as well as 2 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags and communications. Technical service bulletines regarding power train and unknown or other.
Model 1998
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 010730021 | 05/01/2001 | 619742 | This technical service bulletin states that technicians may experience difficulty in removing the connectors from the park / neutral position switch, usually when trying to remove the switch during transmission service. *tt | 06/26/2001 | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| 010730002B | 05/01/2001 | 010730002A | 619741 | Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) is on; the transmission is stuck in third gear; and / or the instrument cluster is inoperative. *tt | 06/26/2001 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 08/09/1998 | 02/13/1998 | ||
| While driving at about 25mph vehicle shutdown, causing the driver to lose control and the brakes to be inoperable. vehicle collided into a pole. upon impact, the airbag did not deploy. the dealer and manufacturer have been notified. *ak | |||
| COMMUNICATIONS - HORN ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/15/1999 | 2 | 05/01/1998 | |
| Vehicle went in for repair, not repaired, still doesn't work. could not pass texas safety inspection. this is a serious safety issue, horn allows other drivers to know where you are, does no good when the horn doesn't work. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 07/10/1999 | 1 | 04/01/1999 | |
| My wife and i were driving down a city street at about 30mph when we smelled smoke, i pulled over and saw flames shooting from the interior of the driver door panel. i tore open the door panel and saw that the electric outside mirror control was on fire. i beat the fire out with a towel, after the smoked cleared i started the engine again and the control burst into flames again, at this point i severed the wiring harness. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 11/20/1997 | 1 | 11/01/1997 | |
| The engine does not slow down when the drivers foot is removed from the gas pedal. the engine actually speeds up slightly, stays at about 2000 rpm and after about 8 to 10 seconds, it goes back to normal idle speed. the only way to slow the truck is to push in the clutch and apply the brake, this is very irritating and dangerous, especially in city type traffic. this was reported when the truck was new. it has been back to the dealer 3 times with no improvement. the dealer says we have to contact gm to get a new computer program written. gm says we have to go back to the dealer. we are getting nowhere. the dealer agrees there is a problem that could be a safety hazard and that other customers have reported the same problem. last service report from dealer says owner reports that when foot off gas vehicle doesn't slow down. test drive confirmed concern. cause to be normal iac (idle air control) throttle follow routine. this is normal operation and no fix is available. i find it hard to believe that the dealer cannot get gm to issue a computer reprogram for this problem. the dealer wants us to go to gm to get them to assign an engineer to write a new computer program. we called gm but no help yet. i think others must have the same problem and this problem should be a recall. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 04/21/2004 | 1 | ||
| 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. *ak | |||